Camp Bondsteel Fire Dept. donates ‘game changing’ hoses to local community

Story by Staff Sgt. Tawny Schmit June 04, 2021 at 11:19AM 1st Lt. Jacob Bruggeman has spent the last eight months building relationships with the people who live and work in the Ferizaj/Urosevac municipality in Kosovo. Bruggeman serves as the officer in charge of the Kilo 21 Liaison Monitoring Team, one of several LMTs that support the peacekeeping mission assigned to Regional Command-East, Kosovo Force. Now, Bruggeman and his team are wrapping up their KFOR rotation – but he grasped one last opportunity to strengthen the partnership with the Ferizaj/Urosevac Fire Department before returning home. Knowing that the station grapples with insufficient funds and understaffing, Bruggeman reached out to the Camp Bondsteel Fire Department and coordinated a donation of 140 sections of hoses that could no longer be used on base, along with truck adaptors and nozzles.

Profiles in Professionalism: PS1 Zhe Liu

Story by Petty Officer 1st Class Arthurgwain Marquez June 03, 2021 at 02:42PM Personnel Specialist 1st Class Zhe Liu was born in Xi’an, China but grew up in the bustling metropolis of Beijing. After her mother married a retired U.S. Air Force firefighter, the family moved to San Diego, where, at the age of 20, Liu would soon follow in her stepfather’s footsteps to become a U.S. citizen and servicemember.

Beale Fire Department, Wildland Support Module set to conduct prescribed burns

Story by May 25, 2021 at 05:59PM Beale Fire Department, Wildland Support Module set to conduct prescribed burns

Military and Civilian engineering perspectives shared with STARBASE

May 25, 2021 at 01:58PM Julie Shoemaker In two separate visits in May, TAM’s Katie Render, Fire Protection Engineer, shared her experiences as a civilian engineer, while Deputy Commander Maj. Eder Ramirez shared his military combat engineer side. Both perspectives were engaging to the students.

Commander Navy Region Southeast names 2020 Firefighter and Fire Officer of the Year

Story by Ensign Sydney Budd May 21, 2021 at 12:38PM Commander, Navy Region Southeast (CNRSE) Rear Adm. Gary Mayes, and Naval Air Station Whiting Field recently congratulated the winners of the 2020 Fire and Emergency Services award competition. Navy Region Southeast Military Fire Officer of the Year is Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (ABH) 1st Class Joshua Clark and Navy Region Southeast Military Firefighter of the Year is ABH 2nd Class Shane Moniz, both stationed at NAS Whiting Field.