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New Year’s traditions

New Year’s traditions

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

New Year

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Holiday trash pick up changes

Trash pick up changes during the holidays.

The trash pick up in some villages of the KMC will move to different
days due to the second Christmas holiday, which Germans observe Dec. 26.

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Christmas cards

Christmas cards

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Traditionally, people all over the world send holiday greeting cards to
family members, relatives, friends and customers. The happy holidays
greetings are combined with best wishes for the new year.

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Cobalt Dragon prepares unit for threat

Cobalt Dragon prepares unit for threat

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Michelle Conrad
7th Civil Support Command, Public Affairs Office

The ever-present threat of without warning disasters and terrorist
attacks necessitates the need for qualified Chemical, Biological,
Radiological and Nuclear specialists to always be prepared to protect
U.S. national interests. One such capability is the 773rd Civil Support
Team, 7th Civil Support Command, who put their expertise to the test
during exercise Cobalt Dragon here at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Dec. 5 to
9.

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Project Rudolph takes flight

Project Rudolph takes flight

by Laura Rutkowski
Ramstein High School

On Dec. 5, the Ramstein Passenger Terminal hosted the first day of
Project Rudolph

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Mailers responsible for accurately completing customs declaration forms

Mailers responsible for accurately completing customs declaration forms

All mail originating outside the territory of the U.S. is subject to
customs examination. Mailers are responsible for legibly and accurately
completing U.S. Postal Service customs forms, PS Form 2976, Custom
Declaration CN-22 or PS Form 2976-A, Customs Declaration and Dispatch
Note, when mailing parcels or packages containing merchandise to the
states. 

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435th SFS provide unique training for Belgian Air Force

435th SFS provide unique training for Belgian Air Force

by Senior Airman Katherine Holt
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Instructors from the 435th Security Forces Squadron Regional Training
Center conducted a fly away security team course for 12 Airmen from the
86th SFS and 7 Belgians from the Belgian Air Component Dec. 5 to 9.

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Daughtry, Iglesias give taste of home to troops

Daughtry, Iglesias give taste of home to troops

by Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

More than 4,000 Ramstein service and family members were rocked by the
band Daughtry, comedian Gabriel

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Garrison recognizes longtime employees

Garrison recognizes longtime employees

Story and photo by Rick Scavetta
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern

Forty years ago, just one day after Erika Darsow left school in
Zweibrücken, she landed a job with the U.S. Army. And she

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Slower than a speeding bullet

Slower than a speeding bullet

by Dr. Marshall Michel
52nd Fighter Wing historian

Just before World War II began, the U.S. Army Air Corps realized its
fighters were woeful compared to the German Bf109 and the British
Spitfire. While advanced fighters like the Lockheed P-38 Lightning and
Republic P-47 Thunderbolt were in sight, in February 1940, the Air Corps
issued Proposal R-40C for a fighter superior to anything previously
considered.

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