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A Soviet club

A Soviet club

by Dr. Marshall Michel

86th Airlift Wing historian

With the beginning of the Cold War in 1947, Soviet dictator Josef
Stalin began a conventional arms buildup to counter America

April 9, 2010 ×

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Find thrill and adventure

Find thrill and adventure

Waldseilpark Deep in the Palatinate Forest, the K1 High Ropes Course Fröhnerhof offers its visitors the purest joy of climbing. Courses consist of a real adventure. You’ll make your way from one platform to the next and through obstacles made from cables, swings, and rope and wooden bridges. With the […]

April 2, 2010 ×

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Right at your doorstep

Right at your doorstep

Just an hour from Munich and Stuttgart is one of the four most visited
leisure parks in Germany. And this fantasy land was created using more
than 50 million Lego bricks.

April 2, 2010 ×

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Spring’s best recipes

Spring’s best recipes

Recipes courtesy of Stephani Hinderliter

AdvantiPro Staff Writer

After eating heavy comfort foods all
winter in an effort to stay warm and forget the cold, you may be
craving something a little lighter and fresher.

April 2, 2010 ×

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Officials outline proper pet procedures

by Lt. Col. Scott Farrar
86th Mission Support Group deputy commander

The volunteer staff at the Tierheim animal shelter have been struggling
to cope with extra business for over a year since the closing of the
Army pet shelter at Pulaski Barracks. Since the closure, the local
animal shelters have relayed they have taken in an increased number of
American-owned pets.

March 26, 2010 ×

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Stories of freedom: what you do matters

Stories of freedom: what you do matters

Commentary by Senior Master Sgt. David Lawrence
86th Maintenance Squadron

Most people have heard of Oskar Schindler and his wife, Emilie, who
together saved the lives of more than 1,200 Jews during the holocaust
of Wold War II and were the focus of the movie

March 26, 2010 ×

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Kaiserslautern prepares to protect workforce, families

Kaiserslautern prepares to protect workforce, families

by Christine June
USAG Kaiserslautern

Hundreds of concerns

March 26, 2010 ×

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A perfect bird …

A perfect bird …

by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian

A light plane that is safe, accident proof and can be flown by anyone
with minimum instruction has been a long time aviation dream and has
been recognized, to an extent, by today

March 26, 2010 ×

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Captain paves way for female airborne troops

Captain paves way for female airborne troops

by Senior Airman Amanda Dick
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Flying 1,250 feet above the earth, a C-130J Super Hercules hits the drop zone as the jumpmaster says,

March 19, 2010 ×

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The Luftwaffe’s Warthog

The Luftwaffe’s Warthog

by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian

When Germany

March 19, 2010 ×