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KMC TRICARE beneficiaries

By now, many people have received a letter welcoming them as a Tricare
Standard beneficiary. This letter was part of a mass mailing from
Tricare Management Activity to announce the start of the new Tricare
Overseas Program contract award to International SOS, which began Sept.
1.

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CMSAF visits Botswana, shares view on deliberate development

CMSAF visits Botswana, shares view on deliberate development

by Master Sgt. Jim Fisher
17th Air Force Public Affairs

GABARONE, Botswana

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Weather, road info available at your finger tips

Weather, road info available at your finger tips

by 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The cold weather season has officially arrived. Temperatures are
dropping drastically at night, soon forcing motorists to scrape ice off
their windows each morning. Along with the change in temps, road
conditions may change from day

to day.

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18th engineers earn German Armed Forces Badge

18th engineers earn German Armed Forces Badge

German army 1st Lt. Thomas Löwer, the second company commander of the 464th Special Engineer Battalion, awards the Schutzenschnur to Sgt. Rennato Lopez, the maintenance non-commissioned officer for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 18th Engineer Brigade and a native of Houston, Oct. 7 in Speyer, Germany.

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Navigating the MEB/PEB process

by R. Charles Collica II
MEB outreach counsel

Servicemembers new to the Medical Evaluation Board and Physical
Evaluation Board process are most often confused and weighed down with
questions concerning their legal rights. MEB Outreach Counsel and
Soldiers Counsel are licensed attorneys available to provide
information, advice and representation to Soldiers throughout the
MEB-PEB process.

October 22, 2010 ×

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21st TSC supports German change of responsibility

21st TSC supports German change of responsibility

Soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command

October 22, 2010 ×

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Suggestion program offers cash incentives for ideas that improve Army

by Sgt. Joel Salgado
U.S. Army Europe Public Affairs

HEIDELBERG, Germany — U.S. Army Europe Soldiers and civilian employees can be awarded up to $25,000 by submitting their ideas to improve the Army through the Army Suggestion Program. Soldiers, U.S. federal employees and local national civilian employees who are paid from appropriated funds are eligible to take part in […]

October 22, 2010 ×

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Holiday season at postal offices

by Master Sgt. Gregory Yancey
KMC Postal Operations

It is that time of year again when Air Force Postal facilities prepare
to effectively serve Kaiserslautern Military Community customers with
their holiday mailing needs. Beginning Nov. 1, the hours of the three
postal facilities will be extended.

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Col. Halvorsen visits Ramstein

Col. Halvorsen visits Ramstein

Staff Sgt. Joseph Klimaski, 435th Security Forces Squadron, speaks with retired Col. Gail Halvorsen during a tour of the 435th Contingency Readiness Group Oct. 15 on Ramstein. Colonel Halvorsen, also known as the Berlin Candy Bomber, flew C-54 Skymasters during the Berlin Airlift and parachuted candy to children from his […]

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USAFE, Bulgarian medics forge successful partnerships

USAFE, Bulgarian medics forge successful partnerships

by Tech. Sgt. Michael Voss
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PLOVDIV AIR BASE, Bulgaria

October 22, 2010 ×