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Volunteers for a freeze mob were given a purple domestic violence awareness T-shirt Oct. 13 on Ramstein. The Army Community Service Family Advocacy Program asked for volunteers walking in the door at Ramstein Commissary to stand still during a freeze mob to help raise awareness for domestic violence.

Ramstein freezes for domestic violence awareness

Photos by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters

Volunteers for a freeze mob were given a purple domestic violence awareness T-shirt Oct. 13 on Ramstein. The Army Community Service Family Advocacy Program asked for volunteers walking in the door at Ramstein Commissary to stand still during a freeze mob to help raise awareness for domestic violence.

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Runners line up before the Breast Cancer Awareness 5K run Oct. 8 on Ramstein. The route the runners took was supplied with more than 40 volunteers for the event.

Hispanic Heritage Committee hosts Breast Cancer Awareness 5K run

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Hispanic Heritage Committee hosted a Breast Cancer Awareness 5K run Oct. 8 on Ramstein.

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KMC Notices, News, Take Note

KMC Notices and Events – Oct. 21, 2016

CFC-O continues The Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas, the annual workplace giving campaign for the five overseas combatant commands, will continue until Dec. 2. The campaign provides uniformed and civilian Department of Defense personnel serving overseas the opportunity to extend their service by supporting charitable causes of their choice. For details, contact […]

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KMC Blotter – Oct. 21, 2016

OCT. 11 7:07 a.m.: Major traffic accident with injuries in Kaiserslautern. 7:45 a.m.: Major traffic accident without injuries in Landstuhl. 8 a.m.: Theft of secured government and private property in Ramstein-Miesenbach. OCT. 12 5:50 a.m.: Major traffic accident with injuries in Otterbach. 5:45 p.m.: Major traffic accident without injuries in […]

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A firefighter assigned to the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron demonstrates the effects of a grease fire to a crowd during an open house Oct. 8 on Ramstein. According to the National Fire Prevention Association, 90 percent of house fires involve cooking equipment, with over half of those spawning from grease fires.

86 CES hosts open house, celebrates fire prevention week

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Fire Prevention Week kicked off with an open house for families in the KMC Oct. 8 on Ramstein.

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Wesley Yancey, 86th Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center family support manager, speaks to Airmen about the Exceptional Family Member Program Oct. 7 on Ramstein. The EFMP, which is mandatory for active-duty members, aims to provide supportive services to military families who have members with special needs.

Ramstein observes National Disability Employment Awareness Month

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

Ramstein’s observance of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, held every October, highlights the need to include the disabled — thousands who work in the Department of Defense — in the workforce.

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496th Air Base Squadron provides airpower platform

by Senior Airman Nicole Keim 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain — The tarmac is lined with aircraft, waiting and ready to move to a forward deployed location. The 496th Air Base Squadron, a geographically separated unit from the 86th Airlift Wing, provides a worldwide platform for airpower.

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Community Corner – Oct. 14, 2016

Airman & Family Readiness Center For more information or to sign up for a class, call the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 480-5100. MONDAY » Transition GPS Workshop: 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., A&FRC » Ramstein Spouses Orientation: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC TUESDAY » Transition GPS Workshop: 7:30 a.m. to […]

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Fall cleanup in your medicine cabinet

by Julia Gannon Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Pharmacy

Have you ever wondered where to turn to with questions about your medications? The answer is your pharmacy team.

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The United States Army Band and Chorus performed a free show at the Fruchthalle in Kaiserslautern on German Reunification Day, Oct. 3, for the third annual German-American Friendship Concert hosted by U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz. More than 600 spectators filled the venue, including the lord mayor of Kaiserslautern, to hear a diverse selection of classical, jazz and pop standards.

U.S. Army performs on Reunification Day

Photo by Stefan Alford
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