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  • Pillar II: Prevent ARIs - Taking Care of Each Other

    A Wingman flies behind and outside of the leader. His role is vital -- to monitor for potential threats that may not yet be visible to others, to communicate those threats clearly, and to help the team avoid the threat to safely complete their shared mission. Clearly a wingman is an essential member

  • ARI Pillar I: Mission Focus

    General Hyde recently outlined the 86th Airlift Wing's new focus on combating alcohol related incidents in a column printed Jan. 13 on these same pages. Under the slogan "No ARIs, No Excuses ... Drink Responsibly," our campaign plan is based on three main pillars: 1. Mission focus, 2. Taking care of

  • Our Family, Our Community, Our Mission

    After a busy holiday season, many of us are looking forward to the challenges and opportunities a new year offers. That makes this is a great time to take a few moments to think about how you can support our military families by making the Kaiserslautern Military Community an even better place to

  • Know your fellow Airman; It could save a life

    As a commander, one of my greatest concerns, and something that can keep me up at night, is the safety and well-being of our Airmen. It is tragic enough to lose an Airman to an accident or to combat, but when one takes his or her own life, the survivors are left wondering, "Could we have prevented

  • Leadership lessons from unlikely sources

    While there may be some natural born leaders out there, I don't think I'm one of them. I continuously strive to improve my leadership skills, gleaning leadership tips from wherever I can find them. Some come from odd sources, but they are still valuable. Below are a few lessons in leadership from

  • No ARIs…no excuses…drink responsibly

    Alcohol-related incidents are a serious issue for our Airmen, families and local community. ARIs directly affect our ability to conduct our military mission, disrupt unit manning and productivity, and create additional burdens on unit leadership. Airmen can and must make responsible choices

  • Level 10 Leadership

    What does it take to be a good leader? How about a great leader? Over my 20+ year military career, I've worked for many GOOD leaders and I've also been fortunate to work for a couple GREAT leaders. They all got the job done, but the truly GREAT leaders inspired those around them to achieve more than

  • The Art of Followership

    Numerous essays have been written on leadership, including many featured in this corner of the KA over the years. Much less, however, is written about followership. I firmly believe good followership to be just as important as good leadership. We are all leaders at one level or another, and we are

  • Small squadrons deliver

    Did you ever wonder what the difference was between an aircraft maintenance squadron, a maintenance squadron and a maintenance operations squadron?Well if you had, today is your lucky day. In the simplest terms, an aircraft maintenance squadron readies and launches Ramstein's fleet of C-130J Super

  • 86th VRS offers winter safety tips

    The recent dip in temperatures is a good indication that snow and ice is on its way. Will you be ready? Some may not know the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron is charged with maintaining all of the installation's snow and deicing fleet; a unique mission essential to ensuring the roads and runway on