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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dylan Rymer, 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron  aerial port journeyman, takes a break while operating a telehandler during Hybrid Airman training at Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 7. A telehandler unloads rapid-setting concrete sacks from a warehouse trailer and places them in a designated location for ease-of-use.

‘Hybrid Airman’ training enhances 435 CRG mission

The 435th Contingency Response Group conducted Hybrid Airman training at Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 7, to instill cross-functional knowledge across its units.

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Rehabilitation specialists from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center recently participated in a joint medical training exercise with their counterparts in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence at a military hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, in efforts to build key relationships and increase levels of interoperability.

LRMC staff targets to improve relationships, patient care with Ukrainian counterparts

Rehabilitation specialists from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center recently participated in a joint medical training exercise with their counterparts in the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence at a military hospital in Lviv, Ukraine, in efforts to build key relationships and increase levels of interoperability.

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U.S. Air Force Kisling Noncommissioned Officer Academy instructors and Botswana air arm students pose for a photo as part of the African Military Education Program over the summer of 2019 in Botswana. Kisling NCOA is partnering with the Botswana air arm to help stand up their first NCOA by developing instructors and content for future use. Courtesy photo

Kisling NCOA partners with Botswana air arm

When Airmen hear of an enlisted professional military education school, they typically think of an Air Force-only school with a narrow mission scope.

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December 2 9:15 a.m.: Larceny of private property on Vogelweh 10:15 a.m.: Major traffic collision on BAB62, off-ramp of Huetschenhausen 10:42 p.m.: Drunken operation of a vehicle in Kaiserslautern December 3 5:09 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Kaiserslautern 7 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Kaiserslautern December 4 5:43 p.m.: Fleeing […]

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David Chinchen, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz Rhine Ordnance Barracks postal service employee, checks the small packages boxes for a customer’s mail at the ROB Postal Services Center package pickup window.

Postal Service employees ramp up for holiday surge

November started a two-month holiday season operational surge for garrison postal service employees that will last until mid-January.

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AF releases FY20 Selective Retention Bonus program

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Air Force officials released details Nov. 20 on the fiscal year 2020 Selective Retention Bonus program, which includes 72 eligible Air Force specialties.

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U.S. Army Maj. Douglas Ruhl (left), a visiting otologist assigned to the 53rd Head and Neck Team with the 47th Combat Support Hospital, based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, performs middle ear exploration on a patient during a surgical procedure at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Nov. 21. The operation is part of LRMC’s Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic’s Ear Week, which allows LRMC beneficiaries the opportunity to receive specialized medical treatment not normally available at LRMC.

LRMC ENT employs FORSCOM specialist during Ear Week

Over the span of two weeks, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic maximized on the opportunity to provide specialized ear treatments to troops from Europe and Africa, their families, and military retirees, during LRMC’s Ear Week, Nov. 13-24.

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Teens speak to Capt. Brandon Dinger and Staff Sgt. William Reynolds, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Directorate of Emergency Services, at a career fair at Wetzel Teen Center in Baumholder on Nov. 22.

Career fair provides learning opportunity for teens

Baumholder teens attended an informal career fair with representatives from U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Nov. 22 at Wetzel Teen Center.

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Scott Lockard, left, 86th Airlift Wing vice director, shows Nicole Steingaß, Rheinland-Pfalz state secretary, a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 20. Steingaß coordinates between the Rheinland-Pfalz and U.S. Forces that operate within its borders.

Rheinland-Pfalz state secretary visits Ramstein

Nicole Steingaß, Rhein-land-Pfalz state secretary, visited Ramstein Air Base Nov. 20. Accompanying Steingaß were Carsten Göller, state coordinator for military affairs, and Udo Rzany, military affairs administrator. U.S. military installations in Germany, including Ramstein, adhere to German law. Many German officials operate on Ramstein, such as the veterinarians and federal […]

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Edwards, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa joint interface control officer, receives a coin from Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett during a tour of the 603rd Air and Space Operations Center at Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 22. Photo by Master Sgt. Renae Pittman

SecAF, CSAF end overseas tour with visit to Ramstein

The Chief of Staff of the Air Force escorted the 25th Secretary of the Air Force on an overseas tour of military installations, where she immersed herself with the scope of missions supporting real world contingency, humanitarian and NATO alliance operations. Rounding off a multi-day tour spanning the U.S. Central […]

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