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Airmen are graded on their skills in the readiness inspection March 28 on Ramstein.

Airmen participate in ATSO training

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Members of the 212th Combat Support Hospital drive three Medium Tactical Vehicles 
loaded with part of their 12-bed Early Entry Package onto a C-17 March 11 on Ramstein. Medics using the EEP are capable of treating a dozen service members in any field environment worldwide.

Medics train for airlift

With the help from the Air Force, some members of the 212th Combat Support Hospital loaded part of their 12-bed Early Entry Package onto C-17 transport jets.

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Military Matters – April 5, 2013

The ratings on a performance report should never be a surprise to the person being rated. Surprises usually occur when either the rater has failed to provide proper feedback or the person being rated has failed to recognize and/or fix his or her own weaknesses.

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Medics pull together at Miesau Army Depot

Medics pull together at Miesau Army Depot

Under a moonlit sky, emergency medical helicopters from Company C, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment touched down at Miesau Army Depot and discharged moulage-covered role players onto the landing zone.

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Peak Season for PCS moves

The LRS team consists of four Personal Property Processing Offices and one Consolidated Personal Property Shipping Office. In all, the four offices total 70 people, including military members, U.S. civilians and German civilians who processed more than 15,000 moves for 2012.

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Members of the 86th Operations Group pose for a photo on Ramstein. The 86th OG was awarded the Aviation Resource Management Team of the Year Award in U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa.

86th Ops Group recognized for excellence

The 86th Operations Group was awarded the Aviation Resource Management Team of the Year Award in U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa. The outstanding small unit ARM team’s prestigious award highlights units from the 86th Operations Support Squadron, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, 76th Airlift Squadron and the 37th Airlift Squadron.

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The Stork’s Nest

The Stork’s Nest

“Zum Storchennest” (The Stork’s Nest) is located in the beautiful Steinalb valley, situated in the middle of the nature preserve of the Palatinate Forest.

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Playtime important for family bonding

As the days get longer and the temperature rises, many of us get in the spirit of playing more. Too often our busy schedules and overwhelming to-do lists prevent us from doing what matters most: connecting with each other.

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Russell Scaroni, civil engineer self-help store structure planner, instructs Marc Fischer, CE self-help store customer service technician, with installing a door at the CE self-help store March 15 on Ramstein. The CE self-help store provides the base with their entire repair and clean up needs.

Self-help gets you prepared to repair

Have you ever shoveled snow at work and noticed you had no salt for the sidewalk? Well, the civil engineer self-help store is here to assist you with your work center needs.

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Graphic by Hans Roth
In December, Tech. Sgt. Simon Garcia, 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron project manager, entered the operating room for an elective procedure, a kidney transplant, to save his sister’s life. The surgery took place as scheduled with Evelyn Garcia’s body accepting her little brother’s kidney as its own. Recently, both brother and sister have returned to work and are thankful to have overcome the challenges faced by surgery. According to the office of the Air Force surgeon general, there are approximately 10 organ donation requests per year, which are approved through the Air Force Medical Operations Agency. However, approval to undergo the procedure does not excuse Airmen from potential risks to their health or career.

Sister before self

by 2nd Lt. Kay M. Nissen 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Author’s note: This article was originally published Nov. 28. Due to significant interest in the outcome of the story, updates have been added for its completion. The day he found out about his sister’s condition, he knew he would […]

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