Archive for June, 2009

NORMANDY, France

Seventeenth Air Force took another big step toward full operational
capability Friday with the activation of the 617th Air and Space
Operations Center.

Ramstein High School hosted a ceremony May 13 to recognize volunteers
who have devoted a great deal of their time to the school.

Civil Engineers’ Corner Safety alert To all Military Family Housing residents: this is a safety alert. All windows and balcony doors above the first floor level have been fitted with a key-operated locking devise to prevent opening. However, with the warm weather upon us, you may think about opening your […]

During World War I, Dutch aircraft designer Anthony Fokker provided the
German air force with the synchronized machine gun and several
outstanding fighters, including the Fokker E.1 (Fokker Scourge), the
Fokker Triplane flown by the Red Baron, Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von
Richthofen, and the Fokker D. VII.

Learn about the environment and geology. The University of Maryland University College offers classes at Kapaun Air Station beginning in June. Classes include Environmental Geology (GEOL-120) for three credit hours – 5 to 7:45 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays, and Introduction to Physical Geology Lab (GEOL-110) for one credit hour -10 […]

Twenty-first Theater Sustainment Command Soldiers tested their skills
with two different German weapon systems at a German military
marksmanship range May 27 in Idar-Oberstein, earning a