by Capt. Renee Darville
21st Theater Sustainment Command Office of the Staff Judge Advocate
People often use the terms “home of record,” “domicile,” and “residency” interchangeably, but they are three different concepts with different purposes and legal consequences. Your home of record is the state in which you lived when you enlisted or commissioned in the United States military. Your home of record does […]
April 20, 2017 ×
Story and photo by
Airman 1st Class
Savannah L. Waters
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Every morning, Airmen pull into a parking lot and make their way through the door, greeting coworkers as they walk in to begin their day. Some laughing, some not altogether awake without their morning coffee. But, parked in the back corner of the lot there may be an Airman who […]
April 6, 2017 ×
by Airman 1st Class
D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
As a kick-off to the spring season, motorcyclists of the Kaiserslautern Military Community are scheduled to host a ‘Blessing of the bikes’ at 10 a.m. Saturday on Vogelweh. “What we’re looking at doing is having a chaplain come out,” said Bryan L. Osborne, 86th Airlift Wing equal opportunity director and […]
April 6, 2017 ×
Provided by Ramstein Family Advocacy
Keeping children safe is everyone’s responsibility. Children of all ages, races, religions, and socio-economic status are victims of abuse every day. The most recent published statistics (2013) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services report 702,000 victims of child abuse and neglect in one year. Of those victims, […]
April 6, 2017 ×
Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
GRAFENWOEHR TRAINING AREA, Germany — All was quiet across the field save for the wind whirling among dried grass and rickety trees. A peaceful calm filled the air.
March 30, 2017 ×
Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
The sound of clinking harnesses filled the air as the Airmen toiled ever upward toward the clouds. Fat raindrops, too impatient to wait, leapt down to meet them and dripped off boots, hard hats, and gear. Far above the ground the Airmen focused on the task at hand, momentarily oblivious […]
March 23, 2017 ×
Story and photo by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
A fast-acting Airman assisted a Soldier after a vehicle collision Feb. 10 near Kaiserslautern.
March 17, 2017 ×
by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Staff Sgt. Srun Sookmeewiriya, pronounced Sook-mee-vi-ri-ya, may seem like a happy and carefree Airman at first glance. The 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron NCO in charge of reports regularly puts forth an earnest effort to keep his unit alive and running.
March 17, 2017 ×
Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
“I’m sure each and every one of us has a story, wherever we come from in the world,” said Chief Master Sgt. George Anderson, speaking before a group of Airmen and NCOs Feb. 28 at the Vogelweh Military Complex.
March 9, 2017 ×