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Under pressure

Under pressure

Under pressure

***image1***Joyce Patrick, director, Landstuhl Health and Wellness Center, gives Sgt. Jessica McCoy, 5th Maintenance Company’s stock control NCO in charge, a blood pressure check during the Women’s History Month observance held Wednesday at the Armstrong Community Club. Landstuhl’s HAWC was giving blood pressure screenings at the observance to get the […]

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KMC salutes women for history month

Spc. Leeanne Cowen
21st Theater Support Command

More than 200,000 women serve in the armed forces today doing nearly every job from working in combat zones to hospitals, from the motor pool to headquarters command.
This month, the nation celebrates the accomplishments of these women and more.

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Wheel, tire shop keeps Combat Flightline rolling

Wheel, tire shop keeps Combat Flightline rolling

2nd Lt. Don Morris
86th Maintenance Squadron

Shops off the flightline contribute significantly to the Combat Flightline program. One such shop is the 86th Maintenance Squadron

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Colon cancer plagues western cultural diet

Colon cancer plagues western cultural diet

Spc. Todd Goodman
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

With 140,000 new cases each year, colorectal cancer is second only to lung cancer.

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Sober driving contract can save lives

Sober driving contract can save lives

Staff Sgt. Adrian Flores
435th Materiel Maintenance Squadron

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Razz-Ma-Tazz Family Theater presents Pinocchio

Razz-Ma-Tazz Family Theater presents Pinocchio

Betsy Allen
435th Services Squadron

***image1***It’s no lie – the Razz-Ma-Tazz Family Theater will present a classic children’s tale about a wooden puppet on his way to becoming a real boy March 26 to 28 and April 2 to 4 at the Ramstein Community Center. Pinocchio is an interactive, musical comedy with humor for adults […]

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Programs offer families childcare choices

Programs offer families childcare choices

Betsy Allen
435th Services Squadron

***image1***The 435th Services Squadron Family Child Care Program assists the community with childcare needs by maintaining high-quality childcare and serving as a referral source for other related programs. Whether people are interested in in-home childcare, becoming a Family Child Care provider or gaining information about the Extended Duty Child Care […]

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Observance week highlights poison prevention

Spc. Todd Goodman
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

National Poison Prevention Week takes place Sunday to March 27 and focuses on the importance of keeping dangerous products out of children’s reach. “The most commonly found poisons in the house are paint thinner, turpentine and bleach,” said Dan Kinnaird, chief of Ambulatory Care Pharmacy at LRMC. “You should never […]

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New clinic helps to relieve headaches

New clinic helps to relieve headaches

Spc. Todd Goodman
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

***image1***When it comes to a headache – sometimes aspirin just doesn’t cut it. Now KMC people can go to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s new headache clinic to help alleviate the headache pain. Of all the patients LRMC’s Neurological Department sees, nearly 80 percent are due to headaches, said Army […]

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Ramstein repair program saves taxpayers money

Ramstein repair program saves taxpayers money

Tech. Sgt. Dexter Gladdis
86th Maintenance Squadron

***image1***The Air Force Repair Enhancement Program at Ramstein keeps aircraft in the air and tax- payer dollars in the bank by fixing equipment that is normally thrown away, or sent to a maintenance depot for repair. Air Force maintainers saved taxpayers more than $190 million since 1999, said Maj. Brent […]

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