Vice president visits wounded warriors
Spc. Michael Allison froze when Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, entered his hospital room Feb. 3, but his 19-month-old son Logan didn’t miss a beat.
Spc. Michael Allison froze when Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Dr. Jill Biden, entered his hospital room Feb. 3, but his 19-month-old son Logan didn’t miss a beat.
The 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Contingency Response Group conducted a flying training deployment with the Israeli air force’s 103rd Squadron Jan. 27 to Feb. 8 here.
Sequestration would leave the Air Force with untrained people, a lack of equipment and be “devastating” to the service, officials said Feb. 7.
The Heidelberg and Wiesbaden areas, home to many U.S. forces personnel and their families, have joined the list of German cities to establish and enforce low-emissions zones.
The Air Force chief of staff published his professional reading list Feb. 1. In a message on the website, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III said, “We are the world’s greatest air force because of our Airmen…and we must continue to strengthen that team.”
Classes And Training
» Ramstein Family Advocacy offers the
following winter classes: How to Avoid Falling in Love with a
Jerk/Jerkette, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the Ramstein Health and
Wellness Center; Active Parenting of Teens, 11:30 a.m. to
1 p.m.
Tuesday and Feb. 19 and 26 at Family Advocacy, Bldg. 2121, third floor;
and Stress Management, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 5, 12, 19 and 26 at
Family Advocacy. For details and to register, call 479-2370 or
06371-46-2370.
The Air Force Aid Society in partnership with the Ramstein Airman &
Family Readiness Center is providing a Spouse Employment Training Grant
for three Air Force spouses to receive Emergency Medical Technology
training and certification.
Soldiers from throughout the Kaiserslautern Military Community were
inducted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club and Sergeant Morales Club
during a ceremony hosted by the 21st Theater Sustainment Command at the
Galaxy Theater on the Vogelweh Military Complex, Feb. 1.
A concept to consolidate all Baumholder newcomers functions has been in the planning for five years and on Jan. 23 the first phase of this plan
became a reality when the Directorate of Human Resources opened for business in its new facility in Bldg. 8660.
Four 21st Theater Sustainment Command legal service centers won five
Army-level awards for excellence in claims and legal assistance for
fiscal year 2011.
Maj. Gen. Aundre F. Piggee, the commanding
general of the 21st TSC, presented plaques to representatives of the
centers during a ceremony on Kleber Kaserne Feb. 1.