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Cyber Bullying: Be KIND online

A recent survey found that more than one-third of military families reported they had no one to ask for a favor, suggesting many military families experience a sense of disconnection with the community in which they live.

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Features, Health

Col. Michael Weber and Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center command team, speak with Dr. Michael Koenig, technical supervisor, Virology Laboratory, to learn about LRMC’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-Novel Coronavirus Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase Diagnostic Panel, a CDC-developed laboratory test kit to detect 2019 novel coronavirus.

LRMC’s process for COVID-19 testing

On Saturday, March 14, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center opened the doors to its COVID-19 (Novel Coronavirus) Screening Center in an effort to reduce risk exposure and spread of the virus.

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Nicole Radek, Miesau Army Depot Child Development Center staff member, replaces decorations that were scraped off of furniture in a CDC classroom during deep cleaning as a precaution against COVID-19.

Miesau Army Depot Child Development Center goes deep with cleaning

Parents spend a good part of their lives cleaning up after their children. This week, the staff of the Child Development Center here have been cleaning up for “their” children.

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U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alejandro Gutierrez, 86th Medical Group aerospace medical technician, waits for patients at the Ramstein Medical Clinic, Ramstein Air Base, March 19. Gutierrez utilized masks, gloves, hand sanitizer and tissues to safely screen incoming patients. The 86th MDG transformed their operations on the medical campus to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

On the front lines: 86 MDG COVID-19 Operations

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alejandro Gutierrez, 86th Medical Group aerospace medical technician, waits for patients at the Ramstein Medical Clinic, Ramstein Air Base, March 19. Gutierrez utilized masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, and tissues to safely screen incoming patients.

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Education, Schools

On STEM Night, several LEMS students absorb themselves in creating toothpick/marshmallow structures.

STEM Night at Landstuhl Elementary Middle School

Landstuhl Elementary Middle School recently hosted STEM Night, a free event that allowed visitors to see student projects within the realms of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, addresses members attending an Air Force Assistance Fund kick-off event at Ramstein Air Base, March 9. The AFAF is an annual effort to raise funds for charities that provide support to Air Force members in need.

AFAF 2020 kicks off at Ramstein

Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community came together for an Air Force Assistance Fund kick-off event at the Enlisted Club, Ramstein Air Base, March 9.

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Community

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Commander Col. Jason Edwards and wife Jackie (left), along with Command Sgt. Maj. Brett Waterhouse and wife Christina (right), share a moment with Gold Star family members Mary Aguiree-Garza (foreground), Marjorie Simon-Meinefeld and Sgt. 1st Class James Madden at the Gold Star Mothers and Families Day Luncheon Sept. 27, 2019, in Kaiserslautern. The Survivor Outreach Services program keeps survivors continually linked to the Army family through information, services and outreach in a supportive environment. Photo by Stefan Alford

Survivors find easier access to Army installations

Certain Gold Star and next-of-kin survivors are expected to find it easier to visit Army installations since a new process went into effect in January.

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U.S. Air Force Airmen use a hydraulic tool to remove stakes from the ground during a mobile aircraft arresting system training course at Ramstein Air Base, March 11. Airmen learned how far apart to plant their stakes in order to keep the arresting system foundation secured. The training taught Airmen how to effectively build and use mobile aircraft arresting systems, which are used to rapidly decrease the speed of aircraft as they land.

435th CRS helps sharpen civil engineer squadrons

U.S. Air Force Airmen use a hydraulic tool to remove stakes from the ground during a mobile aircraft arresting system training course at Ramstein Air Base, March 11. Airmen learned how far apart to plant their stakes in order to keep the arresting system foundation secured.

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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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