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Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James talks to members of the Air Staff who lined the Arnold Corridor in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month in the Pentagon, April 20.

AF top leaders hold event for Sexual Assault Awareness, Prevention Month

by Senior Airman Hailey Haux 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Command Information

Airmen gathered in the Pentagon with the Air Force’s top leaders for a ‘chalk walk’ to raise awareness about sexual assault, April 20.

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KMC Notices and Events

Closures • The KMC Housing Office and the Furnishing Office will be closed today and May 14 due to official German holidays. They will also be closed May 25 in observance of Memorial Day. • The 86th Medical Group’s Ramstein Clinic will be closed from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 14 […]

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Blotter, News

KMC Blotter – May 1, 2015

APRIL 21 1 p.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported in Hohenecken. APRIL 22 6 p.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported in Kaiserslautern. APRIL 23 2:19 p.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported in Kaiserslautern. 5 p.m.: The theft of a motor vehicle […]

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U.S. and Polish military members hold flags as a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron performs a grass-strip landing at Powidz Air Base, Poland, April 10.

US, Polish air force fly toward brighter future

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

  POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland — Air Force members left Powidz Air Base, Poland, April 17 after completing bilateral training with the Polish air force. The training featured two C-130J Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron, two C-130H aircraft from the 302nd Airlift Wing and military personnel from around Europe. “Flying in […]

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Commentary, News

Recognizing the volunteer force

by Lt. Col. Thomas Ausherman 86th Force Support Squadron commander

The elimination of the draft in 1973 marked the beginning of an all-volunteer force in the U.S. military, but that’s not the volunteer force I would like to address.

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor Queen
Airmen and members of the U.S. Agency for International Develop-ment and the Los Angeles County Search and Rescue team, offload relief supplies for victims of the earth-
quake in Katmandu, Nepal, April 28. The Air Force, members of the USAID, the Los Angeles  County Search and Rescue team and five search and rescue dogs, transported relief supplies to provide assistance to the men and women in Nepal.

Air Force provides additional support in Nepal

by Master Sgt. Lesley Waters Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs Command Information

The Air Force continues its support of the disaster relief operations in Nepal with the arrival of a second C-17 Globemaster III, in response to an earthquake that rocked the country April 25.

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Instructors and students of a Fly Away Security course participate in a three-mile run prior to graduation April 18 on Ramstein. After completing the 10-day predeployment course, the defenders are ready to be deployed throughout the world, protecting aircrew and aircraft in austere locations.

435th SFS teaches Airmen Fly Away Security

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

After months of planning and preparation, members of the 435th Security Forces Squadron initiated the new U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Fly Away Security program and had its first class of graduates
April 18 on Ramstein.

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Commentary

Sexual assault prevention: moving beyond awareness

by Gen. Larry Spencer Air Force Vice Chief of Staff

WASHINGTON — Since 2001, April has been the month that the nation has focused its attention on sexual assault awareness and the impact this crime has had on its victims.

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86th AMDS public health guides illnesses, injury prevention

Commentary by Tech. Sgt. Ireneo Alfaro 86th Aerospace Medicine Squadron

Healthy living is a long-term commitment. Merely passing your physical fitness test is not enough to prepare you for a deployment, TDY or even a simple vacation

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Community Corner

Airman & Family Readiness Center For more information 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 TUESDAY » Reintegration briefing: 9 to 11 a.m., IDRC » Managing Your Money: 9 to 10 a.m., A&FRC […]

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