Kaiserslautern American, Feb. 13, 2015

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HAVE YOU READ YOUR KA TODAY?

February 13, 2015

Volume 39, number 6

USAFE Airmen participate in Stolen Cerberus II by Senior Airman Timothy Moore 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Photo by Senior Airman Nicholas Crisp

Senior Airman Ralph Colas, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks out the back of a C-130J Super Hercules Feb. 3 as it flies over the Greek landscape during Stolen Cerberus II, a flying training deployment in Elefsis, Greece. The FTD is designed to gauge both aircraft and personnel capabilities as well as improve the interoperability of the Airmen and their Greek counterparts. For additional photos, see Page 6.

Elefsis, Greece — U.S. Air Forces in Europe Airmen traveled to Elefsis, Greece, Feb. 1 to participate in Stolen Cerberus II, a two-week flying training deployment designed to gauge both aircraft and personnel capabilities as well as improve the interoperability of the Airmen and their Greek counterparts. Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing and the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, along with Airmen from the 317th Airlift Group from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and Soldiers from the 5th Quartermaster Detachment, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, are working alongside the Hellenic air force to complete training not as easily available to each respective unit during the winter months. See TRAINING, Page 2

SAPR summit discussion brought back to Ramstein

When planning on attending Fasching parades or other outdoor celebrations, wear warm clothes and shoes.

— Command Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten III, 86th Airlift Wing command chief

ual assault. This is not the Air Force’s issue solely; all of us Airmen have to take this on and be proactive about the prevention.” Upon his return from the summit, Batten briefed the 86th Airlift Wing sexual assault response coordi-

Fueling for fight, Page 9

nator about the new ideas formed at the summit and how they apply here. “I think (the effect of the summit on Ramstein) is going to be great,” said Carmen Schott, 86th Airlift Wing SARC. “One of the things leadership discussed was new changes with the SAPR annual training. A big change I talked to Chief Batten about was getting away from the Stand-Down Days. Now it’s SAPR every day, all the time, where it’s continually discussed during quarterly training days as opposed to annual.” See SAPR, Page 3

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Tip of the Week

“We need to have an all-in approach where everyone understands the issue of sexual assault. This is not the Air Force’s issue solely; all of us Airmen have to take this on and be proactive about the prevention.”

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ometimes the only way to bring about change is to get people together, sit down and hash out problems with open and honest dialogue. Thanks to the Sexual Assault Prevention Response summit held Jan. 12 at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Airmen from around the Air Force came together to tackle one of the most important topics on all the services’ plates — sexual assault.

Command Chief Master Sgt. Frank Batten III, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, in his position of advising the wing commander and senior leadership on issues affecting military readiness and mission effectiveness, attended the summit to discuss the benefits of having SAPR awareness education year-round and the possibility of introducing new subjects into regular training. “I think everyone agreed that onehour briefs once a year will not solve sexual assault,” Batten said. “We need to have an all-in approach where everyone understands the issue of sex-

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by Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Top military DJs ‘do battle’ at Kazabra Club, Page 11

Airmen vow precision, valor, Page 19


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