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Army Col. Jeff Clark (left), Europe Regional Medical Command commander and U.S. Army Europe command surgeon, and Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Luciano, ERMC command sergeant major, unfurl the ERMC flag during an uncasing ceremony April 24 at the Community Activity Center on Sembach Kaserne. The ceremony officially marked 
the relocation of ERMC headquarters from Heidelberg to Kaiserslautern.

Uncasing ceremony welcomes ERMC to Sembach

by Shane Sharp
Europe Regional Medical Command Public Affairs

The relocation of the Europe Regional Medical Command from Heidelberg to the KMC became official during an uncasing ceremony April 24 on Sembach Kaserne.

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Fallen service members’ families special on Army posts

Fallen service members’ families special on Army posts

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

Family members of fallen service members now have special parking spots near several facilities in the Baumholder community.

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Save tax on imported vehicles

by Robert Szostek
U.S. European Command Customs Public Affairs

U.S. personnel stationed overseas can ship vehicles to the U.S. free of federal tax and duty. This exemption means big savings if you meet three conditions.

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Lt. Col. Louis L. King, assistant product manager-Europe; Lt. Col. Nathan J. Bollinger, 102nd Signal Battalion commander;
Lt. Col. Michael “Sully” Sullivan; and Bernhard Sandmaier, Nokia Siemens networks manager, team up for a ribbon cutting to
commemorate the official completion of the Installation Information Infrastructure Modernization Program.

Baumholder stands up high speed data network

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

Baumholder stood up a new data network recently that increases the speed and efficiency of network users in Baumholder. The project upgraded and expanded the voice and data communication systems for the entire installation and brought the quartermaster and clinic areas onto the fiber network.

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HHC, 21st TSC host training stand-down week

HHC, 21st TSC host training stand-down week

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

Soldiers and Department of the Army civilians assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 21st Special Troops Battalion completed most of the Army’s annual mandatory training requirements with a training stand-down week, April 15 through 19.

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Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley

SecAF discusses Airmen’s morale

by Jim Garamone
American Forces Press Service

Deployed Airmen are ready and motivated, but those based in the U.S. face fiscal challenges that sap morale, Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said here today.

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Competitors, alongside their sponsors, stand in front of the 409th Contracting Support Brigade NCO of the Year board held March 19 to 21 in Grafenwöhr, Germany.

409th Contracting Support Brigade selects top Soldier NCO

by Rachel Clark
409th Contracting Support Brigade

Staff Sgt. Booker Jordan, 903rd Contingency Contracting Battalion, was named the 409th Contracting Support Brigade NCO of the year for the second consecutive year. The 409th CSB held its annual NCO of the Year competition here March 19 to 21.

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LRS implements new e-process for GMV licensing

by Staff Sgt. Melanie McBride
86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron

To alleviate redundancy and confusion, the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron utilized Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century principles and implemented a new e-licensing process.

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(From left) Andreas Schepers, Norbel Hoebel, Donna L. Street, Maj. 
Gen. Aundre F. Piggee, Helmut Haufe and Paul Lindemeber dig the first shovels of dirt for the Theater Logistics Support Center-Europe fuel purging station April 12 at the Kaiserslautern Army Depot.

Ground breaking marks construction of new fuel purging center

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

The Theater Logistics Support Center-Europe hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the beginning of construction of a fuel purging center April 12 at the Kaiserslautern Army Depot.

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Newly graduated Lean Six Sigma black belts pose for a photograph with Col. Barry Diehl (second from right), chief of staff for the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, following a graduation ceremony April 18 on Panzer Kaserne.

21st TSC holds graduation for Lean Six Sigma black belts

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

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command formally recognized a graduating class of 12 newly trained Lean Six Sigma black belts during a ceremony April 18 on Panzer Kaserne.

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