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Kaiserslautern High School students listen to a performance by U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band’s Five Star Brass Quintet Nov. 5 on Vogelweh. KHS students had the chance to listen to USAFE Band musicians perform as well as receive feedback during a rehearsal for their upcoming concert.

USAFE Band inspires young musicians

Story and photos by Senior Airman Nicole Sikorski 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band’s Five Star Brass Quintet performed for Kaiserslautern High School music students Nov. 5 on Vogelweh.

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Community Corner – Nov. 13, 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 » USA Jobs workshop: 1 to 3 p.m., […]

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Soldiers from the 773rd Civil Support Team employ sophisticated gear to determine contaminants during a hazardous material scenario at Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Week 2015.

Army Reserve partners with Belgian firefighters

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Rick Scavetta 7th Mission Support Command

HALLE, Belgium — Clutching a high-tech sensor with thick rubbery gloves, Sgt. Tameka Dubose peered through her oxygen mask and fogging plastic hood checking for a suspicious substance inside a dilapidated building.

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Col. Miguel Castellanos, commander of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade (center), passes the 773rd Civil Support Team unit guidon to incoming commander Lt. Col. U.L. Armstrong during the 773rd change of command ceremony Oct. 30 in Halle, Belgium. Lt. Col. Sandy Sadler, outgoing 773rd commander (left), stands and watches.

773rd Civil Support Team welcomes new leadership

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Rick Scavetta 7th Mission Support Command

HALLE, Belgium — Soldiers from the 773rd Civil Support Team bid farewell to Lt. Col. Sandy Sadler and welcomed their new commander, Lt. Col. U. L. Armstrong, during an Oct. 30 change of command ceremony held at a fire station near Brussels, Belgium.

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Lt. Col. Alcuin Johnson of the United Kingdom’s 77th Brigade (left), discusses his unit’s capabilities with Col. Miguel Castellanos, commander of the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Mission Support Command. The two brigades established a formal partnership under the partnership program of their respective higher headquarters, the U.K.’s Force Troops Command and the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, during a recent visit to the 21st TSC by the FTC’s staff Nov. 5.

UK Force Troops Command visits partner 21st TSC

Story and photo by Greg Jones 21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

While it may not be intuitive from their unit designations, the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and the United Kingdom Force Troops Command have a lot in common.

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Sgt. Rodney Quintinilla and Sgt. 1st Class Ricardo Alexis of the 1st Human Resources Service Center discuss ongoing training during the unit’s Mission Readiness exercise Nov. 3.

1st HRSC prepares for deployment

Story and photos by Greg Jones 21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

The 1st Human Resources Service Center conducted a Mission Readiness exercise Nov. 2 to 5.

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CCAF graduates 2015

Congratulations CCAF graduates 2015

Photo by Airman 1st Class Lane Plummer

Congratulations CCAF graduates 2015

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Photos by Sgt. 1st Class Michael O'Brien
U.S. Army Sgt. Daryl Perez (left), French Petroleum, Oil and Lubrication Cpl. John Parau (center) and Spanish Air Force Pvt. Alejandro Sanudo, all members of Trident Juncture 2015's modular combined petroleum unit, coordinate exercise logistics Oct. 8 in Zaragoza, Spain. The MCPU fueled vehicles from nearly all of the 35 participating countries during the exercise.

21st TSC enablers fuel NATO exercise

Courtesy of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

As the largest NATO training exercise in more than a decade culminated in an international combined arms offensive punctuated by an air assault by 82nd Airborne Division paratroopers, the logisticians, planners, movement controllers, fuel handlers, mechanics and medics of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command worked as feverishly on redeployment as they had on the original deployment of allied forces, weapons systems and gear over the weeks and months preceding the massive mission.

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Airman 1st Class Kevin Leyden, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, jogs along a trail during a ruck march Oct. 30 on Ramstein. The ruck march mirrored an EOD course where participants traversed three miles, climbed a six-foot wall and carried jerry cans for 50 meters all while wearing a 50-pound pack as part of the event. The course was held to help raise money for the 2015 Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas. The mission of the CFC-O is to support and promote philanthropy through a voluntary program that is employee-focused, cost-efficient and effective in providing all federal employees the opportunity to improve the quality of life for all.

Airmen march for brighter future

Photos by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko

Airman 1st Class Kevin Leyden, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, jogs along a trail during a ruck march Oct. 30 on Ramstein. The ruck march mirrored an EOD course where participants traversed three miles, climbed a six-foot wall and carried jerry cans for 50 meters all while wearing a 50-pound pack as part of the event.

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Ramstein’s EO office strengthens ADR program

by Tech. Sgt. Daylena Ricks 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

When a workplace dispute arises, there are choices when selecting an avenue to resolve the conflict. The 86th Airlift Wing’s Alternative Dispute Resolution program offers mediation for dispute parties.

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