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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Matthew Baxter, 86th Security Forces Squadron military working dog handler, praises Little B, 86th SFS MWD, after detection training at Ramstein High School, Ramstein Air Base, April 24. Detection training is important for detecting explosives brought in by harmful parties or illegal narcotics.

Building a K-9: Drug detection, building search training

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Education

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Six tips to help your children learn better in school

Want to help your children begin to learn better in school? You can do so by paying attention to their learning habits and implementing a few tips around the house and in everyday life.

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The graphic dislays infamous myths regarding sexual assault and their corresponding truths. Even during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office is available 24/7.

SAPR office continues to raise awareness

Even during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic the Sexual Assault Prevention and Response office is finding ways to raise awareness.

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Cloth face coverings sit on a table located at the home of a 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron key spouse in the Kaiserslautern Military Community area in early April. The 435th CRSS key spouses donated hundreds of cloth face coverings to help Airmen and their families prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019. Courtesy photo

COVID-19 ops: 435 CRG Key Spouses help mask pandemic, protect force

Amid all the changes to routines, key spouses from the 435th Contingency Response Squadron, 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron and the 435th Security Forces Squadron found a way to touch the lives of their squadron’s most valuable commodity: its people.

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Members of the Contemporary Service Worship Team gather near the Northside Chapel at Ramstein Air Base, April 9.

86th AW chaplain corps: When crisis breeds innovation

Protocols put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 affected everyone. Work hours and duty locations were altered to comply with physical distancing; homes were turned into classrooms as schools closed; social gatherings were stopped and limited to chat groups or apps, to name a few of the many changes that occurred.

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Staff Sgt. Tiana Trent with Charlie Battery, 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command graduates from Army Avenger Master Gunners Course at Ft. Sill, Ok, April 16, 2020. Trent is the first African-American female to complete the Avenger Master Gunner course in the US Army. (Photo by Staff Sgt.Keith Murphy, US Army)

US Army’s newest Avenger Master Gunner makes history

On April 16, at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, the Air Defense Artillery Avenger Master Gunner Course graduated its latest class of nine students, one of which made history. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Tiana Trent, a native of Canton Ohio, is celebrated as the first African-American female to attend and complete the course since its origin.

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Community events

Spring into reading challenge: Until May 16, read, or be read to, at least an hour a week to be entered into gift card drawings with the Spring into Reading Challenge. Readers who earn all Challenge Badges will also be entered into a final gift card drawing. The Challenge is […]

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Sarah Schechter, 86th Airlift Wing staff chaplain, and her family greet virtual guests in a video group chat from their home in Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 8, 2020. Schechter and her family hosted a virtual Passover Seder to maintain physical distancing protocols put in place to slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford)

Keeping traditions alive during the ‘new normal’

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Williams, left, 86th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, is recognized by wing and squadron leadership via teleconferencing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. August and Rendon honored Williams with Airlifter of the Week while maintaining coronavirus disease 2019 physical distancing. The award was an example of how Team Ramstein innovates to continue the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

86 AW adapts, continues honoring Airmen

Leadership and units worked together to continue to honor these outstanding Airmen while maintaining necessary precautions to protect Team Ramstein’s health and safety at Ramstein Air Base, April 9.

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John Thompson, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, has his photo taken at his desk, Ramstein Air Base, April 13. This year, Thompson will be inducted into the Military Firefighter Hall of Fame located at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas.
 Photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak

Ramstein fire chief inducted into Military Firefighter Hall of Fame

For many, their jobs don’t involve battling scorching flames, towering extreme heights or crawling through claustrophobic spaces, all while wearing 75 pounds of gear. For John Thompson, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief, this description depicts his life for more than 36 years.

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