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Diversity is our strength

by Lt. Col. John Frazier
86th Maintenance Group

I learned early in life that diversity equals strength. I attended Robert E. Lamberton public school in Philadelphia at the age of 10. Though Lamberton had a reputation as a good academic school, diversity of the student body is what made it special.

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Photo by Staff Sgt. John ZumerLt. Gen. Donald M. Campbell (left), U.S. Army Europe commanding general, Col. Gregory Brady, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command commander, listen to a question posed by a 10th AAMDC Soldier during a leaders’ luncheon Feb. 6 in Kaiserslautern.

USAREUR CG attends leaders’ luncheon with 10th AAMDC Soldiers

by Capt. Royal Reff
10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Public Affairs

Lt. Gen. Donald M. Campbell, U.S. Army Europe commanding general, met Soldiers and leaders with the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command during a visit to Rhine Ordnance Barracks
Feb. 6.

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Photo by Tech. Sgt. Chris BirdwellGreek Capt. Vasileios Mosios, 356th MTM (Tactical Transport Squadron) co-pilot, discusses the functions of a C-130J Super Hercules with Maj. Bill Tice, 37th Airlift Squadron instructor pilot, during Stolen Cerberus, a flight training deployment Feb. 2 to today designed to incorporate various training methods in order to maintain proficiency during deployed operations and increase interoperability with the Hellenic air force.

Team Ramstein participates in Stolen Cerberus

by Staff Sgt. Kris Levasseur
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

More than 150 Ramstein Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, along with U.S. Army jumpmasters, participated in Stolen Cerberus, a two-week flight training deployment designed to incorporate various training methods to maintain proficiency during deployed operations from Feb. 2 to today.

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Sgt. Victor Rincon, postal NCO assigned to the 35th Infantry Division, distributes mail Jan. 29 at the Mail Distribution Node on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. Rincon and nine other Soldiers from across the Army received postal operations training from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Jan. 13 through 30.

KFOR Soldiers get postal training

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

The 21st Theater Sustain-ment Command and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz hosted postal training for Army Soldiers Jan. 13 to 30 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.

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Tax season gets underway in KMC

Tax season gets underway in KMC

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

Doors opened at tax centers across the KMC after a ribbon-cutting event Jan. 28 on Kleber Kaserne.

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Evelyn Meaker (center), chief of information systems division for the Civilian Human Resources Agency Northeast/Europe Region, receives the William H. Kushnick Award from Maj. Gen. John R. O’Connor and Command Sgt. Maj. Sgt. Rodney J. Rhoades, 21st Theater Sustainment Command commanding general and command sergeant major, respectively, Jan. 27 on Panzer Kaserne.

Local national receives DA Award from 21st TSC CG

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

Evelyn Meaker, the chief of information systems division for the Civilian Human Resources Agency Northeast/Europe Region, received the William H. Kushnick Award during an awards presentation Jan. 27 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.

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Photo by Senior Airman Jose L. LeonPilots assigned to the 76th Airlift Squadron taxi a C-21 to the runway before taking off Jan. 30 on Ramstein. The C-21s assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing provide passenger, aeromedical and cargo airlift capabilities around the world.

Safety, spirit, service

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan CraneAirmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, 62nd Airlift Wing and 571st Contingency Response Group load vehicles, equipment and Rwandan soldiers onto a C-17 Globemaster III Jan. 19 in Rwanda, Africa. U.S. forces will transport a total of 850 Rwandan soldiers and more than 1,000 tons of equipment into the Central African Republic to aid French and African Union operations against militants during this three-week operation.

435th AGOW Airmen lead Rwandan port operations

by Capt. Justin Rex
Contingency Response Element commander

In an effort to confront destabilizing forces and violence within the Central African Republic, France and the African Union requested U.S. support to move Rwandan forces into the region.

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Graphic by Sara Pavich

Helping make your vote count

by Airman Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

A voting workshop, open to unit voting officers in the Kaiserslautern area, is scheduled for 8:30 a.m. Feb. 27 at the Hercules Theater on Ramstein.

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Dental clinic open house spotlights many services

by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Public Affairs

Baumholder’s Dental Clinic held its second annual open house Jan. 29 to help spotlight the clinic’s many services and opportunities for Soldiers, family members and civilians.

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