Commentary

Commentary

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Commander’s Action Line_11

***image1***QWhy is the Sembach Commissary closed on Monday and Tuesday each week? The majority of the population at Sembach work here Monday through Friday and we need the commissary open during the work week.   AThe Sembach community continues to be in a state of transition, which has caused consternation […]

July 11, 2008 ×

Commentary

What kind of supervisor are you?

by Chief Master Sgt. Marc Rodriguez
Air Combat Command first sergeant

As a new first sergeant at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., I was at a
staff meeting when a chief, the mission support group superintendent
and great personal

mentor, gave us a heads-up about a small trash detail requirement to
clean up after the Fourth of July fireworks display. As we filed out at
the end of the meeting, I made what I considered an innocent, trivial
remark to the chief.

July 11, 2008 ×

Commentary

Independence Day memories

Independence Day memories

John Thompson
AdvantiPro

One of my favorite memories is July 4, 1988. I was stationed at the
Pentagon and living in Virginia.  Several friends had boats and we all
decided to meet with our families and friends on the Potomac River,
just across from the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument

July 4, 2008 ×

Commentary

Use caution — don’t speed

by Ali Leone
USAG Kaiserslautern Public Affairs

Grace was smiling and waving as she stepped off the bus. She looked both ways and started skipping toward me, but in an instant she was gone. Grace was lying on the ground almost 100 feet away. She cried out in pain for her mother and begged for someone to please help her.

June 27, 2008 ×

Commentary

Commander’s Action Line

Col. Douglas Tucker
435th Air Base Wing commander

QWhy does the
traffic light on Ramstein near the 723rd Air Mobility Squadron Cargo
Terminal not work for motorcycles? Motorcycles

coming to the light and making a left hand turn will sit there until
another car pulls over the strip in the road to activate the light
signal.  

June 20, 2008 ×

Commentary

Revisit basic fundamentals for success

Revisit basic fundamentals for success

by Col. Bill Bender
86th Airlift Wing and KMC commander

The KMC has a huge mission and does a phenomenal job in making that
mission happen every day. Our jobs include technical work that must be
completed with the utmost care and attention to detail.

June 20, 2008 ×

Commentary

Flag Day: Honoring the most important veteran

Flag Day: Honoring the most important veteran

by Chief Master Sgt. Scott Hubbartt
USAF, Retired

We have three special days each year specifically set aside to honor
veterans and pay respect to our comrades in arms

June 13, 2008 ×

Commentary

Commander’s Action Line_06

Q My daughter attends Ramstein Elementary School. During her lunch and recess time, her class, along with other classes, play on the playgrounds. Recently, both of the main playgrounds have been closed off due to rotted wood. They are now forced to play on an extremely small playground. At one […]

June 6, 2008 ×

Commentary

Volunteering is what we are all about

Volunteering is what we are all about

by Col. Bill Bender
86th Airlift Wing and KMC commander

I am so proud to be part of a community that gives back the way that the KMC does with volunteer hours. Each year, the KMC volunteers more than 300,000 hours, whether it is visiting with injured troops at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, mentoring school-aged children, helping the USO or one of the several other outstanding volunteer programs we have.

June 6, 2008 ×

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Q Why are we at Ramstein, as
ambassadors to Germany, not recycling enough? I don

May 30, 2008 ×