Archive for January, 2012

News

21st TSC commander nominated for appointment to rank of major general

21st TSC commander nominated for appointment to rank of major general

by 21st TSC Public Affairs

The U.S. president nominated the commander of the 21st Theater
Sustainment Command for appointment to the rank of major general, the
Defense Department announced Tuesday.

January 27, 2012 ×

Lifestyle

Know the right way to dispose of your trash

Know the right way to dispose of your trash

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Residents in the villages of the Kaiserslautern County and in the City
of Kaiserslautern each have specific dates for the pickup of waste.
Usually they receive little booklets listing pickup dates and tips for
trash disposal.

January 20, 2012 ×

News

Eurocorps deploys from Ramstein

Eurocorps deploys from Ramstein

by Airman 1st Class Trevor Rhynes
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Troops from Eurocorps deployed from Ramstein Tuesday, utilizing the capability of the Joint Mobility Processing Center.

January 20, 2012 ×

News

Over-the-counter products recalled

Based on voluntary recall by Novartis Consumer Health Inc., the Ramstein
Public Health Flight is working with Ramstein and Vogelweh facilities
to ensure select bottles of Excedrin, Bufferin, NoDoz and Gas-X
Prevention are removed from shelves.

January 20, 2012 ×

Sports

Kingfish produce most exciting meets of season

by Julio Quinones
Kaiserslautern Kingfish

“If you win something and you haven’t put everything into it, you haven’t actually achieved anything at all,” said one gold medalist swimmer. “When you’ve had to work hard for something and you’ve got the best you can out of yourself on that given day, that’s where you get satisfaction […]

January 20, 2012 ×

Lifestyle

Take a Hike

by Donald Seltzer
Contributing writer

Volksmarching Notes » Interested in volksmarching but not sure how things work? Send an e-mail to volksmarch@gmail.com with the subject “Getting started.” » Both volksmarching calendars are now available for purchase. The calendar for volksmarching in Germany, Terminliste 2012, may be obtained for €2.50 and provides dates, locations, points of contact and […]

January 20, 2012 ×

Features

Soldier donates bone marrow, saves life

Soldier donates bone marrow, saves life

by 2nd Lt. Jean P. Tomte
10th AAMDC Public Affairs

Capt. Brent Johnson, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 10th Army
and Air Missile Defense Command, never had a second thought after
registering in a bone marrow donor drive.

January 20, 2012 ×

News

Get to know your CRNAs

Get to know your CRNAs

by Lt. Col. Dennis Turner
212th Combat Surgical Hospital

For more than 150 years, nurse anesthetists have been providing
anesthesia to patients in the U.S. National Nurse Anesthetist Week,
which takes place from Sunday to Jan. 28. This time is set aside as a
time to recognize the caring, vigilant and proud heritage and
professionalism of the certified registered nurse anesthetist.

January 20, 2012 ×

Schools

Ramstein students cook up a storm

Ramstein students cook up a storm

Story and photo by Hayley Thompson
Ramstein High School

Culinary arts is a program at Ramstein High School that attracts many
students. The class offers the instruction and practice needed to become
a quality cook in the kitchen.

January 20, 2012 ×

Features

Education can reduce parenting stress

Education can reduce parenting stress

Story and photo by Rick Scavetta
U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern

Last summer, shortly after Laura Shapland

January 20, 2012 ×
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