News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
For the second year in a row, 102nd Signal Battalion’s Network Enterprise Center, including the Baumholder NEC, earned first place in the medium category of the Network Enterprise Technology Command NEC of the Year competition.
During a joint and coalition training exercise, in a room that was populated with colonels, sergeants major, staff level NCOs and field grade officers, sat a single private first class. She was soft spoken and new to the coalition environment, but she learned quickly and adapted to any task she was given. For three weeks, she showed the members of the simulated higher command what it means to be “First in Support.”
Being new to the Air Force can be a huge step in a person’s life. For some, it’s just another job. For others, it’s their first major job since graduating high school.
Every year, Sept. 15 through Oct. 15 marks National Hispanic Heritage Month during which Americans celebrate the culture and traditions of Spanish-speaking residents, many of whom could trace their geographical roots to Spain, Mexico, Central America, South America or the Caribbean.
Without ammo the fighter aircraft is just another passenger plane. The aircraft needs the bombs and bullets to provide the critical close air support for service members on the ground.
Sitting in the driver’s seat, your vision is blurred and images of the scene come in and out of focus. Your head is pounding as you try to make sense of what just happened. Everything suddenly
becomes clear and you realize the front of your car is on fire.
There is nothing more liberating for a motorcycle rider than the feeling of being completely unrestrained and out in the open as you cruise the open road on your bike. The feeling we don’t often get is, though free, we are completely exposed to danger around every corner and the danger we create for ourselves.
That feeling of danger was made apparent to me very abruptly the first time I wrecked.
Fuel bladders, filters, hoses and R-11 refueling units do not prepare themselves. These are only some of the materiels the 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron uses to provide support in deployed operations.
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