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Senior leaders of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command join German allies for a presentation delivered during a logistics conference held Nov. 18 to 19 at the Bundeswehr Logistics School in Garlstedt. Leading logisticians from all Bundeswehr armed services as well as representatives from the Ministry of Defense and other Bundeswehr agencies participated in the conference. Col. Dave Brown, 21st TSC deputy commanding officer, represented the 21st TSC throughout the event. Maj. Gen. Duane A. Gamble, 21st TSC commanding general, attended the second day. Participants discussed a wide array of timely, relevant military issues, current and future logistical challenges, provision of logistical support to major regional operations, potential contracted solutions, experiences of very high readiness joint task force logistics battalion personnel and reflections on lessons learned during Trident Juncture 2015.

TSC senior leaders join allies at senior logisticians’ conference

Photo by Lt. Col. Thies Neelsen
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Maj. Gen. Duane A. Gamble (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Rodney J. Rhoades, 21st TSC command team, work as a culinary duo to feed their Soldiers and family members during a Thanksgiving feast held Nov. 26 at the Clock Tower Cafe on Kleber Kaserne. The commanding general and senior enlisted leader pulled shifts on the serving line before sharing a Thanksgiving meal with the U.S. ambassador to Germany, their wives and families. Approximately 1,100 Soldiers, civilians and family members shared their Thanksgiving at the 21st TSC-operated Kleber Kaserne and Rhine Ordnance Barracks facilities in Kaiserslautern.

21st TSC share Thanksgiving meal

Photo by Sgt. Maj. Michael Pintagro
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TSC warrant officers play ‘Santa’ for good cause

by Ronnie Schelby 21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

They may ride motorcycles rather than sleighs, and regulations do not permit an abdomen shaped like a “bowl full of jelly,” but members of the Warrant Officers Association, Rheinland-Pfalz Silver Chapter, along with family members and volunteers, emulated Saint Nick in a good cause during a succession of charity events culminating in a “Toy Run for Kids” slated for Saturday.

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A C-17 Globemaster III carrying medical personnel from the 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight takes off Nov. 10 from Ramstein. The 10th EAEF is a mixture of active, reserve and guard Airmen deployed to Ramstein and constantly flying to war zones to retrieve patients needing higher levels of medical care.

10th EAEF flying ambulance saves lives

Photos by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales
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Photo by Sarah Wagner Donated items get loaded into a transporting vehicle.

Americans support host community, donation drive

Courtesy of the Atlantic Academy Kaiserslautern

The Atlantic Academy in Kaiserslautern recently sponsored a two-month-long donation drive for refugees. Americans donated items such as clothing, bedding, household items, toys and more. About 30 members of the Junior ROTC, KMC Eagles Hockey Organization and the Kaiserslautern Chapter of the RuffRyders Germany helped organize, sort and pack the items at the Atlantic Academy.

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Families from the KMC gather around for a tree lighting ceremony Nov. 30 on Ramstein. The ceremony consisted of performances by the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band, the Blackbirds Chamber Choir and the Ramstein Liturgical Service Bell Choir. Following the ceremony, attendees were invited to the Ramstein Officers' Club to visit with Santa Claus and enjoy cookies and hot cocoa.

Christmas tree lighting on Ramstein

Photo by Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood
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German army Pfc. Dominik Lagershausen, Airborne Infantry Regiment 26, 4th Company Airborne Troop, watches as Senior Airman Jonathan Ebner, 86th Security Forces Squadron unit fitness program manager, fires a G36 assault rifle Nov. 18 in Zweibruecken, Germany. More than 20 members of the 86th SFS shot German weapons to earn the “Bundeswehr,” German army, marksmanship badge and build partnership between the two nations.

US Airmen aim for gold, build partnership

Story and photos by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

ZWEIBRUECKEN, Germany — Working side by side with allied forces in deployed locations is as important as ever. In order to build these partnerships, more than 20 members of the 86th Security Forces Squadron traveled to Zweibruecken, Germany, to participate in the “Bundeswehr,” German army, marksmanship badge challenge Nov. 18.

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Leaders spend time with Airmen, serve Thanksgiving meal

Leaders spend time with Airmen, serve Thanksgiving meal

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharida Jackson
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CPIP survey strengthens Airmen, weapons system

by Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Ramstein was one of 15 global sites, including Air National Guard units, to undergo a survey by Air Combat Command’s Culture and Process Improvement Program Nov. 19 to 21.

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Staff Sgt. Michael Smith, 86th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, receives an American flag during a memorial service in honor of his MWD Brutus Nov. 20 on Ramstein. Brutus served with the 86th SFS as a patrol explosive detection dog, where he deployed three times in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom.

86th SFS hosts MWD memorial

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Keller
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