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86 AW launches online appointment scheduling

by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

86th Airlift Wing Airmen and their families now have a simplified online resource to view and schedule seminars, base orientation, and other classes found on Ramstein. “The appointment scheduling program is something that will not only affect military members, but their family members as well,” Master Sgt. Erroll Jackson Jr., […]

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New management makes Airman’s Attic shine

New management makes Airman’s Attic shine

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

The Kaiserslautern Military Community Top 3 members are shaking things up at the Ramstein Airman’s Attic. In Bldg. 2162, by the south-side barber shop, the Ramstein Airman’s Attic is a no cost military thrift shop that offers a variety of uniforms and household items to enlisted members of the KMC. […]

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KMC Blotter — June 16, 2017

June 5 10:30 a.m.: Fraud/Tendering check without sufficient funds in Bruecken 7:07 p.m.: Drug related incident on Ramstein June 6 1:45 a.m.: Drunken operation of vehicle in Kaiserslautern 9:45 a.m.: Major traffic collision with injuries in Landstuhl 5 p.m.: Fraud in Kaiserslautern June 7 6:50 p.m.: Assault on Kapaun June […]

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521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosts PDS

521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosts PDS

by Maj. Fred Jackson
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing

More than 60 officers, senior non-commissioned officers, and civilian partners from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing gathered on Ramstein for a professional development seminar provided by Maj. Gen. Timothy Zadalis, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander. Zadalis spoke about resiliency, mentorship, knowing Airmen, and […]

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Air Force leaders discuss the future of Air and Space power

Air Force leaders discuss the future of Air and Space power

by Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (AFNS) —Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Capitol Hill June 6. At the forefront were the efforts to restore readiness and increase the lethality of the force. Wilson said any […]

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Command chief bids farewell after 30 years

Command chief bids farewell after 30 years

by Staff Sgt. Whitney Trimble
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing

It was an emotional afternoon as the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing bid farewell to their Command Chief, Chief Master Sergeant Mark A. Redden, after 30 years of faithful and dedicated service. Despite the demanding process of retiring from the U.S. Air Force, Chief Redden took a few moments to […]

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The state of Rheinland-Pfalz provides one-stop website for American families

The state of Rheinland-Pfalz provides one-stop website for American families

by Atlantic Academy Rheinland-Pfalz

The state of Rheinland-Pfalz provides a one-stop website for American families It’s that time of the year: The PCS season is in full swing and many service members are taking the leap over the pond with their families and have to adapt to the unfamiliar circumstances in Germany. The big […]

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DPW doing its ‘best with less’

DPW doing its ‘best with less’

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

Doing “less with less” affects every Installation Management Command garrison, and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz is no exception. As such, the garrison’s Directorate of Public Works has adapted to perform its primary function of maintaining installation infrastructure with reduced funding and fewer resources while staying committed to customer needs by […]

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Wilson sets sights on readiness, modernization at Air Force Association breakfast

Wilson sets sights on readiness, modernization at Air Force Association breakfast

Secretary of the Air Force
Public Affairs

WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson addressed the Air Force Association’s Air Force Breakfast Series June 5, 2017, at the Capitol Hill Club in Washington, D.C. During her remarks Wilson spoke about the proposed Air Force budget for the fiscal year that starts October 1. “The fiscal […]

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2017 NDAA revamps UCMJ

by R. Peter Masterton
21st Theater Sustainment Command Office of the Staff Judge Advocate

Hidden in the back of the 2017 National Defense Authorization Act were a number of major changes in military justice. The last division of the Authorization Act, entitled the Military Justice Act of 2016, contained the most comprehensive changes in recent history to the Uniform Code of Military Justice, the […]

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