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Kids love ‘Mr. T!’: Vogelweh provider takes top childcare honors

Kids love ‘Mr. T!’: Vogelweh provider takes top childcare honors

Airman 1st Class Melissa Maraj
Kaiserslautern American

Tyrone Dukes, room leader of 3- to 5- year-olds at the Vogelweh Child Development Center recently received high honors for his innovative and caring work.
Affectionately known as

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Helmet awareness prevents serious injuries

Senior Master Sgt. Steven M. Benoit
435th Air Base Wing Safety office

Many people receive head injuries while riding bicycles without a helmet each year

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Eagle Eyes
Program offers added measures against terrorism

Special Agent Seth Flinchbaugh
Air Force Office of Special Investigations

Since the events of Sept. 11, 2001, the Air Force Office of Special Investigations enacted the neighborhood watch program, Eagles Eyes, which is designed to assist in preventing terrorist attacks.
There are thousands of eyes and ears here in the KMC and not many things can occur without someone observing it.
Everyone has at one time or another noticed someone or something that just did not seem to fit the situation or the location. Most of us simply go on with our day and forget about whatever it was we observed, but in today

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A Moment in Air Force History

A Moment in Air Force History

Courtesy of the 435th Air Base Wing and 86th Airlift Wing history offices

Ever noticed the totem pole in the Zweibrücken Rose Garden? Zweibrücken used to be host to a military air base. It was operated by the U.S. Air Force from 1969 to 1991. However, from 1953 to 1969, it was a Royal Canadian Air Force Base operated by their 3 Wing.

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Street Smart

Street Smart

***image1***Road warriors This red and white sign means entry is prohibited for all types of vehicles. It is posted at the end of one-way streets to prevent entry of vehicles from the wrong direction. To learn more about German signs, people can visit the U.S. Army Europe’s Registry of Motor […]

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Surety inspection to assess 435th and 86th

Courtesy of 86th Airlift Wing Inspections and Readiness.

The 435th Air Base Wing and 86th Airlift Wing continues preparation for a U.S. Air Forces in Europe inspector general surety inspection to begin Aug. 30 here.
According to Maj. Alex Walford, 86th AW Inspections and Readiness chief, unit members have been putting forth extra preparation, under challenging conditions, to get ready for this inspection.

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Commander’s Action Line

Commander’s Action Line

Issue:
I have been at Ramstein for two years and I have heard nothing but horror stories about the outbound assignments office. But now that I’m getting ready to PCS, I

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Battalion strives for community of excellence: Possible $2M for more KMC services

Battalion strives for community of excellence: Possible $2M for more KMC services

Christine June
415th Base Support Battalion

The 415th Base Support Battalion is in the running for as much as $2 million, which will go back into their KMC programs and services.
The battalion is now competing against five other military communities within Europe at the 2004 Army Communities of Excellence Award for the Installation Management Activity-Europe competition level. They were the only one selected as a semi-finalist out of four BSBs in the 26th Area Support Group.

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KMC Voter’s CornerFinding ways to make your vote count!

KMC Voter’s Corner
Finding ways to make your vote count!

Q: Is it too late to register from overseas?

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Commentary

Applying Newton’s Laws of Motion to your self-inspection program

Applying Newton’s Laws of Motion to your self-inspection program

Col. Parker Plumb
86th Maintenance Group

Sir Isaac Newton

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