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KMC Blotter – September 10, 2021

August 30 2:44 a.m.: Driving under the influence in Ramstein-Miesenbach August 31 9:39 p.m.: Driving under the influence/major traffic collision in Weilerbach September 1 9:27 a.m.: Major traffic collision on A6-E50 towards Saabruecken 6:31 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Huetschenhausen 6:42 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Landstuhl September 2 Nothing […]

September 10, 2021 ×

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DAF announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccine implementation guidelines for Airmen, Guardians

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall directed the COVID-19 vaccine implementation guidelines for Department of the Air Force total force military members Sept. 3, in accordance with the Secretary of Defense mandate last month. The service implementation plan requires Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by […]

September 10, 2021 ×

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405 AFSB to establish facilities for 4,200 more Afghan evacuees in Germany, Kosovo

405 AFSB to establish facilities for 4,200 more Afghan evacuees in Germany, Kosovo

Evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving in Kaiserslautern this week as part of Operation Allies Refuge. Initially, the Deployment Processing Center at Rhine Ordnance Barracks — configured to accommodate just over 2,200 people — was activated to support the arriving Afghan evacuees, but thanks to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s […]

September 3, 2021 ×

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Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III on end of American war in Afghanistan

Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III on end of American war in Afghanistan

Today, we completed the U.S. military evacuation of civilians and the removal of all U.S. forces from Afghanistan. I am deeply saddened that, in the course of this historic evacuation mission, we lost 13 of our own, along with so many others who were killed and wounded days ago by […]

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DOD building capacity to support up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees

DOD building capacity to support up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees

As part of Operation Allies Refuge, the Defense Department is building capacity to house up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees on seven different military installations across the United States. “The request for assistance from the State Department specifically requested that the Department of Defense provide culturally appropriate food, water, bedding, religious […]

September 3, 2021 ×

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US central to one of largest, most difficult airlifts in history, Biden tells nation

US central to one of largest, most difficult airlifts in history, Biden tells nation

The civilian evacuations in Afghanistan involve one of the largest and most difficult airlifts in history, and the only country in the world capable of projecting that much power is the United States, President Joe Biden said in a televised address to the country today. Since he addressed the nation […]

August 27, 2021 ×

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USAG Rheinland-Pfalz provides beds, comfort to Allies Refuge evacuees

USAG Rheinland-Pfalz provides beds, comfort to Allies Refuge evacuees

Beds, showers, and a temporary place to call home are three things U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz is providing to people evacuated during Operation Allies Refuge. The garrison’s contribution is part of a more significant effort by the Kaiserslautern Military Community, which includes Ramstein Air Base, providing a transit point and […]

August 27, 2021 ×

Commentary

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, 86th Airlift Wing commander, holds a comfort kit provided by the American Red Cross at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 20, 2021. Ramstein Air Base is providing safe, temporary lodging for qualified evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge during the next several weeks. Operation Allies Refuge is facilitating the quick, safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and other at-risk Afghans from Afghanistan. Qualified evacuees will receive support, such as temporary lodging, food, medical screening and treatment and more, while housed at Ramstein Air Base while preparing for onward movements to their final destinations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jan K. Valle)

Commentary: A message from 86 AW commander

To the men and women of Team Ramstein: In the span of only a few long days, Ramstein Air Base transformed into U.S. European Command’s primary evacuation hub supporting one of the largest, most complex humanitarian airlift operations in history.

August 27, 2021 ×

Blotter

KMC Blotter – August 27, 2021

August 16 9:40 a.m.: Theft in Ramstein-Miesenbach August 17 4:23 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Otterbach August 18 Nothing significant to report August 19 7:44 a.m.: Major traffic collision in Landstuhl 10:20 a.m.: Theft in Ramstein-Miesenbach 9:01 p.m.: Driving under the influence in Ramstein-Miesenbach August 20 1:19 a.m.: Driving while […]

August 27, 2021 ×

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Commentary: 21st century leadership: Innovation, embracing change

Commentary: 21st century leadership: Innovation, embracing change

Over the past year and a half the world has faced a global pandemic, stock market collapse followed by its meteoric rise, global political changes, and rampant social unrest. During this timeframe and despite the global upheavals, the U.S. military’s core missions did not change. The war against terror has […]

August 20, 2021 ×