May 31, 2013
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Volume 37, number 21
CASF USO celebrates 10 years of wounded warrior care Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Rhynes 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The USO attached to the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility celebrated its 10th anniversary during a ceremony May 22 on Ramstein. The ceremony included three guest speakers and a presentation in honor of the Michigan State Spartans basketball team, which played in the Armed Forces Classic here last November. “I would like to thank all of you for joining me on this special day where we honor the 10 years of service by the CASF USO,” said Konrad Braun, USO area director for Kaiserslautern. “It’s been an honor and a privilege working side by side with the military organizations that help the CASF See USO, Page 2
Alicia Green, Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility USO information specialist, hands a quilt to a patient’s father May 28 on Ramstein. The CASF USO offers a home away from home for wounded service members in transit from combat zones to the U.S. The CASF USO has a variety of employees and volunteers who provide support to the wounded warriors at the CASF.
18th MP BDE cases unit colors by Staff Sgt. Christina Turnipseed 18th MP Public Affairs, 21st TSC
Photo by Staff Sgt. Christina J. Turnipseed
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Col. D. David Deadrich, commander of the 18th Military Police Brigade, and Command Sgt. Maj. Henry Stearns, senior enlisted advisor of the 18th MP Bde., case the unit colors May 23 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks during the 18th MP Bde. casing ceremony in preparation for an upcoming deployment.
Soldiers of the 18th Military Police “Ever Vigilant” Brigade cased their colors May 23 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks in preparation for an upcoming deployment. The green and yellow streamer laden colors of the 18th MP Bde. are temporarily cased until its uncasing in Afghanistan in June. In the past, the unit’s colors have also waved representing freedom at other conflict ridden times in nations such as Vietnam, Bosnia and Iraq. During the casing ceremony, Maj. Gen. Aundre F. Piggee, commanding general of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command, encouraged
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Family members and the surrounding Army community by assuring them of the extensive training undertaken by the 18th MP Bde. Soldiers. “You were challenged with everything from the most basic individual tasks like marksmanship to learning new languages and cultures and everything in between,” said Piggee to the deploying Soldiers. He later added, “The net result is that you are better prepared to accomplish your mission in Afghanistan where, as part of the Joint Interagency Taskforce 435, you will provide command and control of detainee operations.” Piggee also made reassuring See CASING, Page 3
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