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We asked you: “What makes Christmas markets in Germany so special?”                  

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Courtesy photoThe Mrs. Claus Affair helps make sure family members of deployed service members have something to open up on Christmas morning, too.

The Mrs. Claus Affair

by Annie Valentine
Contributing writer

If you’ve ever had a spouse deployed during the holidays, then you know the only thing harder than being away from family over Christmas is being away from your sweetheart.

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Courtesy photoThe holiday season accentuates our fears that we may be training the next generation to be greedy and entitled. Over indulging children can lead to “a case of the gimmies.”

The Case of the ‘Gimmies’

by Dr. Krystal White
Contributing writer

Parents naturally want the best for their children but don’t want to spoil them. It’s not only during the holiday season that parents find themselves caught between giving permission and setting limits. We take kids to the movies, buy them sweets, indulge them with dinners out, and sign them up for out of school activities. Steady incomes, easy credit and a culture of “stuff” makes a parent’s desire to simplify and say “no” that much more challenging.

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First Lt. Delilah Chinana, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing contract airlift and terminal ops chief, responds to emails Nov. 14 regarding airline contracts as part of her job to ensure Airmen and their family members fly in clean and safe aircraft. Chinana is Walatowa from the Pueblo of Jemez in New Mexico. She is one of many Native Americans currently serving in the Air Force.

Air Force, Airmen growing through diversity

Story and photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

From a distance, service members can be hard to distinguish. They wear identical uniforms, have similar haircuts and are all held to the same set of rules and standards, but the Department of Defense recognizes the diversity among service members and civilian employees during monthlong heritage observations.

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Photo courtesy of the U.S. Air ForceThe German American Community Office on Lauterstrasse 2 in Kaisers-lautern provides support to Americans and Germans.

GACO welcomes 30,000th customer

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The German-American Community Office recently welcomed customer No. 30,000. Spc. Evral Graham of the 230th Military Police Company at Sembach Kaserne visited GACO in Kaiserslautern to inquire about the German “Kindergeld,” or child allowance. Little did he know, he would be greeted not only with the information he was inquiring about, but recognized as a milestone customer for GACO.

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Photo by Master Sgt. Lee HooverChief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody speaks to Airmen during a worldwide CHIEFchat Nov. 12 at the Defense Media Activity at Fort George G. Meade, Md. During the meeting, Airmen submitted questions to the chief through social media, prerecorded video submissions and live in the studio.

CMSAF launches worldwide CHIEFchat, answers questions from force

by Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel
Air Force News Service

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody shared his perspective on the past, present and future of the Air Force with Airmen, Air Force civilians and their families Nov. 12 during a worldwide CHIEFchat session at the headquarters of the Defense Media Activity here.

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German Polizei Corner

Avoid pollution, noise in neighborhood During the cold season, some vehicle owners who do not possess their own garage like to idle their engines as a way to clear the windshield of ice and snow without having to scrape and warm up the interior of the vehicle. Doing so creates […]

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Photo by Rick ScavettaLt. Col. George Brown (right), U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s director of emergency services, and Andreas Grawert, the garrison’s deputy fire chief, pay their respects to fallen German soldiers during a Nov. 17 ceremony in Otterbach for “Volkstrauertag,” the people’s day of mourning. Garrison Commander Col. Bryan DeCoster took part in a wreath laying at the cemetery in Kaiserslautern, while Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Kraus, the garrison’s senior enlisted leader, took part in a ceremony in Germersheim. The public holiday in Germany commemorates all those who died in armed conflicts.

Paying respect on Day of Mourning

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KMC Blotter – Nov. 22, 2013

NOV. 12 8:37 a.m.: A major traffic accident was reported in Schwedelbach. 10:03 a.m.: Theft from a motor vehicle was reported in Magdeburg. 5:32 p.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported in Weilerbach. NOV. 13 8 a.m.: A burglary and larceny of private property were reported in Kaiserslautern. 6:19 p.m.: A major traffic […]

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A length of service ceremony to honor members of the American and German civilian workforce who have dedicated 20 to 45 years of life working for the U.S. Air Force was held Nov. 15 on Ramstein. Longevity and dedication to a single employer is a highly regarded accomplishment in the German culture, and nearly 100 American and local national civilians were honored.

Length of service employees honored

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

A dedicated workforce of local national and American civilian workers was honored on Ramstein for their impressive feats of longevity and sacrifices to the Air Force.

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