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Airman 1st Class Ralph Colas, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, waits for the OK to allow U.S. Army Soldiers from the 1-91 Cavalry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Grafenwöhr, Germany, to jump over Estonia July 8.

Airmen, Soldiers team up for airdrop

Story and photo by Senior Airman Christine Griffiths
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs

A C-130J Super Hercules from Ramstein Air Base airdropped U.S. Army paratroopers from Grafenwöhr over Estonia during an initial training mission July 8.

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Jordan CastelanAir Force Brig. Gen. Giovanni Tuck (right), Defense Logistics Agency Energy commander, accepts the command's colors from outgoing DLA Energy Europe & Africa Commander Army Col. Robert Weaver during a change of command ceremony June 25 in Kaiserslautern.

DLA Energy commander hands over command

by Terry Shawn
DLA Energy Public Affairs

Army Commander Col. Robert Weaver relinquished command during a change of command ceremony June 25 in Kaiserslautern.

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Jordan CastelanLt. Gen. Tom Jones, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander and KMC commander, listens to a discussion during the KMC Mayors Forum July 2 in Ramstein as Maj. Gen. John O'Connor (left), 21st Theater Sustainment Command commanding general, and Brig. Gen. Patrick Mordente (second from right), 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Klaus Layes (second from left), lord mayor of Ramstein, look on. The forum brought together local mayors and U.S. military leaders from the Kaiserslautern area to discuss issues of common interest.

KMC leadership meets with mayors

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Buying, selling used cars in Germany

by Joerg Moddelmog
Kaiserslautern Legal Services Center

Are you thinking about buying a used car downtown, or are you about to sell your car to a fellow service member? Then you might be interested to know that in both cases, the sale/purchase is subject to German law. Therefore, it is good to know what host nation laws say on the subject of warranties and defects.

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Jordan CastelanLt. Gen. Tom Jones, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander, and his wife, Debbie, welcome U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin and his congressional delegation to Ramstein July 3. The six members of Congress had lunch with Airmen from their home states during a brief stop here.

Congressional delegation meets with Ramstein Airmen

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Chief Warrant Officer 5 Debra Blankenbaker, senior ranking chief warrant officer for the 7th Civil Support Command, receives her new shoulder boards during a promotion ceremony June 30 on Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. Brig. Gen. Paul Benanati (left), 7th CSC commanding general, and her husband, John, were on hand to officially promote Blankenbaker from the rank of CW4 to CW5, the highest warrant officer rank in the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve.

7th CSC promotes first Army Reserve CW5 in Europe

Story and photo by Brandon Beach
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Debra Blankenbaker wears many hats for the Kaiserslautern-based 7th Civil Support Command.
Blankenbaker, a native of Waterloo, Iowa, serves as chief of the 7th CSC’s Officer Personnel Branch, G1 Section. She also counsels Soldiers as the program manager for the command’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Program.

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FVAP helps service members exercise right to vote

by Senior Airman Timothy Moore
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Ramstein Voting Assistance Office hosted Armed Forces Voter Week June 30 to Monday on Ramstein.

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Army Medicine in Europe reaching out to German partners

by Ed Drohan
Europe Regional Medical Command Public Affairs

Partnership was the word of the day as members of Army Medicine in Europe met with their counterparts from the Bundeswehr Medical Service at the latter’s headquarters June 26.

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7th CSC Soldiers support Western Accord 14

by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta
7th Civil Support Command Public Affairs

Soldiers from the 7th Civil Support Command’s 1172nd Movement Control Team provided logistical and movement control support to the U.S. Army Africa-led Western Accord 14, a combined joint military partnership command post and field training peace operation exercise, June 16 to 30 in Thies and the capital city of Dakar, Senegal.

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Courtesy photoCol. William Bailey (right), 409th Contracting Support Brigade commander, passes the colors to Lt. Col. Daryl (Gwen) Devera-Waden, 903rd Contingency Contracting Battalion incoming commander, during a change of command ceremony June 20 in Kaiserslautern. Devera-Waden took command from Lt. Col. Lynda Royse, who relinquished command of the the 903rd CCBn. after three years of continuous leadership. Royse’s next assignment will be at the Pentagon where she will be working as part of the joint staff.

903rd CCBn. welcomes new commander

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