News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
A KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, supported the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s deployment to Europe by providing aerial refueling to A-10 Thunderbolt IIs March 23 to 27 above Ramstein.
Most people have probably heard the old adage, “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Maybe they have spoken these words themselves in an effort to dissuade a bully’s attack, but in reality, we know that words can hurt and can cause damage.
There are currently four operational air and missile defense commands in the U.S. Army. Three of them (the 10th, 32nd and 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Commands) are within the active-duty force. One, the 263rd Army Air and Missile Defense Command, is in the Army National Guard.
In true Greek fashion, a few select service members from the KMC undertook a momentous task.
Soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 557th Medical Company, 421st Multi-Medical Battalion, 30th Medical Brigade hosted three soldiers from the Bulgarian army for military-to-military training Feb. 10 to 14 on Smith Barracks in Baumholder.
The 21st Theater Sustain-ment Command and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz hosted postal training for Army Soldiers Jan. 13 to 30 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.
Soldiers, officers, NCOs and Department of the Army civilians from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 21st Special Troops Battalion went “back to basics” and conducted a training readiness week Oct. 28 to Nov. 1 in the KMC.
Creek Defender cadre from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, operating out of Baumholder, began to ready 98 security forces members at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa’s only Ground Combat Readiness Training Center, before deploying throughout the world.
Soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 7th Civil Support Command and 16th Sustainment Brigade conducted their first joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear and mortuary affairs training exercise Sept. 23 to 25 on Panzer Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.
Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Emergency Management Flight have an important role to play in keeping the KMC safe.
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