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Lt. Col. N’Keiba J. Estelle, a member of the Air Force Survivor Advocacy council, speaks with Air Force leadership during the council’s first meeting at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., March 6. The council was created in October 2019 to provide opportunities for surviving family members to discuss with senior leaders the type of support services currently available and which they hope to see.

CSAF Survivor Advocacy Council conducts first meeting

ARLINGTON, Va., — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein hosted the first Air Force Survivor Advocacy Council meeting at the Pentagon March 6, to discuss how the Air Force can better serve military families after the loss of a service member.

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U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Deputy Public Affairs Officer Jason Tudor records a video interview at the garrison’s video studio on Rhine Ordnance Barracks March 6. Tudor won six individual 2019 Installation Management Command Communication Competition awards - three first place showings and three second place awards across the video categories.

Public Affairs member wins six command communications awards

The garrison’s fledgling video production capability didn’t take long to reap huge dividends on the investment of approximately $10,000 last fall for cameras, lighting, software and equipment for a make-shift studio in the basement of Bldg. 162 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks. The information products created for community messaging by garrison […]

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U.S. Air Force Maj. Mary Baldwin, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules aircraft pilot, stands in front of a C-130J at Ramstein Air Base, March 11. Over her 11-year career, Baldwin has achieved qualifications to pilot three aircraft and spent four years as a C-130J instructor pilot.

Maj. Baldwin: C-130J Super Hercules pilot portrait

U.S. Air Force C-130 pilots are commissioned officers who learn to command their aircraft with complete control while upholding roles as leaders and role models. Maj. Mary Baldwin is one such C-130J Super Hercules pilot who flies the skies over Ramstein with the 37th Airlift Squadron.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Musial, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron airman dorm leader, poses for a photo at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Dorm Reception Center on Ramstein Air Base, March 3. Musial received the honor of being named Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week on Feb. 21.  Photo by Senior Airman Kristof J. Rixmann

Airlifter of the Week finds purpose in giving back

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Corey Musial, 86th Civil Engineering Squadron airman dorm leader, received the honor of being named Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week, Feb. 21.

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AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER For details and to RSVP, call 480-5100 or 06371-47-5100. Bldg. 2120, Ramstein Air Base. All training is held at A&FRC unless stated otherwise. TUESDAY Pre-Deployment Briefing: 2:30-3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Newcomers Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hercules Theater WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY Key Spouse Initial Training: 4-7 […]

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Master Sgt. Karl Gedeon, Baumholder Housing non-commissioned officer in charge, checks the Baumholder barracks spreadsheets before leaving for an appointment with a unit command team.

NCO acts as bridge between Housing Office, command teams

When Master Sgt. Karl Gedeon was told he was being detailed to the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Housing Office in Baumholder as the non-commissioned officer in charge, he accepted it as another challenge in his career.

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U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Commander Col. Jason Edwards addresses the room at the Army Emergency Relief Campaign kick-off breakfast Feb. 25 at Clock Tower Cafe, Kleber Kaserne. The AER campaign runs March 1 through May 15. Photo by Keith Pannell

AER campaign aims to raise funds, awareness

The annual Army Emergency Relief campaign runs now through May 15, and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz is committed to helping Soldiers in need.

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Taylor Wright inflates a kayak for Soldiers to use in aquatics PT at the Baumholder Military Community Aquatics Center. Wright, an Army spouse, will be direct commissioned into the the Army under the Master of Social Work program later this year.

Baumholder spouse, USAG RP employee earns one of 25 Army direct commissioning slots

An Army spouse living in Baumholder, who works for Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, has a big decision to make: Who will salute her first — her husband or her mother?

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Hawkins, right, 86th Medical Operations Squadron pediatric medical technician, explains how to perform a cricothyroidotomy at Ramstein Air Base, Feb. 13. The 86th Airlift Wing named Hawkins Airlifter of the Week, a title which recognizes Ramstein Airmen who, through their hard work and dedication, help make the 86th AW the “World’s Best Wing.”

Airlifter of the Week: 86th MDOS Airman’s passion for success through health

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman David Hawkins, 86th Medical Operations Squadron pediatric medical technician, received the honor of being named Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week, Feb. 13.

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Mindfulness allows people to utilize the space between stimulus and response to better react to triggering situations. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer)

Choosing the fuse: My take on mindfulness

The projector beamed its predictable power-point display onto the white backdrop drooping from the ceiling above us. To kick off this three-day professional development seminar, a senior NCO prompted a question: “What is mindfulness?”

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