News

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Sexual assault victims find help through SVC

by Airman 1st Class Nate Gettleman
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The special victims council is a new program that helps guide sexual assault victims through the complications of the legal system much like the judge advocate general helps with legal proceedings.

March 1, 2013 ×

News

Baumholder medics, German troops train for roadside bombs

Baumholder medics, German troops train for roadside bombs

Story and photos by Sgt. 1st Class Randall Jackson
30th Medical Command

When the heat and flames from an explosion caused by a simulated improvised explosive device blast rocked their Dingo, German soldiers reacted quickly, speeding through the kill zone to safety.

March 1, 2013 ×

Commentary

Take care of what we have — our installations

by Lt. Col. Jarrett Purdue and Senior Master Sgt. Tyron Gagnon
86th Civil Engineer Squadron commander and 86th CES superintendent

In the Air Force, our rifles are our aircraft and space systems that give us unrivaled speed, range and flexibility to deter, monitor and hold at risk any target on earth at all times.

February 22, 2013 ×

News

Is your ID registered in IACS? It should be!

Courtesy of 86th Security Forces Squadron

The Installation Access Control System used at the installation gates greatly enhances security for the community by providing an effective layer of security above the traditional manual methods.

February 22, 2013 ×

News

2012 climate survey shows satisfaction with jobs, leaders

by Debbie Gildea
Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs

More than 163,000 Airmen voiced their opinions in the online Air Force Climate Survey conducted May 11 to June 22, 2012, with results indicating Airmen are satisfied with unit performance and trust their leaders, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.

February 22, 2013 ×

Blotter

KMC Blotter – February 22, 2013

FEB. 12 11:58 a.m.: Suspicious activity was reported on Ramstein. 2:31 p.m.: A minor traffic accident and fleeing the scene was reported in Kaiserslautern. 7:03 p.m.: A housing break-in/trespassing and larceny of private property was reported in Enkenbach. FEB. 13 12:42 a.m.: An assault was reported in Landstuhl. 5:10 a.m.: […]

February 22, 2013 ×

News

Spc. Richard Brown, a combat engineer with the 370th Sapper Company of the 54th Engineer Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 18th Engineer Brigade, pulls security while other members of his platoon dismount their vehicles.

Combat engineers train for upcoming deployment

by Sgt. Nicholas Riviera
54th Engineer Battalion Public Affairs, 21st Theater Sustainment Command

Engineers from the 370th and 541st Sapper Companies of the 54th Engineer Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 18th Engineer Brigade, deployed to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, to execute training exercises Dagger Strikes III and IV.

February 22, 2013 ×

News

Chief’s Corner: A call to leadership

by Chief Master Sgt. David J. Martin
Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Air Forces Africa ground safety functional manager

Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of being on the Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Air Forces Africa Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year board.

February 22, 2013 ×

News

German Polizei Corner: Traffic violations

When a motor vehicle is caught speeding, tailgating or running red lights by radar on a German official traffic road, two types of documents may be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle.

February 22, 2013 ×

News

Photo by LeRoy W. Seabrook II

Capt. Raymond Beard (left), commander of the 635th Movement Control Team, and Sgt. 1st Class Easter Dingle, detachment first sergeant, prepare to case their unit’s colors Jan. 28 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks.

Movement control team cases colors, deploys to Afghanistan

by 1st Lt. Chaz Deering
39th Movement Control Battalion Public Affairs

Soldiers and family members of the 635th Movement Control Team of the 39th Transportation Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 16th Sustainment Brigade, gathered to witness the unit’s casing ceremony Jan. 28 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks.

February 22, 2013 ×