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Medical leaders address COVID-19 concerns during Blue Star Families forum

Medical leaders address COVID-19 concerns during Blue Star Families forum

The sheer volume of COVID-19 infections makes the virus and its variants a real challenge, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told a Blue Star Families forum in a virus update Jan. 19. Speaking virtually along with Army Lt. Gen. Ronald J. Place, […]

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KMC Blotter – January 28, 2022

January 17 3:08 p.m.: Minor traffic collision/fleeing the scene/damage to private property in Ramstein-Miesenbach January 18 7:55 a.m.: Major traffic collision in Kaiserslautern 11:07 a.m.: Damage to personal property in Bann January 19 4:13 p.m.: Damage to personal property in Ramstein-Miesenbach 4:15 p.m.: Larceny of government property in Ramstein-Miesenbach January […]

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NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg meets with the Chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz

NATO Secretary General, German Chancellor discuss Russia’s military build-up

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg thanked German chancellor Olaf Scholz for his strong personal commitment to NATO and Germany’s leading role in the Alliance during a visit to Berlin Jan. 18.

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CSAF Leadership Library: January 2022

CSAF Leadership Library: January 2022

“I’d rather have decent answers to the right question than great answers to irrelevant questions.” – Andrew Marshall Airmen, The story of Andrew Marshall in The Last Warrior: Andrew Marshall and the Shaping of Modern American Defense Strategy is a profound account of a virtually unknown, yet brilliant strategic thinker […]

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Family housing surveys produce results

Family housing surveys produce results

The annual Army Family Housing Tenant Satisfaction Survey kicks off Tuesday and Baumholder Military Community leadership is counting on this year’s poll to bring even more feedback than last year’s. “We are listening. Because of last year’s results, the Baumholder Military Community took swift action to address concerns about parking, […]

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Air Force unveils action plan to ‘Develop tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen’

Air Force unveils action plan to ‘Develop tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen’

As the service continues to refine what is needed to develop the Airmen required to fight and win our future wars, Air Force officials announced the implementation of the Enlisted Force Development Action Plan, located at https://www.af.mil/Portals/1/images/news-2022/EFD-Action-Plan.pdf. With a goal to complete 28 force development objectives in the next two […]

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Pentagon moves to Health Protection Condition Charlie

Pentagon moves to Health Protection Condition Charlie

Due to recent increases in COVID-19 positivity case numbers, the Defense Department headquarters has moved to Health Protection Condition Charlie, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said during a briefing today. “Due to the recent increasing spread of COVID-19 … this morning the Pentagon officially went to HPCON Charlie, to […]

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KMC Blotter – January 21, 2022

January 10 1:30 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Kusel 6:35 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Landstuhl January11 8:05 a.m.: Major traffic collision in Ramstein-Miesenbach 2:50 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Kaiserslautern 3 p.m.: Larceny of private property in Dansenberg 11:04 p.m.: Allowing a non-USAREUR individual operate a USAREUR-plated vehicle in […]

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North Atlantic Treaty Organization-Ukraine Commission meets at start of “an important week for European security”

North Atlantic Treaty Organization-Ukraine Commission meets at start of “an important week for European security”

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Olga Stefanishyna, to NATO Headquarters for a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Commission, focused on Russia’s continued military build-up, Jan. 10. Calling Ukraine “a valued and long-standing partner” with the right to choose its own path, the […]

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Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass, center, and Chief Master Sgt. Benjamin W. Hedden, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa command chief, left, talk to Airmen during a holiday visit at Nigerien Air Base 101, Niamey, Dec. 21, 2021. During her 3-day visit, Bass gained first-hand knowledge of  how Airmen deter and defeat violent extremism in Sahel to enable a more secure, stable, and prosperous Africa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ericka A. Woolever)

CMSAF Bass visits West Africa, historic first

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass recently visited West Africa, Dec. 20-22, 2021, marking the first time she has visited the region since assuming her position as Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force.

January 14, 2022 ×