Kaiserslautern American, November 13, 2015

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HAVE YOU READ YOUR KA TODAY?

November 13, 2015

Volume 39, number 45

Airmen build partnerships beyond flightline Story and photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland — For the past three weeks, Airmen and guardsmen have worked together to complete training requirements and build interoperability with the Polish air force during Aviation Detachment 16-1. With less than a week remaining of the flying training deployment, U.S. Airmen made time to reach out to the local community Oct. 30. Members of the 86th Airlift Wing visited a special needs school in Wrzesnia, Poland, where they received a warm welcome from the students. “I was really excited to see the kids and their reactions,” said Senior Airman Chasady Harris, 86th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment apprentice. “Before we even walked into the school, I could see them staring out the windows. Children are our future and having these positive interac-

A student performs to "Singin' in the Rain" for U.S. and Polish airmen during a community outreach event Oct. 30 at a special needs school in Wrzesnia, Poland. The Airmen were deployed to Poland to participate in Aviation Detachment 16-1 where they worked to complete training requirements and build interoperability with the Polish air force. This marked the second visit to the school in a growing relationship with the local community.

tions with them helps set the tone for building these strong relationships.

“Being something that makes them happy, even just for that day, was the coolest

part. It’s something I’ll never forget,” Harris added. With smiles on their

faces, the students taught the See partnerShip, page 2

presentation covering the basics of how to respond in such a situation followed by a hands-on practical portion. Currently, the course is held once a week with the capacity for 30 students, but there is a possibility of it growing to two to three classes per week. One of the purposes of the course is to make Airmen aware of the fact that

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active shooter situations do not only occur at a home base or in the U.S. but that there’s the potential for one in a deployed location, and it teaches how to handle such a situation. “In the past there have been a lot of active shooter situations worldwide,” said Staff Sgt. Karriem Abdul’Ahad, See eaSt, page 3

LIFESTYLES

The 86th Security Forces Squadron, 435th Security Forces Squadron and 568th U.S. Forces Police Squadron implemented a new Expeditionary Active Shooter Training class

Oct. 1 on Ramstein. The training is a requirement for all deploying Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing to teach them the skills and tactics required to safely navigate an active shooter situation. The class consists of a PowerPoint

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Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

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