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Six years ago, before Spc. Rachel Lee joined the Army, she swiped credit cards to survive.

The 86th Communications Squadron on Ramstein shined during the Command
Cyber Readiness Inspection from Feb. 13 through 17 with an overall

The Ramstein Airman & Family Readiness Center is gearing up for the
2012 Military Saves Campaign. The Department of Defense has designated
Sunday to Feb. 26 as Military Saves Week. As part of the larger
nationwide America Saves Campaign, Military Saves is conducted in
cooperation with the Consumer Federation of America.

Maj. Thomas W. Hrabal, a medical operations officer with the 7th Civil
Support Command, was awarded the Order of Military Medical Merit during
the 7th CSC Military Ball Feb. 4 in Kaiserslautern for outstanding
leadership within the Medical Service Corps and having served with
absolute distinction over the past 17 years.

The Air Force released its fiscal 2013 budget Monday and stressed the
need for difficult budgetary cuts to meet the new defense strategy while
maintaining the service

As part of on-going work to enhance installation security, the 86th
Civil Engineer Group will upgrade all main entry gates to Ramstein Air
Base. They will work closely with the 86th Security Forces Squadron to
minimize any inconvenience to the base populace and will ensure only one
gate is under construction at any given time.

There are several changes in the tax laws for income tax year 2011. U.S.
Army Europe tax experts have outlined nine of the major changes: