FEATURE
Airlifter of the Week: Leading the pack, Page 5
NEWS
Silver Flag: 435 CTS bolsters contingency ops, Pages 12-13
July 24, 2020 | Volume 44, Number 29
FEATURE
LIFESTYLE
LRMC soldier finds resilience through art, Page 17
Our favorite amusement parks in Germany, pt. 2, Pages 18-19
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Ramstein medics conduct NPC training Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The Negatively Pressurized CONEX, or NPC, is the newest system available to transport large numbers of individuals with COVID-19. Building on the concepts of its predecessor, the Transportation Isolation System, the NPC has increased patient capacity and is more operationally versatile. On July 14, members of Air Mobility Command came to Ramstein Air Base to teach local medical instructors proper procedures for a number of situations that could happen in a Negatively Pressured Conex. “We have a large group of individuals coming together from the 86th Medical Group and the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to form a COVID-19 team,” said Capt. JD Pilger, 86th AES interim training See NPC TRAINING, Page 2
Air Mobility Command medical instructors provide training for medics from the KMC inside a Negatively Pressured Conex at Ramstein Air Base on July 14. The training was conducted to ensure that KMC medics possess the skill and knowledge to effectively support missions within the European and African Command.
Space Force: The man behind the motto Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Sanchez, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs broadcast journalist, poses for a photo at Ramstein Air Base, April 14. Sanchez has performed magic since he was 16 years old. After moving to Florida, he learned to perform shows for parties and went by his stage name, Danny Sanz.
On Dec. 20, 2019, the Department of Defense received its newest addition, the U.S. Space Force. In the following months, along with the creation of the USSF logo, the infant military branch began to shape an image of its own. It still needed, however, a motto. What separates each branch is not only their looks, but the heritage and legacy that can be found in the services’ mottos. The U.S. Marine Corps motto is “Semper Fidelis” – “Always Faithful.” The U.S. Coastguard’s is “Semper Paratus” — “Always Ready.” The U.S. Air Force motto is “Aim High...FlyFight-Win,” and one of the U.S. Navy’s unofficial mottos is “Semper Fortis” — “Always Courageous.” As a component of the Department of the Air Force, it is only fitting that an Airman would craft the motto for the USSF. Airman 1st
Class Daniel Sanchez, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs broadcast journalist, is that Airman. Sanchez grew up in Haverstraw, New York, and described his childhood as a quiet one. At 16, he left his first job at the local library and jumped into performing magic at a nearby mall to sell magic kits for an employer. To secure the job, he had to memorize a fivepage sales script and learn five simple magic tricks. Posted at a kiosk in the ninth largest mall in the U.S., Sanchez performed the same five tricks to people passing through. He interacted with many types of personalities. Some would try to figure out the trick just to prove they could, while others just wanted to be wowed. On rare occasions, professional magicians approached him to show him new tricks. He then realized there was more to magic than he thought. See SPACE FORCE, Page 3
