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January 13, 2017
Volume 41, number 2
‘We fixed it!’ AFN moving to 105.1 by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs For residents of the Kaiserslautern Military Community who love to cruise down the autobahn listening to American Forces Network Kaiserslautern, don’t be discouraged if the station doesn’t play on radio frequency 100.2 FM starting Wednesday. According to a news release from the Defense Media Activity, AFN Kaiserslautern will move to frequency 105.1 FM to allow cars with American specifications to pick up the station. “This change is a long time coming,” said Master Sgt. Christina Nelson, AFN Kaiserslautern station manager. “We felt our audience’s frustration at not being able to access their local radio station in their cars, and we wanted to fix it.” The original signal was established when you could easily adjust the analog car stereos to tune in any station on the dial. However, with today’s digital U.S. car stereos, you can only tune in the odd-numbered frequencies. See AFN, Page 3
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Staff Sgt. Benjamin Smith, radio NCO in charge with Armed Forces Network Kaiserslautern, keeps informing listeners about the move to 105.1 FM scheduled for Wednesday. U.S. specs cars will be able to tune to the station, fixing an issue plaguing listeners for years.
ter will be offering appointments to active-duty enlisted members with a paygrade of E-1 to E-5 and officers with a paygrade of O-1 to O-3. “If you’ve never done your taxes on your own before or you’re not quite sure what to do, there’s someone here at the tax center that can answer your questions and set you up for success,” said Master Sgt. Jennifer Hendrix, 86th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate
Tip of the Week Off-base residents should check their rental contracts to find out if they are responsible to clear their sidewalks of ice and snow.
86th Logistics Readiness Squadron gets ‘riggy’ with it, Page 3
general law NCO in charge. In addition to regular appointments, for those eligible, there will be four days out of the tax season dedicated to helping retired active-duty military members and deployed Airmen and their families within the KMC file their taxes. “Filing taxes for the first time can be See TAX, Page 2
LIFESTYLES
Filing taxes, whether for the first or 30th time, can be a time-consuming and confusing task for anyone. To alleviate some of the stress, volunteers and Airmen from the Ramstein Tax Center are here to make sure active-
duty members are provided with the tax assistance they need. Last year, more than 1,100 KMC members filed their tax returns through the tax center and received more than $2 million in federal returns. Volunteers at the tax center help active-duty military members save approximately $230,000 in fees each year. Starting in February, the tax cen-
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Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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Hitting books with Ramstein’s Tax Center
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