Kaiserslautern American, August 9, 2019

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FEATURE

FEATURE

SPORTS

LIFESTYLES

Wounded Warrior shares its Reality to Resiliency, Page 3

Greater than its sum: Shapiro says goodbye to 21st TSC, Europe, Page 8

LRMC Soldier to represent USAREUR at Army ten-miler, Page 12

Kirchheimbolanden sponsors 3-day summer fest, Page 14

August 9, 2019 | Volume 43, Number 31

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435th Air Advisors strengthen partnership with Hungary

Hungarian military firefighters practice putting out an aircraft fire during an in-flight emergency drill, during a 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron air advisor’s event at Pápa Air Base, Hungary, Aug. 1. The 435th CRSS air advisor’s event, was a three-week bilateral exercise intended to provide Hungary and regional partners with intermediate-level airfield management capabilities, as well as a familiarization with flightline safety procedures and occupational health.

Ramstein hosts first USAFE EMT Rodeo Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The 86th Aerial Evacuation Squadron recently hosted the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo at Ramstein Air Base, July 23-24. Seven teams of four Airmen from across Europe competed against each other in an array of situations that medics and combat medics face, like medication overdoses, drownings, gunshot victims, vehicle extractions, and a mass casualty with 30 victims. “It’s vital for our medics to have the

Medics compete in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe EMT Rodeo low crawl between scenarios at Ramstein Air Base, July 23. During challenges, members were required to wear the same gear they would wear in a deployed location.

Story and photos by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron’s air advisors flight, in conjunction with the Ohio Air National Guard, conducted a bilateral training exercise with Hungarian, Latvian and Croatian military personnel at Pápa Air Base, Hungary, July 15 to Aug. 1. This is the second annual air advisor’s event, after Hungarian and regional partners implemented several suggestions made by the 435th’s CRSS in 2018. This year’s exercise provided Hungary and regional partners with intermediate-level airfield management capabilities, as well as a familiarization with flightline safety procedures and occupational health. Air advisors used workshops and flightline exercises to achieve the objectives. “We brought several members to See PARTNERSHIP, Page 2

opportunity to train like we fight,” said U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jason Oldenburg, USAFE-AFAFRICA Command Surgeon chief. “Putting them in stressful situations enhances their critical thinking skills and builds resiliency.” The teams consisted of members from Incirlik AB, Turkey; Aviano AB, Italy; Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England; RAF Croughton, England; RAF Alconbury, England; Spangdahlem AB, Germany; and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. The challenges these Airmen faced required their endurance, attention to detail, and teamwork. See RODEO, Page 6


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