News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
When you’re relocating back to the States or to another overseas assignment, you’ll leave friends, coworkers and your community behind – but one thing you shouldn’t leave behind is an inoperable vehicle.
Ramstein Air Base, home of “The World’s Best Wing,” is a finalist for the top installation in the Air Force. The 2019 Commander in Chief’s Installation Excellence Award selection board visited Ramstein and surrounding Kaiserslautern Military Community Air Force installations Jan. 14-16 to evaluate base operations and gain an understanding […]
The Clock Tower Café dining facility at Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, was presented with the U.S. Army Europe-level Phillip A. Connelly Award, Jan. 11. Col. Grant L. Morris, commander 405th Army Field Support Battalion and Lt. Col. Jason A. Berdou, commander 21st Theater Sustainment Special Troops Battalion, presented the culinary […]
An 86th Munitions Squadron Stockpile Management crew chief received the honor of being Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week, Jan. 10. Johnson is credited for his work that set the stage for operations needed to free floor space for an important shipment received in Fall 2018 that ultimately guaranteed the successful […]
Effective Jan. 1, the Air Force Lodging Program has increased nightly lodging rates service-wide in support of Department of Defense reform objectives to make business operations more efficient and provide Airmen with an improved lodging experience. The rate adjustment is an essential step in the direction of the DoD’s directive […]
How do pharmaceutical residues get into our waters? Medicines are not fully absorbed by the body. In part they are chemically unchanged when excreted. Ointments are rinsed off the skin when washing. In this way, via municipal sewage large amounts of pharmaceutical degradation products are emitted into soil and water […]
Without blood donors, there would be no blood products for people wounded in combat, fighting cancer, born prematurely or millions of other patients around the world. “The only thing more important than blood products are the blood donors themselves,” said Lt. Col. Christopher Evans, Director of Joint Blood Operations at […]
The old proverb – “home is where the heart is” – will mean a lot more to 32 families this year as they move into their new government-owned townhomes on Smith Barracks, Baumholder. “There were a total of 84 homes being built – 32 are completed and mostly filled,” said […]
The service members so feared they answer to the nickname Devil Dogs put a spit shine on their hearts of gold each year by collecting and delivering toys to local children. The U.S. Marines assigned to Wounded Warrior Battalion East at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, with help from the community, […]
When losing a loved one who was also a retiree, the loss can be even more painful if not prepared to handle the accounts and benefits left behind. But the task can be manageable thanks to a thorough checklist made available by U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Casualty Affairs and Retirement […]
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