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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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Photo by Senior Airman Trevor RhynesVolunteers with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command clean the area around an excavation site Sept. 13 in Belgium after completing a year and a half of digging.

JPAC: until they are home

by Senior Airman Hailey Haux
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Although the sun is up, you could hardly tell through the dense fog creating an eerie feeling at the dig site. Everyone had their warmest jackets on as they prepared to load everything up after a long year and a half of digging.

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Photo by Senior Airman Jose L. LeonTeam Ramstein Airmen perform a Foreign Object Damage walk Sept. 17 on Ramstein after the Ramstein Welfare Bazaar. FOD walks are done every week to ensure the flightline is safe for aircraft operations.

FOD walk

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander A. BurnettMaj. Gen. John R. O’Connor, commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, and Winfried P. Wilhelm, superintendent of the 6966th Transportation Truck Terminal, cut the 6966th TTT ceremonial cake during the organization’s 60th anniversary ceremony Sept. 13 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks.

6966th Transportation Truck Terminal celebrates 60th anniversary

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

Soldiers, Department of the Army civilians and local nationals celebrated the 60th anniversary of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 6966th Transportation Truck Terminal, Theater Logistics Support Center-Europe, with food, drink and commemoration during a ceremony Sept. 13 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks.

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Courtesy photoAirmen Leadership School Class 2013-7 graduates pose for a photo Sept. 10. Sixty-three students completed 192 curriculum hours encompassing 23 leadership lessons.

Congrats ALS graduates

Senior Airman Sean Paul P. Acebedo Senior Airman Ashley S. Appleby Senior Airman Kevin W. Baker Senior Airman Daniel J. Bedoe Senior Airman Jasmin N. Bennett — Distinguished Graduate Award Winner Senior Airman David A. Blackburn Senior Airman Brittany M. Bojorquez — Distinguished Graduate Award Winner Senior Airman Justin T. […]

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Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew ChlostaCapt. Dave Esra, commander of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 361st CA Brigade, 7th Civil Support Command, shakes hands with Cristian Trocin, of Dcochia City, Moldova, after a chess match Sept. 11 at Moldova’s National Children Rehabilitation Center in Ceadir-Lunga, Moldova.

Allies assess EUCOM HA projects in Moldova

by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta
7th Civil Support Command Public Affairs, 21st Theater Sustainment Command

Soldiers from the 7th Civil Support Command, 21st Theater Sustainment Command deployed to this Eastern European nation Sept. 9 for assessments of U.S. European Command humanitarian assistance projects designed to improve the lives of the Moldovan people.

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Soldiers of the 95th Military Police Battalion answer a call at the barracks and break up a simulated fight as part of the 95th Professional Law Enforcement Exercise Sept. 9 to 13 on Smith Barracks in Baumholder.

95th MP Bn. PLE

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Christina Turnipseed
18th Military Police Public Affairs

Soldiers of the 95th Military Police Battalion from Sembach, Wiesbaden, Stuttgart and Baumholder in Germany, and Camp Darby, Italy, gathered at Smith Barracks in Baum-holder Sept. 9 to 13 for the 95th’s first Professional Law Enforcement Exercise.

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Photo by Senior Airman Trevor RhynesSpc. Brian Bunker (left), U.S. Army Europe band guitarist, and Staff Sgt. Alex Nikiforoff, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa band guitarist, participate in a battle of the bands during the 70th anniversary of American Forces Network Europe Sept. 14 on Ramstein. Over the past 70 years, AFN Europe has entertained service members over the radio, online and on television.

Battle of the Bands

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Photo by Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest WainwrightMission supportAirman 1st Class Romeo Ingreso, 86th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment journeyman, inspects a helmet Sept. 9 on Ramstein. The 86th OSS supports the 86th Airlift Wing mission by providing airfield operations management, air traffic control, weather services, intelligence support, combat tactics development and crew training support operations.

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Maj. Gen. John R. O’Connor, commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, receives an operational briefing Sept. 11 from the leadership of the 731st Munitions Squadron during a visit to Camp Darby in Pisa, Italy. O’Connor traveled to three installations in Italy to meet with personnel from various units in an effort to better understand the operational environment in Italy.

‘First in Support’ CG visits units in Italy

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

The commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, Maj. Gen. John R. O’Connor, traveled to four separate military installations dispersed throughout northern Italy during a site visit conducted Sept. 10 and 11.

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