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April 29, 2016
Volume 40, number 17
Team Ramstein supports POTUS Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Armando Schwier-Morales 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Crossing the Atlantic by air takes several hours, and jet fuel, water, food and toiletries are a commodity while airborne. This is where the Airmen of Ramstein come in, to refuel and resupply. Aircraft can conduct a maneuver known as a “gas and go” that enables aircraft to refuel and restock supplies rapidly prior to flying out. Ramstein, being centrally located in Europe, receives a heavy flow of traffic, including the President of the United States on April 20. The recent mission echoed many of the previous stops. “We have been very successful with the all POTUS missions,” said Dean Noe, 721st Aerial Port Squadron air terminal manager. “I have worked over 100 of them, and I don’t recall any time we have had a negative impact. Our guys are doing top-notch work every time.” According to Noe, the 721st sends their best and newest out there to ensure mission success and training for future events. Out of all the Airmen who touch the plane during the gas and go more than 50 percent come from the 721st. Many
Air Force general officers salute the President of the United States as he departs April 20 from Ramstein. The Department of Defense, working in conjunction with other interagency and European partners, provides resources to support the president's visit to the United Kingdom and Germany. The 86th Security Forces Squadron, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron and other Ramstein units worked among 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing aerial porters and maintainers to ensure a clean and ready aircraft.
of the aerial port squadron Airmen are fresh into the Air Force, and for many, a POTUS mission may be a once-in-a-lifetime event.
“Can you imagine what it’s like to tell an 18-year-old, ‘hey you’re going to work the President’s mission’?” Noe said.
The squadron has many first-term Airmen, and some of them working See POTUS, Page 2
786th CES to host annual base-cleanup day
April showers bring May flowers! Remember to pick the weeds around your home.
pants. Remember that the area of responsibility extends 100 feet in all directions from buildings and includes nearby parking lots and sidewalks. Biodegradable bags, rakes, shovels, brooms, weed burners with a permit and pressure washers are available for facility managers at the U-Fix-It Store on Ramstein, Bldg. 505. Clean where you live: May 11 will focus on cleaning common areas around military family
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First impressions leave a lasting mark. The pride we show in how we take care of our work and living spaces creates an immediate and lasting impression. This May, we are going to set aside a few hours to ensure the unspoken messages are the ones we intend to send. Designating time specifically for the upkeep of facilities and the surrounding area improves
working and living environments. This is why the 86th Airlift Wing, in coordination with U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, coordinated a spring-cleanup event May 10 and 11 and is encouraging residents of military family housing and dormitories along with all facility managers and users to participate. Clean where you work: May 10 is designated for the cleaning of administrative and industrial facilities, grounds and common areas across the KMC by facility managers and building occu-
Couples prepare for future with spouses workshop, Page 6
See CLEANUP, Page 2
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by Master Sgt. James Ming 786 Civil Engineer Squadron
435th CRG train deployment tactics, Page 10
Recognizing military children, Pages 24 and 25