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We asked: What is your favorite Independence Day memory?        

July 3, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photoHeimkirchen sponsors a culinary hike on a 5.5 kilometer route from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Heimkirchen hosts ‘old world’ culinary hike

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Heimkirchen, part of the City of Niederkirchen, will sponsor an “old world” culinary hike from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. The scenic hiking route is 5.5 kilometers long and features 10 stations, where only Palatinate specialties from the so-called “old world” will be served.

June 26, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photoVarious bands and dance groups perform on three stages between 6 p.m. and 3 a.m. during the Long Night of Culture Saturday in Kaiserslautern’s concert hall, Fruchthalle.

Long Night of Culture

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

For the 13th time, Kaiserslautern will sponsor its annual “Long Night of Culture” Saturday to Sunday. The event will feature more than 120 performances, presentations and displays in 20 locations, including the Fruchthalle, Emmerich-Smola Music School, Theodor-Zink Museum, Pfalztheater, Pfalzgalerie Museum, youth center, Apostelkirche, Stifts-kirche, Hoffnungskirche, Union Theater for film arts and the Japanese Garden.

June 26, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photoA guided moonlight tour takes interested visitors to Falkenstein Castle July 11. The Winnweiler Tourist Office is taking reservations.

See Falkenstein Castle by moonlight

Courtesy of Winnweiler Tourist Office

The Winnweiler Tourist Office will offer a guided moonlight tour of Falkenstein Castle in English July 12.

June 26, 2014 ×

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Baumholder celebrates Fourth of July with festival

by Kelly Burell
Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation marketing volunteer

Celebrate this Fourth of July with sparkle at Baumholder’s Freedom Festival!

June 19, 2014 ×

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Photo by City of KaiserslauternVarious kinds of vehicles are on display during Kaiserslautern Classics Saturday.

Kaiserslautern Classics features historical vehicles

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The City of Kaiserslautern will sponsor the eighth Kaiserslautern Classics from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday.

June 19, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photoGuards grant admission to the medieval market at Lichtenberg Castle near Kusel Saturday and Sunday.

Lichtenberg Castle hosts medieval market

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The eighth medieval summer spectacle on Lichtenberg Castle near Kusel will take place Saturday and Sunday.

June 19, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photosSolemn processions proceed through many towns and villages in the KMC on Corpus Christi Day.

Germans observe Corpus Christi Day

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Thursday is a religious holiday in Germany, called “Fronleichnam,” or Corpus Christi Day. Roman-Catholics in Germany and Europe celebrate the church fest, which is observed 10 days after Pentecost. In some, but not all, German states, Fronleichnam is an official holiday. Stores, banks and official institutions are closed in Rheinland-Pfalz, […]

June 12, 2014 ×

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Airmen urged to travel safe

by Senior Airman Jose L. Leon
86th Airlift Squadron Public Affairs

Taking a few extra safety precautions can make the difference between enjoying travel without mishaps and becoming a victim.

June 12, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photoMedieval groups present the life of the Middle Ages in camps located on the bottom of the moated castle in Reipoltskirchen Saturday and Sunday.

Moated castle revives Middle Ages

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The village of Reipoltskirchen will host a medieval market at the bottom of its “Wasserburg,” or moated castle, Saturday and Sunday.

June 12, 2014 ×
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