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Kaiserslautern American
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May 2, 2014
Volume 38, number 17
Man celebrates 57 years of US service Story and photos by Senior Airman Hailey Haux 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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Maj. Gen. Jim Keffer (right), U.S. Cyber Command chief of staff, speaks at his father’s retirement ceremony April 25 on Ramstein. Robert Keffer retired after serving 57 years of U.S. service. Until his retirement, Robert Keffer had been the plans, programs and resources chief to the 86th Communications Squadron, the largest communications squadron within the U.S. Air Force. He supported a major command, one numbered Air Force, three wings and 125 associated units.
92nd MP Co. named Army’s best by Staff Sgt. Christina Turnipseed 18th Military Police Public Affairs, 21st Theater Sustainment Command
“The most important factor in winning the J.P. Holland Award is the leadership of the young officers One of the 18th Military Police companies was and (NCOs) in the company and the deemed the best MP company in the Department of hard work of our Soldiers.” the Army. On April 17, 130 Soldiers from the 92nd MP Co. were given commander coins by Maj. Gen. David E. Quantock, U.S. Army provost marshal general, and Sgt. Maj. Dawn Rippelmeyer, provost marshal general sergeant major, for winning the Brig. Gen. Jeremiah P. Holland Award. The award honors the most outstanding military police unit, company-size or smaller, each fiscal year. After his retirement in 1969, Holland, an MP officer, began to sponsor this award to promote esprit de corps and professionalism in MP
— Capt. Nicholas R. Yetman, 92nd MP Co. commander
units throughout the Army. “The award should be based on total accomplishments of the unit, encompassing every phase of activity bearing directly on mission accomplishment,” wrote Holland in a letter to the U.S. Army. “This year, the (Brig. Gen.) Jeremiah P. Holland Award selection board considered eight outstanding military police companies and detachments that
included combat support and internment and resettlement military police companies and a headquarters and headquarters detachment from Criminal Investigation Command,” Quantock said. “Despite fierce competition, the accomplishments and performance of the 92nd Military Police Company distinguished it as the Army’s best military police company for 2013.” One of the most important factors in winning the award was outstanding leadership, said Capt. Nicholas R. Yetman, 92nd MP Co. commander. “The most important factor in winning the J.P. Holland Award is the leadership of the young officers and (NCOs) in the company and the hard work of our Soldiers,” Yetman said. The Soldiers were grateful to have Quantock and See AWARD, Page 5
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NEWS
Man retires after 57 years of civil service
A retirement ceremony was held April 25 to honor Robert Keffer, a man who gave 57 years of service to the United States. Until his retirement, Keffer was the plans, programs and resources chief for the 86th Communications Squadron, the largest communications squadron within the U.S. Air Force. He supported a major command, one numbered Air Force, three wings and 125 associated units. Keffer joined the U.S. Army in 1954 as an explosive ordnance disposal ammo specialist stationed in France until 1958 when he returned to the U.S. for discharge. Keffer worked for Brentwood bus lines driving a bus in Pittsburgh, Pa., for a short time before return-
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