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DOD members learn how to be voting assistance officers

by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Installation and unit voting assistance officers from around the KMC attended the Federal Voting Assistance Program training workshop April 21 on Ramstein.

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Ask an attorney: Maternity and the military

by Capt. Thomas Webb
Baumholder Law Center

Q: As a service member and new mother, what types of rights and protections do I have?

April 21, 2016 ×

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86th FSS recycles, disposes of vehicles

86th FSS recycles, disposes of vehicles

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

It’s a rainy day in Germany, and people are driving down the autobahn to work. Suddenly, a glimmer of light flashes on the dashboard; the check engine light is on. Continuing the drive can be dangerous, but a local towing service fee may not be in the budget.

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Bowling for supervision, leadership with ‘The Huddle’

Bowling for supervision, leadership with ‘The Huddle’

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Lane Plummer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The cracking sounds of bowling pins being violently struck and shuffled to the back of the lane are a fitting background noise as a small group of young Airmen receive drops of wisdom from several senior enlisted visitors. One of the guests to stop by the senior NCO-led monthly meeting, […]

April 14, 2016 ×

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721st cargo can change lives

721st cargo can change lives

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Copy, KC-10 coming down in 10 mike. Get a K-loader, crew and stairs to it. Forty cargo pallets to final down range.

April 14, 2016 ×

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Agility, flexibility: 521st AMOW on Turkey departure

Agility, flexibility: 521st AMOW on Turkey departure

by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Department of State and Secretary of Defense approved the ordered departure of dependents from bases across Turkey.

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435th CTS hosts mock deployment

435th CTS hosts mock deployment

 

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KMCC parents learn more about crying infants

KMCC parents learn more about crying infants

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Lane Plummer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Babies can cry up to six hours a day trying to tell their mothers or fathers they want something. From having a full diaper to feeling sick, infants have a very limited way of communicating.

April 14, 2016 ×

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86th AW, 435th AGOW communicate through EO

86th AW, 435th AGOW communicate through EO

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class
Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 86th Airlift Wing Equal Opportunity office conducted an “out-and-about” with 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Airmen to ensure Airmen are being treated fairly, communicating effectively and satisfied with their workplaces.

April 14, 2016 ×

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Simulated explosion tests US Army Reserve, German disaster responders

Simulated explosion tests US Army Reserve, German disaster responders

by Maj. Daryle Sewell
7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs

WACKERNHEIM, Germany — Working side by side with the German “Bundeswehr,” which is the German army, and local disaster relief organizations, Army Reserve Soldiers of Charlie Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, headquartered in Kaiserslautern, planned and executed their first multinational training exercise April 2 at the 7th U.S. Army Joint Multinational Training Command training support center in Wiesbaden.

April 14, 2016 ×