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ACS hosts holiday toy drive

ACS hosts holiday toy drive

Story and photo by Sarahjane Phillips
Army Community Service

Being stationed in Europe comes with many opportunities, but it also
brings unrealized hardships.  Army Community Service strives to make
sure every member of the community, no matter how small, is taken care
of, especially during the holiday season. 

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News

Combat comm team vital in Eager Tiger success

by Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Several service members from Jordan, Turkey and the U.S. participated in
a 25-day tactical air exercise competition Oct. 18 to Nov. 1 in
Southwest Asia, featuring F-16s from each respective country.

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Commentary

The art of followership

by Lt. Col. Jarrett Purdue
86th Civil Engineering Squadron

Numerous essays have been written on leadership, including many featured
in this corner of the KA over the years. Much less, however, is written
about followership.

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News

CFC-O deadline extended to Thursday

Each fall, Department of Defense uniformed and civilian personnel
demonstrate their generosity by making contributions through the
Combined Federal Campaign-Overseas.

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News

21st TSC commander visits Team Ramstein

21st TSC commander visits Team Ramstein

by Senior Airman Katherine Holt
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Army Brig. Gen. Aundre F. Piggee, 21st Theater Sustainment Command
commander, had the opportunity to visit and learn about Team Ramstein
Nov. 23.

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News

MilConnect is new online portal for DOD beneficiaries

by Cheryl Pellerin
American Forces Press Service

A range of information about Defense Department benefits information and
eligibility is now available online, the director of the Defense
Manpower Data Center said yesterday.

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News

Program reduces disability benefits waiting period after separation

by Eric M. Grill
Air Force Personnel, Service and Manpower Public Affairs

Air Force officials held a training conference recently to teach those
operating the Integrated Disability Evaluation System how to process
service members who, because of medical conditions, may no longer be
able to serve in the Air Force.

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News

Combat Comm supports 40-year UN resolution

The last 1st Combat Communications Squadron team, deployed in support of UN Resolutions 1970 and 1973, returned Nov. 17.

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Reserve Soldiers participate in full spectrum ops

Reserve Soldiers participate in full spectrum ops

by 7th Civil Support Command Public Affairs

Soldiers from the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, along with Bravo Company,
457th Civil Affairs Battalion, based out of Kaiserslautern, took part
in the first full spectrum training exercise in nearly a decade in
October at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels,
Germany.

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News

21st TSC sets up for tactical operations

21st TSC sets up for tactical operations

December 2, 2011 ×