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DPW needs volunteers for ‘FacMan’ training

DPW needs volunteers for ‘FacMan’ training

Story and photo by Mary Ann Davis
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Installation Management Command Directorate

Government-maintained facilities in Rheinland-Pfalz could use a little help — your help.

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Ask a JAG / Understanding the service member’s Civil Relief Act Part 1: Protection from default judgements

Ask a JAG / Understanding the service member’s Civil Relief Act Part 1: Protection from default judgements

by Capt. Zachary Gross
Legal assistance office Baumholder

What is the Service member’s Civil Relief Act? Servicemember’s Civil Relief Act. The Service member’s Civil Relief Act (SCRA), 50 U.S.C. §§ 3901-4043 is a federal law that protects active duty service members from a variety of civil and administrative issues. Congress determined that granting service members these various rights […]

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Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein listens to Charlie Searchwell, commissary head bagger, Aug. 21 on Ramstein. As a teenager, Gen. Goldfein worked with Searchwell as a bagger at the Ramstein Commissary. Searchwell has worked at the commissary for nearly 50 years and has known Goldfein for more than 40 years. The CSAF passed through Ramstein on his way back to the states after visiting Airmen at various locations throughout the Middle East.

CSAF returns to Ramstein roots

Story and photo by Tech. Sgt. Sharida Jackson
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Beep. Beep. Beep. A cashier scans items and sends them down the conveyor belt to the bagger. ‘Baggers work for tips only’ are the words displayed on signs near the registers.

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Commentary

Seeing red: A remedy with a melody

Seeing red: A remedy with a melody

by Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Anger is a wildfire. When it’s just an ember, a simple splash of water can put it out. But if you let it grow, it becomes dangerous and tougher to extinguish. I’ve never been the type of person to express my true feelings to people. I’m stubborn to the core, […]

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AMC commander visits 521st AMOW

AMC commander visits 521st AMOW

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Blotter, News

KMC Blotter — August 25, 2017

Aug 14 1:28 p.m.: Reckless driving in Morbach. Aug 16 8:45 a.m.: Theft from an unsecured vehicle in Kaiserslautern. 3:09 p.m.: Shoplifting and escort violation on Ramstein. Aug 17 12:20 p.m.: House break-in in Kaiserslautern. 6:02 p.m.: Theft from an unsecured vehicle in Kaiserslautern. 6:51 p.m.: Child abuse in Osann-Monzel/Mosel […]

August 24, 2017 ×

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Take Note — August 25, 2017

Sign up for Commander’s Challenge Commander’s Challenge will be 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 6. To sign up not later than Sept. 1, email ronnel.webb@us.af.mil or call 480-0294. Green Dot training Have you taken your annual Green Dot training? If not, it is not too late to sign up. […]

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Col. Peter P. Feng, incoming 65th Air Base Group commander, speaks during a change of command ceremony Aug. 16 on Lajes Field, Portugal. Feng received command of the 65th ABG from Col. Daniel. C. Furleigh, 65th ABG outgoing commander, during the ceremony.

65th ABG welcomes new commander at Lajes

Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

  LAJES FIELD, Portugal — Brig. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr., 86th Airlift Wing commander, presided over a change of command ceremony for the 65th Air Base Group Aug. 16 on Lajes Field. During the ceremony, Col. Daniel C. Furleigh, outgoing 65th ABG commander, relinquished command of the group to […]

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Canadian veteran visits 86th AES to reclaim past

Canadian veteran visits 86th AES to reclaim past

Story and photos by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Chris Klodt pushed his wheelchair through the cavernous cargo hold of a C-17 Globemaster III. Cot-racks were bolted to the floor in configuration for medical evacuation, carrying life-support equipment and medical supplies. He remembers very little about the day 10 years ago when a life-saving cabin much like this one […]

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Asking the right questions: AMOW command chief chats with Airmen

Asking the right questions: AMOW command chief chats with Airmen

by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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