October 25, 2013
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Volume 37, number 42
Airmen work hand-in-hand with Polish counterparts Story and photo by Senior Airman Hailey Haux 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs POWIDZ AIR TRANSPORT BASE, Poland — Ramstein Airmen were involved with members of the Polish air force Oct. 14 through today during the fiscal year’s first rotation of aircraft to the U.S. Air Force Aviation Detachment in Poland. U.S. and Polish air force members trained and learned from each other on several airlift functions, including flight controls and aircraft maintenance. As part of the continued partnership, this is the second time this year Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron trained with the Polish air force. “It’s great being able to work with our Polish counterparts because they deal with some of the same issues we do,” said Capt. Scott Vander Ploeg, 37th Airlift Squadron Av-Det Rotation See PARTNERSHIP, Page 7
Polish air force pilots and Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron go through a pre-flight briefing during a theater security cooperation event Monday on Powidz Air Transport Base, Poland. Ramstein Airmen got an opportunity to work hand-in-hand with their Polish counterparts.
Cadre Creek Defender illuminates, teaches through night
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reparing more than 1,000 security forces members for deployments every year falls on the shoulders of less than 20 cadre from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing operating out of Baumholder, Germany. The cadre are there to guide security forces Airmen to reach their optimal capabilities. Senior Airman Jesse Koritar, 435th Security Forces Squadron combat tactics technician, ensures all security forces members passing through his class are capable of performing 24 core security forces tasks, ranging from nighttime operations, fire control measures and urban operations. “This is the type of training environment where
mistakes are allowed and improved upon,” Koritar said. “We aim to mold everyone into a squad leader so safety will never be an issue.” Cadre use class members to shape even the lowest ranking Airman into a leader. Koritar instills student-driven lessons inside his teaching structure. “We always aim to leave an impact,” Koritar said. “There is already years of experience and multiple deployments completed within every squad arriving here. Cadre facilitate and guide the learning and refreshing process. The knowledge to complete the mission is already instilled in every defender that passes through; we just reaffirm and consolidate what they already know.” Confidence built within each other and within a squad is paramount to the Creek Defender course. See CADRE, Page 11
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Senior Airman Jesse Koritar, 435th Security Forces Squadron Creek Defender member, demonstrates how to verify a casualty and search a body Oct. 17 in Baumholder, Germany. Creek Defender cadre teach up to 1,200 students per year at U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa’s only Ground Combat Readiness Training Center to prepare them for deployment around the world.
Soldiers remember fallen CID agent, Page 3
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Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Creativity reigns during talent contest, Page 9
Voice of the KMC, Page 20