Aug 10, 2012 - Kaiserslautern American

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August 10, 2012

Volume 36, number 32

Airmen train with Polish counterparts Story and photos by Senior Airman Aaron-Forrest Wainwright 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs POWIDZ, Poland — Ramstein Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 86th Airlift Wing trained together, along with Polish military members, in exercise Screaming Eagle IV, held here July 24 through Aug. 3. “Poland is one of our strongest and closest allies in the world and is a leader in Europe,” said President Barack Obama. “What we want to do is to create an environment in this region in which peace and security are a given. That’s not just good for this region. It is good for the United States of America.” Screaming Eagle is an annual exercise hosted by the 33rd Air Base that allows pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron to conduct training with the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, while facilitating training for several other units. “Poland provides an excellent See EXERCISE, Page 6

Master Sgt. Ed Dawejko (left), 603rd Air Operation Center jumpmaster, and Staff Sgt. Brandon Fountain, a 435th Contingency Readiness Group Survive, Evade, Resist, Escape specialist, jump from a C-130J Super Hercules for high-altitude, low-opening jumps with Polish special forces during Exercise Screaming Eagle IV in Powidz, Poland, July 30. Screaming Eagle is an annual exercise that allows pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron to conduct training with the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, while facilitating training for several other units.

Wounded Vietnam vet offers hope

Service members offer a standing ovation for Dave Roever, an inspirational speaker who discusses suicide prevention awareness at military communities.

by Rick Scavetta U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern

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hen Marine Lance Cpl. Anthony Brocato went to see inspirational speaker Dave Roever Aug. 1 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks, the mortuary affairs specialist from Maryland hoped the disfigured Vietnam veteran would offer words of hope to him. Brocato joined roughly 1,500 troops — many of whom thought

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they were simply there to attend runof-the-mill suicide awareness training. But Roever’s story — suffering horrible burns from a phosphorus grenade while serving on a Navy patrol boat in Vietnam and how he recovered — was told with a mix of humor, wit and subtle seriousness. It kept the crowd laughing, while on the verge of crying. “It helped out a lot because I just See HOPE, Page 7

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