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Airmen from the 86th Communications Squadron ensure the streets surrounding their squadron are spotless during Base Pride Day April 28 on Ramstein. Base Pride Day is a semiannual, two-day spring cleanup when Airmen clean where they live and work.

Team Ramstein observes Base Pride Day

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

On a cloudy, rainy and chilly spring day at Ramstein, Airmen were seen at every corner of the base picking up trash, pulling weeds and sweeping leaves into piles.

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Commentary

Off the Beaten Path

by Maj. Matthew Dooley
76th Airlift Squadron

Some common reasons many of us became interested in the military are the chance to travel around the world, experience new cultures and take on unique responsibilities.

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Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment bow their heads during the chaplain’s prayer inside the aircraft hangar at the Landstuhl heliport.

Landstuhl’s Dustoff troops deploy one last time

Story and photo by Rick Scavetta
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, embraced their families and friends before getting on the bus to deploy.

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Maj. Curtis Hayes (left), 86th Dental Squadron chief oral and maxillofacial surgeon, and Senior Airman Britanni McKnight, 
86th DS dental assistant, operate on a patient during a dental implant surgery April 29 on Ramstein.

Dentist ‘crowned’ with AF-level award

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

Standing out from among thousands of dental Airmen around the world, Maj. Curtis Hayes, 86th Dental Squadron chief oral and maxillofacial surgeon, was recently named Air Force Dentist of the Year for 2013.

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr.Soldiers with the 39th Transportation Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command perform a tire drag April 21 during a physical readiness training session on Kleber Kaserne. The morning’s PRT 
session consisted of various lanes Soldiers had to navigate, including a tire flip, chain drag and pushing a 
Humvee.

39th Trans Soldiers conduct motor pool PT

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Photo by Senior Airman Jose L. LeonNew Ramstein spouses tour the inside of a C-130J Super Hercules as a part of the Ramstein Airman & Family Readiness Center’s Heartlink seminar April 25. The seminar is designed to help Air Force spouses learn about military life, etiquette and what the military has to offer.

Heartlink: Spouses’ gateway to Air Force

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And the award goes to ...

And the award goes to …

Photos by Staff Sgt. Tramel Garrett
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

Topper Award Winners U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz hosted the 2014 Installation Management Command-Europe Topper Awards Show and Ceremony April 26 at Armstrong’s Club on Vogelweh. Hundreds of thespians and their supporters — all wearing formal dress — came out for the gala event, where 59 awards were presented. The full […]

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael StuartBrig. Gen. Bradley D. Spacy tours 86th AW
Lt. Col. Troy Austin (right), 86th Security Forces Squadron commander, discusses a potential renovation and expansion of the security forces guard mount facility with Brig. Gen. Bradley D. Spacy, Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa director of logistics, installations and mission support, April 18 on Ramstein. Spacy is responsible for policy and guidance of aircraft maintenance, munitions maintenance, transportation, supply, logistics plans, civil engineering, security forces and contracting activities.

Brig. Gen. Bradley D. Spacy tours 86th AW

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Courtesy photoDesirable items left in public view can give a thief a reason and invitation to take them.

Protect yourself, protect your belongings

by Master Sgt. Duane Stinson
569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron

Make your home a “hard target” with a few simple measures. It is common to see a modest increase in burglaries in the springtime. While the incidence of this crime is comparable to other similarly populated areas in Germany, burglaries are one of the most commonly committed crimes and remains […]

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Fight continues against sexual assault

by Sara Pavich
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Though Sexual Assault Awareness Month is over, the fight against sexual assault cases in the military is still in full swing.

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