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Every April, families around the world celebrate the Month of the Military Child, with the observance being a part of the annual calendar on military installations across the globe — and the Kaiserslautern Military Community is no exception. Courtesy Photo, IMCOM

MOMC 2018 offers opportunities to celebrate

by Azure Hall
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Installation Management Command Directorate

Every April, families around the world celebrate the Month of the Military Child, with the observance being a part of the annual calendar on military installations across the globe — and the Kaiserslautern Military Community is no exception.

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Secure Messaging makes communicating with your Air Force doctor simple

Secure Messaging makes communicating with your Air Force doctor simple

by Peter Holstein
Air Force Surgeon General Office of Public Affairs

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia — In today’s connected world, we expect most communication to be convenient and instantaneous. Why should communicating with your health provider be any different? That is why the Air Force Medical Service offers a secure messaging platform for patients and families to communicate safely and quickly with […]

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786th CES participates in joint demo with 773rd CST

786th CES participates in joint demo with 773rd CST

by Airman 1st Class Kristof Rixmann 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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Sexual assault education brings awareness, care

Sexual assault education brings awareness, care

by Mary Ann Davis
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Installation Management Command Directorate

Building trust within the military ensures service members are taken care of so they can take care of the mission. This month’s Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month speaks to that topic in this year’s theme — “SHARP: Shaping a Culture of Trust.”

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Gold Star Spouses’ Day honors loved ones of fallen heroes

Gold Star Spouses’ Day honors loved ones of fallen heroes

Story and photo by Mary Ann Davis
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Installation Management Command Directorate

Gold Star Spouses’ Day, April 5, honors the widows and widowers of military members who died in combat while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz continues to recognize and support them all year through the Survivor Outreach Services program.

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Spring Festivals 2018

Spring Festivals 2018

by Leonie Milde
contributing writer

Spring is upon us with exciting festivities in tow. Though spring festivals may be sneakily disguised as Weinfest, Stadtfest, Frühlingsfest, Frühlingsmesse and other blossoming terms, we have uncovered their true identities: sunny and delicious fun for the whole family. Find culinary delicacies, regional wine, kids entertainment and live music along […]

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Flea markets — hunting for treasures

Flea markets — hunting for treasures

by Thomas Warner
contributing writer

We live in an area where lots of attention is given to the reselling of old goods. If flea markets are your thing, there is a wide selection of places to go and look around from weekend to weekend. Some markets happen in giant fields while others take place inside […]

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Hiking and biking apps

Hiking and biking apps

by Ronnie Juhans
contributing writer

As an oldschool outdoor adventure guide, I am used to leading hiking and biking adventures throughout Europe based on knowledge of the trails, terrain, points of interest, rest stops, and evacuation routes in the event of an injury or medical emergency. However, not everyone wants to pay for a guide […]

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Romance on a budget

Romance on a budget

by Sallee Miller
contributing writer

No one disputes the plain fact that relationships are hard, especially when there are children involved. Day-to-day life becomes a series of logistical challenges, where one of you is asking the other to pick up this, take the kids there, make that yummy thing for a school party and after […]

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Discover the Black Forest in a Porsche 911

Discover the Black Forest in a Porsche 911

by EPIKdrives

Stretching from the spa town of Baden-Baden in the north, all the way down to the Swiss border in the south, the landscapes of the German Black Forest made of gently rolling hills, valleys, blue lakes and of course endless trees are truly inviting. However, the cuckoo clock idyll with […]

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