Archive for January, 2011

Schools

Education Notes

Public School Advisory Forum The Public School Advisory Forum will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sembach Elementary School’s Tiger Tale Theater, Bldg. 2. The forum is designed to be the adviser group to the Department of Defense Dependents Schools District superintendent and installation commanders on school […]

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Schools

The Art of Essays: Five ways to write a better school essay

The Art of Essays: Five ways to write a better school essay

by Frank Holowka
Ramstein High School

As most students know, one of the hardest and most time consuming assignments we face are writing essays.

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Schools

Internet makes debut at Vogelweh Library

On Jan. 20, ultra high speed Internet made its debut at the Vogelweh
Library. To deliver the fastest connectivity and the maximum
productivity, TKS provided technical expertise in the installation of a
brand new optical-fiber data line with both down and upload speeds
(synchronous) of up to 16MB/s.

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News

409th CSB talks mission support at AFRICOM conference

409th CSB talks mission support at AFRICOM conference

by Rachel Clark
409th CSB Public Affairs

At the semiannual U.S. Africa Command Contracting Conference in
Stuttgart, Germany, representatives from the Kaiserslautern-based 409th
Contacting Support Brigade had the opportunity to discuss, amongst
interested parties and stakeholders, the current events, initiatives and
issues relevant to contracting activities in support of AFRICOM.

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Features

Teen music sensation  Allstar Weekend wows KMC

Teen music sensation Allstar Weekend wows KMC

by Rick Scavetta
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern

When Athena Balderas got picked up from Ramstein Intermediate School
last Friday, she thought her mom was taking her to rent some movies.

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News

Air Force chief of staff releases reading list

The Air Force chief of staff announced his latest professional reading list Jan. 21.

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News

21st TSC tax centers now open

21st TSC tax centers now open

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Tramel S. Garrett
21st TSC Public Affairs

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News

405th AFSB recognizes employees for excellence

405th AFSB recognizes employees for excellence

by Jennifer L. King
405th Army Field Support Brigade Public Affairs

The 405th Army Field Support Brigade held a quarterly awards ceremony
Jan. 4 at the brigade headquarters on Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.

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News

Gabon commanders visit German bases

Gabon commanders visit German bases

by Master Sgt. Jim Fisher
17th Air Force Public Affairs

When it comes to air base defense, Airmen in Germany share many
challenges with their partners in the African nation of Gabon. Two
Gabonese air base commanders came to this conclusion as they visited
Ramstein, Sembach and Spangdahlem air bases Jan. 17 to 20.

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News

Military Matters

Civil Engineers’ Corner Perimeter Road restriction impact test Ramstein’s South Perimeter Road will be restricted to all traffic not having official business within the vicinity of the Munitions Storage Area, between Bldgs. 2696 and 2503, until Feb. 4. This restriction includes walking, jogging, bicycling and POVs not associated with the […]

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