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Watch nutrition like HAWC

by 2nd Lt. Lindsey Leitz
Nutrition program manager

March is National Nutrition Month, which begs the question, “Where do you get your nutrition information?” Advice from family, friends and colleagues, coupled with the massive amount of information found on the Internet, leaves many people in a state of nutrition information overload.

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Women in service are ‘The Mighty’

by Senior Master Sgt. Amber Mitchell
Kisling NCO Academy commandant

One of my favorite movies is called “The Mighty.” It’s about an awkward boy with learning disabilities and an unmistakably large stature and his friend who is riddled with birth defects, plaguing his ability to stand and even walk on his own. The two rely heavily on each other to fill in their personality and learning gaps.

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Dr. Susan Kelly, Transition to Veterans Program Office director, visits with Airmen to discuss the pros and cons of the Transition Assistance Program.

TAP: providing outreach, resources

Story and photos by Airman Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

A key transition assistance official visited Ramstein to discuss force management and inform Airmen on outreach resources and assistance programs allowing for a smooth transition back in to the civilian world.

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Christina J. TurnipseedPfc. Jacob Yeager (left) and Pfc. Nicholas Milano, 131st Military Working Dog Detachment, conduct a bite demonstration with Leo, a military working dog, Feb. 12 in Ansbach, Germany.

MWDs receive certification

by Staff Sgt. Christina Turnipseed
18th Military Police Brigade Public Affairs, 21st Theater Sustainment Command

After two-and-a-half months of rigorous training led by Soldiers from the 131st Military Working Dog Detachment, two former tactical dogs achieved patrol dog certification, a task accomplished by fewer than 10 dog teams in the entire Department of the Army.

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Photo by Tech. Sgt. Daylena S. RicksSecretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James shares her top three priorities, Air Force challenges and the way ahead at an Airmen’s call Monday on Ramstein.

SECAF visits Ramstein, shares insight on way ahead

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

For her first stop during her first overseas trip, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James toured Ramstein and spoke with U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Airmen Monday.

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Photo by Senior Airman Jonathan StefankoCapt. Michael Trimble, 37th Airlift Squadron chief of scheduling, helps the pilot maintain visual contact with the runway during a pilot proficiency sortie March 6 above Ramstein. These types of sorties help keep more than 70 37th AS pilots proficient in various takeoff, approach and landing maneuvers.

Pilots preserve proficiency

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Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth J. Kraus Jr., command sergeant major of U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, speaks to Soldiers, civilians and family members during the 2014 Army Emergency Relief fundraising campaign kick-off 
luncheon March 4 at the Landstuhl Community Club on Wilson Barracks.

2014 AER campaign kicks off

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

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz officially kicked off the 2014 Army Emergency Relief fundraising campaign during a luncheon March 4 at the Landstuhl Community Club on Wilson Barracks.

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U.S. Army photoCol. Gregory Brady, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command commander, conducts an operations briefing with Col. Jennifer Spears, chief of staff, Joint Missile Defense Mission, and Maj. Gen. Richard Longo, deputy commanding general of U.S. Army Europe. Longo met with Soldiers from USAREUR and USAFE-AFAFRICA and participated in a 10th AAMDC-led joint missile defense exercise March 5 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks.

USAREUR deputy commander visits air defense exercise

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317th SMC Soldiers awarded for maintenance excellence

by Brandon Beach
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

For the second year in a row, Soldiers from the 317th Support Maintenance Company took home the U.S. Army Europe Army Award for Maintenance Excellence for competition year 2013.

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Transitional Assistance Management Program

Courtesy of TRICARE

The Transitional Assistance Management Program provides 180 days of premium-free transitional health care benefits after regular TRICARE benefits end.

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