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721st cargo can change lives

721st cargo can change lives

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Copy, KC-10 coming down in 10 mike. Get a K-loader, crew and stairs to it. Forty cargo pallets to final down range.

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Agility, flexibility: 521st AMOW on Turkey departure

Agility, flexibility: 521st AMOW on Turkey departure

by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Department of State and Secretary of Defense approved the ordered departure of dependents from bases across Turkey.

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435th CTS hosts mock deployment

435th CTS hosts mock deployment

 

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KMCC parents learn more about crying infants

KMCC parents learn more about crying infants

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Lane Plummer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Babies can cry up to six hours a day trying to tell their mothers or fathers they want something. From having a full diaper to feeling sick, infants have a very limited way of communicating.

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86th AW, 435th AGOW communicate through EO

86th AW, 435th AGOW communicate through EO

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class
Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 86th Airlift Wing Equal Opportunity office conducted an “out-and-about” with 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Airmen to ensure Airmen are being treated fairly, communicating effectively and satisfied with their workplaces.

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Simulated explosion tests US Army Reserve, German disaster responders

Simulated explosion tests US Army Reserve, German disaster responders

by Maj. Daryle Sewell
7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs

WACKERNHEIM, Germany — Working side by side with the German “Bundeswehr,” which is the German army, and local disaster relief organizations, Army Reserve Soldiers of Charlie Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, headquartered in Kaiserslautern, planned and executed their first multinational training exercise April 2 at the 7th U.S. Army Joint Multinational Training Command training support center in Wiesbaden.

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Core Values Coaching empowers 86th AW leaders

Core Values Coaching empowers 86th AW leaders

Story and photos by Senior Airman Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Leaders from the 86th Airlift Wing had the opportunity to be the first Air Force members outside the training environment to participate in Core Values Coaching March 21 to 25.

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Ask an attorney: German taxes

by Joerg Moddelmog
Kaiserslautern Legal Services Center

Q: I am a U.S. Department of the Army civilian employee stationed in Kaiserslautern and married to a German. Can the Germans tax the pay I receive from the U.S. government?

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Fire safety tips to follow this spring

Courtesy of the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Prevention office

The warm spring weather has finally arrived. It’s time to enjoy our barbecues and evenings with a fire pit or campfire. Please follow these KMC Fire Emergency Services safety tips when using a grill, fire pit or campfire.

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Ask an attorney: Must I file a state income tax return?

by Mark Christensen Kaiserslautern Legal Services Center

Q: Am I required to file a state income tax return when I am stationed overseas?

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