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Members from two regional flying organizations, Luftsportverband
Rheinland-Pfalz and AeroClub Saar, recently met with the 86th Airlift
Wing Flight Safety Office to exchange safety information regarding U.S.
Air Force aircraft and German civilian aircraft operating in the
airspace around Ramstein Air Base.

Remember these rules: Only on-base residents are allowed to use
dumpsters in the housing areas; trash should be put inside the
dumpster, not on the ground by the dumpster;  bulk garbage should be
placed outside the night before pick up, not earlier; bulk garbage
should not be placed on top of underground dumpsters.

Unbeknownst to most of Team Ramstein, a tri-state contingent of nearly
60 Air National Guardsmen finished a 10-week tour of duty Jan. 11, with
the 38th Airlift Squadron where they

TRICARE patients can now make a clinic appointment online 24 hours a
day 7 days a week at www.tricare.mil by clicking on Tricareonline.com.

Technical Sgt. Lorenzo Zapata, convoy
commander of 70th Medium Truck Detachment, 640th Support Battalion,
1144th Joint Logistics Task Force, was awarded the Bronze Star medal
downrange for meritorious conduct during operations in Southwest Asia.
Sergeant Zapata is deployed from the 435th Vehicle Readiness Squadron.

We all had many different reasons for joining the military, but since
Sept. 11, I know we all joined or re-enlisted knowing that we are at
war with the terrorists.

But, why are we still fighting in Iraq and putting our lives in jeopardy?

For the past four years, Gen. Roger A. Brady has been the Air Force