Archive for December, 2010

Lifestyle

Officials: Keep sidewalks clear of ice, snow during winter

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

German communities have rules that oblige house owners to keep sidewalks
free of ice and snow. Renters living off base should check their rental
contracts to find out about their obligations.

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Lifestyle

Nikolaustag: Germans observe day of the saint Sunday

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

On Sunday evening, German children customarily will place their boots
outside their rooms to have them filled by Santa Claus with candy,
cookies, nuts, oranges and little gifts.

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News

Lajes members receive Space-A benefit from training

Lajes members receive Space-A benefit from training

Story and photo by Tech. Sgt. Chyrece Campbell
65th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

More than 25 Team Lajes members and their families benefited from a free
Space-A flight to Ramstein aboard a C-130J Super Hercules while the
aircrew conducted training Nov 6.

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News

903rd CCBN completes field training exercise in Bavaria

903rd CCBN completes field training exercise in Bavaria

by Rachel Clark
409th CSB Public Affairs

The weather was chilly, the leaves were turning and the Soldiers from
the 903rd Contingency Contracting Battalion invaded Hitler

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Schools

Academy exchange program brings French cadets to Ramstein

by Senior Airman Scott Saldukas
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Salon-de-Provence Air Base, France, sent eight cadets to Ramstein Nov.
14 to 20 with hopes of introducing them to the way the U.S. military
operates on a day-to-day basis.

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Schools

Project Rudolph gives back

by Katie Bell
Ramstein High School

This holiday season everyone is preparing for shopping, caroling and
eggnog. But before you get too excited about what

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Lifestyle

Advance ticket sale for 22nd NATO Music Festival starts this month

The City of Kaiserslautern launches the advance sale of tickets for the
22nd NATO Music Festival this month. The open-air event will take place

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News

Army Reserve Soldiers impact active-duty unit in Iraq

Army Reserve Soldiers impact active-duty unit in Iraq

Story and photo by Spc. Glenn M. Anderson
7th CSC Public Affairs

Two Army Reserve Soldiers assigned to the 7th Warrior Training Brigade,
7th Civil Support Command returned from their deployment in support of
Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn Nov. 2.

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Features

Germany’s early ‘Flea’

Germany’s early ‘Flea’

by Marshall Michel
52nd Fighter Wing historian

Military aviation underwent extraordinarily rapid development in World
War I, and a technological advantage could almost guarantee a period of
air superiority.

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News

Honoring the fallen

Honoring the fallen

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