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Air Force OCP uniform guidance, Page 5
US, Iceland remember WWII heroes with monument dedication, Page 6
May fest in Kaiserslautern, Page 10
Takin’ it to the streets: Tips for Motorcycle Safety Month, Page 13
May 25, 2018 | Volume 42, Number 21
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Joint airlift brings Stolen Cerberus V to a close Story and photos by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules drops an equipment bundle during exercise Stolen Cerberus V May 15 over Megara Drop Zone, Greece. Hellenic riggers worked with U.S. Air Force Joint Airdrop Inspectors to ensure the bundle was rigged properly.
ELEFSIS AIR BASE, GREECE — Exercise Stolen Cerberus V concluded with approximately 100 Airmen deploying back to Ramstein Air Base from Elefsis Air Base, Greece. The 12-day exercise involved members of the 86th Airlift Wing, 435th Contingency Response Group, and the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 5th Quartermaster Company, providing support and training opportunities to Hellenic air force and army personnel. “We got to interfly with the Hellenic air force, which gave us the opportunity for us to train them and for them to see how we operate,” said U.S. Air Force See STOLEN CERBERUS V, Page 2
German Canteen reopens its doors Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Ariel Leighty 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The German Canteen officially reopened this week after undergoing nearly six months of renovations on Ramstein Air Base. “This is one of the biggest transformations of a single space that has happened on Ramstein in a very long time.” said Brig. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr., 86th Airlift Wing commander. “This is a dramatic change and thank you to the engineers for everything you’ve done and made this room what it is today.” The 86th Civil Engineer Group conducted renovation work in the facility at the start of the new year to
ensure facility compliance with current German food service code standards. Through the combined team efforts of the German Works Council, 86th CEG, and 86th Mission Support Group, the facility was renovated and brought up to modern German food service facility code requirements and a new German concessionaire was found. Moore thanked and welcomed Andreas Klein, the new concessionaire of the German Canteen, as well as everyone else who assisted with the ceremony and in the renovation of this Ramstein institution. Since the German Canteen’s See CANTEEN, Page 7
Brig. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr., 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Andreas Klein, German Canteen concessionaire, cut a ribbon, reopening the German Canteen May 22 on Ramstein Air Base. Since the German Canteen’s original opening in 1954 and moving to its current location more than 40 years ago, the German Canteen has served the Kaiserslautern Military Community authentic traditional cuisine.