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Take Note — June 16, 2017

Road closure Due to tree cutting works, road L369 (Kindsbacher Strasse) which connects the traffic circle outside the Ramstein West Gate with the traffic circle leading into Ramstein-Miesenbach will be closed 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday. Platelet donors needed Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is in great need of platelet […]

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Changing a culture: Fighting against violence in the KMC

Changing a culture: Fighting against violence in the KMC

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Interpersonal violence can happen to anyone. It not only affects the people it happens to but also those around them. Potential assailants may target someone’s friend, relative, colleague, or even themselves, hurling roadblocks into the missions of their units. Airmen and civilians in the Kaiserslautern Military Community are taking measures […]

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521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosts PDS

521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosts PDS

by Maj. Fred Jackson
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing

More than 60 officers, senior non-commissioned officers, and civilian partners from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing gathered on Ramstein for a professional development seminar provided by Maj. Gen. Timothy Zadalis, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander. Zadalis spoke about resiliency, mentorship, knowing Airmen, and […]

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Defense Department launches retirement system comparison calculator

by Department of Defense

The Defense Department officially launched the Blended Retirement System comparison calculator, providing BRS opt-in eligible service members their first opportunity for an individualized comparison of retirement systems. The comprehensive tool, in combination with the mandatory BRS Opt-In Course, will assist the nearly 1.7 million opt-in eligible service members and their […]

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Air Force leaders discuss the future of Air and Space power

Air Force leaders discuss the future of Air and Space power

by Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (AFNS) —Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill June 6. At the forefront were the efforts to restore readiness and increase the lethality of the force. Wilson said any […]

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Command chief bids farewell after 30 years

Command chief bids farewell after 30 years

by Staff Sgt. Whitney Trimble
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing

It was an emotional afternoon as the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing bid farewell to their Command Chief, Chief Master Sergeant Mark A. Redden, after 30 years of faithful and dedicated service. Despite the demanding process of retiring from the U.S. Air Force, Chief Redden took a few moments to […]

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Dental team brings resources to Soldiers in remote locations

Regional Health Command Europe
Public Affairs Office

Dental Health Command Europe is expanding its capabilities for expeditionary dental care in support of ongoing missions in Eastern Europe as part of Atlantic Resolve. To ensure rotational forces stay up-to-date with their dental readiness, DHCE established a dental expeditionary team to bring dental resources to the field. The regionally […]

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The state of Rheinland-Pfalz provides one-stop website for American families

The state of Rheinland-Pfalz provides one-stop website for American families

by Atlantic Academy Rheinland-Pfalz

The state of Rheinland-Pfalz provides a one-stop website for American families It’s that time of the year: The PCS season is in full swing and many service members are taking the leap over the pond with their families and have to adapt to the unfamiliar circumstances in Germany. The big […]

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DPW doing its ‘best with less’

DPW doing its ‘best with less’

by U.S. Army
Photos by Mary Ann Davis
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Installation Management Command Directorate

Doing “less with less” affects every Installation Management Command garrison, and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz is no exception. As such, the garrison’s Directorate of Public Works has adapted to perform its primary function of maintaining installation infrastructure with reduced funding and fewer resources while staying committed to customer needs by […]

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2017 NDAA revamps UCMJ

by R. Peter Masterton
21st Theater Sustainment Command Office of the Staff Judge Advocate

Hidden in the back of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act were a number of major changes in military justice. The last division of the Authorization Act, entitled the Military Justice Act of 2016, contained the most comprehensive changes in recent history to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the […]

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