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Photo by Staff Sgt. Christina J. Turnipseed
Col. D. David Deadrich, commander of the 18th Military Police Brigade, and Command Sgt. Maj. Henry Stearns, senior enlisted advisor of the 18th MP Bde., case the unit colors May 23 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks during the 18th MP Bde. casing ceremony in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

18th MP BDE cases unit colors

by Staff Sgt. Christina Turnipseed
18th MP Public Affairs, 21st TSC

Soldiers of the 18th Military Police “Ever Vigilant” Brigade cased their colors May 23 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks in preparation for an upcoming deployment.

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Alicia Green, Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility USO information specialist, hands a quilt to a patient’s father May 28 on Ramstein. The CASF USO offers a home away from home for wounded service members in transit from combat zones to the U.S. The CASF USO has a variety of employees and volunteers who provide support to the wounded warriors at the CASF.

CASF USO celebrates 10 years of wounded warrior care

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Rhynes
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The USO attached to the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility celebrated its 10th anniversary during a ceremony May 22 on Ramstein.

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Maj. James Joubert, a physician with the 196th Medical Support Unit of the 21st Theater Sustainment 
Command’s 7th Civil Support Command, poses with (from left) Bulgarian army Sgt. Peter Evgeniev Dzhongov, Bulgarian army Lt. Col. Georgi M. Malinov and Bulgarian army Sgt. Tsvetan I. Petrov during a training event May 17.

196th MSU doctor assists at international training event

Story and photo by Spc. Glenn M. Anderson, 221st Public Affairs Detachment, 7th Civil Support Command, 21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

An Army Reserve physician assigned to the 196th Medical Support Unit of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 7th Civil Support Command assisted in a partner nation training event with the Bulgarian army May 14 to 18.

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Furloughs affect USAFE-AFAFRICA employees

by Capt. Reba Good
U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs

More than 1,760 U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa employees are among the Department of Defense civilians required to take 11 furlough days beginning July 8.

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Army, AF train together for protests, medical emergencies

Army, AF train together for protests, medical emergencies

U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern hosted the Warrior Response 2013 training exercise May 14 to 16. The exercise tested the garrison’s coordinated response to a series of simulated scenarios and threats.

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Photo by Staff Sgt. Joel Salgado 

Lt. Gen. Thomas P. Bostick, U.S. Army chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, presents the Itschner Award to the 42nd Clearance Company, a 21st Theater Sustainment Command unit that earned the award during a recent Afghanistan deployment.

21st TSC unit recognized as Army’s ‘top engineers’

From the U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs Office

The 42nd Clearance Company, a 21st Theater Sustainment Command unit, was recently recognized as the Army’s top engineer unit.

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Baumholder ‘moves’ to provide better services

by Ignacio “Iggy” Rubalcava
U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder Public Affairs

There’s been a lot of juggling of offices and people lately on Smith Barracks that, in the end, will improve all personnel related services on Baumholder.

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10th EAEF help support wounded warriors

by Airman 1st Class Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 10th Expeditionary Aero-medical Evacuation Flight is comprised of 84 highly trained and qualified Airmen from evacuation squadrons and medical units throughout the Air Force Reserve, Guard and active duty whose mission is to provide in-flight medical care and bring home wounded warriors.

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Commentary

Chief’s Corner: Are you a ‘capital A’ Airman?

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

Are you a “capital A” Airman? The second part of this question is: Are there any “lower case A” Airmen? Are we so caught up in who we are that we really need to differentiate between a “capital A” Airman as opposed to the Airman we profess to be according to our creed? Our Air Force is suffering from an identity crisis.

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Blotter

KMC Blotter – May 24, 2013

MAY 14 3:33 a.m.: A major traffic accident with injuries was reported on the L-363 in the direction of Bann. 12:31 p.m.: A major traffic accident was reported in Kaiserslautern. 2:20 p.m.: Damage to government property was reported at the Auto Hobby Shop on Pulaski Barracks. MAY 15 12:56 a.m.: […]

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