Archive for August, 2011

News

New garrison BOSS president seeks Soldiers to volunteer

New garrison BOSS president seeks Soldiers to volunteer

by Rick Scavetta
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern

When Spc. Cynetta Moore was assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment
Command last summer, the 24-year-old North Carolina-native found herself
alone, upset and on the verge of depression.

August 26, 2011 ×

Blotter

KMC Blotter

Aug. 16 11:21 p.m.: A larceny was reported at the 24-hour shoppette  on Ramstein. An Air Force sergeant attempted to depart the store with a bottle of Smirnoff vodka hidden in his pants. A witness attempted to stop the suspect after the item slipped out of his pants. The subject […]

August 26, 2011 ×

News

66th Trans. Co. brings back the Truck Roadeo

66th Trans. Co. brings back the Truck Roadeo

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Michael J. Taylor
21st TSC Public Affairs

More than 30 transportation Soldiers gathered recently on Kleber Kaserne
in Kaiserslautern to participate in the 66th Transportation Company

August 26, 2011 ×

News

86th Airlift Wing establishes Parking Monitor Program

Do you have problems with parking where you work? Are your designated
reserve parking spaces being taken by people who do not work in your
building? If so, then the 86th AW Parking Monitor program can help.

August 26, 2011 ×

Commentary

Finding the meaning in our military oath

by Col. Doug Hammer
86th Civil Engineer Group commander

Every day in our great nation a small but proud minority of its sons and
daughters raise their right hands and swear to

August 26, 2011 ×

News

DTC eases transition, provides comfort for service members

by Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Since opening its doors in July 2010, the Ramstein Deployment Transition
Center has been the staple location for Airmen from various high-risk
Air Force specialties to transition from dangerous operations in theater
to home life.

August 26, 2011 ×

News

Airfield ops, plus engineers, equals functional airfield

Airfield ops, plus engineers, equals functional airfield

Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Travis Edwards
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 86th Airfield Operations Flight shut down flight operations on
Ramstein Monday to conduct essential repairs to the airfield

August 19, 2011 ×

Sports

Pikes destroy Universe 27-0

by Chad Adamczyk
Kaiserslautern Pikes

There was a lot on the line on Aug. 6. The Kaiserslautern Pikes and
Frankfurt Universe both came into the Saturday tilt undefeated at 9-0,
and were looking to end the day as Regionalliga Mitte Champions. The two
teams were clearly the class of the league and had clinched promotion
into GFL 2 next season, and it was only fitting that the Regionalliga
Mitte Championship would come down to the very last game of the year. 

August 19, 2011 ×

News

ROTC at LRMC: From classroom theory to combat injuries

ROTC at LRMC: From classroom theory to combat injuries

by Chuck Roberts
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs

For 22 ROTC cadets it was the opportunity to transcend from the
theoretical study of health care at a stateside university to hands-on
medicine at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center where more than 63,000
wounded warriors have been treated from Afghanistan and Iraq.

August 19, 2011 ×

Lifestyle

Palatinate Route of St. James: Pilgrims hike to Otterbach Saturday, bike to Landstuhl Sunday

Palatinate Route of St. James: Pilgrims hike to Otterbach Saturday, bike to Landstuhl Sunday

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The St. James Association Rheinland-Pfalz-Saarland will sponsor a
pilgrimage hike from Wartenberg-Rohrbach to Otterbach Saturday to
officially inaugurate the final stage of St. James Way (Jakobsweg)
leading from Worms to Metz, France. This part of the monastery route is
11 kilometers long. Interested participants will meet at 9:30 a.m. at
the Protestant church in Rohrbach.

August 19, 2011 ×
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