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Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Brown, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron aircraft parts store NCOIC, briefs members of the Ghanaian air force during a tour Aug. 18 on Ramstein. The 435th Contingency Response Group and the 86th LRS provided the tour to inform partner nations on key areas of maintaining airlift fleets.

Ghanaian air force visits Ramstein

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharida Jackson

Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Brown, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron aircraft parts store NCOIC, briefs members of the Ghanaian air force during a tour Aug. 18 on Ramstein.

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Romanian paratroopers wait to board an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules Aug. 18 at Boboc Air Base, Romania. Romanian paratroopers practiced both freefall and static line airborne operations as part of exercise Carpathian Summer, a bilateral training event designed to increase readiness and interoperability between the U.S. Air Force and the Romanian air force.

Carpathian Summer’s first week closes with high spirits

Story and photo by Senior Airman Timothy Moore 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

OTOPENI AIR BASE, Romania — Spirits were high among the participants of exercise Carpathian Summer as the first week came to a close Aug. 20 at Otopeni Air Base, Romania.

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KMC Notices and Events – Aug. 28, 2015

Closures • The 86th Airlift Wing Legal Office’s German/International Law section will be closed Wednesday through Sept. 4, and Sept. 7 for the Host Nation Advisors Conference and Labor Day holiday. Their regularly scheduled services will resume Sept. 8. All other legal services will be available during this time. • The KMC […]

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KMC Blotter – Aug. 28, 2015

AUG. 18 2:13 a.m.: An assault was reported on Landstuhl. 5:50 a.m.: A house break-in which included damage to private property was reported in Kaiserslautern. 5 p.m.: A major traffic accident was reported in Huetschenhausen. AUG. 19 7 a.m.: A house break-in was reported in Kaiserslautern. AUG. 21 7:36 a.m.: […]

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Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone meets Lt. Gen. Timothy M. Ray, 3rd Air Force commander and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, upon his arrival to Ramstein Aug. 24. More than 200 Airmen and their families came out to line the streets and thank Stone and his friends for their bravery. Stone arrived on Ramstein while in transit to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for follow-on medical treatment. Stone received multiple injuries, all of which were non-life threatening, while subduing an armed gunman on a train traveling from Amsterdam to Paris. Stone, along with childhood friends, Aleksander Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler, were recently honored by French President François Hollande for subduing an armed gunman when he entered their train carrying an assault rifle, a handgun and a box cutter. Stone is an ambulance service technician with the 65th Medical Operations Squadron stationed at Lajes Field, Azores.

US service members receive ‘heroic welcome’ on Ramstein

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Keller

Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone meets Lt. Gen. Timothy M. Ray, 3rd Air Force commander and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, upon his arrival to Ramstein Aug. 24.

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Commentary, News

Balancing mission focus, busy life

by Lt. Col. Barry King 37th Airlift Squadron commander

Comprehensive Airman Fitness is a framework for developing resiliency skills throughout the Air Force family. The program recognizes and emphasizes the fact that fitness is more than a physical state; it is as varied and nuanced as the members of the community.

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Multinational paratroopers jump from a C-17 Globemaster III as part of exercise Allied Spirit II Aug. 13 at the U.S. Army’s Hohenfels Training Area in Germany.

TACPs integrate with allies to strengthen NATO

Story and photos by Senior Airman  Jonathon Stefanko 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

More than 4,500 service members from eight nations arrived at Hohenfels Training Area in Germany Aug. 13 through 24 to participate in Exercise Allied Spirit II.

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(Right to left) Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone, Aleksander Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler pose for a photo Aug. 23 in Paris following a foiled attack on a French train. Stone was on vacation with his childhood friends, Aleksander Skarlatos and Anthony Sadler, when an armed gunman entered their train carrying an assault rifle, a handgun and a box cutter. The three friends, with the help of a British passenger, subdued the gunman after his rifle jammed.

US Airman recognized as ‘hero’ in Paris

Story and photo by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa

PARIS — U.S. Ambassador to France Jane D. Hartly recognized Airman 1st Class Spencer Stone for his actions in saving countless lives during a terrorist attack aboard a train headed toward Paris Aug. 21.

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Community Corner Aug. 21, 2015

Airman & Family Readiness Center For details or to sign up for a class, call the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 480-5100. Monday » Ramstein Spouses orientation: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC » Military Life Cycle briefing: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., A&FRC » Introduction to Linked In: 1 to 3 […]

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KMC members start the 86th Force Support Squadron’s annual Ramstein Half Marathon Aug. 15 on Ramstein.

86th FSS hosts annual Ramstein Half Marathon

Photos by Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh
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