Archive for March, 2010

Sports

86th AW dominates USAFE basketball championships

86th AW dominates USAFE basketball championships

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Trower
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

 The 2010 U.S. Air Forces in
Europe Small Unit/Intramural Basketball Championships were hosted at
the Hardstand Fitness Center here March 4 to 7 with the 86th
Communications Squadron claiming the top slot in a 91-86 win against
the 86th Services Squadron.

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Sports

Ramstein HAWC offers programs for YoAFF

Ramstein HAWC offers programs for YoAFF

by Maj. Lisa Tauai
Health Promotion Flight commander

This month, the Ramstein Health and Wellness Center is featured as the spotlight agency for the Year of the Air Force Family.

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Features

Captain paves way for female airborne troops

Captain paves way for female airborne troops

by Senior Airman Amanda Dick
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Flying 1,250 feet above the earth, a C-130J Super Hercules hits the drop zone as the jumpmaster says,

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Lifestyle

Pfalzgalerie: Applied and fine arts behind ancient walls

Pfalzgalerie: Applied and fine arts behind ancient walls

by Lt. Col. Andreas Faas
Component Command-Air Ramstein

The Pfalzgalerie (Palatinate Gallery) in Kaiserslautern is one of the
oldest and most important museums in Rhineland-Palatinate. It was
originally founded in 1874 as a museum purely for applied arts and was
inaugurated in 1880 after five years of construction.

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Lifestyle

Lautern comes into blossom

Lautern comes into blossom

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Winter will be history when Kaiserslautern celebrates the beginning of
spring with its event

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News

Landstuhl Library hosts ‘Thinking Yourself Thin’ public lectures this month

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News

AFAFRICA visits Botswana, emphasizes partnership with embassy, State Dept.

AFAFRICA visits Botswana, emphasizes partnership with embassy, State Dept.

Story and photo by Master Sgt. Jim Fisher
17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) Public Affairs

For 17th Air Force (Air Forces Africa) Commander Maj. Gen. Ron Ladnier,
building partnerships with countries in Africa means making regular
contact. That philosophy led the general and members of his 17th AF
staff to touch down here March 9 for a senior leader engagement.

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News

480th ISR Wing salutes exceptional performers

by Marge McGlinn
480th Intelligence Wing Public Affairs

The 480th Intelligence Wing salutes its annual award winners for making
an exceptional contribution to the wing

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News

K-Town hosts first local civilian misconduct conference

K-Town hosts first local civilian misconduct conference

Story and photo by Christine June
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern

Civilian misconduct specialists gathered in Kaiserslautern March 5 for
the first local Assistant Civilian Misconduct Action Authority
Quarterly Liaison Conference.

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News

Lt. Gen. Gorenc addresses AFCEA on Ramstein

Lt. Gen. Gorenc addresses AFCEA on Ramstein

by Lt. Col. Alan Estes and Maj. Sean Kern
Chapter 158 vice president and publicity chair

Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc, 3rd Air Force commander, recently addressed
Kaiserslautern Chapter 158 of the Armed Forces Communications
Electronics Association at the Ramstein Officers

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