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Airman Tiffani Ortiz, 786th Force Support Squadron food server apprentice, serves customers Oct. 8 in the Rhineland Inn Dining Facility on Ramstein. The Rhineland Inn Dining Facility provides Airmen with food to-go.

Airmen feeding Airmen

Photos by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart

       

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Members of Team Ramstein visit different information tables Oct. 17 on Ramstein. The Kaiserslautern Military Community Fair allowed units to set up stations in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center to allow military members and their families to see events and classes offered in the area.

KMC comes together at community fair

Photos by Airman Larissa Greatwood

     

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An Airman signals to service members indicating they are able to carry a patient from a Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility bus Oct. 10 on Ramstein. There isn’t a CASF at every base in the Air Force. Depending upon where a medical Airman is stationed will determine whether or not they will work at a CASF.

CASF provides service members with extra care

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

When service members are injured downrange and need to receive specialized medical attention, they go to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center to be treated. They are then transported, by the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility on Ramstein, from LRMC to the Ramstein flightline where they receive care before they are transported elsewhere for further attention.

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Jordan CastelanThe U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band prepares to deliver a performance inside the Conservatoire de Luxembourg Oct. 9 in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Air Force bands support the global Air Force mission by preserving national heritage, providing professional musical products and acting as ambassadors throughout their touring schedules and performances.

Air Force music ambassadors present concert

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Staff Sgt. Antonio Sixto, 86th Medical Operations Squadron NCO in charge of emergency responses, demonstrates how to apply a combat application tourniquet during a self-aid and buddy care hands-on class Oct. 7 on Ramstein.

Instructing to preserve life, limb, eyesight

Story and photo by Senior Airman Timothy Moore
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Self-aid and buddy care are intended to provide basic first-aid training to preserve life, limb and eyesight. The training is separated into two portions: computer-based and hands-on.

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Senior Airman Lloydon Balili, 86th Aerospace Medicine Squadron ophthalmic technician, uses an auto-refractor to determine a patient’s baseline prescription Sept. 30 on Ramstein. As U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s largest optometry clinic, they treat ID cardholders for anything from retraining physicals to school screenings.

Optometry office provides insight

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Not being able to see can mean the difference between life and death in the military. Aiming a weapon effectively, parachuting out of an aircraft or even patrolling the base would be incredibly difficult without a healthy set of eyes.

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Airman 1st Class Dillon Fowler, 86th Communications Squadron cable and antenna maintenance specialist, conducts an inspection of communication infrastructure Oct. 2 on Ramstein. Cable and antenna specialists are responsible for installing, maintaining and replacing critical assets that enable the free flowing stream of information throughout the KMC.

Extinguishing fires with communication

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Trucks, high pressure hoses, engines, ladders, hard hats and a station dog are all essential tools to put out a fire, even those that don’t burn.

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Energy Action Month educates Airmen

Courtesy of Air Force News Service

October is Energy Action Month throughout the federal government, and in the Air Force, Energy Action Month is the centerpiece of the “I am Air Force Energy” campaign dedicated to educating Airmen on ways they can maximize their energy efficiency and mission effectiveness.

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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Maria Pitrone (right), D Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Civil Support Command training NCO, guides her students as their syndicate coach during the NATO-accredited Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence CIMIC field worker course Sept. 23.

Civil affairs Soldiers learn from other countries

Story and photo by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta
7th Civil Support Command, 21st Theater Sustainment Command

Three Army Reserve Soldiers from the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade, 7th Civil Support Command, 21st Theater Sustainment Command participated in a NATO-accredited Civil-Military Cooperation Centre of Excellence field worker course Sept. 15 to 26.

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Valerie Seitz, Family Advocacy outreach manager; Carmen Schott, sexual assault response 
coordinator; and Desiree Amby, sexual assault victim advocate, join forces for National 
Domestic Violence Awareness Month Sept. 24 on Ramstein. National Domestic Violence Awareness Month brings awareness to sexual assault occurring between partners and within marriages.

Family Advocacy, SARC join forces to raise awareness

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Family Advocacy Program and sexual assault response coordinators are two services within the Air Force to help with issues some may face. These two organizations have partnered up to raise awareness for domestic violence and make a difference in the KMC.

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