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April 15, 2016
Volume 40, number 15
COMUSAFE inducted into Order of the Sword by Staff Sgt. Jessica Hines U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Public Affairs
Airmen, families and friends from around the Air Force gathered to bestow U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa’s highest enlisted honor to Gen. Frank Gorenc, USAFE-AFAFRICA commander, during an Order of the Sword induction ceremony April 7 on Ramstein. Nominated in late October, Gorenc officially became the 20th inductee into the major command order, reserved for only those who have made significant contributions to the success and support of the Air Force enlisted force in Europe and Africa. “It means a lot to be recognized by the enlisted force,” Gorenc said. “Inside of our Air Force, the enlisted corps is the very foundation of our force, so when that segment of our total force recognizes anyone it is a great honor.” Keeping with tradition, the USAFE-AFAFRICA sword, along with the Air Force Order of the See COMUSAFE, Page 3
Photos by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane
Gen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, is presented his personal sword by Command Chiefs Samuel Simmons (center) and James Davis (right) during an Order of the Sword ceremony April 7 on Ramstein. The Order of the Sword is a special program where noncommissioned officers of a command recognize individuals who have made significant contributions to the enlisted corps. Gorenc is the 20th USAFE-AFAFRICA commander to be awarded this honor.
Simulated explosion tests US Army Reserve, German disaster responders
Ramstein will be participating in a joint exercise from Monday to April 29. Major traffic delays are expected from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 26. Please be patient during this timeframe.
tions, such as the German THW and Red Cross,” Esra said. Using role players from the Red Cross, a local college and even family members, the goal was to make the training as real as possible. “Role players will be in makeup. Teams will be using equipment they would use in the real world, and we even have pyrotechnics to simulate a catastrophic explosion,” Esra explained.
86th AW, 435th AGOW communicate through EO, Page 6
“My intent for Cobra Strike is to prepare our civil affairs Soldiers for participation in the upcoming Exercise Anakonda and evaluate how they work with multinational organizations in a stressful situation.” The 457th is part of the first Europe-based civil affairs unit activated with the 361st Civil Affairs Brigade in 2010. See RESPONDERS, Page 3
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try of Arnland. The scenario was designed to test the disaster-relief and mass-casualty skill sets of the Soldiers, as well as those of the German Bundeswehr, Red Cross and Federal Agency for Technical Relief, in German “Technisches Hilfswerk” or abbreviated THW. “It was a great opportunity to highlight our partnerships with our host nation, both military and other organiza-
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WACKERNHEIM, Germany — Working side by side with the German “Bundeswehr,” which is the German army, and local disaster relief organizations, Army Reserve Soldiers of Charlie Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, headquartered in Kaiserslautern, planned and
executed their first multinational training exercise April 2 at the 7th U.S. Army Joint Multinational Training Command training support center in Wiesbaden. Over the past six months, Cobra Team and their partners have been planning Exercise Cobra Strike, said Capt. David Esra, C Co. commander. The exercise uses a destructive earthquake scenario on a resource-rich island in the fictional coun-
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by Maj. Daryle Sewell 7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs
New commander, busy schedule for 361st, Page 9
Gartenschau lures with displays, flowers, activities, Page 14