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KMC Notices and Events – Feb. 3, 2017

Closures The KMC Housing Office and Furnishings Management Section will close at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday due to training. Customer service hours will resume Thursday. The KMC Housing Office and Furnishings Management Section will be closed Feb. 20 in observation of the holiday. Customer service hours will resume Feb. 21. Road […]

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Photo courtesy Duelmener Zeitung newspaper
Col. Rodney Honeycutt, 405th Army Field Support Brigade commander (center), presents Lisa Stremlau, mayor of Duelmen, Germany, with an official 405th AFSB commander’s coin during the town’s New Year’s celebration Jan. 15 at the assembly hall of the school center in Duelmen. The mayor invited Col. Honeycutt and Command Sgt. Maj. Morgan, 405th AFSB command sergeant major (left), and other partners to the event in order for the 405th leadership team to meet and visit with local leaders and citizens. The 405th AFSB, other military partners and local personnel will be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony in May to celebrate the opening of the APS2-Duelmen, the second Army Prepositioned Stock location to be opened in Europe.

Duelmen Mayor welcomes 405th AFSB leaders and partners

by Ronnie Schelby 405th Army Field Support Brigade Public Affairs

DUELMEN, Germany — On Jan. 15, Lisa Stremlau, mayor of Duelmen, welcomed the leadership of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, headquartered on Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, and other military partners to the New Year’s reception held at the assembly hall of the school center.

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Tax season made simple by Army tax centers

Courtesy of U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs

Tax season can be hassle-free thanks to U.S. Army tax centers providing free, electronic preparation and filing for individuals eligible for legal assistance in the KMC beginning Monday.

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Sgt. Chad F. Salinero, a flight medic with C Company, 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion, pets military working dog Anouska, a patrol explosive detector dog, during her first helicopter ride as she is held by Sgt. Joseph A. Tucci, a MWD handler with the 100th Military Working Dog Detachment, Jan. 10.

Dogs, medics take to air

Story and photo by Maj. Chris N. Angeles 67th Forward Surgical Team

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — Medical personnel, military working dogs and handlers worked together to train on how to care for injured MWDs and injured Soldiers and conduct aeromedical evacuation for both during an exercise Jan. 9 to 12 in Grafenwoehr Training Area.

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Spc. Baholo Maphiri from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 7th Mission Support Command, treats a simulated casualty during the 7th MSC enlisted Best Warrior competition Jan. 23.

Spc Maphiri, Sgt Hodge win 7th MSC Best Warrior competition

Story and photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta 7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs

The Army Reserve’s 7th Mission Support Command on Daenner Kaserne held its 2017 Best Warrior competition over three days in January.

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Community Corner – Feb. 3, 2017

Airman & Family Readiness Center For more information or to sign up for a class, call the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 480-5100. MONDAY » Ramstein Spouses Orientation: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC » Want to learn about VA benefits?: 10 a.m. to noon, A&FRC TUESDAY » Reintegration Briefing: 9 to […]

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Senior NCOs attend the 86th Medical Group Senior NCO Symposium Jan. 17 on Ramstein. Speakers at the symposium covered topics such as career field functional manager perspectives, ethical leadership, deliberate development and the stratification process.

SNCO symposium stresses development, leadership

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 86th Medical Group Top 3 conducted its first Senior NCO Symposium Jan. 17 on Ramstein.

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LVIS Gate to change traffic flow in February

by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

A change to the flow of traffic through the Large Vehicle Inspection Site Gate on Ramstein is slated to take effect in February.

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Maj. Gen. Timothy Zadalis, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander, speaks to attendees of a Continuous Process Improvement Senior Leader course Jan. 9 on Ramstein. Zadalis challenged the leaders to allow, encourage and support their Airmen to make the changes their units and the Air Force needs to be a more efficient organization.

USAFE course stresses innovation, efficiency

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Innovation and Transformation office hosted more than 40 leaders from units throughout the major command at one of two Continuous Process Improvement Senior Leader courses during the week of Jan. 9 to 13 on Ramstein.

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National Children’s Dental Health Month

by Dr. Christianna Moore Ramstein Dental Clinic

February is National Children’s Dental Health Month. Every year, dental providers strive to improve the health and awareness of children and their teeth.

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