Kaiserslautern American, March 6, 2020

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FEATURE

86th MDOS Airman’s passion for success through health, Page 3

FEATURE

Largest munitions shipment in over 20 years, Page 6

LIFESTYLES

Ramstein-Miesenbach celebrates Fasching, Pages 8 & 9

March 6, 2020 | Volume 44, Number 9

NEWS

10th AAMDC DCO assumes chairmanship on NATO PAMD, Page 10

LIFESTYLES

Easter markets offer decorations, family fun, Page 14

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Agile Wolf continues to build expeditionary skill-sets

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Squadron and the 37th Airlift Squadron load a Humvee onto a C-130J Super Hercules during exercise Agile Wolf at Ramstein Air Base, Feb. 19. Together, the two squadrons provide the European theater’s only airlift, airdrop, and aeromedical evacuation capability. The exercise is designed to give the 435th CRS and 37th AS a chance to simulate mobility operations in a contingent environment.

Story & photos by Staff Sgt. Jourdan Barrons 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The 435th Contingency Response Squadron and 37th Airlift Squadron participated in the second iteration of Exercise Agile Wolf at Ramstein Air Base, Feb. 18-20. The exercise enhanced the 435th CRS’s ability to coordinate and carry out mobility operations with the 37th AS in a semi-permissive environment. This time, both squadrons built on the foundations they laid in the first Agile Wolf. “We have learned that we are very good at performing our main mission elements of opening an expeditionary airfield,” said U.S. Air Force Maj. Brad Seehawer, 435th CRS assistant operations officer. “This serves as a good deterrent for our adversaries because it indicates that we’re ready and allows us to improve in areas to make us a more agile force.” Integration between the 37th AS See AGILE WOLF, Page 2

386th ECES, Marines train with RADR Mobile Training Team Story & photos by Senior Airman Isaiah J. Soliz 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

ALI AL SALEM AIR BASE, KUWAIT — An airfield is one of the most vital aspects of an Air Force installation, enabling Airmen to successfully deliver decisive combat support to the warfighters night and day. Ensuring the flightline is quickly back to operational status becomes the top priority in the event of a real-world attack. ‘Marauders’ from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron and Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force

engineers from Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait participated in Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 17-19. The purpose of RADR is for Airmen to become more familiar with the equipment and understand the process, according to 1st Lt. Cody Lokken, 386th ECES Emergency Management Flight commander. “RADR is a process in which we take an airfield that has sustained an enemy attack, and we get it ready to launch and recover jets again,” said Maj. Brandon Goebel, U.S. Air Forces Central A7 See TEAM, Page2

Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron simulate the preparation for a detonation of an unexploded ordnance during Rapid Airfield Damage Recovery training at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Feb. 19. Several 386th ECES Airmen participated in RADR training conducted by the 435th Construction and Training Squadron from Ramstein Air Base.

The training also hosted Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force engineers to work together and stay up to date on training while deployed.


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