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Ramstein Airmen STEP up

Ramstein Airmen STEP up

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

As enlisted Airmen, earning the next rank is highly competitive. Studying, boards, enlisted performance reports, awards, decorations and career development courses all play a part in the Weighted Airman Promotion System, which puts Airmen vying for limited promotions against their peers.

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Saving lives through core values

Saving lives through core values

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

Integrity first, service before self and excellence in all we do are the core values engrained in every Airman. Acting as a reminder of what it takes to get the mission done effectively, these values are more than just a standard to meet. It can mean the difference between life and death.

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MyICP gives military spouses new career planning tool

by Terri Moon Cronk
American Forces Press Service

Military spouses who need guidance on education and careers have a new online tool at their fingertips, a program analyst for the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program, or SECO, said in an interview last week.

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Master Sgt. Jennifer Higgs, 455th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, conducts an equipment 
function check inside a C-130 Hercules Feb. 21, 2013, on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. The 455th EAES performs its missions on fixed wing aircraft, including the C-17 Globemaster III, C-130 Hercules and KC-135 Stratotanker, and can provide extensive critical care capability with the Critical Care Air Transport Teams.

After The Battle: The bandage mission

Story and photo by Senior Airman Chris Willis
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

More than 70 years ago, the first flight nurse graduated from the flight nurse course on Bowman Field, Ky. These flight nurses trained to provide a higher level of care to patients while they traveled by aircraft to other medical facilities.

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Blotter

KMC Blotter – Jan. 31, 2014

JAN. 21 10 a.m.: A mutual assault was reported in Mackenbach. 4:55 p.m.: A major vehicle accident was reported on Ramstein. JAN. 22 4:15 p.m.: Theft of a motor vehicle was reported in Mannheim. JAN. 23 2:44 a.m.: Drunken driving was reported in Landstuhl. 7:37 a.m.: A major traffic accident was reported in Kaiserslautern. 11:40 a.m.: […]

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Commentary

Drinking and driving: Poor decision can ruin your life

by Capt. Luis Rosado-Medina
86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight commander

“Arrive alive. Don’t drink and drive.” “You booze, you cruise, you lose.” “Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.” These are just some of the slogans you may have heard of at some point in your military career. They are literary gimmicks trying to keep you safe and out of trouble.

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Photo by Sgt. Jere R. CerdenioSoldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 95th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade prepare food Jan. 16 to be served at the Fisher House on Wilson Barracks. The Fisher House Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides comfort homes for military and veterans’ families while a loved one is receiving treatment.

MP Soldier gives back to community

by Sgt. Jere R. Cerdenio
95th Military Police Battalion Public Affairs

Soldiers and their family members often give back to their military community by volunteering. Whether it is donating supplies or time, volunteering with various organizations is a way to help those in need. One NCO recently enlisted the help of his Soldiers and their families to help a local nonprofit organization.

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Courtesy photoSenior Airman Charles Blumel, 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron RF transmission journeyman, and Staff Sgt. Hailey Sundberg, 2nd Weapons director craftsman, provide close air support and command and control during a recent air assault exercise at the Grafenwöhr Training Area.

AF, Army exercise demonstrates airborne, ground combat

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

Air Force and Army combat specialists from the 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron, 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment and 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment had a chance to demonstrate their ability to exercise effective command and control during a recent exercise designed to test their ability to assault a simulated enemy compound.

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U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Library technician Deborah Arnett downloads magazines from the Zinio magazine subscription service Jan. 16 at the main library on Smith Barracks, Landstuhl. Army libraries across Europe are switching to all-digital magazine content.

Local libraries pull plug on paper mags

Story and photo by Dijon Rolle
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs

Army libraries across Europe are pulling the plug on paper magazines and going all digital. Beginning this month, patrons will no longer have to visit their local library to search through stacks of paper magazines.

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Air Force leaders commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Courtesy of American Forces News Service

WASHINGTON — Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody issued the following message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force: As America commemorates the federal holiday honoring […]

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