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Community Corner – Oct. 16, 2015

Airman & Family Readiness Center For details 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., A&FRC […]

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Two U.S. Air Force pilots prepare to land an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules Sept. 9 at Diyarbakir Air Base, Turkey. The aircrew delivered essential cargo to the 435th Contingency Response Group deployed to DAB in support of the build up of U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s personnel recovery deployment site and facilities at the Turkish installation.

C-130J delivers USAF deployment cargo to Turkey

Photos by Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush

Two U.S. Air Force pilots prepare to land an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules Sept. 9 at Diyarbakir Air Base, Turkey. The aircrew delivered essential cargo to the 435th Contingency Response Group deployed to DAB in support of the build up of U.S. Air Forces Central Command’s personnel recovery deployment site and facilities at the Turkish installation.

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Senior Airman Dustin Dixon, 435th Contingency Response Squadron loadmaster, directs an aircraft loader during an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules offload of equipment Sept. 12 at Diyarbakir Air Base, Turkey. Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group received more than 680 tons of equipment for base operations in support of the U.S. Air Force’s support personnel recovery mission from Turkey. When requested, coalition aircraft and personnel will provide recovery capability to protect and recover coalition members.

435th AGOW deploys team, expands OIR mission

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Cory W. Bush 39th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

DIYARBAKIR AIR BASE, Turkey — Full certainty is never guaranteed in the military, which is why Airmen are trained to deploy at a moment’s notice and hit the grounding running when the need for them becomes reality.

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Cyberbullying: What can parents do?

by Senior Airman Sarah Hall-Kirchner 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs

SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — According to the Pew Research Center, in 2000 about half of adults in the U.S. were online and only 3 percent of American households were using broadband for Internet access at home.

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Crime Prevention Month in KMC

by Staff Sgt. Joel Reyes 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron

October is Crime Prevention Month. During this month, the 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron, 86th Security Forces Squadron and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Department of Emergency Services will be promoting crime prevention efforts with weekly tips. These tips can help reduce the risk of becoming a victim of the highest […]

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Team Ramstein leaders’ spouses pose for a group photo outside of the Officers’ Club Oct. 7 on Ramstein. The spouses toured facilities on Ramstein and Vogelweh and learned about their individual missions to build support, morale and assistance.

Spouses of leaders tour Ramstein, Vogelweh

Photos by Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood

Team Ramstein leaders’ spouses pose for a group photo outside of the Officers’ Club Oct. 7 on Ramstein. The spouses toured facilities on Ramstein and Vogelweh and learned about their individual missions to build support, morale and assistance.

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KMC Events and Notices – Oct. 16, 2015

Closures • In an effort to better serve the beneficiaries of the 86th Medical Group, the following is a forecast of clinic closures due to U.S. holidays and mandatory training days: Nov. 11 (Veterans Day); Nov. 12 (MDG training day, closed from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m.); Nov. 26 (Thanksgiving); Nov. […]

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KMC Blotter – Oct. 16, 2015

Oct. 6 9:15 a.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported in Glan-Muenchweiler. 1:15 p.m.: A major traffic accident was reported in Munich. 2:32 p.m.: Theft of private property was reported in Utera, Spain. Oct. 7 2:02 p.m.: A larceny was reported on Ramstein. Oct. 8 7:35 a.m.: A […]

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Cesar Alvarez, 86th Airlift Wing master resilience trainer, discusses how individual values play a role in accomplishing personal goals during resilience training for military spouses Oct. 6 on Ramstein. The event’s goal was to teach spouses Comprehensive Airman Fitness, the Air Force program that links resilience to maintaining mental, physical, social and spiritual fitness.

MRTs strengthen resilience at work, home

Story and photo by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Master resilience trainers hosted resilience training for military spouses Oct. 6 on Ramstein.

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Commentary, News

Feedback is essential to AF integrity

by Lt. Col. John Hansen 86th Comptroller Squadron commander

I was going through some old files, and I found a few notes that were written to me on several different occasions by the comptroller of a major command.

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