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Kaiserslautern American
October 24, 2014
Obama activates reserves for Operation United Assistance by Nick Simeone Department of Defense News, Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has authorized the Defense Department to call up a small number of National Guard or reserve troops that possess special skills needed
to aid efforts in stopping the spread of the deadly Ebola virus in West Africa. Obama issued an executive order authorizing the secretaries of defense and homeland security to order the Selected Reserve and certain members of the Individual Ready Reserve to deploy to West Africa, where as many as 4,000 U.S. troops are headed,
most of them to Liberia, to support U.S. and international efforts to stop the rapidly spreading virus that has killed nearly 4,500 people. U.S. officials said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel requested the order after determining that specialists with skill sets needed by Operation United Assistance, including engi-
neers, comptrollers and religious specialists, were in short supply, or to replace active-duty personnel. Already, elements of the Kentucky Air National Guard are in Dakar, Senegal, to establish a staging base for the Liberia-based mission, having volunteered and deployed before the presidential order was issued.
KMC to hold Joint Passport Outreach Day 409th CSB supports RT14 The U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt and the KMC passport offices are scheduled to host a fall Passport Outreach Day from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 5 in Bldg. 2402 on Ramstein. This event will serve as an outreach to provide the KMC with expedited service for passport applications prior to the holiday travel season. Consulate representatives will be on-site to accept tourist passport and consular report of birth-abroad applications. In addition, representatives from Social Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and Immigrant Visa Services will be available to answer questions related to immigration, naturalization, visas, citizenship and Social Security. The local USO will also be there to support the event by serving refreshments. The Ramstein and Kleber Kaserne passport offices have detailed checklists for tourist passports and reports of births abroad on their websites to aid in filling out applications prior to the event. For access to these documents, visit www.ramstein.af.mil/library/factsheets/ factsheet.asp?id=17152 (Air Force personnel) or www.rp.army.mil/Directorates/ DHR/passports.html (Army personnel). The fee for a report of birth and tourist passport for a child is $205. A tourist passport renewal for an adult is $110, and a tourist passport renewal for a minor under 16 is $105. Anyone over the age of 16 applying for the first time must pay $135. Payment is due with the application and must be paid by money order or cashier check only (one for
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each application). All services will be available on a walk-in basis, with the exception of birth registrations. Contact the servicing passport office to have documents reviewed and to schedule an appointment for birth registration of your newborn. To process applications quickly, passport officials ask that clients come prepared with all original documents in order, copies of the documents and money order(s) or cashier check(s). On-site passport photo support will be available at the cost of $8 for six photos. However, passport officials recommend obtaining photos prior to the event to minimize waiting time. Money orders to cover passport fees can be purchased by military ID cardholders at the Ramstein Northside Post Office (cash or debit card only) or at servicing banking facilities prior to or on outreach day (on-site service not available). Be advised that tourist passports will be taken for cancellation and returned with the newly issued passport. The Ramstein and Kleber Kaserne passport offices will be closed Nov. 5 and will reopen for regular service Nov. 6. For questions, further instructions or to schedule a birth registration appointment, send an email to 786fss.passports@us.af.mil (Air Force personnel) or usarmy.rheinland-pfalz.imcomeurope.mbx.usag-r-p-passport@mail. mil (Army personnel), or stop by your respective passport office. (Courtesy of 786th Force Support Squadron)
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by Rachel Clark 409th Contracting Support Brigade Soldiers with the 409th Contracting Support Brigade, headquartered at Sembach Kaserne, visited Yavoriv, Ukraine, Sept. 15 to 26 to provide contracting support for Rapid Trident 14. RT14 is a Ukrainian-led, U.S. Army Europe-supported field-training exercise that focused on peacekeeping and stability operations. The 409th team was responsible for contracting services that included transportation, portable latrines, hand-washing stations and material handling equipment. “These contracting officers provide flexibility in planning, preparation and execution,” said Scott P. Connors, USAREUR training and exercise planner. Maj. Armando V. Corral, contracting officer with the 928th Contracting Battalion, 409th CSB, said part of the 409th mission was to work with partnering nations and local contractors to ensure continued services for the exercise. “The significance of our efforts this year for RT14 is even more important given the current situation in Eastern Ukraine,” Corral said. “We were on the ground working with foreign militaries, foreign contractors, and we were still able to provide first-rate contracting support.” Corral said RT14 supported interoperability among Ukraine, U.S., NATO and Partnership for Peace member nations. Fifteen countries took part in the exercise with the participation of approximately 1,300 personnel. “Contracting enables these exercises to happen by providing services that reduce the amount of (support) Soldiers on the ground,” said Col. William J. Bailey, 409th CSB commander. “We are here building relationships, and we are building infrastructure.”
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