Kaiserslautern American, April 1, 2016

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April 1, 2016

Volume 40, number 13

Different uniform, same school of leadership by Airman 1st Class Lane Plummer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Amidst the halls and classrooms of the 86th Force Support Squadron’s Airman Leadership School, Airmen are immersed in a culture of their own as they develop their leadership skills. However, joining these Airmen is a uniform pattern, a cultural background and a service member from a branch different than their own. U.S. Army Spc. Dean Iversen is the first Soldier to attend the ALS course in the history of U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Iversen said the compassion and cooperation the Airmen provided helped him transition quickly. “When I first got here, I was a little nervous,” Iversen said. “But everyone has been really helpful, and I’ve met some people that See LEADERSHIP, Page 3

Courtesy photo

Defender flight poses in front of the Airman Leadership School building March 15 on Vogelweh. On the far left, Spc. Dean Iversen, 92nd Military Police Battalion gunner, is the first Soldier to attend ALS in U.S. Air Forces in Europe’s history.

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“Because the presenters are multinational, we get to hear what each country is doing that may be different than what someone else may be doing,” said Col. Timothy Robinette, USAFE-AFAFRICA command surgeon. “The main part of the conference is to improve interoperability so when we deploy together we know how everyone works.” The two objectives of the conference were to share knowledge and network. However, the overall idea

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for the conference was the well-being of Airmen. More than 200 summit attendees from North America, Europe and Asia discussed approximately 40 presentations covering the latest developments in the aerospace medical community with hopes to improve safety. Topics included transferring aviation principles into clinical practice, advanced aerospace medicine See AEROSPACE, Page 2

SPORTS

Medical professionals from 23 nations attended the Aerospace Medicine Summit and NATO Science and Technology Organization Technical Course March 14 to 18 on Ramstein. The annual event is a joint effort between the U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Command

Surgeon’s office and NATO to share information in the aerospace medical world and build relationships with international partners. The theme for the summit was “Aerospace Medicine — From the Ground Up.” The weeklong event featured presentations by a variety of medical experts from numerous organizations, including USAFEAFAFRICA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and NATO nations.

LIFESTYLES

by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

NEWS

23 nations attend aerospace medicine summit

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