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We are visitors in our patients’ lives. They are not visitors in ours

by Maj. Lawanda D. Warthen
Commander, USAHC Kaiserslautern

The Patient Advisory Council-Kleber (PAC-K) represents the interests of
U.S. Army Health Clinic-Kleber (USAHC-K), which is composed of active
duty Soldiers, family members, spouses, retirees, civilians and clinic
liaisons.

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Training ‘heats up’ on Ramstein thanks to new simulator

Training ‘heats up’ on Ramstein thanks to new simulator

by Senior Airman Scott Saldukas
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Construction team members and fire trainers came together Sept. 9 here
to view a new aircraft fire training simulator that will enhance future
firefighter training for not only Air Force, but also host nation
responders.

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First Fortress Failure

First Fortress Failure

by Dr. Marshall Michel
52nd Fighter Wing historian

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, was, by any measure, one of the
outstanding aircraft of World War II, especially in the air war over
Europe. However, the first use of the redoubtable Fortress by the RAF
in the summer of 1941 was a disaster.

With the signing of Lead Lease agreement between the United States and
Great Britain in March 1941, the Fortresses, the latest US strategic
bomber, were at the top of the RAF

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Stitching Comfort

Stitching Comfort

by Guadalupe Warren
Rheinland-Pfalz Quilt Guild

Army Capt. Laura Stanley was in Iraq in May 2003 for Operation Iraqi
Freedom. After sustaining injuries in a vehicle rollover, Captain
Stanley was flown to the U.S. While she was recovering from her
injuries, she received a blanket from the Project Linus Foundation.

September 10, 2010 ×

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Europe’s communication needs keep 1st CBCS busy

Europe’s communication needs keep 1st CBCS busy

by Tech. Sgt. Michael Voss
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Airmen assigned to the 1st Combat Communications Squadron on Ramstein
have become accustomed to being busy

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Vogelweh CDC overhaul enhances care, facility

Story and photo by Senior Airman Amanda Dick
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Walking into the classroom, eyes immediately swarmed my direction as
tiny voices started asking 20 questions from who I was to why I was
there.

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Tornado watching

Tornado watching

by Dr. Marshall Michel
52nd Fighter Wing historian

During World War II, the arrival of German jet bombers in the middle of
1944 sent shock waves through the Allied air forces. The U.S. Army Air
Force issued a requirement for a similar aircraft and, after a
competition, selected the North American design, the XB-45, for
development.

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18th MP NCO strives for excellence

18th MP NCO strives for excellence

by Capt. Martyn Crighton
18th Military Police Brigade

Sgt. Nicole Jenkins, a corrections officer with U.S. Army Confinement
Facility-Europe, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment
Command, took the Army commercial that said

September 3, 2010 ×

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Combat Medic serves critical role on PRT

Combat Medic serves critical role on PRT

by Capt. Tristan Hinderliter
Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team Public Affairs

One Ramstein Airman recently helped provide refresher training for his
teammates on the Laghman Provincial Reconstruction Team at Forward
Operating Base Mehtar Lam, Afghanistan.

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Labor Day offers a chance for Ramstein Airmen to relax

by Airman 1st Class Ciara M. Travis
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day gives the members
of Team Ramstein the chance to relax before the rush of the upcoming
operational readiness inspection and the fall/winter season.

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