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May 13, 2016
Volume 40, number 19
US, Germany attend legal conference Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Leslie Keopka 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs A delegation of Air Force and Army judge advocates and civilian attorneys from the KMC gathered with local German legal professionals during a German-American Legal Conference May 10. The U.S. delegation was represented by personnel from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, U.S. Army Europe, 3rd Air Force and 21st Theater Sustainment Command legal offices. Dr. Hannes Kopf, Rheinland-Pfalz Ministry for Justice and Consumer Protection undersecretary; Col. Jeff Palmer, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa staff judge advocate; and Dr. Harald Jenet, Kaiserslautern State Court president and host of the event, started the conference with opening remarks. “We want to thank our host nation for this opportunity and, in particular, Dr. Kopf for following through with the initiative initially discussed during a visit with Gen. Frank Gorenc See JURISDICTION, Page 2
Elke Sittel, 86th Airlift Wing host nation advisor, translates for Airman 1st Class Patrick Cassidy, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, during a base tour for the German-American Legal Conference May 10 on Ramstein. A legal team from the KMC and German legal professionals gathered for a daylong conference that concluded with a tour of the base and Ramstein Law Center.
Allied leaders take walk on logistics side Logistics leaders from U.S. Army Europe, U.S. European Command and several allied countries took a five-country tour of ports, railheads, warehouses and other sustainment and forward-movement facili-
ties around southern Europe April 25 to 28. The Southern Sustainment Terrain Walk, organized by the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, took the key leaders to facilities in Turkey, Georgia, Romania, Slovenia and Italy. During the trip, the group looked at seaports, airports, railheads and storage capacity available to move personnel and equipment around
the European theater quickly and efficiently. “We need to understand the infrastructure we have,” said Lt. Gen. Ben Hodges, USAEUR commanding general. “We need to figure out how fast we can move and what capabilities we have to enable that freedom of movement, to move quickly and unfettered.” During the tours, leaders discussed planned improve-
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Off-base residents must obey German quiet hours. The use of motor-powered lawn mowers or other garden equipment is only permissible from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays through Saturdays, and it is not permitted Sundays or German holidays.
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ments for many of the military facilities and ways to make logistical movement faster through the European theater and improve cooperation across NATO nations. “This is a very good opportunity to get familiar with the (NATO Land Force Command) capabilities and tasks,” said Italian Lt. Gen. Paolo Ruggiero, NATO LANDCOM acting commander. “We do
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many things together. This is a good opportunity to get together and enhance our capabilities … and to get familiar with the important challenges of having our Soldiers quickly deployed and properly supplied.” One of the major capabilities the leaders became familiar with was the European Activity Set. They See LOGISTICS, Page 3
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Story and photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jacob McDonald 21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs
86th AW CC tees up KMC baseball season, Page 11
Germans observe Pentecostal traditions, Page 19