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Graphic by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko

Biggest loser: Finish first by losing

by Airman 1st Class Lane Plummer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

As people are looking for ways to start the new year off healthy and fit, Ramstein’s Southside Fitness Center is hosting its sixth annual ‘Biggest Loser’ event from now to April 5 to help people start the year off right.

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National Cervical Health Month: why you should care

Courtesy of the 86th Medical Group

Did you know that at least 80 percent of women are exposed to the virus that causes cervical cancer during their lifetime? Most of the time, the body’s immune system gets rid of the virus before it causes harm. However, in some cases it can have dire consequences.

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HPWG ‘supplements’ Airmen’s dietary knowledge

by Tech. Sgt. Kris Levasseur 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

On shelves in stores around the world and available online everywhere, there are hundreds of thousands of dietary supplements, energy boosters and fat-loss pills marketed to the public claiming limitless potential health benefits; however, if it is too good to be true, then it probably is.

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Photo by Greg Jones
Command Sgt. Maj. Rodney Rhoades, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s senior enlisted leader (left); French Army Lt. Gen. Dominque De Longvilliers, deputy commander of NATO’s Allied Air Command; Dr. Klaus Weichel, lord mayor of Kaiserslautern; Bundeswehr Brig. Gen Gerald Funke of the German Army Logistics Command; and Maj. Gen. Duane Gamble, the 21st TSC commanding general, cut the New Year’s cake with a military saber during the 2016 21st TSC New Year’s Reception Jan. 8 on Vogelweh.

Allies usher in 2016 at TSC reception

by Sgt. Maj. Michael Pintagro 21st TSC Public Affairs

Around 300 key allied military leaders, governmental and civic officials, family members and well wishers marked the achievements of 2015 and looked forward to an even better 2016 during a dynamic 21st Theater Sustainment Command New Year’s Reception held Jan. 8 on Vogelweh.

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Two Soldiers walk towards an ambulance after jumping from a C-130J Super Hercules Dec. 18 at Alzey Drop Zone, Germany. The two were part of nighttime operations designed to improve not only the Army paratroopers, but also the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing capabilities.

435th CRG provides exciting mission for IDMTs

Photos by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales
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KMC Notices and Events – Jan. 15, 2016

Closures • The KMC Housing Office and Furnishings Management Section will be closed Monday in observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Customer service hours will resume Tuesday. For additional information or assistance, call 489-6672. • Chili’s Too, located in the KMCC, will be closed from Monday through Jan. 31 due to […]

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KMC Blotter – Jan. 15, 2016

JAN. 4 11:45 a.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported in Ramstein-Miesenbach. 5:47 p.m.: Driving under the influence of a controlled substance was reported in Kaiserslautern. 7 p.m.: A dog bite was reported in Rodenbach. 11:35 p.m.: Drunken driving was reported in Landstuhl. JAN. 5 7:08 a.m.: A […]

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435th AGOW challenges medics

by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Parachuting out of a Ramstein C-130J Super Hercules is just one of the many tasks independent duty medical technician Airmen are required to do at locations throughout Europe.

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Brig. Gen. Norvell V. Coots, Regional Health Command Europe commander (left), and Maj. Gen. Patrick Godart, French Defense Medical Services deputy surgeon general, pose for photos after Coots received the French Legion of Honor from Godart Jan. 7 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. The Legion of Honor is France’s highest award and was presented to Coots for his support of France and the French military medical services.

RHCE commanding general receives France’s highest award

Story and photo by Ed Drohan Regional Health Command Europe Public Affairs

The Regional Health Command Europe commanding general received France’s highest award during a ceremony Jan. 7 at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

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Photo by Eboni Everson-Myart
Terry Halvorsen, Department of Defense chief information officer (left), poses with Matthew Sion, 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron European Partner Integration Enterprise system support chief, at the 2015 Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Award for Cyber and IT Excellence ceremony Dec. 1 at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. Sion won first place in the individual category for his efforts in support of current operations in and around Europe.

Ramstein civilian epitomizes cyber, IT excellence

by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

It started with a team working on a project to help allies communicate intelligence. The system was built; they just needed to learn it and make it better.

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