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Photo by 1st Lt. Henry ChanPetroleum supply specialists from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 240th Quartermaster Company, 16th Sustainment Brigade, refuel a coalition vehicle. The 21st TSC also provides fuel and other logistic support to U.S. Soldiers with Operation Atlantic Resolve.

21st TSC makes OAR support transparent

by Sgt. 1st Class Alexander A. Burnett
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower said this of logistics: “You will not find it difficult to prove that battles, campaigns and even wars have been won or lost primarily because of logistics.”

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Cargo is loaded onto the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules Tuesday on Ramstein. As the Ebola outbreak becomes a potential global threat, U.S. Africa Command is working in support of the U.S. Agency for International Development, the lead federal agency, as part of a comprehensive U.S. government effort to respond to and contain the outbreak in West Africa as quickly as possible. This was the first flight launched from Ramstein to Monrovia, Liberia, in support of Operation United Assistance.

First C-130J flight launched to assist Ebola outbreak efforts

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Keller
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Airmen from Ramstein’s 37th Airlift Squadron loaded a C-130J Super Hercules with needed supplies and launched their first mission Tuesday to West Africa in support of Operation United Assistance.

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Equipment belonging to 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division waits for onward movement Sept. 23 at Bremerhaven Port.

Planes, trains, ferries: 1/1 CAV equipment arrives in Europe

Story and photos by Alexander A. Burnett
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Before sunrise at the port, the work of Soldiers and civilians has already begun. The front gate and ramp slowly lowers from the massive vessel Arc Courage, and the first pieces of cargo pour out. As various combat vehicles get their first touch of European soil, it is clear the cavalry has arrived.

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Guenter Spletter explains the wash rack operating controls to Senior Airman Matthew Jensen, both 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron vehicle operators, Sept. 12 on Ramstein. The wash rack services approximately 1,800 government motor vehicles in the KMC.

Keeping GMVs pristine

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

According to Air Force Instruction 1-1, Air Force Standards: “Employees shall protect and conserve federal property.” That can mean being a steward of resources that range from taking care of the gear they were issued to helping maintain of a facility to ensuring a vehicle is clean.

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Secretary of the Army John McHugh speaks with transiting service members returning from Afghanistan during a visit to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base Sept. 20 in Romania.

SecArmy thanks returning service members during Romania visit

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr.
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

The Army’s top leader stopped off at the Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base in Romania to meet with service members returning from Afghanistan during a visit to the small Romanian air base Sept. 20.

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An aerial demonstration team flies over a crowd lined up to look inside a C-130J Super Hercules Sept. 20 at the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo on Waterkloof Air Force Base, South Africa. The C-130 was part of a total-force team of Guard, Reserve and active-duty Soldiers and Airmen at the expo.

Ramstein C130J draws crowds as part of total force team at AAD14

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs

Hundreds of thousands of people from all over the world gathered to see a C-130J Super Hercules from Ramstein on display at the Africa Aerospace & Defence Expo here Sept. 20 and 21.

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Blotter

KMC Blotter – Oct. 3, 2014

SEPT. 23 7:51 a.m.: A major traffic accident was reported in Schwedelbach. 8:15 a.m.: Larceny of private property was reported on Vogelweh Family Housing. SEPT. 24 7:50 a.m.: Drunken driving and a minor traffic accident were reported in Kaiserslautern. SEPT. 25 2:40 a.m.: Drunken driving was reported in Kaiserslautern. 3:50 p.m.: Child endangerment was reported […]

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Strategic agility is the future

by Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

As the Air Force prepares for new challenges and opportunities of the coming decades, it faces sobering 21st-century realities: global centers of power have become more distributed and the terrorism threat more dispersed. Most importantly, the emerging environment is demonstrating a trend that could prove to be the defining one of current times: the accelerating pace of change.

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Let’s save energy

by David W. Carter
86th Civil Engineer Squadron base energy manager

As fall approaches in Germany, most people are more interested in turning the radiator thermostat up rather than down. However, the month of October not only marks the changing season; it is also a time to recognize Energy Awareness Month.

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AF implements SSgt EPR static closeout dates

by Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs

Implementation of a series of changes to the enlisted evaluation and promotion systems announced in July by Air Force senior leaders continues with establishment of the staff sergeant enlisted performance report static closeout date.

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