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Moving expenses now taxable for civilian employees

Moving expenses now taxable for civilian employees

21st Theater Sustainment Command

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, passed Dec. 2017, eliminated a number of deductions that taxpayers have come to rely on. One of these was the moving expense deduction. The act eliminated the deduction for the tax year 2018 through the tax year 2025. However, the deduction will come back […]

November 29, 2018 ×

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721st Air Mobility Operations Group: No faster than safe

721st Air Mobility Operations Group: No faster than safe

by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Recently, the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group held a safety down day on Ramstein Air Base. Each of the organizations under the 721st AMOG — the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, and 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight participated, crafting events as they […]

November 15, 2018 ×

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From NCO to Second Lieutenant

From NCO to Second Lieutenant

Story and photos by
Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Tech. Sgt. Olivia Sandrini, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, command support staff and programs section chief, received a call from Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, to inform her she had been selected to attend Officers Training School via the Senior Leader Enlisted Commission Program […]

November 15, 2018 ×

Blotter, News

KMC Blotter — November 16, 2018

November 5 7:06 a.m.: Major traffic collision with injuries in Landstuhl 9:15 a.m.: Damage to private property in Mackenbach 1:30 p.m.: Major traffic collision with disabling damages in Ramstein-Miesenbach 3:55 p.m.: Major traffic collision with disabling damages in Glan-Muenchweiler November 6 12:15 a.m.: Drunken operation of a vehicle, major traffic […]

November 15, 2018 ×

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Take Note — November 16, 2018

Ramstein Passenger Travel Office/CWTSato renovation Due to renovation, the Ramstein Passenger Travel Office/CWTSato will be closed for walk-in customers until Dec. 1, 2018. Only phone calls will be accepted during this time to assist customers. For assistance, call Passenger Travel at 314-480-5373/5374 or CWTSato at 06371-98-190. B10 construction period The […]

November 15, 2018 ×

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Armed and Ready: Ramstein receives largest ammo shipment in years

Armed and Ready: Ramstein receives largest ammo shipment in years

The 86th Munitions Squadron on Ramstein Air Base received its largest shipment of ordnance in recent history. Approximately 100 containers with a variety of munitions rolled into Ramstein during the month of October. Master Sgt. David Head, 86th MUNS Munitions Operations section chief, noted that a delivery of such magnitude […]

November 8, 2018 ×

Blotter, News

KMC Blotter — November 9, 2018

October 29 9 p.m.: House break-in in Kaiserslautern October 30 9 p.m.: Failure to report a major traffic collision in Kaiserslautern October 31 5 a.m.: Assault on Vogelweh Family Housing 8:15 a.m.: Major traffic collision with disabling damages in Ramstein-Miesenbach 2:38 p.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in Hohenecken […]

November 8, 2018 ×

News

Take Note — November 9, 2018

Ramstein Passenger Travel Office/CWTSato renovation Due to renovation, the Ramstein Passenger Travel Office/CWTSato will be closed for walk-in customers until Dec. 1. Only phone calls will be accepted during this time to assist customers. For assistance, call Passenger Travel at 480-5373/5374 or CWTSato at +49-6371-98-190. B10 construction period The B10 […]

November 8, 2018 ×

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KMC Airmen practice active shooter response

KMC Airmen practice active shooter response

Story and photos by
Staff Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron and the 86th Security Forces Squadron conducted an active shooter response exercise at the Ramstein Airman Leadership School on Vogelweh Military Complex, Oct. 16. The main objective of the exercise was to evaluate the response procedures of students, bystanders, and […]

November 1, 2018 ×

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Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas kicks off donation campaign

Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas kicks off donation campaign

by Mary Davis
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

Donate to the causes you love during the 2018 Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas fundraiser — now until Jan. 11, 2019. “The campaign is about an informed opportunity to give, not simply a contact,” said U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Commander Col. Jason Edwards. “This campaign is about understanding the program’s impact and […]

November 1, 2018 ×