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Perspective to help with unexpected decisions

by Lt. Col. Paul Silas 86th Civil Engineer Squadron commander

KMC, below I’m going to run down a few basic topics that have continuously come up during my 23-year career. Hopefully these will help you when you get hit by some of the tough decisions that will inevitably come up this week.

November 12, 2015 ×

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Two students from the Expeditionary Active Shooter Training class, followed by their instructors, search a hallway as they make their way to an exit during an active shooter scenario Nov. 5 on Ramstein. The EAST class is a requirement for deploying Airmen and includes hands-on practical training to further prepare the student for a real active shooter situation.

Ramstein makes right call with EAST course

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

The 86th Security Forces Squadron, 435th Security Forces Squadron and 568th U.S. Forces Police Squadron implemented a new Expeditionary Active Shooter Training class Oct. 1 on Ramstein.

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A student performs to "Singin' in the Rain" for U.S. and Polish airmen during a community outreach event Oct. 30 at a special needs school in Wrzesnia, Poland. The Airmen were deployed to Poland to participate in Aviation Detachment 16-1 where they worked to complete training requirements and build interoperability with the Polish air force. This marked the second visit to the school in a growing relationship with the local community.

Airmen build partnerships beyond flightline

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

POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland — For the past three weeks, Airmen and guardsmen have worked together to complete training requirements and build interoperability with the Polish air force during Aviation Detachment 16-1.

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Courtesy of 86th Public Affairs Office

US, Poland build air capabilities

by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
November 6, 2015 ×

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Community Corner – Nov. 6, 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 » Boots to Business: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., A&FRC » Ramstein Spouses orientation: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC » Military Life Cycle briefing: 10 a.m. to […]

November 6, 2015 ×

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TSC families gather for spooktacular ‘Trunk or Treat’

TSC families gather for spooktacular ‘Trunk or Treat’

Photos by Sgt. Maj. Michael Pintagro

“Dorothy” and “Toto” search for candy and Halloween treats during “Trunk or Treat” festivities held the evening of Oct. 30 at NCO Field on Daenner Kaserne.

November 5, 2015 ×

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Hollyanne Milley, wife of Gen. Mark Milley, chief of staff of the Army (center-right), attends a forum about the new format of the Army Family Action Plan on Sembach Kaserne during her tour through the Kaiserslautern area Oct. 29. Other participants pictured (left to right):  Michelle Deblieck, Sandra Gamble and Kim Formica. The forum was one stop for Milley during her tour in which she visited a number of Army agencies in the Kaiserslautern and U.S. Army Europe area.

CSA spouse visits Army agencies, facilities

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

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command hosted Hollyanne Milley, wife of Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, during the week of Oct. 25.

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Maj. Brian Smith, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, 16th Sustainment Brigade chaplain, and Capt. Taiwo Arowosegbe, 39th Transportation Battalion, 16th SB chaplain, say grace before dinner with Soldiers Oct. 13 at Adazi Military Base in Latvia. The chaplains met with Soldiers, attended to their spiritual needs and provided religious counseling as necessary during their visit to Atlantic Resolve-North hubs in the Baltics. The tour also included stops in Poland, Lithuania and Estonia.

Knight’s Brigade chaplains build ‘esprit’ in Baltics

Story and photo by Sgt. Daniel Wyatt 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command

TAPA, Estonia — Chaplains from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 16th Sustainment Brigade rode a circuit of major Atlantic Resolve-North hubs across the Baltics region in mid-October, providing religious support, assessing the command climate and refreshing service members’ spiritual resiliency at each stop.

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Photo by Ronna Anderson Schelby
Kate Dunbar, focus group leader of AFAP Benefits and Entitlements (far left), helps gather issues and signs up volunteers at the Army Family Action Plan town hall event Oct. 22 at Armstrong's Club on Vogelweh.

Garrison improves Army Family Action Plan responsiveness

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

The Army Family Action Plan to address quality-of-life issues may not be new, but some recent innovations to the program by U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz coordinators has senior leaders excited about the opportunities for AFAP to have a larger community impact.

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Chief Master Sgt. Phillip L. Easton, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, talks to spouses graduating from the Air Force HeartLink program Oct. 23 at the Ramstein Airman & Family Readiness Center. The goal of HeartLink is to strengthen Air Force families through knowledge about military programs, agencies and the mission.

Ramstein leaders speak from heart

Photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg

Chief Master Sgt. Phillip L. Easton, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, talks to spouses graduating from the Air Force HeartLink program Oct. 23 at the Ramstein Airman & Family Readiness Center. The goal of HeartLink is to strengthen Air Force families through knowledge about military programs, agencies and the mission.

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