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Staff Sgt. Lindsay Rhodes (left) and Senior Airman Amber Wingate, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron aeromedical evacuation technicians, inventory flight medical equipment used during an incoming flight Feb. 20. Members of the 86th AES are responsible for loading injured service members and other government personnel onto aircraft to provide medical care until arriving at a hospital.

AE crews comfort patients, up odds on life

Photos by Airman 1st Class Holly Mansfield
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

                   

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Army Reserve Lt. Col. and Department of the Army civilian Margaret R. Fierst, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 
transformation section chief, discusses an upcoming quilting trip during the Rheinland-Pfalz Quilt Guild weekly Stitch and Gab meeting Feb. 21 on Vogelweh Military Complex.

Giving back to the KMC one stitch at a time

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander A. Burnett
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

As a Department of the Army civilian, she serves her country as a member of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s transformation section. As an officer, she serves the Army as a lieutenant colonel in the 7th Civil Support Command. Through her passion, she serves the community as a member of a very unique guild.

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Second Lt. Magin Day, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa watch officer, listens to a Let’s Connect seminar attendee share her experiences with staying physically fit while overcoming an injury. Airmen of all ranks attended the seminar Feb. 11 on Ramstein to discuss the importance of physical health in professional life.

Mentors make their mark

Story and photo by Sara Pavich
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

On a sunny Tuesday at the Ramstein Golf Course, female Airmen of all ranks and ages gathered for a discussion. In a crowded room, women spoke and listened, relying on each other’s knowledge in an effort to learn how to tackle everyday challenges.

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Photo by Brandon BeachMembers of the KMC sample chili prepared by Sgt. Juan DiazFuentes, 21st Theater Sustainment Command Support Operations material management NCOIC, during a chili cook-off event Feb. 7 on Panzer Kaserne. Proceeds from the event will go to support the 21st TSC Family Readiness Group. Winners of the chili cook-off were: Chris Norris, logistics management specialist, 21st TSC Support Operations Maintenance Section, for best tasting chili; Sgt. Juan DiazFuentes, material management NCOIC, 21st TSC Support Operations, for most unique chili; and Master Sgt. Kory Ysen, operations sergeant, 21st TSC Special Troops Battalion, for spiciest chili.

21st TSC hosts chili cook-off

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Airman 1st Class Enoch Wentland (left), 86th Maintenance Squadron crew chief, scrubs the wing of a C-130J Super Hercules Feb. 10 on Ramstein. Airman of the 86th MXS and the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work daily to keep the aircraft mobile and in working condition.

Keeping Air Force aircraft healthy

Story and photos by Airman Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

What is an Air Force without a mission? What is a mission without aircraft? And what is an aircraft without its maintainers?

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Airman 1st Class Jasmine Luce, 86th Munitions Squadron conventional maintenance crew member, makes sure numbers match up on ammunition cans to prepare for a 100 percent accountability inspection Feb. 13 on Ramstein.

Countering threats: Munitions Airmen keep flares firing

Photos by Airman 1st Class Holly Mansfield

       

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The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Band and the Luxemburg Military Brass players conduct a concert Feb. 10 in Pont-A-Mousson, France. The bands came together to conduct five concerts in five days across Europe to foster cultural relations and promote international diplomacy.

Bands building bonds through brass

Story and photos by Airman Dymekre Allen
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Band along with the Luxemburg Military Brass players came together to conduct five concerts in five days across Europe.

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Photo by Senior Airman Damon KasbergStaff Sgt. Christopher Whiting, 435th Security Forces Squadron cadre, shows Airmen proper tactics when breaching a building in confined areas 
Feb. 8 in Baumholder. The 435th SFS trains Airmen from throughout the Air Force to prepare them for deployments around the world. The security forces members sharpened many of their skills, including mounted and dismounted 
tactics, tactical combat care, weapons firing, and night vision operations.

Training to win close fights

               

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Photo by Sara PavichSwitchboard shift supervisor Maria Caetano connects a caller to the correct organization Feb. 5 on Ramstein. Caetano has worked at the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Consolidated Switchboard for 14 years and speaks five languages.

The voice at the end of the line

by Sara Pavich
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

In the early morning, when the phones are relatively silent, the operators of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Consolidated Switchboard prepare for the daily rush of calls.

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Everything to live for

by Airman Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Many times there are difficult obstacles to overcome in life. Not only can these obstructions be mentally and physically challenging to individuals, but they can be painful to discuss with others.

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