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Photo by Senior Airman Jonathan StefankoAirmen with the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing undergo a simulated live-fire exercise Feb. 5 in Grafenwöhr, Germany. The 435th AGOW establishes expeditionary airfield operations and communications and provides theater-wide combat support and training.

Training to guide warheads on target

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Photo courtesy of the U.S. ArmySoldiers from the 5th Battalion, 7th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command greet U.S. Air Force Gen. Frank Gorenc, commander of NATO Allied Air Command, during his visit to Gaziantep, Turkey, Jan. 28. The visit allowed Gorenc and the AIRCOM deputy commander, French Lt. Gen. Dominique de Longvilliers, to meet U.S. and Turkish leadership, become familiar with the area of operations, talk with Soldiers, and discuss integration of NATO assets and other resources in helping to protect Turkish civilians from foreign missile threats.

Gorenc greets Soldiers

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Ramstein boasts lottery of numbered units, heritage

Ramstein boasts lottery of numbered units, heritage

by Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Ramstein possesses a grab-bag of numbered squadrons, detachments and globally separated units. How these squadrons came under control of the 86th Airlift Wing starts back when the wing was first established.

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Job seekers can sign up for virtual career fair

by Dijon Rolle
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

Members of the Veteran Recruiting Services and European Army Alumni and Career Program will host a virtual career fair from 4 to 6 p.m. (Central European Time) Feb. 25.

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Capt. Thomas F. Torchia (left), Central Accord 14 Phase I OIC assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, explains how a bundle is dropped from a C-130 aircraft during an airborne operation to Nigerian Lt. Col. Seun A. Kuponiyi during Central Accord 14 Phase I Feb. 5 on Ramstein.

US, African soldiers train together in Kaiserslautern

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

Service members from around the world converged on the KMC Feb. 3 to 7 to train international partners from Africa for Central Accord 14 Phase I.

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Members of the KMC and Headquarters U.S Army Europe G4 attend an Army “Best of the Best” Deployment Excellence Award ceremony Feb. 5 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks. The ceremony recognized Soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 635th Movement Control Team.

635th MCT named Army’s best deployment team

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

Army logisticians from the 635th Movement Control Team took home top honors during the Deployment Excellence Award 2012 competition year.

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Kleber ID card office opens appointment system

by Mark Heeter
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz

The U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz ID card office on Kleber Kaserne has begun using a system through which customers can set up appointments online.

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Blotter

KMC Blotter – Feb. 14, 2014

FEB. 5 8:40 a.m.: A major traffic accident was reported on the west gate traffic circle. FEB. 6 8:16 a.m.: A major traffic accident was reported in Kaiserslautern. FEB. 7 7:30 p.m.: Domestic assault and damage to government property were reported on Vogelweh Family Housing. FEB. 8 9:42 p.m.: Use of a controlled substance […]

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Courtesy photocompetes for top spot Airman 1st Class Amanda Jolly, 786th Force Support Squadron service flight kitchen personnel, prepares meals Jan. 28 on Ramstein. The Jawbone Flight Kitchen, which services approximately 3,000 service members per month, is competing for the John L. Hennessy Award. In order to win in a category, the group competing must show excellence in food service management, readiness, quality in food, customer service, resource conservation, safety, and training.

Ramstein flight kitchen competes for top spot

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Commentary

Roaring lions, small dogs

by Chaplain (Maj.) Mike Curtis
435th Air Ground Operations Wing

The place to see a lion is in a zoo. Well-fed and exercised, the king of the beasts is there to be seen in all its glory. There’s even a nice barrier to ensure the lion stays on its side and the people stay on theirs. In other words, there are no unauthorized snacks for the lion.

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