News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany I would like to have a few moments of your time to tell you something of
great concern to me. I have had the privilege of serving in the Air
Force for 35 years and there is nothing more important to me as your
commander than your safety and your welfare.
Some folks say they would like a peaceful and stress-free life where
everything comes together as planned. No surprises and no uncertainty
would be just fine. Not having any responsibility or having to face any
consequences would be OK, too.
We’ve all seen the pictures of maintainers launching and fixing aircraft, but there is an important unseen element that makes all of that happen.
I have heard numerous individuals say, “I checked that box.” Occasionally, this is said after completing a task for a small amount of time. In other words, just enough time to take credit and then leave the follow through for someone else.
Sexual assault is a cancer on our Air Force and core values. The abuse
of recruits at Basic Military Training by those charged with training
them to be Airmen casts a dark shadow over our professionalism and
undermines trust in our Air Force. I, however, want to be clear.
Lackland Air Force Base and Basic Military Training are not the problem.
They are symptoms of attitudes and corrosive environs, which if left
unchecked, erode who we are as Airmen.
Air Force members make significant sacrifices on a daily basis. Like no
other profession in the world, our volunteer members sacrifice their
freedoms. Members of our military are on call 24/7. The phone rings and
our Airmen are called to the fight. They deploy around the world without
complaint or reluctance.
To hear Chief Master Sgt. Craig A. Adams tell it, he
Welcome to Germany! For those who
As the winter season and, yes, the flu season draw progressively
closer, your 86th Medical Group pharmacy would like to remind the KMC of
services it offers and provide important information on pending changes
in the TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery Program.
Every military service is confusing to outsiders, but none as much as
the Air Force. To outsiders, the Air Force appears entrenched in a
self-centered view of war, envisioning airpower as king with a never
ending lust for high-end aircraft and technological systems.
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