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LRMC Troops remain steadfast to care following 75-mile march

LRMC Troops remain steadfast to care following 75-mile march

Picture marching from the most eastern point of Rhode Island to the most western point and back, in three days. Now imagine carrying a 22-pound rucksack while doing this. Now conjure up immediately going back to work following the trek. The hypothetical scenario became a reality when U.S. Army Service […]

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Survivor Outreach Services extends open arms to surviving families

Survivor Outreach Services extends open arms to surviving families

Survivor Outreach Services hosted the Goldstar Mothers and Families Day recognition Sept. 23 at the Armstrong’s Club to honor Gold Star mothers and immediate family members of service members who died while on active duty status. U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Commander Col. Reid Furman addressed the surviving Families of fallen […]

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Community Events - October 7, 2022

Community Events – October 7, 2022

Due to host nation regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some community events may be cancelled or postponed. Please verify the status before making plans to attend a community event. MWR & Friends Present a Very Spooky October Family and MWR has several spooky events lined up during October […]

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Josh Griffith, 435th Contingency Response Squadron airborne air traffic controller, secures a visual airfield marking along the landing zone during exercise Agile Wolf 22 at Koszalin, Poland, Sept. 13, 2022. Visual markers are placed along the flightline to show the aircraft where it is safe to touchdown on a landing zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)

Agile Wolf 22: 435 CRG returns to Poland

The 435th Contingency Response Group conducted Exercise Agile Wolf 22 at Koszalin, Poland, Sep. 11-20.

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U.S. military members, assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group board a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany,  as part of Aviation Detachment Rotation 22-4 (ADR 22-4) training, at Kozalin landing zone, Poland, Sept. 15, 2022. The 435 CRG members trained on static line air drops, some for the first time since graduating jump school. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding)

435 CRG, 37 AS conduct air drops during ADR 22-4

Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group participated in Aviation Detachment Rotation 22-4 (ADR 22-4) training, over Kozalin drop zone, Poland, Sept. 15, 2022.

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Host nation history: Day of German Unification

Host nation history: Day of German Unification

Oct. 3, 2022, marks the 32nd anniversary of the reunification of the Federal Republic of Germany after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Based on the Potsdam Agreement signed in August 1945 at the end of World War II, Germany was divided into four sectors governed by the […]

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Storytellers: Bringing light to suicide awareness, prevention

Storytellers: Bringing light to suicide awareness, prevention

Members from the Kaiserslautern Military Community attended a Storytellers event, hosted by the 86th Airlift Wing Integrated Resiliency Office at Ramstein Air Base, Sep. 26. The Storytellers event at Ramstein is held every September during Suicide Prevention month. Guest speakers shared experiences about something they either witnessed or traumatic events […]

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French and U.S. Service members disassemble an antenna used by the French during exercise Heavy Rain III at Breitenbach, Germany, Sept. 15, 2022. During the exercise, teams were tasked to establish and maintain communication in a simulated contested environment with the Wing Operations Center by using alternate forms of communication or switching to alternate locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens)

1 CBCS establishes communications through Heavy Rain

The 1st Combat Communications Squadron hosted the third evolution of their annual Heavy Rain exercise at and around Ramstein Air Base, Sep. 12-16.

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21 TSC soldiers team up during Suicide Prevention Month

21 TSC soldiers team up during Suicide Prevention Month

Do you value your life? That question may be asked often during Suicide Awareness Month in September. “Value Your Life” event coordinators prompted roughly 250 21st Theater Sustainment Command Soldiers to think about their answers by carrying and then unloading life’s “burdens” at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Kaiserslautern, Sep. 21. Service […]

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Airlifter of the Month — Insurance broker to USAF

Airlifter of the Month — Insurance broker to USAF

Jackson Elliott worked a few different jobs prior to joining the U.S. Air Force at 25 years old, including landscaping and becoming an insurance broker. He grew up in San Diego, California. Growing up he went to the beach, spent time with friends, played video games, and rode dirt bikes. […]

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