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KMC Airmen return AU troops to Rwanda

KMC Airmen return AU troops to Rwanda


KIGALI, Rwanda – Two U.S. Air Force C-130s returned approximately 80 African Union peacekeepers from the Darfur region of the Sudan Oct. 2.
In addition to returning 200 troops from the Sudan, the 86th Air Expeditionary Group is also providing airlift to approximately 550 AU troops to the El-Fashir airstrip in the Darfur region. This is the third movement of AU protection troops by the United States in a year to the Darfur region of the Sudan.

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Senior NCO induction

Senior NCO induction

***image1***Airmen raise their swords as senior NCO inductees are called forward to the stage at the Ramstein Officers’ Club Saturday night. One hundred eighteen Airmen were inducted into the senior NCO ranks.

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Air Force Ball

Air Force Ball

***image1***Master Sgt. Wanda Jennings, 435th Communications Squadron, and 2nd Lt. Andrew Fiedler, 435th Munitions Squadron, dance at the Air Force Ball Sept. 23 at the Ramstein Officers’ Club.

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Albanian, Slovakian officers visit Warrior Preparation Center

Albanian, Slovakian officers visit Warrior Preparation Center

Capt. Jonathan Friedman, Story and photo
USAFE News Service 

Nine Albanian and Slovakian officers visited Germany Sept. 20-23 for a familiarization visit at the Warrior Preparation Center here.

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K-town American Legion honors ‘walking wounded’

K-town American Legion honors ‘walking wounded’

Christine June, Story and photo
415th Base Support Battalion

Veteran camaraderie may have been

September 30, 2005 ×

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Don’t let breast cancer sneak up on you

Spc. Todd Goodman
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center

Australian singer Kylie Minogue and Nancy Reagan both had it. So did singer Carly Simon and former

September 30, 2005 ×

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Don King, Sam Simonmake stops in the KMC

Don King, Sam Simon
make stops in the KMC

Airman 1st Class Edward Drescher
Kaiserslautern American

World-famous boxing promoter Don King, along with The Simpson

September 30, 2005 ×

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Mailing meat can mean hefty fines

Robert Szostek
U.S. European Command Customs

Many U.S. personnel in Europe have received a $100 fine from the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection because they mailed packages of wurst, ham or paté to the United States. However, infestations of animal disease cost the U.S. taxpayer much more than this, i.e., millions of dollars each year.

September 30, 2005 ×

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Now open  German Police liaison office on Ramstein to help Airmen

Now open
German Police liaison office on Ramstein to help Airmen

Petra Lessoing
Kaiserslautern American

The German Police liaison office officially opened here Sept. 19.
During his speech, Wolfgang Erfurt, president of Westpfalz Police Headquarters, emphasized that the common work between German and American police forces has a long tradition.

September 30, 2005 ×

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Copier monitors assure functioning, funded unit copiers


As the new fiscal year approaches, copier monitors are encouraged to ensure a funding document number is established for copier payment through their resource advisor.

September 30, 2005 ×