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DFACs spread Thanksgiving spirit
For Soldiers stationed overseas, the holidays can be a tough reminder of the family and traditions left back home.
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Germany’s early ‘Flea’
Military aviation underwent extraordinarily rapid development in World
War I, and a technological advantage could almost guarantee a period of
air superiority.
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Panzer Hotel hosts first guests
The Panzer Hotel opened its doors Nov. 15 to guests who were staying at the Swabian Inn. Several families moved to the hotel to stay in its newly finished rooms as hotel manager Dave Roach and his staff work to finalize the hotel’s systems in preparation for its grand opening, […]
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Organization sizzles up steaks, serves appreciation
To show their appreciation for servicemembers, Cooks from the Valley
traveled nearly 6,000 miles to donate and cook steaks this Veterans Day
at the Ramstein Officers
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Nursing Group Visits Museum In Istanbul
Military and civilian nurses from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center,
Vilseck Army Health Clinic and Ramstein Clinic visited historic medical
sites in Istanbul and Western Turkey to enrich their understanding of
hospitals and nursing through the past 2,000 years. Lois Borsay, from
LRMC, arranged the tour, which was booked by RTT Ramstein and Baritli
Travel in Istanbul.
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Your office energy checklist
Why should you conserve energy and why is conservation important? Most
of the energy we use comes from fossil fuels like petroleum and coal,
which provide electricity and gas to power our growing energy needs.
These resources are non-renewable, which means we will eventually run
out.
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Mission complete, but not forgotten
The 86th Security Forces Squadron K-9 Section is a bit quieter today
with the loss of one of its K-9 heroes, Military Working Dog Boyke/F460.
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Romania’s ‘Focke Wulf’
On June 10, 1944, the U.S. Army Air Force launched what it hoped would
be a surprise attack on the Ploiesti oil refineries in Romania. The low
level attack was carried out by 36 Lockheed P-38 Lighting fighters of
the 82nd Fighter Group, each carrying a single 1,000 pound bomb,
escorted by 39 P-38 Lightings of the 1st and 82nd FGs.
Features, Health
Third-hand smoke: health hazard another reason to kick tobacco
Tobacco smoke has added a new potential danger to its list of hazards: third-hand smoke.
Most people know that first-hand smoke is inhaled directly by a smoker,
and second-hand smoke is the smoke passively breathed in by people near
someone smoking.
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Four Airmen recognized for lifesaving efforts
With a shattered windshield, the crushed car sat in eerie silence. The
smell of exploded air bags filled the air, leaving a stench of burned
plastic and rubber.
On approach, the outward silence was swallowed by Spanish music blaring
from the wrecked car
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