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Help is a good thing: colonel, sexual assault survivor recounts experience

Help is a good thing: colonel, sexual assault survivor recounts experience

by Master Sgt. Amaani Lyle
Headquarters Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Public Affairs

The first in a video series of survivor stories, an Air Force colonel shared her graphic, first-hand experience with sexual assault in 1988.

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Get the dogs on them

Get the dogs on them

Pfc. Sean Nestrick, an 18th Military Police Brigade working dog handler and native of Scranton, Pa., and his dog Rena find a ‘perpetrator’ in a school library during a training exercise on Sembach Kaserne, July 19.

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Photo by Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest Wainwright

Viking Challenge

From pirates to gladiators and frat boys to nerds, participants dressed up in an assortment of costumes and stomped the Pulaski track during the Viking Challenge, July 29 on Pulaski Barracks.

August 1, 2013 ×

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86th VRS equipped, ready!

86th VRS equipped, ready!

Photos by Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest Wainwright and Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart

Airmen from the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron repair the cab on a de-icer truck July 17 on Ramstein. Ramstein comes equipped with the only VRS in the Air Force. This unique squadron is responsible for more than 1,800 vehicles and stands ready to repair the largest fleet in the Air […]

July 25, 2013 ×

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Air Force, Navy and Army NCOs answer questions during the Joint Professional Development Seminar July 18 at Ramstein’s Hercules Theater. The seminar was conducted to encourage service members to continue to stay committed to their respective branches of service.

Seminar motivates heroes to continue to serve

Story and photo by Airman Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Joint Professional Development Seminar was conducted July 18 at the Hercules Theater. The event brought together Airmen, Soldiers and Sailors to help renew service members’ commitment to the military force and to motivate service members to have the courage to continue to be the heroes of the nation.

July 25, 2013 ×

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Medical group shadow program

by Airman Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 86th Medical Group Shadow Program has been implemented to provide an opportunity for Airmen to advance in their career and education by learning some of the basics of medical procedures by following under the wing of a medical professional for a day.

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Buying, selling used cars in Germany

by Joerg Moddelmog
Kaiserslautern Legal Services Center

Are you thinking about buying a used car downtown, or are you about to sell your car to a fellow service member? Then you might be interested to know that in both cases, the sale/purchase will be subject to German law. Therefore, it is good to know what host nation laws say on the subject of warranties and defects.

July 25, 2013 ×

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Courtesy photoMotorists should remember to be mindful and maintain good situational awareness while driving this summer. To avoid vehicle mishaps, remember to share the road with other vehicles, including motorcycles and pedestrians.

Share the roads

by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Dillenbeck
86th Airlift Wing Safety office

It is rare to have so many nice, sunny days in a row in Germany. And with that beautiful weather comes additional road traffic. This is where we have to be mindful and maintain good situational awareness as we share the road.

July 25, 2013 ×

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Courtesy photoRuth Schirra receives the Meritorious Civilian Service Award from Col. (Dr.) Robert Fischer (left), Landstuhl Regional Medical Center deputy commander for administration, and former LRMC Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Gragg.

LRMC pharmacy staffer receives service award

by Chuck Roberts
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs

The matriarch of the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Pharmacy has concluded 47 years of selfless service for which she received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award.

July 18, 2013 ×

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Smoke alarms save lives

Courtesy of the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department

According to the National Fire Protection Association, 38 percent of home fire deaths happen in homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms.

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