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KMC Blotter – Dec. 18, 2015

DEC. 8 4:35 a.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported in Ramstein-Miesenbach. 5:25 a.m.: Damage to government property was reported on Ramstein. 6:30 a.m.: Larceny of private property was reported in Kaiserslautern. 11:51 a.m.: Larceny was reported on Ramstein. 12:15 p.m.: A major traffic accident was reported on […]

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Commentary, News

Mighty 86th concludes successful year, looks forward to a bright 2016

by Brig. Gen. Jon T. Thomas 86th Airlift Wing commander

Not unlike previous years, 2015 was a dynamic time for the Mighty 86th and Team Ramstein. We experienced operations, exercises, challenges and shifts — some planned, some not — while generating and employing air mobility, enabling theater and strategic airpower, and operating key Air Force power projection platforms. We supported allies and friends, built partnership capacity, enhanced readiness, and deterred threats as they emerged and developed. In the modern world, Team Ramstein must remain responsive and engaged to be effective, and 2015 saw us doing just that.

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood
Airmen, Soldiers, NATO members and Santa Claus parachute onto a landing zone during an International Jump Week Toy Drop event Dec. 7 at Alzey Drop Zone, Germany. International Jump Week is an event that gives NATO members the opportunity to work together and build camaraderie and partnerships.

Santa delivers toys, good cheer via cargo plane in annual Toy Drop

by Sgt. Daniel Wyatt 16th Sustainment Brigade Public Affairs

ALZEY DROP ZONE, Germany — U.S. Army joined aircrew with U.S. Air Force pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron to conduct the 5th Quartermaster Company’s ninth annual Toy Drop Dec. 7 at Alzey Drop Zone, Germany.

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Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody pose for a photo with Senior Airman Wilon Nurse, 496th Air Base Squadron security forces flight member, after an all-call Dec. 8 on Moron Air Base, Spain. Welsh and Cody visited Moron to engage with Airmen of the squadron. During the visit, they thanked Airmen for their dedication to the mission and personal sacrifices. The leaders also made time to discuss and answer questions about recent changes to performance reporting systems and how they will affect future promotions.

Morón Airmen welcome, engage with senior leaders

by Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

MORON AIR BASE, Spain — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody hosted an all-call Dec. 8 on Moron Air Base, Spain.

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Community Corner – Dec. 11, 2015

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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Chaplain (Maj.) Jonathan Zagdanski, 7th Mission Support Command, lights a Menorah to officially begin the celebration of Hanukkah Dec. 6 on Ramstein. The Festival of Lights historically goes back to 168 B.C. to the time of Judas Maccabeaus, who ordered an 80-day celebration following the rededication to the Temple in Jerusalem. Hanukkah runs through Sunday.

Menorah lighting on Ramstein

Photo by Tech. Sgt. Norma Johnson
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TSC holds tree lighting ceremony

TSC holds tree lighting ceremony

Photos by Ronnie Schelby

A 21st Theater Sustainment Command tree lighting ceremony was held Dec. 3 at Panzer Field on Panser Kaserne. Instrumental and choral performances from local schoolchildren and brief motivational remarks by Maj. Gen. Duane Gamble, the TSC commanding general, preceded the illumination of the command Christmas tree by three eager young […]

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Leather-clad members of the Warrant Officers Association, Rheinland-Pfalz Silver Chapter, families and volunteers drive toward Landstuhl Dec. 5 during a "Toy Run for Kids." Around two dozen of Santa's "bad-boy" helpers, many of them active-duty warrant officers serving with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, traded reindeer and sleighs for motorcycles, delivering a full truck-sized load of Christmas cargo as well as several hundred euro in cash donations for area children. Participants in the toy convoy rode from their rally point at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center to the Kinderheim Saint Nikolaus Orphanage in Landstuhl.

TSC warrant officers trade reindeers for bikes

Photo by Chief Warrant Officer 4 James J. Britton
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The U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz command team panel speaks at the Information Exchange Nov. 24 on Kleber Kaserne. The Dec. 18 panel will be reduced to four members to allow for more time for questions and answers from the community.

Garrison INFO-X provides feedback to community

Story and photo by Stefan Alford U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs

There were a lot of questions from the community at the first U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Information Exchange Nov. 24 at the KMC Onstage on Kleber Kaserne. This promoted an additional question of “Can we get more time for questions and answers?”

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Command Sgt. Maj. Rodney Rhoades, 21st Theater Sustainment Command senior enlisted leader and president of the board (middle right), questions a candidate as fellow board members Master Sgt. Duane Held, 7th Mission Support Command (far left); Sgt. Maj. Daniel Hilton, TSC career counselor (middle left); and Sgt. Maj. Crecencia Jeter, TSC’s 1st Human Resources Sustainment Center, observe during the Retention NCO and Career Counselor of the Year competition board held in November at Panzer Kaserne. Board members asked an array of questions pertaining to general military topics, career-specific knowledge and leadership during the competition. The winners of the competition will represent TSC at a U.S. Army Europe competition scheduled for Dec. 14 to 16 in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Competition seeks command’s top career counselor

Story and photo by Ronnie Schelby 21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Retention noncommissioned officers and career counselors normally focus their energies on retaining the best. But “re-up” NCOs across the 21st Theater Sustainment Command strove to be the best during a Retention NCO and Career Counselor of the Year competition conducted in November and early December.

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