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Take Note — June 2, 2017

Office closures The KMC Housing Office as well as the Furnishings Management Section will be closed Monday and June15 due to German legal holidays. Platelet donors needed Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is in great need of platelet donors of all blood types. Platelets must be transfused within five days of […]

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521AMOW hosts Key Spouse Appreciation Reception

by Master Sgt. Ian Morris
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing

More than 22 key spouses and key spouse mentors from across the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing gathered on Ramstein and via video teleconference systems from Italy, England, and Spain for a Key Spouse Appreciation Reception, May 16.

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Kisling NCOA bids farewell to one leader, welcomes another

Kisling NCOA bids farewell to one leader, welcomes another

Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

KAPAUN AIR STATION — Students, instructors, and leaders of the Kisling Non-Commissioned Officer Academy, as well as leaders from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, held a Change of Responsibility ceremony on the academy’s parade ground May 25 on Kapaun Air Station. Chief Master Sgt. Tamar Dennis, […]

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Master Sgt. Pierre Brudnicki, right, speaks to the battle staff during the 7th Mission Support Command’s Command Post Exercise May 12 at Panzer Kaserne.

7 MSC staff adapts, learns through friction

Practice may not always make perfect, but it does make for improvement. The 7th Mission Support Command practiced mission command for two weeks during its annual Enhanced Collective Training exercise, which took place May 6 to 21 at Panzer Kaserne. The command post exercise was planned and executed by the […]

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Staff Sgt. Jacob Johnson, 86th Airlift Wing Chapel education and training noncommissioned officer in-charge, center, shakes hands with 86 AW personnel as part of a religious support team during a unit engagement May 18 on Ramstein. Johnson earned the U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps Richard C. Schneider Award 2016 for Outstanding Chaplain Assistant Airman for his exceptional duties at Edwards Air Force Base, California, and Ramstein.

Ramstein chaplain assistant earns Air Force level award

Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

“I don’t even know if it’s worth living anymore,” the Airman admitted, looking down at their feet.

The chaplain assistant takes a deep breath. At that moment he knew, he needed to help, yet couldn’t tell anyone else.

Recognizing suicidal ideations and engaging in privileged communication is one of the main responsibilities of the chaplain corps. Their words are their tools and their actions can potentially save lives.

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Ramstein celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage

Ramstein celebrates Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage

by Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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86 LRS ensures readiness, safety

86 LRS ensures readiness, safety

Story and photos by
Senior Airman Devin Boyer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Sky lights beam down on steel shelves stacked as high as the eye can see. Thousands of industrial boxes occupy the shelves, fitting together perfectly like pieces of a puzzle. The faint chatter of workers echoes across the vast rows and columns of the warehouse as Airmen inventory thousands of pieces of equipment. One Airman carefully forklifts one of the boxes down to the warehouse floor, opens it and begins counting its contents.

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B.o.B performs at Ramstein

B.o.B performs at Ramstein

by Tech. Sgt. Sharida Jackson
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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Adventure tour offers fun for families Sunday

Adventure tour offers fun for families Sunday

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The village of Ransweiler in the Donnersberg area will host this year’s family event “Moscheltal Adventure Tour” 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. Ransweiler and other communities located in the valley called Moscheltal will offer a diversified entertaining program including historical craftsmanship presentations, exhibitions, musical performances and children’s activities. After […]

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Germans observe Pentecost Sunday, Monday / Deidesheim holds traditional billy-goat auction Tuesday

Germans observe Pentecost Sunday, Monday / Deidesheim holds traditional billy-goat auction Tuesday

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Germans will observe a religious holiday, “Pfingsten,” or Pentecost, Sunday and Monday. The religious fest takes its name from the Greek word “pentekoste” which means 50th. Christians celebrate Pentecost, also called Whitsun, the 50th day after Easter, because they believe that’s when God sent down His Holy Spirit.

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