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F-22 Raptors deploy to Europe by Maj. Richard Komurek U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

An F-22 Raptor assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., taxis Oct. 13 at Spangdahlem Air Base. This F-22 flying training deployment is an example of how the U.S. is engaged, postured, and ready with credible force to assure, deter, and defend in an increasingly complex security environment.

F-22 Raptor aircraft from the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, have deployed to Europe for a Flight Training Deployment to conduct air training with other U.S. Europe-based aircraft and NATO Allies. Six aircraft and approximately 150 Airmen, who are returning to the United States from the U.S. Central Command Area of Responsibility, arrived to Royal Air Force Lakenheath, U.K., on Oct. 8. While in the European theater, the Airmen and aircraft will participate See RAPTOR, Page 2

86th MXS puts KC-135 back to work

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OU T CHE CK OUT ON HOW TO WIN

Sesame Street teaches KMC children resiliency, Page 7

Fire Prevention Week, Pages 10 and 11

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Col. Clifton Reed, 6th Maintenance Group commander, coins an Airman from the 86th Maintenance Squadron Oct. 2 on Ramstein Air Base. Reed paid a visit to Ramstein to personally thank 86th MXS Airmen that helped repair a KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.

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Col. Clifton Reed, 6th Maintenance Group commander, visited Ramstein Air Base Oct. 2, to personally thank the Airmen who helped repair a KC-135 from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., for their hard work and diligence. “The last 60 days were a testament to the teamwork and pride the 86th MXG has in mission generation

and customer support,” said Capt. Brandon Ray, 86th Maintenance Squadron operations officer. “It’s an honor that Col. Reed traveled from Florida to thank us for the support we provided on the KC-135 because we take great pride in embodying a ‘One Team, One Fight’ mentality.” The KC-135 Stratotanker landed at Ramstein because the plane experienced a fuel leak during a routine mission en route to Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.

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Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

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in the RAF exercise Eastern Zephyr to conduct realistic training in a joint environment and bolster capabilities with NATO allies. In addition to participation in the RAF exercise, Airmen and F-22 aircraft have forward deployed from the U.K. to Germany and Poland to demonstrate their ability to quickly respond and reassure allies and partners that the U.S. Air Force is here, in Europe, forward and ready. “The deployment of ﬁfth-generation combat aircraft to the European AOR is a concrete example of how the U.S. is engaged, postured and ready with a credible force to assure, deter and defend in an increasingly complex security environment,” said Gen. Tod D. Wolters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander. “There is simply no substitute for our forward presence here in Europe.” The F-22 FTD is funded by the European Deterrence Initiative, which enhances the U.S. deterrence posture in Europe by improving the readiness and responsiveness of U.S. forces. EDI will provide approximately

Photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder

Senior Airman Josh Kampa, 52nd Logistic Readiness Squadron fuels distribution operator, refuels an F-22 Raptor assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 13 at Spangdahlem Air Base.

$1 billion in funding to the U.S. Air Force for Increased Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance processing; continued support of missions such as NATO Air Policing and Theater Security Packages; enhanced prepositioning of contingency air operations equipment; improvements

to airfield infrastructure and prepositioning of air operations equipment and enablers in NATO-ally countries. The deployment of the fifth generation F-22 fighter marks the third time Raptors have deployed to Europe. The first deployment was to Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, together with vis-

its to Estonia and Poland in August 2015. The second was to RAF Lakenheath, U.K., along with forward locations in Lithuania and Romania in April 2016. The F-22 Raptor is the world’s premiere operational fifth-generation fighter. Fifth-generation capability combines the attributes of maneuverability, advanced and fused avionics, multi-role capability and stealth technology. Last month, when Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein hosted President Donald Trump at the Joint Base Andrews Air and Space Expo, Goldfein said air superiority is and will continue to be paramount to the success of the U.S. military and that when it comes to air superiority, the fifth generation raises the game of the fourth generation. “The most important thing the Air Force provides the joint force is air superiority,” said Goldfein. “These developments allow the Air Force to overcome advanced enemy defenses that inhibit fourth generation aircraft.” For more information about the F-22 Raptor visit http://www.af.mil/ About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/ Article/104506/f-22-raptor/.

Honoring victims and survivors of domestic violence

Photo by Erinn Burgess

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Family Advocacy Program held a tree planting ceremony on Oct. 12 beside the garrison headquarters building on Rhine Ordnance Barracks. The tree honors all victims and survivors of domestic violence.

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Blended Retirement System at a glance Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Retirement is something every service member will think about, whether it be tomorrow or 20 years from now. But, do Airmen within the Kaiserslautern Military Community know what their retirement options are? The Thrift Savings Plan is a Federal Government-sponsored retirement savings and investment plan. The TSP offers the same type of investment savings and tax benefits that many private corporations offer their employees under 401(K) plans. The retirement income service members receive from their TSP account will depend on how much they have contributed to their account during working years and the earnings on those contributions, according to the Department of Defense. Beginning in 2018, service members can get automatic and matching Thrift Savings Plan contributions and midcareer compensation incentives in addition to a monthly

Airman 1st Class Daniela Pastor, 86th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate paralegal, throws money into the air April 7 on Ramstein Air Base. Beginning in 2018, service members have the opportunity to opt into a new Blended Retirement System, and can get automatic and matching Thrift Savings Plan contributions as well as mid-career compensation incentives in addition to a monthly annuity for life.

annuity for life. Members entering service after Jan. 1, 2018, will be automatically enrolled into the new Blended Retirement System, while those who joined after Dec. 31, 2005, but before Jan. 1, 2018, may opt into the new BRS if they choose. “The blended retirement

system is a new system developed for everyone instead of a certain group of people,” said Megan Lefevre, Airman & Family Readiness Center financial counselor. “The old retirement system was meant for people who are staying in a long time, whereas the new system addresses the fact some people

are joining the service for a short time. So if you joined the military to fund your education and then get out, the old retirement system really didn’t affect you at all.” In this new system, there is something a service member can gain, no matter how long their service. At least one percent of a member’s base pay will automatically be deposited to the TSP, however, members may elect to contribute up to five percent which will be matched by the government. “It comes down to how you can optimize the amount of money you get,” Lefevre said. “For people staying in 19 years and 364 days, the new system is better because you’d leave with nothing in the old system.” At 20 years, it becomes unclear as to what is better for the service member. Under the old system, when the member dies, their pension stops. With TSP, even if a member dies and they haven’t used all the funds, those funds can be given to whomever inherits their estate. “The new Blended Retirement System gives members, who don’t know if they

want to stay in for 20 years a chance to receive the benefit of compensation for time served,” said Airman 1st Class Vincent Conley, 86th Medical Operations Squadron mental health technician. “This new system also sways members to set up their TSP, which is also, in my opinion, beneficial as military members.” There are endless scenarios that could apply, but it is important members understand every individual’s situation is different, and it’s highly recommended they make an appointment with an A&FRC financial counselor to ensure they are making the right choice for their future. Financial counselors from the A&FRC also teach a class every other week on the BRS, which is very similar to the online training members are required to take before they are able to opt in. Once members officially choose to opt in, the action is irrevocable. For more information on BRS and how to opt in or to make an appointment with an A&FRC financial counselor, contact the A&FRC at 4805100 or 480-7185, or at 06371-

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Kaiserslautern American COMPILED BY THE 569th USFPS AND 86th SFS

Oct.9

9:15 a.m.: Verbal altercation and damage to government property on Vogelweh Family Housing Area

Oct. 10

11:56 a.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in SchoenenbergKuebelberg 12:47 p.m.: Larceny of unsecured private property in Homburg 4:06 p.m.: Larceny of secured private property in Kusel 8 p.m.: Minor trafﬁc collision and operating a vehicle without a valid USAREUR certiﬁcate of license in Linden

Oct. 11

5:47 a.m.: Theft of a secured motor vehicle in Enkenbach-Alsenborn 8:42 a.m.: Theft of private and government property from an unsecured motor vehicle in Enkenbach-Alsenborn 10:58 a.m.: Assault in Niedermohr 3:30 p.m.: Major trafﬁc collision on Ramstein 3:44 p.m.: Damage to private property 4:49 p.m.: Drunken operation of vehicle, driving without a license and child endangerment on Vogelweh Family Housing Area 8:52 p.m.: Larceny of unsecured private property in Weilerbach 11:50 p.m.: Larceny of unsecured private property in Karlsruhe

Oct. 12

7:50 a.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in Landstuhl 5:04 p.m.: Missing person and domestic abuse on Ramstein 6:50 p.m.: Larceny of secured private property in Landstuhl

Oct. 13

8:08 a.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in Kindsbach 4:19 p.m.: Driving under the influence, minor traffic accident and fleeing the scene in Kaiserslautern 7:40 p.m.: Fraudulent return of AAFES property on Ramstein

Oct. 14

2:17 a.m.: Driving under the inﬂuence on Ramstein 2:48 a.m.: Drunken operation of a vehicle in Kaiserslautern 3:50 a.m.: Drunken operation of a vehicle in Otterbach

October 20, 2017 4:05 a.m.: Drunken operation of a vehicle in Kaiserslautern 5:05 a.m.: Drunken operation of a vehicle in Kaiserslautern 12:21 p.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in Waldmohr 1:40 p.m.: Larceny of secured private property on Ramstein 9:55 p.m.: House break-in in Waldmohr

Oct. 15

2:10 a.m.: Drunken operation of a vehicle in Landstuhl 4:38 a.m.: Drunken operation of a vehicle in Kaiserslautern 3:26 p.m.: Domestic mutual assault on Vogelweh Family Housing Area 4:30 p.m.: Damage to private property on Ramstein 4:38 p.m.: Major trafﬁc collision with injuries and disabling damages in Kaiserslautern 8:32 p.m.: Drunken operation of a vehicle in Ramstein-Miesenbach

Take Note

Editor’s note: The purpose of the weekly blotter is to deliver a chronological listing of criminal activity in the KMC. The information contained in the blotter is not indicative of crime trends or the targeting of service members or their dependents. The location and nature of the entries is dependent upon where the crime was reported and not necessarily where the crime took place.

Estate Claims

Anyone having any claims on or obligations to the estate of Spc. Rollin R. Carey, U.S. Army Signal Activity-Kaiserslautern, 102nd Signal Battalion, 2nd Signal Brigade, should call Summary Court Ofﬁcer Chief Warrant Ofﬁcer 2 Juan L. Muralles at 4866744 or email juan.l.muralles. mil@mail.mil.

Current off-limits list

U.S. Forces personnel are prohibited from entering establishments or conducting business with the below ﬁrms, individuals, and organizations, except as required by ofﬁcial business. U.S. Forces military members who violate this prohibition are subject to punishment under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Civilians are cautioned these establishments have been declared off-limits to members of the Armed Forces because the commander has determined they threaten the health, safety, morale or welfare of service members. 1. Axel Burghammer (Car Sales), Alex Müller Strasse 97, Kaiserslautern 2. Ramona Fröhlich (Day Care), Hebelstrasse 12, Katzweiler 3. Talip Gundogan (The Green Smile), Kämmererstrasse 69, Worms 4. Mohammand Koohi (Arya Club), Steinstrasse 56, Kaiserslautern 5. Lawrence Larson (Mojo Jojo’s, formerly Chuck’s Diner), Steinstrasse 24, Kaiserslautern

6. Gary MacNeil (Massage Business), Auf der Platte 48, Mackenbach 7. Edgar Mayer (Autohause Mayer and Gas Station), Kaiserstrasse 87, Bruchmühlbach 8. Brigitte Weinand (Day Care), Am Rathaus 4, Landstuhl 9. Steffen Wick (Investment Business), Auf Dem Riedel 21, Waldﬁschbach

Pumpkin Patrol

The 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron will conduct their annual Pumpkin Patrol Oct. 31. They would like to team with the Kaiserslautern Military Community in providing a fun and safe Halloween for all of the trick-or-treaters on base. The 2017 Pumpkin Patrol will consist of joint walking patrols in and around the Vogelweh Family Housing Area, enabling a safer “Trick or Treat” event for an estimated 4,500 parents and children. Anybody interested in dedicating some of their time to this event, should sign up no later than Monday at http://www.signupgenius.com/ go/508054bacaf2da5f94-vogelweh. Show time will be 4:30 p.m. outside the Youth Center Gym, Bldg. 1057, on Vogelweh Family Housing (the ﬁrst trafﬁc circle when you go through the Armstrong Gate), where volunteers will be teamed with their active duty counterparts. The community patrols will begin at 5 p.m. with an estimated completion time of 8 p.m.

New Kaiserslautern app

Smart phone users will ﬁnd a new free app in their app store called “Stadt Kaiserslautern” for Android and iOS, which the city of Kaiserslautern is offering. It replaces the former Kaiserslautern-App. It offers information on eGovernment services such as appointments in the Buergercenter, waiting times and open parking spots. There are also recreational ideas, sights, guided tours and cultural events listed. With audio guides, users can listen into information on speciﬁc sights.

Retire in Germany

The next Retiree In Germany brieﬁng will be conducted by the 86th Airlift Wing Retiree Activities Ofﬁce at 1 p.m. Oct. 27 in Bldg. 2120, Room 105. In order to attend, sign up with the RAO by calling 480-5486, or 06371-47-5486, or email at 86aw.rao@us.af.mil. Spouses are encouraged to attend.

Free layaway at KMCC

Military members, families and retirees can get a headstart on holiday shopping with fee-free layaway from the Army and Air Force Exchange Service. The Kaiserslautern Military Community Center Exchange will waive the $3 service fee for items that are placed on layaway and paid for by Dec. 24, including toys and bikes. Purchases of $25 or more are eligible for the layaway plan. A deposit of 15 percent is

required to hold items on layaway. Shoppers can visit customer service at the KMCC Exchange for complete program details and eligibility information.

Green Dot training

Have you taken your annual Green Dot training? If not it is not too late to sign up. This annual training increases awareness and prevention of interpersonal violence, to include sexual assault, domestic and inter-personal violence, and suicide. We are providing additional training opportunities in order to spread the Green Dot creed and culture to the entire community. this year, you have two choices for your training. If you completed the Green Dot training last year you only need to take the Green Dot Refresher training (about 1 hour). If you have never taken the Green Dot training, you need to take the Green Dot Initial training (about 1.5 hours). Civilian attire is authorized. The 86th Airlift Wing Violence Prevention Integrators want all active duty air Force members and full-time Air Force civilians and non-appropriated funds employees to get this important training completed sooner, rather than later. Sign up for your training now at the AF Green Dot SharePoint site, or call the Violence Prevention Integrators at 480-1422. No one has to do everything, but everyone has to do something.

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86th MDS offers drug disposal Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Often when people are prescribed medications they end up with more than they need. Rather than letting them expire patients should dispose of them. But some people feel uneasy about using the FDA accepted methods of throwing medication in the garbage or pouring it down the drain, especially in an environmentally conscious country like Germany. The 86th Medical Squadron pharmacy offers patients an option to properly dispose of unused prescription medicine on Ramstein Air Base. According to the Military Health System and Defense Health Agency, medical treatment facilities overseas operate under their host nation’s medical disposal guidelines, according to the agency’s website health.mil. The pharmacy on Ramstein Air

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When the maintenance recovery team arrived from MacDill, the 86th MXS team assigned to repair the KC-135 discovered the leak was because of a ruptured fuel bladder on the aircraft’s left wing. A new fuel bladder arrived Aug. 24 and during the pressurization and leak checks the team found another fuel leak on the same wing. Troubleshooting to identify the cause of the fuel leak, the team found a 5-inch crack under the cabin floor causing pressurization issues resulting in the ruptured fuel bladders. “There was a crack in what we call the pressure web,” said Tech. Sgt. Zachary Sidlovsky, 86th MXS aircraft structural maintenance craftsman. “It’s not just a metal tank where it holds all this pressurization, but a thick synthetic rubber cell. It’s like a sardine can, it would get tight and all that pressurization would leak down into the fuel cell through the crack, eventually exploding the cell.” The 86th MXS fabricated, milled, trimmed, and primed pieces for installation, then installed and sealed them. Together the teams executed a 96-hour structural repair and a 30-hour repair for the fuel bladder installation, the leaks and the pressurization checks.

Base has a return bin where individuals may place their expired or unwanted medication. The bin is located in the lobby and is available for use during the pharmacy’s operating hours. “It has been available for some time,” said Master Sgt. Jonathan Strom, 86th MDS Pharmacy Flight Chief. “Our bin is secured at all times and picked up by a local contractor who disposes of the collection in accordance with German laws and regulations. We also coordinate drug take back events with the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center pharmacy on occasion.” The MHS and DHA also pointed out that the availability of unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs are a major contributor to drug abuse. According to health.mil, safe and proper disposal of unneeded drugs can benefit patients.

“We saw two different bases get together, we all made a game plan, and stuck to it,” Sidlovsky said. “It was one of the rare occasions where everything just meshed really well.” As this team worked, the 86th MXG also worked on other high profile, high impact projects, supporting crews from the California National

Prescription drugs lie on a table Oct. 5 on Ramstein Air Base. According to the Military Health System and Defense Health Agency, the availability of unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs are a major contributor to drug abuse.

Guard and Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, and continued their rigorous heavy maintenance support on aircraft from three wings and exercises throughout U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa. The 86th MXG was proud to work with the 6th MXG in order to get the KC-135 back in the air.

“We pride ourselves on never letting our team mates down, and we have a ready and resilient team prepared to answer the call at a moment’s notice,” Ray said. “As a leader, it’s remarkable to look back at everything we’ve accomplished. But, then again, for us this is just standard ops!”

Col. Clifton Reed, 6th Maintenance Group commander, speaks to 86th Maintenance Squadron Airmen who helped repair a KC-135 Stratotanker from MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 2 on Ramstein Air Base. Together technicians from the 86th MXS performed a 96-hour structural repair and the 6th MXG Maintenance Recovery Team performed a 30-hour repair for the fuel bladder installation and associated leak and pressurization checks.

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Sesame Street teaches KMC children resiliency

Sesame Street characters sing a song to the audience at the USO’s Sesame Street Tour Oct. 5 on Ramstein Air Base. The show consisted of a medley of songs and dances, teaching military children how to adjust to frequent changes in their lives.

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton Jr. 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The United Service Organi zations’ Sesame Street Tour was a free event held for mili tary members and their families on Ramstein Oct. 5 to 6 on Ramstein Air Base. “The tour was created to help military children under stand changes in their lives,” said Tracy Thede, USO, enter tainment tour producer. The production began on military bases in Italy and is currently touring in Germany before finishing up in Spain. The show focused on a mili tary child who moved away from Sesame Street to live on a military base for a few years. Overall, there are a lot of positive effects children experience when having to move many times, said Sarah Dorosky, 86th Mission Support Group school liaison officer. “Children become more resilient and learn to adapt to change after having to move around alot,” said Dorosky. “It’s easier for some children over others, but eventually

they adjust.” Military children are fan tastic at making friends and become very sociable adults, said Dorosky. They learn skills that will last a lifetime. Despite the pros, there are challenges for children adjust ing to military life. Children who are shy or more routine oriented some times find it harder to adjust to their new surroundings, said Dorosky. “A program called student to student that has been adopt ed by KMC high schools, essentially mirrors the mili tary’s sponsor program,” said Dorosky. “For a newly arrived child, their sponsor is their first friend and a person who can help them to get involved.” Schools in this area are meant to help military children adjust to new environments, said Dorosky. That’s the great thing about the KMC area. There are a lot of programs spe cifically created to help children settle into a new place. The USO and SLO are organizations created to help ease the burdens for service members and their families. Even though the KMC chil

dren had fun and enjoyed the USO’s Sesame Street Show, they didn’t know they would also be learning a lesson in resiliency.

Katie, from Sesame Street, hugs a child in the audience at the USO’s Sesame Street Tour Oct. 5 on Ramstein Air Base. The characters from the touring show interacted with the audience by greeting every child wanting a hug.

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Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off year-long Army campaign

Graphic by U.S. Army

This month, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz recognizes National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and empowers community members to be safer and more secure online.

by Erinn Burgess U.S. Army Garrison RheinlandPfalz Installation Management Command Directorate The internet is part of everyday life. Whether you are sending an email, ordering something from a website, communicating with friends via social media or looking up the directions to your next destination, you are accessing a world-spanning digital media highway where information is stored, processed and distributed. It doesn’t take much for that information to end up in the wrong hands. This month, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, and Army garrisons around the globe, recognize National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and empower community members to be safer and more secure online. USAG RP Information Systems Security Manager Tracy McManus said the internet has profoundly shaped how we work and live. “Increasingly, we depend on the internet as a means to execute the business of our personal and pro-

fessional lives,” McManus said. “Unfortunately, we are often forced to expose information about ourselves in order to interact online, and this exposure increases the risk that cybercriminals can steal and misuse our data.” Cybercriminals pose a threat not only to our personal data, but to the operational execution of Army missions. Lt. Gen. Paul Nakasone, commanding general of U.S. Army Cyber Command, explained people are witnessing a fundamental change and transformation in the character of war — a transformation being driven by technology. “We should anticipate cyberattacks, not only cyberattacks in an area of conflict but against the homeland, certainly against our critical infrastructure and key resources,” he predicted. McManus encouraged community members to familiarize themselves with online threats and review tips and practices to employ when using the web to keep themselves and the mission safe. The Department of Homeland Security outlines five

everyday steps towards online safety: • Enable stronger authentication: Stronger authentication, such as a multi-factor authentication that issues a one-time code to a mobile phone, helps verify that a user has authorized access to an online account. • Make your passwords long and strong: Use complex passwords with a combination of numbers, symbols and letters. Use unique passwords for different accounts. • Keep a clean machine: Update the security software, operating system and web browser on all of your internet-connected devices. • When in doubt, throw it out: Links in email and online posts are often the way cybercriminals compromise your computer. If it looks suspicious, delete it. • Share with care: Limit the amount of personal information you share online and use privacy settings to avoid sharing information widely. This month, cybersecurity expert Bruce Grantham visits Army garrisons throughout Europe to deliver training on social networking and

internet self-defense. The training encompasses spearfishing, ransomware, viruses, cyberbullying, the dark net, web cookies, virtual private networks and more. The effort to bring awareness to cyber threats doesn’t end after October. This month marks the beginning of a year-long Army Cybersecurity Awareness Campaign, building a culture for improving cybersecurity and Army mission readiness. Army Chief Information Officer/Communications Lt. Gen. Bruce Crawford explained the campaign will promote opportunities for training, increase awareness of cybersecurity responsibilities and highlight policies to keep the Army safe and secure. “Cybersecurity is a readiness priority to enable operational commanders the ability to effectively execute our mission and protect our Soldiers,” he said. This month and in the months to follow, McManus reminds Soldiers, families and civilians that securing the internet is a shared responsibility that is imperative to our people and mission.

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New deputy to the commander brings region experience to garrison

Photo by Mary Ann Davis

Kevin L. Griess, Ph.D. (Left), the new U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz deputy to the garrison commander, speaks to Penelope A. Miller-Smith, Kaiserslautern Elementary School principal, at the KES ground breaking ceremony Sept. 29 at Vogelweh.

by Mary Ann Davis U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Installation Management Command Directorate When Kevin L. Griess, Ph.D., arrived at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz last month, he hit the ground running — no fanfare, no fuss — just hard work and drive to get things done. But that’s how the USAG RP’s new deputy to the garrison commander works — drawing upon his 36 years of civil service, relying on his training and throwing in some good old-fashioned farm values and common sense. Griess came to the garrison from Installation Management Command Headquarters where he served as the IMCOM-Europe liaison officer. He’s also familiar with his current garrison duties since he served as the deputy garrison commander at USAG Schweinfurt (2011-2013) and USAG Ansbach (20132015), so relocating back to Germany was like coming home, he said. “My family was originally immigrated from Edenkoben, Germany, right here in the Rheinland-Pfalz,” he said. “I’m back from where my family initially came from. I am a Rheinland-Pfälzer.” Being a seventh generation GermanAmerican, he still subscribes to very traditional German values of family first, hard work, good laughter and pride in your community. Although he was raised in Sutton, Nebraska — over 4,000 miles away from the Rheinland-Pfalz area — much of his upbringing mirrored the traditional farm values of Germany, he said.

“I grew up in a farm community. Your hard work on a farm is valued. Your character as a person is valued. It’s not your title or what you do, it’s how you do it,” explained Griess, a Nebraska Cornhuskers fan. “Traditional values include taking care of your family. Your job as the head of the household is making sure your children are raised right and learn the same values through hard work. I associate very closely with the German culture and social values because I was basically raised with that same value system and social construct.”

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Airman 1st Class Kevin Griess, an Air Force law-enforcement patrolman and K-9 handler, poses with his military working dog, Rex, in 1981. He later retired as a senior noncommissioned officer in 2002 after 21 years of service. Griess became the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz deputy to the garrison commander last month.

From farm boots to military boots, Griess joined the Air Force at 17 as a law-enforcement patrolman and K-9 handler in 1981, and more than two decades later, he retired as a senior non-commissioned officer in 2002. “When you join the military, you are a part of something larger than yourself. You subscribe to being able to sacrifice your life and limit your own freedoms in order to serve,” he said. “I was both law enforcement and military police — both are core service.” From his years of being a K-9 handler, Griess said his best leadership lesson came from his partner — a military working dog named Zeus. “I learned a lot about trust from him. When you work with a police dog, you go into some high-risk situations — gunfire, attacks — and you have to trust your dog. So what that experience taught me about leadership is I have to trust my employees, my teammates and my Army professionals,” he said. “They work for me and I work for and with them — not through a leash using the Uniform Code of Military Justice or laws, but through trust. Believe it or not, a dog taught me a lot about letting go of my own natural desire to control. So when I became a leader, I learned to trust my subordinates and my leaders.” Griess had a deep-seated desire to continue serving after 21 years of military service, so he began as a Department of the Army civilian employee working in the antiterrorism office at Camp Humphreys, Korea. “I didn’t want to stop serving because

of a simple piece of [retirement] paper. I still believed in the greater thing, which is our national security. I felt like I could still serve,” he said. “I feel the DGC position is the epitome of service, because my whole job is taking care of our Soldiers so they will be able to fight and so their families can have good quality of life. My job is to do that with the least expenditure of Army funds with maximum benefit and through the trust and respect of our civilian employees who are in federal service. I consider myself to be a professional civil servant.” To improve himself as a professional civil servant, Griess hit the books and earned several degrees over the years, culminating in a doctorate in organizational leadership from Capella University in 2014. He draws upon his experience, education and training in his role as the USAG RP deputy to the garrison commander, where he said people can expect an “obsessive, dedication to service and community above all else.” That’s what he cares about. “The last thing warfighters have to worry about are their families while they are away. So spouses, children or whomever remains within my area of responsibility will know I have their back,” he said. “Am I always going to be able to provide service the way they want it? Not always. I’m constrained by the Army budget and many different things. What the community should know is that within these constraints and with all my years of experience and training, that I will do the very best that I can for them every day.”

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Ramstein celebrates Fire Prevention Week by Airman 1st Class Devin M. Rumbaugh, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community watch a live training demonstration during the Fire Prevention Week open house Oct. 7 on Ramstein Air Base. The demonstration involved fire fighters putting out a simulated aircraft fire. Fire Departments from Ramstein-Miesenbach, Landstuhl, Carlsberg, and Technical Relief Foundation (THW) Kaiserslautern, participated in the parade and open house. This year’s theme, “Every second counts, plan two ways out!” encourages families to have more than one exit plan in case of an emergency.

Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community watch fire trucks pass at the Fire Prevention Week parade Oct. 7 on Ramstein Air Base.

Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community walk toward the fire protection aircraft trainer during the Fire Prevention Week open house Oct. 7 on Ramstein Air Base. The simulator is used by fire fighters to practice putting out fires on a simulated aircraft.

Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community watch a fire training demonstration during the Fire Prevention Week open house Oct. 7 on Ramstein Air Base.

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TODAY:

Mediterranean Chicken Stew

Photo by Joe Gough / Shutterstock.com

A child from the Kaiserslautern Military Community runs a child fireman’s course during the Fire Prevention Week open house Oct. 7 on Ramstein Air Base. The course included a fire hose drag, litter carry and forcible entry challenges.

Ingredients

(for 4 people) 1 pound potatoes 1 pound red onions 1 red pepper 1 tsp fennel seeds 4 chicken breasts with skin Salt and pepper to taste 4 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon honey 4-5 cups chicken broth 1 cup cherry tomatoes 1 stalk rosemary Peel potatoes. Slice very thin, between 1-2 millimeters. Peel and cut onions. Slice into 1 centimeter slices. Prepare red pepper pod. Cut in half. Remove seeds and cut in thin rings. Put fennel

seed in mortar and grind coarsely. Season chicken breast with salt and pepper. Heat oil in cast iron soup pot, if you have one. Put the chicken in the pot. Roast chicken breast on all sides, with skin on. Remove when they are nicely brown on all sides. Add onions and fennel seeds and let simmer for 2 minutes. Add honey and potatoes. Stir and let all simmer for another 3 to 4 minutes. Add 3 - 4 cups chicken broth. Let simmer for 3-4 minutes. Place chicken breast on top with the skin side up. Add rosemary. Put in preheated oven on 220 Celsius. Put on lowest possible level and let bake for 15 minutes. Check while stew is in oven to see if it needs more liquid. If so, add the final cup of broth at this time. Cut cherry tomatoes in half. Two minutes before stew is done, add the cherry tomatoes. To plate, use a deep dish plate, place chicken on one side and vegetables on the other and cover in broth. Serve with garlic butter baguette and a Bardolino Chiaretto or another rose wine.

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Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community take a photo with Sparky the fire dog during the Fire Prevention Week open house Oct. 7 on Ramstein Air Base.

Senior Airman Seth Warner, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron driver operator, helps a child from the Kaiserslautern Military Community put out a simulated fire during the Fire Prevention Week open house Oct. 7 on Ramstein Air Base.

Klaus learned from an early age that he had an interest in food and cooking when he started helping in his parent’s restaurant at the age of ten. He enjoyed the environment so much, that he started an apprenticeship at the Augsburger Hotel Riegele at the age of 16. Klaus has been working in hotels and restaurants ever since, including the famous Ecke Stuben in Augsburg and the Post Hotel in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Throughout his career he has been cooking traditional German and international dishes and found his love for crossover cuisine. Many of the recipes Klaus presents are his own crossover creations, which he is happy to share with you. Klaus has been offering private cooking classes for around three years now for groups up to eight people, either in your own home or in Klaus’ kitchen in the KMC, for slow food enjoyment with family and friends.

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Transportation experts deliver morale to Airmen Story and photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs For many service members, especially those stationed overseas, mail can be a lifeline to family, friends, and feeling connected to home. For those stationed within U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, there is a team of Airmen dedicated to providing timely, cost effective, and efficient mail services. The USAFE-AFAFRICA Air Postal Squadron represents the major commands as the single point of contact for Air Force postal matters. The squadron provides policy, procedures, and guidance for all USAFE-AFAFRICA postal operating locations and exercises command of aerial mail terminals assigned to the USAFE-AFAFRICA AIRPS. In a nutshell, the squadron ensures all mail travelling to and from the major command is transported by the fastest and most reliable means possible, while also ensuring the right mail goes to the right place. “Our mission is essentially to get your mail to you,” said Staff Sgt. Dereth Worrell, USAFE-AFAFRICA AIRPS noncommissioned officer in charge of command postal transportation. “What my flight does, as we like to put it, if the post offices in the states and Army Post Offices here are A and Z, we cover everything from B to Y. We set up things like how your mail moves, what it takes to move, or should a new APO open. The AIRPS Postal Transportation

Staff Sgt. Patrick Murphy, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Air Postal Squadron mail control postal specialist, inspects mail loaded onto a truck to ensure it is going to the right location Oct. 5 in Frankfurt. The USAFE AFAFRICA AIRPS has detachments in Frankfurt, Germany; London and Istanbul to oversee the offloading, inspecting, sorting, and loading onto trucks the mail undergoes.

U.S. Army trucks wait to be loaded with mail for service members stationed within the European theater Oct. 5 in Frankfurt. The U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Air Postal Squadron works alongside the Army to provide air and ground transportation for mail delivered throughout Europe.

flight validated a total volume of approximately 40 million pounds of inbound and outbound mail moved from Sept. 1, 2016, to Sept. 1, 2017. The journey a package undergoes to reach its final destination is a long process that requires many moving parts. Once a package is dropped off at a local post office in the states, it is shipped to a U.S. Postal Service sorting facility in Chicago, within the O’Hare International Airport that is two football fields long. This facility processes Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express Military Service going overseas, whether it’s civilian, military, or Department of State. Joint Military Postal Activity military personnel are assigned as liaisons to the USPS at the Chicago mail sorting facility. At the sorting plant, mail is sorted and loaded onto commercial aircraft flying to one of the three main hubs for military mail in Frankfurt, Germany; London and Istanbul. However, for military post offices in Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands, mail can also be shipped to a USPS sorting facility in Jersey City, New Jersey, to a facility that processes retail ground and space available mail destined for APOs in those three countries. Additionally, JMPA personnel are also assigned as liaisons to the USPS at the New Jersey mail sorting facility. “No one really thinks about the transportation aspect,” Worrell said. “They think, ‘Oh, I ordered this or my friends or family sent me this, and two weeks later it shows up in my box.’ It takes a lot of work. You’re dealing with so many entities and factors that can change everything, such as weather or civil disturbances. Waiting two and half weeks to get something isn’t that bad considering everything that box has to go through in order to get to you.” The squadron has detachments at the hubs, for which the air postal

squadron provides the tools, resources, policy, and oversight while adhering to postal policies outlined by USPS, the Air Force, Military Postal Service Agency, and the Air Force and Army major commands in Europe. They also manage mail movement to include the monitoring of Department of Defense official and personal mail in military and commercial transportation channels. While most of the handling of the mail is done by contractors, the Airmen in the detachments oversee the offloading, inspecting, sorting, and loading onto trucks the mail undergoes. “My favorite part was when I was working at the air mail terminal in Turkey and actually seeing everything move, getting to load up the trucks, make sure everything was there and sending it off,” Worrell said. “It was very physical, and yes you were pretty much doing the same thing every day – I pick up box, I move box – but it was eye opening.” The U.S. Air Force works hand in hand with the U.S. Army to deliver mail throughout Europe. The Air Force is in charge of air transportation, but once all the packages and letters have been loaded into their respective trucks, the Army takes over the ground transportation. Receiving mail can seem like such a small thing, but it can have a positive effect on Airmen. “Mail is a very significant component of morale and greater morale has proven to be a major contributor to Airmen productivity,” said Master Sgt. Gregory Sartain, USAFEAFAFRICA functional area manager. “Happy folks are better working folks. We are directly contributing to the delivery of Grandma’s cookies to the Airman who’s never been overseas.” USAFE-AFAFRICA not only handles the transportation of personal mail, they are also responsible for the transportation of official mail

throughout the theater. “Not only do we have a big piece of the personal mail side for every Airman, civilian, and Department of Defense contractor, but we also directly contribute to the mission by ensuring the units have the parts, equipment, and supplies needed to execute their missions,” Sartain said. “We’re talking about aircraft parts, communications pieces, things that are very important.” The air postal squadron Airmen not only provide mail services to those stationed overseas, when they are deployed they provide the same services to the military members in deployed locations. “Mail is appreciated in garrison, however, when you’re in a deployed environment, it’s different,” Sartain said. “When the Airman, Soldier, Marine, or Sailor gets that letter from home that smells like their girlfriend’s perfume or they get cookies from mom while in a hostile and austere condition, it means more. There’s nothing more gratifying then handing a package to a service member and see their face light up. I really enjoy the deployments, being able to provide that morale support, which at times is crucial in a wartime situation.” The squadron conducts annual inspections and audits of USAFEAFAFRICA postal operating locations’ postal effects, verifies accountability and serviceability of postal equipment, and coordinates with many entities on contingency and exercise postal support in response to USAFE-AFAFRICA, USEUCOM, USAFRICOM, Department of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Army Europe, and U.S. Navy Europe requirements. The staff Airmen stationed at Ramstein work with air carriers, USPS, and other entities to ensure the best service possible is used in transporting service members’ mail. This can be coming to agreements with contractors to provide timely deliveries, finding new ways to deliver mail more often to a certain area, or making sure companies adhere to the agreed upon standards. “The most rewarding thing working on staff is when we set up a new lane,” Worrell said. “It’s knowing we made someone’s day get just a little bit brighter because we were able to get their mail to them a little bit faster.” The USAFE-AFAFRICA AIRPS Airmen use their skills to bridge the distance between service members stationed in Europe away from home and their loved ones.

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Drawing blood, saving lives by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Staff Sgt. Andrea Vasquez, 86th Medical Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of hematology, observes a pregnancy test Oct. 5 on Ramstein Air Base. The 86th MDS Medical Laboratory tests body fluids for a variety of factors, including pregnancy, sexually transmitted disease and yeast infection.

Senior Airman Rocco Girone, 86th Medical Squadron Medical Laboratory technician, draws blood from a patient Oct. 5 on Ramstein Air Base. 86th MDS Medical Laboratory technicians test body fluids such as blood and urine, as well as throat swabs, and record normal and abnormal findings to aid the patientâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s medical provider in determining a diagnosis.

Senior Airman Steven Carter, 86th Medical Squadron Medical Laboratory technician, observes a blood slide under a microscope Oct. 5 on Ramstein Air Base.

Staff Sgt. Andrea Vasquez, 86th Medical Squadron noncommissioned officer in charge of hematology, demonstrates placing vials in a centrifuge for blood analysis Oct. 5 on Ramstein Air Base. The centrifuge spins to separate blood so technicians can examine it for indicators such as cholesterol levels, liver enzymes and electrolytes.

Senior Airman Steven Carter, 86th Medical Squadron Medical Laboratory technician, places a slide under a microscope Oct. 5 on Ramstein Air Base. 86th MDS Medical Laboratory tests body fluids to help medical providers reach a diagnosis. The lab gives Ramstein personnel and families convenient, on-base access to medical care and helps maintain a healthy base population.

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Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The following is a list of performances and events happening in the KMC and nearby locations. Dates are subject to change.

Performing arts:

Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern: • “Orpheus in der Unterwelt,” an operetta by Jacques Offenbach, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 28, Nov. 11, 15, 21. • “Das Abschiedsdinner,” a comedy, in German, 6:30 p.m. Sunday, 8 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4 and 11. • “Anatevka,” Fiddler on the Roof,” a musical by Jerry Bock, in German, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 27 and Nov. 18. • “Codename Ashcan,” a play in German and English about interrogations of nazis by U.S Army in 1945, 8 p.m. Oct. 27, 28, Nov. 7. • First Pfalztheater concert: The Pfalztheater Orchestra plays to silent movie, “Luther – A Movie of German Reformation,” from 1927, 6 p.m. Oct. 29. • “Geaechtet,” Disgraced, a play by Ayad Akhtar, in German, 8 p.m. today, Thursday, Nov. 2 and 15. • “Lucia di Lammermoor,” an operetta by Gaetano Donizetti, in Italian, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 3, 10; and 6 p.m. Nov. 26. • “Haensel und Gretel,” a fairy tale play by Engelbert Humperdinck, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4. For details, call 0631-3675-209 or visit www.pfalztheater.de.

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Blues festival Jane Lee Hooker is one of the bands performing Oct. 27 during the Kammgarn International Blues Festival, which is Wednesday to Oct. 28. For details, visit www.kammgarn.de.

Kammgarn Kaiserslautern: • Hell Nights Tour with the bands The Other, Kitty in a Casket, Scarlet & The Spooky Spiders performing horror punk, Gothic metal, punk rock, 8 p.m. today. Tickets cost €21. • The band Slime presents punk, rock, metal, 8 p.m. Saturday. Tickets cost €22. • Reloaded: Art Weiss’ Midnight Movers playing the classics of soul, 8 p.m. Monday. Tickets cost €14. • Kammgarn International Blues Festival, Wednesday to Oct. 28. Start is 7:30 p.m. Wednesday with the opening of a photo display with photos from New York 1927 to 2017 and music by Michael Hill. Entrance is free. Thursday: American Cajun and Blues & Zydeco, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €25. Oct. 27: Thorbjorn Risager Band, King King and Jane Lee Hooker, 8 p.m. Tickets cost €25. Oct. 28: sold out. For details, visit www.kammgarn.de. Fruchthalle, Kaiserslautern: • The band Vanden Plas presents “Blood Night in Concert,” 8 p.m. Thursday. Tickets cost €18. • The German State Philharmonics Rheinland-Pfalz present “Sacral relations,” with works by Messiaen, Mozart, Ravel and Mendelssohn Bartholdy, 8 p.m. Oct. 27. Tickets cost €17 to €26. • “Portuguese Soul” with singer and musicians from Portugal, 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Tickets cost €18. For tickets, call the tourist information ofﬁce at 0631-365-2317. Otterberg, Abbey church: • German Radio Philharmonics Saarbruecken Kaiserslautern present “The Last Things,” an oratorio by Louis Spohr, 5 p.m. Sunday. Tickets cost €16 and €22. Ramstein-Miesenbach, Haus des Buergers: • Acoustic Lounge: Aynsley Linster, winner of British Blues Awards 2014, 2015 and 2016 presents rock music and ballads, 8 p.m. Oct. 28. Tickets cost €15. • Acoustic Lounge with duo Dreierpasch performing a humorous show, 8 p.m. Nov. 3. Tickets cost €12. • “Classical music without borders,”

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Wendelinus market in Ramstein Ramstein-Miesenbach holds its traditional Wendelinusmarkt 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Each year, on the fourth weekend in October, the local advertising association sponsors the market with vendors and an entertaining program to remind of its origin, an epidemic of the cattle in the 18th century. People prayed to Saint Wendelin, the saint of plague, to end the epidemic. About 100 exhibitors present arts, crafts and other merchandise in the center of town, which is closed to motorized traffic. Sunday, stores are open 1 to 6 p.m.

a piano night with Stephan Schappe, 5 p.m. Nov. 5. Tickets cost €12. For tickets and details, visit www.hausdesbuergers.de. Landstuhl Stadthalle: • “Chanson Divine,” Evi Niessner performs songs by Edith Piaf, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11. Tickets cost €23, €28 and €32. Visit www.stadthalle-landstuhl.de for details. Saarbruecken, Saarlaendisches Staatstheater, Schillerplatz 1: • “Sleeping Beauty,” a ballet by Sijn Celis with music by Peter Tschaikowsky, 6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 31; and 7:30 p.m. Thursday. • “Guillaume Tell,” an opera by Gioachino Rossini, in French, 6 p.m. Nov. 1. Visit www.theater-saarbruecken. de or call 0681-3092-486 for more information. English Theatre, Gallusanlage 7, Frankfurt: • “Pygmalion,” a satiric show by Bernard Shaw, today to Oct. 26. New performance, “Jekyll & Hyde,” a gothic music thriller, Nov. 11 to Feb. 11. Performances are 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays to Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays. For more information, visit www. english-theatre.org.

Miscellaneous:

• Kaiserslautern, Gartenschau (dino park) with ﬂower shows, lego display, water playground, miniature golf court, pumpkin display. Opening hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., to Oct. 31. For more information, visit www. gartenschau-kl.de.

• Kaiserslautern, Japanese Garden, Am Abendsberg 1, daily hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m, to Oct. 31. For details, visit www.japanischergarten.de. • Kaiserslautern, October carnival with rides and vendors, today to Oct. 30. • Kaiserslautern, stores open 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday in center and Merkurstrasse. • Kollweiler, musical wine fest in Buergerhaus, 5 p.m. Saturday. • Reichenbach-Steegen, village carnival in Albersbach, Saturday through Monday. • Oberarnbach, village carnival, Saturday through Tuesday. • Ramstein-Miesenbach, October fest with live music in fest tent, today to Sunday. • Rockenhausen, arts and crafts market, noon to 6 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday in Donnersberghalle. • Breunigweiler, horror hike, 7 p.m. Saturday. Participants meet at sports gym, Hauptstrasse 16. For details, visit www.pfrimmtaltouristik.de. • Pirmasens, LaVita, fair for health, lifestyle and leisure, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday in Messehalle, Zeppelinstrasse 11.

Flea markets:

• Kaiserslautern, Pfalz-Center (across from Daenner Kaserne), 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. • Bad Duerkheim, salt-works, Gutleutstrasse 46, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. • Zweibruecken, Schlossplatz, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.

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Kaiserslautern’s October carnival starts today Kaiserslautern’s traditional “Oktoberkerwe,” or October carnival, will start today and continue through Oct. 30. More than 140 ride owners and vendors will offer their attractions and merchandise at Messeplatz fairgrounds. The amusement park will open at 5 p.m. and the official opening with tapping the first keg of beer will be at 7 p.m.

today in the big fest tent. When it’s dark, around 9 p.m., a firework show will signal the start of the 11-day event. Oktoberkerwe will offer a variety of rides for adults and children. After walking through the Gaswerk maze, carnivalgoers with strong nerves can get the creeps in the “spook of ghost coaster,” which is a mix of haunted house and rollercoaster. A giant swing called “Avenger Royal” provides surges of adrenalin. A

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The October carnival on the Messeplatz fairgrounds in Kaiserslautern features a variety of rides today through Oct. 30.

nostalgic Ferris wheel offers visitors a view from a height of 45 meters “Breakdance” and “Musik Express” will offer speed and sound. Children can have fun with skills games and taking rides on ponies, in miniscooters and merry-go-rounds. The skills booths will offer archery, fishing or throwing cans. Beer gardens, bistros and various tents will lure hungry and thirsty visitors. Palatinate and international culinary specialties will be sold at the food booths. The “shopping street” will take visitors on a shopping trip. Until late at night they can buy a variety of merchandise to include jewelry, clothes, curtains, household items, leather goods, spices and arts and crafts items. Family day with reduced prices and special offers until 7 p.m. is scheduled for Wednesday. Numerous rides and vendors will offer Dollar Day Oct. 27 with an exchange rate of $1 = €1. The ride owners and vendors want to say Thank You to their customers with a colorful fireworks display around 9 p.m. Oct. 30 to close out the event. The rides will be open 2 p.m. to 11 p.m. each day, and until midnight today and

The giant Ferris wheel offers a good look from high above during the October carnival in Kaiserslautern.

Saturdays. Some food booths and vendors will start selling their specialties and merchandise at 11 a.m. each day. Traditionally, on the first Sunday during Oktoberkerwe, stores will be open. Sunday shopping will be possible 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday in the stores in the center of town and in the industrial parks.

Kaiserslautern Evangelical

Lutheran Church 8:30 am Worship & Holy Communion

Sunday School Following Meeting in Ev.-Luth. St. Michaelis Church, Karpfenstr. 7, 67655 Kaiserslautern E-mail: kaiserslautern@selk.de or call 0631-64327 for directions. Scott Morrison, Pastor www.KELC.eu A Christian fellowship that gathers to study God’s word verse by verse so we can know, glorify and serve Christ.

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October carnival features vendors selling a variety of merchandise as well as eating and drinking specialties today through Oct. 30.

Wait on the Lord: Be of good courage. And He will strengthen your heart!

Landstuhl Christian Church

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Sun: 10 am, 11 am and 6 pm Wed: 7 pm Mühlstrasse 34 67659 Kaiserslautern Tel. 06 31 - 36 18 59 92 Tel. 06 371 - 46 75 16

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Ramstein Haunted House

Tech. Sgt. Daniel McDermott (right), 435th Construction and Training Squadron transportation flight superintendent, speaks to Tech. Sgt. Patrick McNamara (left), 1st Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency specialist, Tech. Sgt. William Causey, 1st CBCS flight program manager noncommissioned officer in charge (left middle), and Staff Sgt. Suzanne Attridge, 1st CBCS flight program manager, about the construction of a Halloween haunted house Oct. 5 on Ramstein Air Base. The haunted house is being hosted by members of the 435th CTS, 1st CBCS, 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron and 435th Contingency Response Squadron, for the base populace to enjoy.

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Devin M. Rumbaugh 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The Halloween season can be an exciting time. The leaves start turning orange and yellow, coffee shops start smelling like pumpkin spice, and Halloween costumes line the shelves in every store. But for some, Halloween planning started months ago. Members of the 435th Construction and Training Squadron, 1st Combat Communications Squadron, 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron and 435th Contingency Response Squadron have been constructing a haunted house for Ramstein Air Base. The construction and planning of the project is being orchestrated by Tech. Sgt. Daniel McDermott, 435th Construction and Training Squadron transportation ﬂight superintendent. d e an e. m i t e r t par tax f b is uros, o j This id in E a is p

“This is my ﬁrst year hosting a haunted house on Ramstein,” said McDermott. “I hosted three haunted houses at my last base, so I have some experience with putting them together.” McDermott said he started planning the haunted house when he discovered the building. Once he tracked down the building custodian, he started on the paperwork to get the ball rolling. “Obtaining clearances with the Safety Ofﬁces and Fire Protection took the longest,” said McDermott. “I’ve had the

keys to the building for almost a month and a half, but I’ve only been working here for about two weeks.” McDermott said all of the supplies being used for the haunted house were either donated, recycled, or purchased to get the facility to the level of fright he desired. The haunted house is being put together by volunteers and the amount of volunteers has grown since the start of the project. “The most people we have had on the build crew was

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Tech. Sgt. Patrick Mcnamara, 1st Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency specialist, tightens a screw on a stand Oct. 5 on Ramstein Air Base. The haunted house is being constructed and hosted by members of the 435th Construction and Training Squadron, 1st Combat Communications Squadron, 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron and 435th Contingency Response Squadron for the base populace to enjoy.

about seven people,” said McDermott. “Everyone’s coming on board and it’s coming along a lot quicker. The Junior Reserve Ofﬁcer Training Corps from the high school is even sending

volunteers over.” McDermott said by the time the facility is completed, close to 120 hours will have been put into making the old base theatre a haunted house to be remembered.

KAISERSLAUTERN MILITARY COMMUNITY CHAPEL SCHEDULE ARMY POC for Miesau, Landstuhl, and Deanner is the USAG R-P Chaplain’s Office in Bldg 3213 on Kleber Kaserne, DSN 541-2105, CIV 0611143-541-2105.

Buddhist (SGI) Ramstein North Chapel Conference Room (Bldg 1201) Service: 10:30 a.m., 1st Saturday Service: 12:00 p.m., 3rd Thursday at LRMC Chapel For more info: ktownsgibuddhism@gmail.com

Catholic Services Daenner Community Chapel (Bldg 3150) Sunday Mass: 12:30 p.m. (all year round) Confession: 11:30-12:15 p.m. Landstuhl Community Chapel (Bldg 3773) Tue, Wed, Fri: 12:00 p.m. Confession: 11:00-11:45 a.m. Sunday: 09:00 a.m. Confession: 08:00-08:45 a.m. Ramstein North Chapel (Bldg 1201) Daily Mass: 11:30 a.m. Monday-Friday Sunday Mass: 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Confession: 4:00-4:45 p.m. Sundays First Friday Adoration: 6:00 p.m. Vogelweh Chapel (Bldg 2063) Confession: 4:00-4:45 p.m., Saturday Mass: 5:00 p.m.

Episcopal (Anglican) (St. Albans) Kapaun Chapel (Bldg 2781) Service: 10:30 a.m. Sundays

Islamic Services Ramstein South Chapel Mosque Area (Bldg 2403) Jummah Prayers: 1:15 p.m. Fridays Daily Prayers: 1:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday

AIR FORCE POC for Ramstein North, Ramstein South, Vogelweh, and Kapaun is the USAF Chaplain Corps, Bldg 1201 on Ramstein, DSN 480-6148, CIV 06371-47-6148.

Jewish Services

Ramstein South Chapel Jewish Shul Area (Bldg 2403) Shabbat Evening Service: 6:00 p.m. Fridays

Orthodox Christian Services Kapaun Chapel (Bldg 2781) Divine Liturgy: 9:00 a.m. Sundays Confessions by appointment

Protestant Services

Landstuhl Community Chapel (Bldg 3773) Worship: 11:00 a.m. Sundays Children’s Youth Church: 11:00 a.m. Sundays Daenner Community Chapel (Bldg 3150) Chapel Next Worship: Sunday 10:00 a.m. Children’s Church: Sunday 10:30 a.m. Seventh-Day Adventist Worship Sabbath School: 9:30 a.m. Saturdays Worship: 11:00 a.m. Saturdays Small Group: 6:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday Ramstein North Chapel (Bldg 1201) Contemporary Service: 11:00 a.m. Sundays Ramstein South Chapel (Bldg 2403) Traditional with Communion: 9:30 a.m. Sundays Vogelweh Chapel (Bldg 2063) Gospel Service: 11:00 a.m. Sundays. For more info: facebook.com\vogelwehgospelservice or email rvgsfacebook@gmail.com

Wiccan

Kapaun Annex (Bldg 2782) Service: 7:00 p.m. Saturdays

Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) Ramstein South Chapel (Bldg 2403) Service: 4:00 p.m. 2nd & 4th Sundays

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Mark Your Calendar October 2017 Events

» A charity concert with plucked instruments will take place 4 p.m. Sunday at the Protestant church in Kaiserslautern-Dansenberg, Rochusweg 2. Naturfreunde Pirmasens will present works from all eras of musical history. Admission is free. Donations are welcome and will go to the Mama/Papa hat Krebs cancer association. » Shabach International Outreach Ministry will sponsor a benefit concert, “Harvest of Praise,” at 7 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Landstuhl Stadthalle. Entry fee is donations of coffee, cans of food, baby items. Donations will support the Kaiserslautern Homeless Shelter and the Landstuhl Red Cross. For details, email Sandra Johnson at newthing77@yahoo.com. » Guided tours of the Abbey Church in Otterberg, in German, will be offered the first Sunday of each month. Interested participants will meet at 2:30 p.m. at the main entrance of the church. The one-hour long tour costs €3. » The old smithy in Otterberg, Kirchstrasse, will be open to the public at 4 p.m. every first Saturday of the month. Admission is free. » The museum in Otterberg, which is located in the tourist information office, Hauptstrasse 54, is open during 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays to Fridays, and 3 to 5 p.m. Sundays. Admission is free. » The Rheinland Pfalz International Choir has begun a drive to bring 15 new singers into the choir, both men and women, by the end of September. The choir will perform the Brahms Requiem Nov. 26 in the Fruchthalle, a Choralforum Concert Dec. 3 in the Marienkirche, and the USAFE Band Christmas Concert Dec. 8 in the Fruchthalle. Singers who are interested in joining the choir should examine its website, www.sing-rpic.de/about choir-en-html.

KMC Onstage

» GHOST STORY THEATER: On Nov. 3 and 4, KMC Onstage invites you to join us as actors tell ghost stories around the campfire. This is an event for the whole family; however, younger children may be frightened by the nature of the event. Tickets are $8, no advanced purchase necessary. This show will be held at the Kaiserslautern Community Activity Center, Bldg. 3109, on Daenner Kaserne. For more information, contact KMC Onstage, Kleber Kaserne, Bldg. 3232, at 483-6626 or 0631-411-6626. » Seussical: If you love Dr. Seuss, you’ll love this fantastical family musical that is based on his books, including favorites like “Horton Hears a Who!”, “Horton Hatches the Egg” and “Miss Gertrude McFuzz.” Evening performance dates are Dec. 8, 9, 15 and 16, and Jan. 5, 6,12 and 13 at 7 p.m. Sundays matinees offered Dec.10 and 17 and Jan 7 and 14 at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10-15 for

adults and $7-12 for children and seniors, depending on seat selection. Tickets available at KMC Onstage, online through WebTrac and at all Kaiserslautern Java Cafe locations. For more information, contact KMC Onstage, Kleber Kaserne, Bldg. 3232, at 483-6626 or 0631-411-6626.

Armstrong’s Club Events Armstrong’s Club is located in Bldg. 1036 on Vogelweh Family Housing. Call 0631-3406-3993 for details. Unless otherwise stated, events have no cover charge and are open to all ID cardholders and their guests, 18 and over.

» Dia De Los Muertos: On Nov. 4 from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., celebrate Dia De Los Muertos at Armstrong’s Club! Food and beverages will be available for purchase. Costumes encouraged. There will be a $50 cash prize for best face paint. No cover charge. Open to ID cardholders and their guests, ages 18 and older. » Thanksgiving Brunch: Celebrate Thanksgiving with family and friends at Armstrong’s Club. An unforgettable feast will be held on Nov. 23 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enjoy traditional roast turkey, seafood, salads, side dishes and desserts, and let someone else do the cooking. Open seating; make reservations for groups of six or more. Cost is $21.95 for adults, $12.95 for children ages 5 to 16 and free for children ages 4 and under. » Ugly Sweater Party: On Dec. 23, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., celebrate the holidays at Armstrong’s Club in your ugliest sweater for a chance to win some cash. A $150 cash prize will be awarded to the most spectacular sweater. Dance the night away to a live DJ mixing the best music of the holidays with popular hits. Enjoy holiday drink specials, with other food and beverages available for purchase. No cover charge. Open to ID cardholders and their guests, ages 18 and older. » A Taste of Germany: 5 p.m. every Monday at Castello’s Snack Bar inside Armstrong’s Club. Indulge in traditional and delicious German meals for $5 per plate. The meals vary each week; menus are available at www. kaiserslautern.armymwr.com. » Women and Wine: 6 to 10 p.m. the first and third Monday of every month. This get together allows women to make friends and form a social network in a fun environment. Food and beverages available for purchase. » Small Tab Tuesdays: 5 to 10 p.m. every Tuesday. Play a game of pool or pick your favorite jam on the jukebox while enjoying specials. » Trivia Wednesdays: 7 to 10 p.m. every Wednesday. » Karaoke Fridays: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. every Friday. Show off your singing skills and socialize in a fun environment. » Latin Saturdays: 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. every first and third Saturday of the month.

Kazabra Club Events Kazabra Club is located in Bldg. 2057 on Vogelweh. Call 489-7261 or 0631-636-7261 for details. Unless otherwise stated, events have no cover charge and are open to all ID cardholders and their guests, 18 and over.

» Texas Hold’em and Game Night: 8 p.m. to midnight every Friday. Buy-in is $25. Register and buy in by 7 p.m. Other games available for play include dominoes, cornhole and table pong. » Country Night: 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Saturdays. There is a $5 cover charge. » Country and Western Dance Classes: 7:30 p.m. the first Saturday of every month. No cover charge. » Sunday Bingo: 3 p.m. every Sunday. Doors open at 1 p.m. Bingo packs start at $30. Prizes will be based upon participation. Play the progressive game for a chance to win up to $5,000.

Support Groups

» Single Parent Support Group meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first and third Thursday of every month. Join Family Advocacy Program for this educational class to examine services and tools that will aid in successful parenting. Feel free to bring a lunch. Class meets at Halftime Sports Bar in Landstuhl Community Club, Bldg. 3780. For more information and to enroll, call 541-9000 or 0611-143-541-9000.

Meetings

» Rheinland Pfalz Quilt Guild will meet for its monthly guild meeting Nov. 29 in the KMCC multipurpose room (adjacent to food court). Social time will be 5:30 p.m., the program with guild business, Show and Tell, and “Fake it, Make it, Bake it,” will start at 6 p.m. Anyone and any skill level interested in quilting are welcome. No pre-registration is required. For details, visit http://rheinlandpfalzquiltguild.org/index.html » Ramstein Toastmasters will meet every first, second and third Tuesday of the month from noon to 1 p.m. at the Ramstein South Chapel, Bldg. 2403. Individuals who want to develop their public speaking skills, are welcome to visit the meetings free of charge. Participants can prepare for board interviews, promotional ceremoies or leadership roles. Public speaking skills or aspirationscan be advanced and enhanced. For more information, visit ramstein. toastmastersclubs.org or www.facebook.com/ ramsteintoastmasters.

Classes and training

» Advanced BRS training: The Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System will offer advanced BRS training for service members from all branches of service and their spouses at the following locations, dates and times:

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» Baumholder Wagon Wheel Theater 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Dec. 8 » Landstuhl Heaton Auditorium 9 to 11 a.m. today » Sembach Tiger Theater 9 to 11 a.m. Nov. 17 » Ramstein Hercules Theater 9 to 11 a.m. Dec. 12 » Daenner Chapel 9 to 11 a.m. Jan. 19, 2018 Attendees should complete the online Opt-In Training prior to attending this workshop. For details, call Army Community Service at 531-2850 or 0611-531-2850 or stop by the ACS office, Bldg. 8746 on Clinic Kaserne in Baumholder; or call 541-9000 or 0611-143-541-9000, or stop by the ACS office on Kleber Kaserne, Bldg. 3210.

Baumholder Events

» Children’s Halloween Carnival: On October 31, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Baumholder Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation presents a Children’s Halloween Carnival in conjunction with Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers. Enjoy 13 booths with spooky activities for only $0.25 per ticket, or 10 tickets for $2. Feast on nachos, cotton candy, popcorn, and witches brew, or try your luck at winning a sweet treat in our cakewalk. Compete in our pre-carved pumpkin contest, with divisions for children 5 to 11 and 12 to 18. Be crowned the winner of the scariest, prettiest, or most creative costume. This community event is open to children of all ages and their parents. Hall of Champions Fitness Center, Smith Barracks, Bldg. 8105. » A Haunted Evening at Burg Frankenstein: On Saturday from 3:30 p.m. to 12 a.m., Outdoor Recreation invites all who dare to join us for a haunted evening at Frankenstein’s Castle. There are multiple characters that will touch you, grab you, scare you, and chase you. Between being thrown in a casket and chased by a mummy, enjoy the spooky stage shows. The scary factor of this event is not suitable for young children. $65 per person includes transportation and admission to the castle. For more information, contact Baumholder Outdoor Recreation, Smith Barracks, Bldg. 8167, at 485-7182 at 06783-6-7182. » Haunted Hayride at Outdoor Recreation: On Oct. 28, for one night only, Outdoor Recreation and Better Opportunities for Single Soldiers are partnering to bring Haunted Hayrides to the Baumholder Military Community. Take a seat on our tractor pulled hay wagon as we slither through the haunted woods of Smith Barracks. Meet a legion of vicious and psychopathic clowns, hear an original narrative of their story, and pass through unforgettable life-sized sets. Rides depart from Outdoor Recreation beginning at 6 p.m. Cost is $5 per rider. Be there, and be scared! For more information, contact Baumholder Outdoor Recreation, Smith Barracks, Bldg. 8167, at 485-7182 at 06783-6-7182.

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Education Notes Preschool Thanksgiving Storytime at Rheinland-Pfalz Library

On Nov. 22, from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Rheinland-Pfalz Library is hosting a special holiday storytime to celebrate the season of Thanksgiving. This entertaining event will include stories and songs of thanks, along with a fun activity, for young children, ages 3 to 5, and their parents. No sign-up required. For more information, contact Rheinland-Pfalz Library at Landstuhl, Bldg. 3810, 486-7322; 06371-86-7322.

Engineering Classes

Children will be introduced to the fundamentals of engineering. Students will have an opportunity to build electrical engines, working draw-bridges, fully functioning cranes and basic gear boxes. Students will also be introduced to engineering concepts using pneumatic principles and equipment. All of this is done using the registered brand of Fischertechnik materials. Worksheets will be handed out so that children can expand their understanding of learned concepts outside of the classroom. For more information or to register, please contact Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Bks., Bldg. 162, 541-9066; 0611-143-541-9066.

ents on the same page for daily or weekly goals and expectations. This is a great resource for youth that need additional help or just a quiet place to focus on their academics. If you are interested, please contact Landstuhl Youth Center, 486-8658, 06371-868658 or Sembach Youth Center, 5451316 or 0611-143-545-1316.

Tots and Tales Storytime at Rheinland-Pfalz Library

Tots and Tales Storytime at Rheinland-Pfalz Library is an entertaining event with ﬂannel board fun, ﬁnger-plays, songs, activities and nursery rhymes! It promotes educational development and reading readiness in young children ages 12 to 24 months. Tots and Tales Storytime is held at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. every Tuesday from September through July. Sign up in advance. For more information, contact Rheinland-Pfalz Library in Landstuhl, Bldg. 3810, at 486-7322 or 06371-86-7322.

Preschool Storytime at Rheinland-Pfalz Library

Rheinland-Pfalz Library hosts a story time for preschool-aged children at 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday from September through July. This entertaining event includes stories, music and crafts for young children ages 3 to 5 years old and their parents. No sign-up required. For more information, contact RheinlandPfalz Library in Landstuhl, Bldg. 3810, at 486-7322 or 06371-867322.

Lapsit Storytime

Join the Rheinland-Pfalz Library for Lapsit Storytime! This infant story time is held at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. every Thursday from September through May. The event includes sensory crafts, songs, ﬁnger-plays and stories. Light refreshments are available for the parents. Because of limited space, sign-up is required. A waitlist is also available, in which

parents are notiﬁed the Saturday prior if a space has become available. For more information or to register, contact Rheinland-Pfalz Library in Landstuhl, Bldg. 3810, at 486-7322 or 06371-86-7322.

Computer Assisted Piano Class

SKIESUnlimited offers a computer assisted piano class to help students learn how to play piano. Students receive both a 30-minute individual lesson and a 30-minute interactive piano lesson at a workstation with a stand-alone computer. Students are asked to bring piano books and other teaching materials that they may have if they have had piano instructions before. This class is offered on Pulaski Barracks, Bldg. 2901, and Landstuhl, Bldg. 3819. Open to ages 4 to 18. Open to all branches of service. To register, contact Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. 162, at 541-9066 or 0611-143-541-9066.

Ramstein celebrates Diversity Day

KMC Teen Shuttle

Child and Youth Services offer a KMC Teen Shuttle service. Pick-up/ drop-off points are located throughout Vogelweh, Vogelweh Housing, Ramstein, and Landstuhl. ID card, shuttle card and permissions slips are required to ride the shuttle. Apply for your Shuttle Card at Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Bks., Bldg. 162, 541-9066 or 0611-143-541-9066.

Clubs Available at Landstuhl School Age Center

Did you know that The Landstuhl School Age Center has several clubs open to students, Grades 1-5! Weekly clubs include theater, ﬁtness, art, Lego robotics and ﬁlm. Registration with CYSS is required. Enrollment fees are based on total family income. Contact the Landstuhl School Age Center for more information, 4867281 or 06371-86-7281.

Homework Assistance for Teens

USAG Rheinland-Pfalz Youth Programs provide a homework lab, tutoring and one-on-one homework assistance during Power Hour at the Youth Center, 3 to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. Homework contracts are available to clarify direction of help needed and to get the student, Academic Program Manager and par-

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Col. Joseph Wenckus, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, reads a Diversity Day proclamation before signing Oct. 6 on Ramstein Air Base. Diversity Day is an Air Force-wide initiative celebrating and bringing awareness to different cultures. Diversity Day events included singing, dancing, food sampling, and informational booths from various organizations.

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Airman & Family Readiness Center MONDAY » Children & Separation-Issues of Deployment: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., A&FRC TUESDAY » USA Jobs Workshop: 10 a.m. to noon A&FRC » Key Spouse Refresher Training: 1 to 2 p.m., A&FRC WEDNESDAY » Newcomers Base INTRO: 7:30 a.m. to noon, Ramstein Enlisted Club » Accessing Higher Education Track: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., A&FRC » Reintegration Briefing: 9 to 9:30 a.m., A&FRC » Pre-Deployment Briefing: 9:30 to 10 a.m., A&FRC » Spouse Employment: 10 a.m. to noon, A&FRC THURSDAY » Accessing Higher Education Track: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., A&FRC » Bundles for Babies: 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., A&FRC » Reintegration Briefing: 9 to 9:30 a.m., A&FRC » Pre-Separation Counseling: 9 a.m. to noon, A&FRC » Pre-Deployment Briefing: 9:30 to 10 a.m., A&FRC » Blended Retirement System: 2 to 3 p.m., A&FRC OCT. 27 » Deployed Family Event Skating: 5 to 7 p.m., Vogelweh Crossroads Skating Rink

Child/Youth For details and to register for KMC Youth Instructional Classes, visit www.86fss.com, select “Family” and click “Instructional Classes” or call 06371-47-6444,

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Ramstein Youth Programs, or 0631-536-6504, Vogelweh Youth Programs.

Health Promotion WEDNESDAY » Healthy Eating: 1 to 3 p.m. THURSDAY » BOD POD: 1 to 3 p.m. OCT. 27 » BOD POD: 8 to 10 a.m.

Family Advocacy To register for classes or for more information, call Family Advocacy at 479-2370 or 06371-46-2370 or register online at https://booknow.appointment-plus.com/9rm3mcns/ » DADS 101: 8 to 11 a.m. second Monday of each month, Bldg. 2123. This class is a baby basics class, designed for new or soon to be new dads (newborn to age 1). Learn how to change a diaper, feed, swaddle and soothe a crying baby. Additionally, learn what your new role is as a father. This class is for dads, taught by a dad. » Parenting with Love and Logic: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Nov. 1, 8, 15 Bldg. 2123. This is a 3-part parenting class. Tired of being the bad guy? Let natural consequences take your place. Learn new ways of disciplining your child while providing love and empathy, the Love and Logic way. » Couples Communication: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 30, Nov. 6, 13, 27 Bldg. 2123. Do you miss the relationship you had with your significant other when you first started dating? Remind yourself how much fun you used to have and

learn skills to help grow your relationship. This 4-part class offers skills for communication, conflict resolution, forgiveness, and reconnecting. » Domestic Abuse Victim Advocacy Services: If you are 18 and over, and are in an abusive relationship, advocates are available to support you. Advocacy services are available 24/7. During duty hours an advocate can be reached at 06371-46-2370 and after hours at 0173-6284624. Advocates provide supportive services and can assist with safety planning, assessing for imminent harm, connecting with community resources and information on reporting options.

ASACS Contact your school ASACS Counselor for more information. Adolescent Support And Counseling Service is a comprehensive program providing prevention education, and counseling services to 11to 19 year-old ID card holders in the military community. ASACS’s mission is to provide comprehensive counseling services to adolescents and military families stationed OCONUS while enhancing military readiness and quality of life. In addition, ASACS offers Life Skills classes that promote health and personal development in the Department of Defense schools. We participate in supportive activities related to military life transitions as well as providing individual, group and family counseling services. ASACS counselors’ offices are located in Department of Defense schools for the convenience of military families. ASACS counseling services are completely confi9066. Registration is open from Nov. 1 to 30 or until teams are full.

Start Smart Basketball Soccer players needed

The FV Olympia Ramstein Soccer Club is looking for male and female players born in 2003/2004. Practice takes place 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday on the artiﬁcial turf pitch at Am Hocht 1 in Ramstein village. For more information contact Stefan Denzer at 015756306179, Jaron Dengel at 016093530161, or Harry Kauf at 015225831196.

Soccer for girls

The Kottweiler-Schwanden Sports Club is looking for girls born in the years 2005 up to 2008 for its youngest girls’ soccer team. The sports club has three girls’ teams and two women’s teams. They are also looking for new players. This is the opportunity to get involved in a German soccer club playing with German and American girls. Coaches are all able to speak English. The practice is 5:30 to 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesday. To sign up

or for more information, email info@ sv-kottweiler-schwanden.de

Twilight Basketball

USAG Rheinland-Pfalz Sports and Fitness offers twilight basketball games every other Friday night from 9 to 11 p.m. at Vogelweh Gym, Bldg. 2050 in Kaiserslautern. These games are open to all Common Access Card holders. CAC must be registered with the gym during manned hours (6 a.m. to 4 p.m.) in order to gain entry.

CYS Winter Sports Registration

Sign-up your young athletes for sports through Army Youth Sports and Fitness. Basketball & Cheerleading are each $45 and offered on Landstuhl & Sembach for children ages 5 to 15. Wrestling is available for ages 8 to 14 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks, also for $45. Register through WebTrac, by phone or in person at Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. 162, 541-9066; 0611-143-541-

Start Smart is a child-parent interactive program lead by a Youth Sports staff member for ages 3 to 4. Forty-ﬁve minute sessions are held weekly from 4 to 4:45 p.m. for six weeks. Sessions are offered on Landstuhl and Sembach. Cost is $25. Registration is open Nov. 1 to 30 or until sessions are full. Register through WebTrac, by phone or in person at Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. 162, 5419066; 0611-143-541-9066.

Soccer Lessons

Soccer is offered year round — indoor soccer arena from November to May. The coaches training with the kids are professional soccer coaches who have trained and played for years. Their training will be packed with soccer drills, soccer skills, soccer conditioning and ﬁtness development. Youth will develop basic and fundamental soccer skills that all players need as well as tactic, formations and much more. The goal is to assist youth soccer players to achieve their playing poten-

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dential. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Friday; however flexible appointment times are available to meet the needs of military families.

Military Family Life Consultants MFLCs are licensed clinical providers who assist service members and their families with issues they may face throughout the cycle of deployment to reintegrating with their family and community. The MFLC Program provides short-term, non-medical counseling support for a range of issues including: relationships, crisis intervention, stress management, grief, occupational and other individual and family issues. Psycho-educational presentations focused on issues common to the military family including: reunion/reintegration, stress/coping, grief/loss and deployment/reintegration. For more information, call 0152-24211233; 015202663352; 0176-69333243; or 0151-5674 8179.

Medical Group Attention: TRICARE online is available for your convenience. Schedule your own appointments, view the home care website, check lab results, contact the nurse advice line, get medication refills and more. To register or for more information, visit www.tricareonline.com.

SARC For Emergency Victim Care during duty hours and after duty hours, call 480-7272 or 06371-47-7272. For administration questions on the Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Program, call 480-5597 or 06371-47-5597. tial through proper skills, ﬁtness and conditioning development. Focus is on having fun and learning about soccer. For more information or to register, contact Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. 162, at 5419066 or 0611-143-541-9066.

Zombie 5k Fun Run

Run for your lives! Zombies have infested Smith Barracks, and at 9 a.m. Oct. 27, they’re coming for you on the Baumholder Sports and Fitness 5k fun run course. Come in your Halloween costume or dress as a zombie. Registration opens at 8 a.m. the day of the race. Race begins and ends at Hall of Champions Fitness Center. No cost to participate. To volunteer as a zombie, contact the Warrior Zone on Smith Barracks, Bldg. 8106 at 5312914 or 0611-143-531-2914.

Gymnastics Classes

SKIESUnlimited offers gymnastics classes for toddlers, children and youth. Open to all branches of service. For class offerings, times and prices, contact Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. 162, at 5419066 or 0611-143-541-9066.

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NOW SHOWING Editor’s Note: Army and Air Force Exchange Service is not liable for any change in movie schedules. Due to movie release changes, times and dates are subject to change. You are strongly encouraged to check the Real Time Theatre website at www.aafes.com/ exchange-stores/Movie-Guide/showtimes-Ramstein-AB.htm. Changes occur often.

REEL TIME THEATER RAMSTEIN SCHEDULE:

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FRIDAY Geostorm in 3D (PG-13) 1400, 2000 Geostorm (PG-13) 1100, 1700 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (PG-13) 1100, 1345, 1630, 1915

The Snowman (R) 1700, 2015 Only the Brave (R) 1345, 1700, 2015 Kingsman: The Golden Circle (R) 1115 The Lego Ninjago (PG) 1115, 1430 SATURDAY Geostorm in 3D (PG-13) 1400, 2000 Geostorm (PG-13) 1100, 1700 Boo 2! A Madea Halloween (PG-13) 1100, 1345, 1630, 1915

The Snowman (R) 1700, 2015 Only the Brave (R) 1345, 1700, 2015 Kingsman: The Golden Circle (R) 1115 The Lego Ninjago (PG) 1115, 1430