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May 4, 2012
Volume 36, number 18
OST Fairford deemed ‘successful’ by Airman 1st Class Trevor Rhynes 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs RAF FAIRFORD, England — Members of Team Ramstein participated in a successful off-station training April 23 to 27 here. “This has been a very successful mission, especially in regards to getting out the door in a deployment aspect and being operational within 24 hours,” said Capt. Ryan Wilson, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot and mission commander, Fairford OST. “We got planes off the ground the next evening and were able to start the training mission.” A variety of training was held over the week. Aircrew with the 37th AS practiced airdrops and low-level flights in unfamiliar airspace; maintainers of the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron kept four aircraft ready to fly two missions a day; and finally, security forces Airmen of the 435th Contingency Response Group provided around-the-clock, real-world security for the OST. Airmen of the 86th AMXS also hit the ground running, ensuring almost all operations went smoothly. “We’ve been able to successfully operate
in a bare-bones environment, having to bring our own equipment with us,” said Master Sgt. Shane Hiett, 86th AMXS aircraft section chief. Airmen with the 435th CRG put the finishing touches on the team environment by providing security. “During real-world operations, we all need to team up to ensure the mission is completed,” said the Expeditionary Contingency Response Element commander. “It makes sense for us to train with each other, so we can understand how other groups operate. We were extremely successful in supporting the 37th’s training and the 86th [Airlift Wing’s] ability to execute real-world missions.” With more than three airdrops and five low-level flights, these groups worked together to accomplish deployment training. “We were able to adapt to not only the airspace, work with maintainers to get equipment they need because this is a bare-bones base and the CRG has ensured our airdrops get off successfully,” said Wilson. “Overall it has been great to work as a team to get the mission out. I think adapting is what we do best.”
Photo by Senior Airman Katherine Holt
435th SFS provides real-world security for OST Staff Sgt. Jimmy Clark, 435th Security Forces Squadron, guards a C-130J Super Hercules April 26 at the RAF Fairford flightline. Members of the 435th SFS provided real-world security for the 37th Airlift Squadron’s off-station training April 23 to 27. See Page 8 for full story.
KMC commander hosts child safety town halls
TIP OF THE WEEK Ensure compliance with Child Supervision Policy Matrix, see Page 3.
vice commander, Dr. Dell McMullen, Kaiserslautern School District superintendent, as well as other senior leaders representing Security Forces, Legal, Army Advocacy, Airman and Family Readiness, Army Criminal Investigation Command and Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Franklin spoke about the actions taken by military and community leaders to increase the level of safety in the KMC. “We are doing joint community policing, we have increased our patrols. We are doing walking patrols, bike patrols and motorized patrols as
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Two joint town halls addressing child safety on military installations were held Tuesday and Wednesday at Vogelweh Air Station’s Galaxy Theater and Ramstein Air Base’s Hercules Theater. Lt. Gen. Craig Franklin, Kaiserslautern Military Community commander and 3rd Air Force commander, hosted both town halls, which were open to all members of the KMC. The town halls were scheduled after Franklin released information con-
cerning recent alleged child abduction and molestation incidents to KMC military leadership on April 27. “We had a string of incidents with child molestation and an attempted abduction, which may be related, over a period of about eight months,” said Franklin. “We’ve had three (alleged) incidents; two molestations and one attempted child abduction.” Franklin was joined by Brig. Gen. Aundre F. Piggee, 21st Theater Sustainment Command commander, Brig. Gen. Mark Hendrix, 21st TSC deputy commanding general, Col. Stephen Lambert, 86th Airlift Wing
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by 2nd Lt. Kay M. Nissen 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Month of the military child, Page 17
Visit of concentration camp, Page 10
well,” he said. McMullen said school officials are also taking action to increase vigilance among school children. “What we are doing is providing ‘stranger danger’ again, and ‘stranger danger’ is a program that we used (in February) to alert children to be vigilant all the time,” she said. “Our counselors, our teachers, our principals are emphasizing again to our children, please come and talk to us at any time.” Franklin gave the facts of the inciSee SAFETY, Page 3
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