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Army civilian earns COMSEC award

Army civilian earns COMSEC award

Joe Monchecourt
21st Theater Support Command

Ricardo Quinones, an Army civilian at the 21st Theater Support Command, recently received the Outstanding COMSEC Custodian of 2004 for outside continental United States

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Athletes shine at Special Olympics

Athletes shine at Special Olympics

Christine June
415th Base Support Battalion

The 22nd Annual Special Olympics Spring Games 2005 are Wednesday at the German Police Academy in Enkenbach-Alsenborn.

April 29, 2005 ×

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Ramstein Clinic going to electronic med files

Ramstein Clinic going to electronic med files

The 435th Medical Group recently started training on a new centralized record-keeping system designed to replace patient medical files with electronic ones.

April 29, 2005 ×

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KMC observes Earth Day

KMC observes Earth Day

Airman Edward Drescher
Kaiserslautern American

April 22 was Worldwide Earth Day and Ramstein participated by planting trees, opening state-of-the-art trash bins and promoting environmental awareness.

April 29, 2005 ×

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Commander’s Action Line

Commander’s Action Line

***image1***Issue: The last time I checked, it was illegal and dangerous to use a cell phone on base or off base in Germany while operating a motor vehicle. I have observed blatant disregard for this law by drivers of U.S. Army Europe registered vehicles. Recently, I was walking in the […]

April 29, 2005 ×

Commentary

KMC Asian Pacific Americans celebrate heritage in May

Senior Airman Kerry Solan-Johnson
Kaiserslautern American

Quick, name five notable Asian Pacific Americans. Having trouble? If a few names like Ann Curry, “Today Show” host; Maya Lin, Vietnam memorial designer; M. Night Shyamalan, film director and screenwriter; Gen. Eric Shinseki, U.S. Army Chief of Staff; or Tiger Woods, golf pro; didn’t come to mind, then May […]

April 29, 2005 ×

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Organizational success requires to jump on board

Organizational success requires to jump on board

Maj. Resti Andin
435th Security Forces Squadron commander

***image1***When I think about leadership and organizational success, trains come to mind as a useful analogy. Just as all of a train’s components are essential and must work in concert with one another for it to reach its final destination, all Airmen play an important and integral role in helping […]

April 29, 2005 ×

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A spring season for new resolutions

A spring season for new resolutions

Maj. Mary Toohey
86th Maintenance Operations Squadron commander

By now most of us have probably forgotten what our New Year

April 29, 2005 ×

Commentary

COMUSAFE presents ACE coins

Master Sgt. Mona Ferrell
USAFE News Service

Two members of Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe were presented with Airmen Committed to Excellence coins here recently.
Mandy Smith-Nethercott, USAFE Services chief of marketing, and Stephen Mulligan, Air Forces Europe senior intelligence analyst, were presented with the coins by Gen. Robert H.

April 29, 2005 ×

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Gunship!

Gunship!

***image1***Ramstein Airmen tour an AC-130U on static display Monday from the 4th Special Operations Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The gunship is one of 13 in the Air Force and has a 25mm Gatling gun, 40 mm cannon and 105 mm howitzer on its left side. It’s been used in […]

April 22, 2005 ×