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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lance Munsee, 435th Security Forces Squadron contingency response team member, clears a corner during close quarters battle training at Ramstein Air Base, July 28. The Airmen honed skills that could be used to clear a house or hangar that may be occupied by an enemy force.

Close quarters battle: 435 SFS perfect assault techniques

What looked like an abandoned office building on the outskirts of Ramstein’s flightline turned out to be the perfect setting for the 435th Security Forces Squadron to conduct close quarters battle training July 28.

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Get to know Ramstein’s new commander

Get to know Ramstein’s new commander

Today the 86th Airlift Wing bids farewell to Brig. Gen. Mark R. August as Brig. Gen. Josh M. Olson assumes command of the World’s Best Wing.

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Julia Huber, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron housing inspector, gathers supplies to install new window locks at a townhome in Kaiserslautern Military Community Housing at Vogelweh Military Complex, July 20. The new safety locks, installed on upper-level townhome windows to provide fall protection, are part of a Department of Defense safety initiative to mitigate risk and ensure the well-being of military families.

KMC Housing enacts safety initiative

The Kaiserslautern Military Community Housing Office plans to continue installing child safety locks and new coverings on windows in housing on Ramstein Air Base, Vogelweh Military Complex and Kapaun Air Station, through August, to prevent unintentional falls and strangulation.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon Allen, left, and Senior Airman Alex Baldomino, 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron cable and antenna theater maintenance technicians, conduct tower rescue training at Kapaun Air Station, July 21. The 1st CMXS hosts the tower training on a quarterly basis to ensure Airmen are certified to fulfill mission requirements in both their home stations and deployed assignments.

Don’t look down: 1 CMXS provides tower rescue training

When it comes to fear of heights, there’s little room for the 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron to give into it. However, they may find solace through their quarterly tower rescue training.

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Environmental exclusive is a series designed to educate members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community on how individual choices impact the Earth. Simple changes can lead to cost savings, comply with Germany’s environmental standards and promote a more sustainable way of living. 

Environmental exclusive: Do your part

Since the start of restrictions related to COVID-19, global carbon dioxide emissions have decreased due to heightened teleworking capabilities and a reduction in travel, which means lower emissions from fossil fuel ignition.

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The housing hype

OFF-BASE HOUSING CONTRACTS A rental contract is a legally binding document between you and your Landlord. The agreement is legally enforceable under German law. The elements of a legally binding contract are: (1) offer (2) acceptance (3) consideration (4) mutuality of obligation (5) competency and capacity, and, in housing within […]

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Air Mobility Command medical instructors provide training for medics from the KMC inside a Negatively Pressured Conex at Ramstein Air Base on July 14. The training was conducted to ensure that KMC medics possess the skill and knowledge to effectively support missions within the European and African Command.

Ramstein medics conduct NPC training

The Negatively Pressurized CONEX, or NPC, is the newest system available to transport large numbers of individuals with COVID-19.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Courtland D. Cobb, 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron mission generation vehicular equipment maintenance journeyman, stands among his peers at Ramstein Air Base, July 9. Cobb was coined twice for doing the work of noncommissioned officers, which involved proactively securing $22,000 worth of pollution prevention items, working weekends and instructing 156 Airmen on Occupational Safety and Health Administration standards.

Airlifter of the Week: Leading the pack

Many responsibilities fall on the shoulders of leaders, but it’s not always those who are older and wiser who fit such a role. At Ramstein Air Base, leaders come from all walks of life and may even show up as junior enlisted Airmen.

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Cheney Lindgren is pictured at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Traumatic Brain Injury Clinic, where she was previously employed and has volunteered for the past two years as part of the American Red Cross Program at LRMC.

American Red Cross volunteer increases medical capability at LRMC

The call to service resonates with many military families. Although never having sworn an oath to defend the constitution, Cheyney Lindgren’s contributions are an answer to the call for service members across Europe.

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William McCarthy, facility director for Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Regional Health Command Europe, checks blueprints for recently-installed water treatment equipment at LRMC. McCarthy was recently recognized as the civilian of the year for 2019.

LRMC civilian of the year maintains Army values, medical facilities across Europe

A lot goes into a hospital, from special projects to maintaining landscaping. It’s a monumental task, which is why William McCarthy, facility director for Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Regional Health Command Europe, was recently recognized as the civilian of the year for 2019. McCarthy oversees all U.S. Army medical […]

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