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Photos by Capt. Kaitlyn Heacock
Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco Jr. (left) hands the 7th Mission Support Command unit guidon over to Command Sgt. Maj. Raymond Brown, during the 7 MSC change of command ceremony Aug. 4 on Daenner Kaserne. Observing is Brig. Gen. Steven Ainsworth (foreground right), the outgoing commanding general, and Maj. Gen. Steven Shapiro (foreground left), commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, 7 MSC’s higher headquarters.

New general takes command of 7 MSC

by Lt. Col. Jefferson Wolfe
7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs

The 7th Mission Support Command hosted its second change of command in about a year as Brig. Gen. Steven Ainsworth turned command over to Brig. Gen. Frederick R. Maiocco Jr. during a Friday morning ceremony on NCO Field on Daenner Kaserne.

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Airmen in developmental special duties epitomize leadership, core values

by Kat Bailey
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas — Air Force officials filled 770 positions across nine developmental special duties, or DSDs, for spring 2017.

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FLEP open for application to all services

by Department of the Army
Office of the Judge Advocate General

The Army Office of The Judge Advocate General in Washington, D.C., is now accepting applications for the Army’s Funded Legal Education Program. Under this program, the Army projects sending up to 25 active-duty commissioned officers to law school at government expense. Selected officers will attend law school beginning the fall […]

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Air Force to radically reduce instructions

Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced the Air Force will seek to significantly reduce unnecessary Air Force instructions over the next 24 months in order to allow greater flexibility and mission focus.

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LRMC, Army clinics in Europe open USAREUR training holidays

by Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs

Landstuhl Regional Medi-cal Center and LRMC clinics throughout Europe are open during U.S. Army Europe training holidays to help service members keep up on their medical and dental readiness needs. All Army health and dental facilities in Kaisers-lau-tern, Baumholder, Wies-baden, Brussels, SHAPE and Vicenza will be open for appointments for […]

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Staff Sgt. Nigel Carl, 86th Security Forces Squadron raven patrolman, radios in with his communication headquarters during his night shift 
March 6 on Ramstein. As the largest career field in the Air Force, it’s the job of security forces to protect, defend and fight global enemy forces. They are responsible for missile security, defending air bases, law enforcement, combat arms and handling military working dogs.  — Photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer

Operation Nighthawk educates, curbs drug abuse

by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Bass
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

An Airman pulls up to the gate after a night out. The Airman shows an ID card expecting to be waved through. The Airman is greeted with something else, however — a white sheet of paper with the subject line “URINALYSIS INSPECTION ORDER.”

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Blotter — August 4, 2017

July 24 11:15 p.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in Weilerbach July 25 7:02 a.m.: Fleeing the scene of a minor traffic accident in Einsiedlerhof July 26 4:22 p.m.: Shoplifting on Ramstein July 27 12:50 p.m.: Domestic assault in Hermersberg July 28 12:10 a.m.: Assault in Kaiserslautern 12:55 a.m.: […]

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Master Sgt. Michael Ott, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Detachment 4 Fire Emergency Services program manager, and his son, Aaron, run a lap during the 11th annual Kaiserslautern Military Community Viking Challenge July 28 on Vogelweh. Approximately 600 participants came to walk, run and camp during the 24-hour run and walk-a-thon. — Photo by Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton Jr.

Run all night: 11th annual KMC Viking Challenge

by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Kaiserslautern Military Community gave charitable organizations a run for their money at the 11th annual KMC Viking Challenge July 28 on Vogelweh. Hosted by the KMC 5/6 organization, the KMC Viking Challenge is an annual 24-hour run and walk-a-thon aimed at raising money for charitable organizations. The 2017 KMC […]

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Join the club: Ramstein celebrates top tier Airmen

Join the club: Ramstein celebrates top tier Airmen

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The bottles are on ice and the doors are open day and night at Air Force Club 100. While Club 100 isn’t full of entertainment-seeking night walkers, they do quite often break a sweat.

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Sembach Kaserne opens new German canteen

Sembach Kaserne opens new German canteen

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

Employees here celebrated a welcomed addition to their installation food options with the grand opening of a new German canteen Aug. 1, enhancing the quality of life for those who live and work on the kaserne.

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