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Civil Engineer's Corner

Civil Engineer’s Corner

Satellite Housing Office

A satellite housing office is now open on Ramstein in Bldg. 2410 (next
to Service Credit Union).  Hours are 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through
Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fridays.  The office will be closed
for training on the second Tuesday of each month from 7:30 a.m. to
12:30 p.m.  The office is also closed on German and American holidays. 

Inbound/outbound families will be able to drop off TLA paperwork, pick
up rental listings for off-base housing and receive full off-base
referral services at this office.  Inbound families must still visit
the main housing office in Vogelweh upon arrival.

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“It’s like CANDY falling from the SKY”Airdrop training a load of fun for 5th QM Soldiers

“It’s like CANDY falling from the SKY”
Airdrop training a load of fun for 5th QM Soldiers

Master Sgt. Derrick Crawford
21st Theater Support Command

A 1,500-pound load of supplies drops from an aircraft flying over 1,200
feet above and hits the ground in less than 30 seconds

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Warfighting HQ CC receives Senator Ted Stevens Award

Warfighting HQ CC receives Senator Ted Stevens Award

Capt. Joel Harper
U.S. Air Forces in Europe

Lieutenant Gen. Glen W.

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LRMC keeps expanding:
possibly vertically

Spc. Todd Goodman
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

Amid a large number of both completed and on-going construction
projects at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the biggest is one year
in the making and possibly still years away.

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New Web policy to protect Soldiers

Protecting personal information is vital to the security of Soldiers
serving downrange. Enemies of the U.S. can harm Soldiers or the ones
they love through seemingly unimportant information posted on the
Internet.

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Earth Day

Earth Day

Colonels Rod Zastrow, 435th Air Base Wing vice commander, and Carlos
Cruz-Gonzalez, 435th Civil Engineer Group commander, along with
students and teachers from Ramstein American Middle School, fill in the
finishing touches on a tree planting ceremony April 21 at Ramstein

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Vogelweh gate upgrades improving security

Capt. Clay Nichols
569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron

Vogelweh installation and Vogelweh Military Family Housing gate
enhancements are moving forward at a rapid pace. The 431st Air Base
Group has already installed some new features and more security
improvements are on the way. The final goal is to provide the most
secure installation possible with minimum delays in vehicle processing
time for our customers.

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U.S. mumps outbreak:
What you need to know

Congratulations on your PCS to the United States! Before you go, be
advised that portions of the American Midwest are experiencing a mumps
outbreak. States affected include Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri,
Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. The UK is also experiencing an
outbreak.

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Commentary

Finance matters!

Lt. Col. Michael Bernert
1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron

The United States of America possesses the most powerful military in
the world with the ability to support a full scale of operations
through flexible planning. Strategic financial planning is a critical
part of the flexible planning which enables our military of today and
tomorrow. Just as at work, strategic financial planning is also
critical in our daily lives. 

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Commentary

Col. Weathers says goodbye to the wing he stood up

Col. Rich Weathers
38th Combat Support Wing

When we stood up the 38th CSW on that sunny day in May of 2004 at the
Berlin Wall, my staff totaled five people with no computers, building,
furniture or phones.  Despite the lack of resources and people, I knew
the commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe had given me a
once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

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