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Families, units and needs …

Patricia Shannon
29th Support Group family readiness assistant

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September 16, 2005 ×

News

Air Force Birthday: Celebrating 58 Years of Legacy and Service


Fifty-eight years ago on Sept. 18, 1947, W. Stuart Symington was sworn in as the first Secretary of the Air Force; at that moment the Air Force became a distinct and separate U.S. military service. Just one year later, U. S. Air Forces in Europe would play a vital role […]

September 16, 2005 ×

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A Moment in Air Force History:WWII Combat Gliders

A Moment in Air Force History:
WWII Combat Gliders

Senior Master Sgt. Frederick Smith
435th Air Base Wing History Office

Annual re-enactments of D-Day, Juny 6, 1944, duplicates the paratroop jumps, but omits the riskier part that ivolved landing the combat glider of WWII.

September 9, 2005 ×

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21st TSC takes 1st ID equipment, restocks deploying units

Master Sgt. Derrick Crawford
21st Theater Support Command

By the time the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division is dismantled and its Soldiers reassigned, the equipment and vehicles left behind will already be in the hands of other units training for combat.

September 9, 2005 ×

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CRG repatriates Moroccan POWs

CRG repatriates Moroccan POWs

Capt. Jenny Lovett
Kaiserslautern American

Local Airmen facilitated a repatriation of the world

September 9, 2005 ×

Commentary

Are ration cards obsolete?

Are ration cards obsolete?


***image1***I would like to know why the Air Force here at Ramstein issues ration cards for folks to purchase alcohol and tobacco items on base? I understand that this is more of a government issue than a base one but the logic does not make any sense at all. If […]

September 9, 2005 ×

Commentary

The next greatest generation

Lt. Col. Erik Daiga
415th Base Support Battalion commander

September marks the anniversary of two important events in our nation

September 9, 2005 ×

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21st TSC changes command

21st TSC changes command

Joe Monchecourt
21st Theater Support Command

***image1***The 21st Theater Support Command’s two-year “feel-good” era ended with some feel-great flair as Maj. Gen. Bennie E. Williams passed the reigns of leadership to Brig. Gen. Scott G. West during a Sept. 1 change of command on the sports field at Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. General Williams, known for […]

September 9, 2005 ×

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STEP promotion

STEP promotion

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September 2, 2005 ×

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New U.S. Ambassador visits

New U.S. Ambassador visits

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September 2, 2005 ×