Archive for July, 2012

Lifestyle

Ohmbachsee fest lures visitors with musical entertainment

Ohmbachsee fest lures visitors with musical entertainment

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The annual lake festival at Lake Ohmbachsee will take place today
through Sunday. For three days, the lake will transform into a large,
natural stage with lights, music and entertainment. Seventeen bands of
various styles will entertain visitors on three stages around
Ohmbachsee.

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Lifestyle

Charcoal burner festival

Charcoal burner festival

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The community of Fischbach will hold its 29th annual charcoal burner
festival today to Sunday, and Wednesday to July 28. The event will take
place at a clearing in the woods, called the

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News

7th WTB ‘Trains the Trainers’ with CBRN STX lanes

7th WTB ‘Trains the Trainers’ with CBRN STX lanes

Story and photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta
7th Civil Support Command Public Affairs

GRAFENWÖHR, Germany — “Get on line,” the team leader shouted through thick white smoke as an explosion rocked the velvety green pine wood forest. With the echo of gunfire still hanging in the air, Soldiers moved to engage two snipers: one hidden in a tree-house type nest, the other on […]

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Lifestyle

Ramadan: The Islamic Month of Fasting

Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, begins today with the sighting of
the new moon. One may ask,

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Schools

Local teen named garrison’s Youth of the Year

Local teen named garrison’s Youth of the Year

by Mindy Campbell
USAG Kaiserslautern Public Affairs

Military children often have a unique story to tell.

Michael Lawson, 16, said he hopes to share that story from a unique
platform as the 2012 Boys & Girls Club Youth of the Year for U.S.
Army Garrison Kaiserslautern.

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News

21st STB hosts organizational day

21st STB hosts organizational day

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News

Attorneys offer advice for separating Soldiers

Service members new to the Medical Evaluation Board and Physical
Evaluation Board process are most often confused and weighed down with
questions concerning their legal rights.

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Sports

One Airman’s road to bouncing back, getting fit

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

“For me, failing my PT test in December may have been the best thing to ever happen to me,” said Lt. Col. Isaac Davidson, U.S. Air Forces in Europe deputy chief of USAFE services. With help from God, friends and family he went through a two- month long change, which […]

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News

405th AFSB changes command

405th AFSB changes command

Story and photo by Iesha Howard
21st TSC Public Affairs

Col. Christopher Roscoe and Command Sgt. Maj. Bryan D. Kroontje were
handed the 405th Army Field Support Brigade command team reigns from
Col. Ronald L. Green and Command Sgt. Maj. Jesse L. Sharpe during a
change of command and change of responsibility ceremony held July 12 at
Armstrong

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News

Ramstein bazaar pays it forward

The dictionary gives a definition of the word

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