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U.S. Army Spc. Phillip Xu, pharmacy technician, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, performs a burpee with full combat gear during the stress shoot portion of LRMC’s Best Warrior Competition, July 7. The competition challenged Soldiers from across Germany, Belgium and Italy, physically, emotionally and spiritually as they were tested on various tasks and skills including Army Warrior Tasks, medical knowledge and prolonged field care, stress shoot, military Drill and ceremony, ruck marches, land navigation, combat lifesaving under pressure, combat water survival, and written and oral examinations.

LRMC Soldiers vie to earn “Best Warrior” title

Soldiers from across Europe competed to earn the title of Best Warrior during Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Best Warrior Competition, July 7-8.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Trent Due, 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron collateral systems administrator, demonstrates operating and maintaining the Global Command and Control System at the 1 ACOS GCCS Work Center at Ramstein Air Base, July 16. The 1 ACOS uses mechanisms such as the GCCS to monitor, transmit, and communicate missile defense data. 

Missile Defense: Ready to protect

The 1st Air and Space Communication Squadron participated in an Integrated Air and Missile Defense exercise at Ramstein Air Base, July 1-2. The 1 ACOS provides Theater Ballistic Missile Warning data to the United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Nuclear Operations Center and seven regional command […]

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Airlifter of the week: Training the team

Airlifter of the week: Training the team

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Staff Sgt. Kent Pendleton, 700th Contracting Squadron unit training manager, joined the Air Force right out of high school. He joined the Air Force for the education benefits but he has stayed for 10 years because the Air Force has been too fun for him to leave.

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86th MXS Airmen, GAF cadets  build partnership capabilities

86th MXS Airmen, GAF cadets build partnership capabilities

by Jennifer Green-Lanchoney
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

“Before you fly the aircraft, you need to know how to it operates,” said German air force Col. Hans Rudolf, commander of the German air force liaison office to U.S. Air Forces in Europe.

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1st CMXS, being the best hertz

1st CMXS, being the best hertz

Story and photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

They go down into man holes and up into towers. They handle equipment big, small, short and tall. The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s 1st Communication Maintenance Squadron is the United States Air Forces in Europe’s and Air Forces Africa’s premier communication maintenance unit.

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Mrs. Sharene Brown, middle right, takes a group photo with Airmen assigned to the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, July 14. Mrs. Brown was briefed on the 86th AES’s COVID-19 patient transport procedures and how their Airmen contribute to Ramstein’s mission set. — Photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton

CSAF’s spouse meets with Ramstein Airmen, families

by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

         

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A postal social

A postal social

by United Service Organizations Ramstein
Courtesy article

United Service Organizations Ramstein hosted an Ice Cream Social for the Airmen of the 86th Force Support Squadron postal offices at Ramstein Air Base, July 14.

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Tap for more: Garrison helps PCSers with wide array of decision-making info

Tap for more: Garrison helps PCSers with wide array of decision-making info

Story and Photo by Jason Tudor
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs

Soldiers, civilians, and family members making a move to U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz or the Baumholder Military Community can use their phones, tablets, and desktops to get the data and information they need for a smooth move.

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Baumholder town hall reviews housing survey, talks upcoming growth

Baumholder town hall reviews housing survey, talks upcoming growth

Story and photo by Jason Tudor
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs

Baumholder Military Community housing residents gathered in-person and online July 13 for a town hall to discuss current issues and a recent survey.

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Airlifter of the week welcomes home heroes

Airlifter of the week welcomes home heroes

by Airman 1st Class Manuel Zamora
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs 

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Sigmon, developed a passion for woodworking after a deployment that was detrimental to him spiritually. He revealed that it started after he asked himself

“What would Jesus do?”

“Why was he a carpenter?” Sigmon asked. “Why would he work with wood?”

After doing some research, Sigmon concluded it was because Jesus would find something that didn’t have use and repurpose it.

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