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SPACEFOREUR-AF’s commander holds ribbon cutting ceremony, Page 2
1st CBCS participates in Arcane Thunder 2024, Page 11
TRICARE coverage for children: What you need to know, Page 15
Baumholder CYS chosen for BGCA’s ‘Innovate Program,’ Page 16
August 16, 2024 | Volume 48, Number 32
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86th Medical Group conducts patient decontamination capstone
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Dental Squadron, 86th Health Care Operational Squadron and the 86th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, perform their in place patient decontamination training capstone at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 8. The objective of the Airmen in the capstone was to save a simulated patient and keep the medical facility operational by keeping the contamination outside. Photo by Senior Airman Jared Lovett
See CAPSTONE, Page 5
Insider Germany: Great day trips to off-the-beaten-path destinations You’ve likely been to the Champs-Élysées in Paris or seen the cathedrals at Strasbourg and Cologne. Perhaps you’ve been able to stand up close beside Big Ben in London. All those were indeed fabulous trips for you and your family. But have you ever seen the world’s tallest cathedral spire or the looked through the world’s oldest piece of stained glass? Have you sought out some not so popular destinations during your stay in Germany? See DAY TRIPS, Page 30
“Alien: Romulus” is the Old city of Bamberg
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by Thomas Warner contributing writer