Archive for July, 2011

Lifestyle

Annweiler lures visitors with medieval fest

Annweiler lures visitors with medieval fest

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Annweiler lures many visitors each year when it celebrates a medieval
fest to honor Richard the Lionheart of Brittany. The seventh Richard the
Lionheart Fest will take place today to Sunday.

July 22, 2011 ×

Features

Keep valuables out of sight, away from thieves

by Robert Szostek
U.S. Army Europe Office of the Provost Marshal Public Affairs

U.S. forces personnel can easily become victims of car break-ins, and
often they unwittingly tempt thieves, warn officials at the U.S. Army
Europe Office of the Provost Marshal.

July 22, 2011 ×

Features

Airman’s Attic:  Small space, huge impact

Airman’s Attic: Small space, huge impact

by Senior Airman Katherine Holt
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

So far this year, it has served more than 2,500 service members and
their families. It is open three days a week and is operated solely by
volunteers. It carries a huge impact only using a quarter of the space
it needs. It is the Airman

July 22, 2011 ×

News

Watch out for upcoming debit card changes

by Denise Fesel
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern, Financial Readiness Program manager

Every time you swipe your debit card, the bank charges the merchant a
fee for processing

July 22, 2011 ×

News

German emergency services train at USAGK

German emergency services train at USAGK

by Rick Scavetta and Helen Tesfai
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern

During recent training, German police negotiators practiced talking out a masked

hostage-taker from U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern

July 22, 2011 ×

News

Deployment equals discounts

The new PLAYpass Program will provide deployed-affected single Airmen
and Air Force families respite from the challenges of deployment.

July 22, 2011 ×

Features

16th Sust. Bde. Soldiers represent at Bavarian Open Combatives Tournament

16th Sust. Bde. Soldiers represent at Bavarian Open Combatives Tournament

by 1st Lt. Edward Perrin
16th Sust. Bde. Public Affairs

For the Modern Army Combatives Program, practice makes perfect. On June
25, Soldiers from the 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment
Command practiced and perfected their combatives skills during the
Bavarian Open Combatives Tournament in Hohenfels, Germany.

July 22, 2011 ×

News

AF launches FSS gift card program

by Gary Lott
Air Force Services Agency Strategic Marketing

Air Force Services Agency officials here said the joy of giving will be a
little easier after the launch of an Air Force-wide gift card program.

Installations worldwide now provide force support squadron gift cards
available for use throughout all FSS activities. Officials said the
cards are simple to purchase and easy to use, giving Air Force members
special purchasing power.

July 22, 2011 ×

Blotter

KMC Blotter

July 12 11:05 a.m.: An officer reported a burglary after someone dislodged the door from his residence and removed multiple items from his home. There are no known suspects or witnesses at this time. 2:34 p.m.: A theft was reported from a motor vehicle in Miesenbach. There are no known […]

July 22, 2011 ×

News

Deadline to realign AFN satellite dishes approaches

by George A. Smith
AFN Europe Public Affairs

Forty-thousand people have viewed AFN Europe

July 22, 2011 ×
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