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PII violators will have AFNET accounts locked

by Maj. Brooke Brander
Air Force Space Command Public Affairs

Individuals who inappropriately store and transmit personally identifiable information over the Air Force Network will now have their accounts locked in response to the violation.

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Hagel: Six priorities shape future defense institutions

by Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service

In the months since the 2012 defense strategic guidance first reflected a new budget reality, Pentagon officials and military leaders have been working on the department’s longer-term budget and strategy, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said here this 
morning.

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Commentary

Courtesy photoThe 786th Civil Engineer Squadron snow removal team removes snow on a parking apron during the 2012-2013 snow season.

Snow removal process runs like well-oiled machine

by Master Sgt. Adegboyega Adeyemo
786th Civil Engineer Squadron

Every winter the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron fights an uphill battle to keep Mother Nature at bay. To keep the mission going, the “snow team,” which includes the 786th CES Heavy Equipment shop and volunteers from other CE shops, stands ready to face the blustering winds and bitter cold in order to keep runways and streets clear of snow and ice.

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The journey to excellence: Are we there yet?

by Chief Master Sgt. Lewis Holston Jr.
37th Airlift Squadron superintendent

As I prepared the commencement speech for the recent Community College of the Air Force graduation ceremony, my mind kept returning to a familiar theme. I thought of this important accomplishment’s place on the journey to excellence.

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Holly MansfieldAerographers Mate 1st Class Rhyan Winbush and 2nd Lt. Brian Popick, 21st Operational Weather Squadron weather forecasters, observe maps of different areas to predict the weather before participating in an evacuation exercise Oct. 24 at Kapaun Air Station. The 21st OWS conducts inspections every quarter to prepare operations at an alternate location if the primary location can’t be accessed.

Weather squadron forecasts future

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

Accurately forecasting the future weather of Europe, Africa, parts of Russia, the Middle East and Southwest Asia falls onto more than 100 pairs of shoulders belonging to the Airmen of the 21st Operational Weather Squadron stationed on Vogelweh. Their mission is to provide precise weather information used by war-fighters throughout the world.

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Zachary, 6, and Annabella Seidl, 9, guard their zombie pirate tent hideaway during the 2013 Halloween Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 31 at Donnelly Park on Ramstein. Trunk-or-Treat featured goblins, ghouls, monsters, minions, aliens and dinosaurs, as well as food, games, movies, costume contests and trunks full of candy for eager trick-or-treaters.

Ramstein overrun by little monsters

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

“Creatures of your wildest dreams” and “things that go bump in the night” took to the streets of Donnelly Park looking for unsuspecting victims or guarding mythical sugary treasures Oct. 31.

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Photo by Elizabeth BehringDanny Sneed (right), a wreck assistant at Pulaski Auto Skills, goes over Andres J. Martinez Javier’s worksheet after performing a free check on Javier’s car Oct. 25 during U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s biannual Vehicle Inspection Day. Javier works at the U.S. Army Medical Materiel Center, Europe, in Pirmasens. Sneed said the two most common errors he sees during auto checks are over-inflated tires, which can wear out quickly and be dangerous, and customers who don’t get their oil routinely changed.

Garrison hosts fall vehicle inspection day

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Cody testifies to commission on total force

by Staff Sgt. David Salanitri
Air Force Public Affairs Agency

The Air Force’s senior enlisted Airman testified in front of the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force Oct. 25 in Arlington, Va., giving his perspective of the total force and the challenges to building the best balance for the future.

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Ninth CSAF, former COMUSAFE laid to rest

Information courtesy of Air Force Public Affairs Agency

A former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force chief of staff and commander U.S. Air Forces in Europe was laid to rest Oct. 25 in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Commissary offers more savings for holidays

by Sallie Cauthers
Defense Commissary Agency marketing and mass communication specialist

Military families facing the annual ritual of planning their holiday menus need look no further than their commissary for quality and savings.

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