Kaiserslautern American, October 21, 2016

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HAVE YOU READ YOUR KA TODAY?

October 21, 2016

Volume 40, number 42

Going pink: Airman fights for breast cancer awareness Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs “My grandmother and both of her sisters had breast cancer,” said Senior Airman Jordan Hebner, 86th Dental Squadron dental technician, recounting her story of why she joined the fight to raise breast cancer awareness. “She survived it twice and also had seven children while battling it. They didn’t give up, and they kept fighting the fight so I could do the same thing.” Breast cancer runs in Hebner’s family, and seeing her relatives suffering from it has affected her personally, she said. That is why she decided to join the fight against the disease, adding that she knew there is a possibility that she herself could be affected by it in the future. “It’s just a scary thought,” Hebner said. “Breast cancer is a life-changing thing, not only for the people who have it but their families as well.” In the spring months of 2016, Senior Master Sgt. Crystal Jarvis, 86 DS dental superintendent, gave Hebner an idea: design pink shirts and sell them. The color pink represents the struggle See PINK, Page 3

Senior Airman Jordan Hebner, 86th Dental Squadron dental technician, poses with portraits of her grandmother and great-aunts Oct. 14 on Ramstein. Hebner’s grandmother and great-aunts have been affected by breast cancer, which is the second most common cancer for women in the United States.

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an entire installation. ... With that, there is a lot expected immediately when they land here, but it is also a family atmosphere. That is the positive side, because as a new Airman you aren’t drowning in a wing of (thousands) of people.” The partnership between sister services provides a unique experience for first-term service members. It also brings a certain camaraderie

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‘mini-wing.’ All of the different features and comforts an Airman would have at Ramstein are a little difficult here.” With such a highly trafficked airfield, it is a challenge for the small population of Airmen who serve here. “We have a unit of about 600 personnel,” Verrett continued. “For an Airman on your first assignment, you may be accustomed to seeing five to 7,000 Airmen at a wing, but they’re coming to a very small unit that runs

FEATURES

MORÓN AIR BASE, Spain — The tarmac is lined with aircraft, waiting and ready to move to a forward deployed location. The 496th Air Base Squadron, a geographically separated unit from the 86th Airlift Wing, provides a worldwide platform for airpower. With a unit of only 600 personnel, Airmen at Morón make up only 25 per-

cent of that population. Team Morón is comprised of U.S. Airmen, Marines and Spanish air force members, who operate together to keep wheels off the ground and in the fight. “This assignment is different,” said Lt. Col. Mario Verrett, 496th Air Base Squadron commander and U.S. Forces Morón Air Base commander. “One of the unique things about being here is that we are a geographically separated unit under the 86th Operations Group at Ramstein. We are pretty much a

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by Senior Airman Nicole Keim 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

786 FSS keeps Ramstein fit to fight, Page 10

Ramstein holds Wendelinus market, Page 15


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