News

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Inspection experts

Inspection experts

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News

USAFE civilian personnel servicing moves to AFPC

1st Lt. Elizabeth Culbertson
USAFE News Service

KMC family members seeking employment will soon have a centralized site for handling civilian personnel servicing when operations move July 10.

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Wing tackles its first UCI

Lt. Col. Jim Reavis
435th Air Base Wing Inspections and Readiness Office chief

The 435th Air Base Wing undergoes its first unit compliance inspection since it stood up in January 2004.

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News

Changes enhance our right to complain

Changes enhance our right to complain

Col. Bob Otto
435th Air Base Wing vice commander

Recent changes have provided additional protection to military members when lodging complaints. One of the jobs of the inspector general is to ensure Airmen are aware of and understand their rights and responsibilities regarding IG Complaints Resolution and Fraud, Waste and Abuse programs.

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News

70th TC Soldier killed in Iraq

Christine Gebhard
293rd Base Support Battalion

Several hundred members of the Army military community recently paid their final respects to Spc. Douglas E. Kashmer, 70th Transportation Company mechanic, who died in a non-combat related vehicle accident June 8 in Iraq.

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News

Airman sentenced in court-martial

Erin Zagursky
Kaiserslautern American

A Ramstein Airman was sentenced June 23 after pleading guilty in a court-martial here.

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News

Commander’s Action Line

Commander’s Action Line

***image1***Issue: What are the requirements to have a blue “tourist”passport and an international driver’s licenses for military and civilians stationed in Germany and on leave in European countries? When I arrived, I was issued a red “Official” or “No fee” passport, but was encouraged to get a blue passport for […]

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KMC wins base appearance competition

KMC wins base appearance competition

Master Sgt. Mona Ferrell
USAFE News Service

Taking pride in appearance has paid off for two U.S. Air Forces in Europe bases with the recent announcement that Ramstein was chosen as the command’s overall Base Appearance Competition winner in the large base category, and Royal Air Force Alconbury, England, took first place honors in the small base category.

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Commentary

The costs of fighting the Global War on Terrorism

The costs of fighting the Global War on Terrorism

Col. Kurt Lohide
435th Air Base Wing commander

We are asked of a lot in the Air Force and the military. Especially in times like these when our ops tempo is at full throttle and we have to run on all six cylinders.

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Ramstein celebrates 4th with Freedom Fest

Airman 1st Class Edward Drescher
Kaiserslautern American

For more than 20 years the KMC has been hosting 4th of July events, but only now have they escalated to this magnitude with the 2005 Freedom Fest and a 4th of July Field Day.

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