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Q Last week I was driving toward the West Gate to
leave the base. It was almost dark. I was coming around the curve.
There was a bicyclist riding in the right lane bottlenecking traffic.
There was a bicycle path parallel to the road just on the other side of
the curb. The rider was wearing a yellow reflective belt. However,
because the rider was bent over, the belt was barely visible. This
created an unsafe situation for the rider, a traffic hazard for the
motorists, and a traffic slow-down.  I realize that a bicycle is a
vehicle and has certain rights on the road. However, if there is a
bicycle path parallel to the road, shouldn

This past February, in my Letter to Airmen addressing our three USAF
Core Values, I shared these thoughts on Service Before Self:

After 66 parachute jumps, do you still get an adrenaline rush?  German
Sgt. 1st Class Kai Becker, Paratrooper Battalion 263 jumpmaster, says
he always gets the rush as he steps out the back door of an aircraft.

New bike racks on base
You might have noticed some bike racks springing up around Ramstein.
The 435th Civil Engineers Squadron plans to complete the racks in time
for full utilization this spring. 

Q:Can you please let us know how much we are
supposed to tip the baggers at the commissary? Yesterday I gave the
bagger her tip and she looked at it like I was handing her a dirty
sock. Seeing her expression, I asked if that was okay and she told me
that no, it wasn