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New AF app helps with workplace problems

by Tech. Sgt. Beth Anschutz
Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs

Airmen can now download an Air Force mobile application designed to help them better get at the root of workplace problems.

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Memo prepares DOD employees for government shutdown

by Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

Although Defense Department officials believe a government shutdown can be avoided when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, they want DOD employees to be prepared for the possibility, Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a memo issued to the workforce Monday.

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FLEP opens door to aspiring JAGs

FLEP opens door to aspiring JAGs

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

Officers interested in obtaining a law degree and becoming a member of the military’s legal team can apply for acceptance into the Funded Legal Education Program.

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Updates throughout the Air Force

by Senior Airman Jose L. Leon
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

U.S. Air Force instructions exist so people have a clear-cut definition of what is expected of them. Expectations change from time to time, so the rules must be adjusted to reflect such
changes.

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Blotter

KMC Blotter – Sept. 27, 2013

SEPT. 17 11:50 a.m.: A full communication failure was reported. 5:29 p.m.: A full communication failure was reported. 9 p.m.: A patrol response and assistance rendered were reported on Vogelweh Family Housing. SEPT. 18 1:13 a.m.: A simple assault was reported in Kaiserslautern. 8:23 a.m.: Failure to report a minor traffic accident and fleeing the […]

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander A. BurnettMaj. Gen. John R. O’Connor, commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, discusses family and community issues Sept. 18 during his first Family Readiness Executive Steering Committee meeting on Vogelweh Military Complex. Nearly 20 family readiness leaders from throughout the 21st TSC footprint attended to learn about O’Connor’s command philosophy and discuss issues in their areas.

CG discusses family, Soldier issues

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Commentary

Common sense lesson in making sense

by Col. Randall Reed
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing commander

What does the chief of staff of the Air Force and ham have in common? It all has to do with sense — common sense.

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Photo by Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest WainwrightBrig. Gen. Patrick X. Mordente (center), 86th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Leslie Smith (left), 86th AW vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. James Morris (right), 86th AW command chief, pose for a photo before donating to the Combined Federal Campaign Sept. 18 on Ramstein. The mission of the CFC is to promote and support philanthropy through a program that is employee focused, cost-efficient and effective in providing all federal employees the opportunity to improve their quality of life.

Leadership gives back through CFC

   

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Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Randall JacksonFirst Lt. Jorge Delgado (left), assigned to the 212th Combat Support Hospital, evacuates a casualty with the help of a support Soldier during the Expert Field Medical Badge test Sept. 13. The EFMB test is the utmost challenge to the professional competence and physical endurance of the military medical professional.

Local Soldiers compete for coveted badge

by Sgt. Michael Reinsch
U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs

Dozens of U.S. Army medical Soldiers from the KMC recently took part in U.S. Army Europe’s Expert Field Medical Badge competition, a grueling 10-day event that pushed service members to their limits to earn the coveted honor.

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Photo by Senior Airman Hailey HauxRetired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Paul Needham talks about his time in captivity after a luncheon Sept. 18 at the Ramstein Officers’ Club. The luncheon was held in memory of prisoners of war and those missing in action, and Needham was invited to be the guest speaker to tell his story to Airmen as a way to enhance their resiliency. Needham was captured Nov. 4, 1979, by Iranian terrorists who took over the U.S. Embassy in Teheran, Iran.

Prisoner of war tells his story

by Senior Airman Hailey Haux
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

When you first meet him, you think he is just another veteran with an incredibly humorous attitude. After a few moments of talking and getting to know him, you find out there is much more to him than meets the eye.

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