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Take Note — Feb. 23, 2018

Memorial 5K The 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron booster club will sponsor the 7th annual A1C Zachary Cuddeback Memorial 5K starting at 9 a.m. Saturday at the Ramstein South Side Fitness Center. Entry fee is $20. For more information, call 480-3944 or 480-2231. Parking discs needed In certain parking lots on […]

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Master Sgt. Edward Mann IV, 86th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, left, shakes hands after his graduation from the Phoenix Raven Qualification Course Feb. 12 on Ramstein Air Base. A mobile training team came from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, to conduct the course within U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa.

Ramstein welcomes new Ravens

Story and photos by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Security Forces Airmen from across the Kaiserslautern Military Community graduated from a Phoenix Raven Qualification Course Feb. 12 on Ramstein Air Base.

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Sun interference causes AFN TV and radio outages

Sun interference causes AFN TV and radio outages

by Staff Sgt. Ben Burgess
AFN Kaiserslautern

American Forces Network listeners and viewers can expect to lose service for up to 20 minutes at a time due to daily sun interference expected to last until March 7.

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Soldiers helping Soldiers

Soldiers helping Soldiers

February 22, 2018 ×

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USAFE Band visits Kosovo, celebrates 10th anniversary of independence

USAFE Band visits Kosovo, celebrates 10th anniversary of independence

Story and photos by Maj. Tristan Hinderliter
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs

PRISTINA, Kosovo — The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band returned Feb. 19 from a six-day trip to Kosovo to celebrate the country’s 10th anniversary of independence, capping a whirlwind trip that included building partnerships with the Kosovo Security Forces and outreach events across the country.

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435th CTS hosts RADR training course

435th CTS hosts RADR training course

Story and photos by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 435th Construction and Training Squadron training flight innovated how they train Airmen with the newly modernized process to repair damaged aircraft runways in more efficient ways, in less time.

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Yvonne Higby, Vogelweh Elementary School employee, holds a “winner” license plate during the 86th Force Support Squadron’s Year of Giving Back Finale Feb. 2 at the Ramstein Enlisted Club. After winning the 2018 Mini Cooper, Higby described the feeling as overwhelming and thanked the 86th FSS for the gift.

86th FSS hosts final Year of Giving Back event, gives away car

Story and photos by Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 86th Force Support Squadron hosted an event highlighting the finale of the “Year of Giving Back Campaign” at the Ramstein Enlisted Club, Feb. 2.

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Blotter, News

KMC Blotter — Feb. 16, 2018

Compiled by the 569th USFPS and 86th SFS

Editor’s note: The purpose of the weekly blotter is to deliver a chronological listing of criminal activity in the KMC. The information contained in the blotter is not indicative of crime trends or the targeting of service members or their dependents. The location and nature of the entries is dependent upon where the crime was reported and not necessarily where the crime took place.

February 15, 2018 ×

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Take Note — Feb. 16, 2018

Retiree luncheon The 86th Airlift Wing Retirees Activities Office will sponsor a KMC Retiree Luncheon at 11 a.m. March 13 at the KMCC Food Court Activity Room.  Guest speaker will be the LRMC commander.  If you wish to attend sign up by calling 480-5486 or 06371-47-5486, or email 86aw.rao@us.af.mil. Parking […]

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786th FSS makes major changes to their services

786th FSS makes major changes to their services

Story and photo by
Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 786th Force Support Squadron revamped three of its processes starting Feb. 1 on Ramstein Air Base. Annette Davenport, 786th Force Support Squadron chief of customer support, said they simplified the process of scheduling appointments at the MPF, renewing dependents’ ID cards, and reforming the Ramstein out-processing brief. The first […]

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