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Ramstein opens KMC’s first Spouse Hub, Page 5
From Enlisted to Officer, Page 9
21st TSC hosts German-American partnership event, Pages 10-11
RAB has a boo-tiful night of Halloween fun, Pages 16-17
November 8, 2024 | Volume 48, Number 44
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Innovating C2: 1st CBCS changing comm landscape
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Lance Smith, center, 1st Combat Communications Squadron tactical communications technician, sets up a PANTHER 2, Very Small Aperture Terminal satellite, at Hohenfels Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Oct. 28. The PANTHER is used to achieve communication capabilities in support of austere landing zone operations.
Story and photos by Senior Airman Brenden Beezley 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs As the combined force shifts its focus to prepare for Great Power Competition, the importance of Agile
Combat Employment is increasingly prevalent. The 1st Combat Communications Squadron plays a key role in this changing dynamic by providing expeditionary communications, command and control, radar airfield weather
systems and austere landing and drop zone capabilities across the European and African command. “We can support everything from two users all the way up to 200 with See INNOVATING C2, Page 3
Bats, ghosts, baby gemstones: Fun at Fischbach Copper Mine Story and photos by Cheryl Koller contributing writer Though it’s no longer quite so packed with precious metal, the Copper Mine of Fischbach contains something even better: Adventure. See COPPER MINE, Page 30
“The Best Christmas Page ant
Ever” is the featured movie of the
week, Page 31