Archive for February, 2013

Features

WIC helps military mission by supporting families

WIC helps military mission by supporting families

Servicing the largest military community in Europe, the Ramstein Women, Infants and Children Overseas program is helping military members who qualify for the chance to meet all their children’s nutrition needs.

February 22, 2013 ×

Blotter

KMC Blotter – February 22, 2013

FEB. 12 11:58 a.m.: Suspicious activity was reported on Ramstein. 2:31 p.m.: A minor traffic accident and fleeing the scene was reported in Kaiserslautern. 7:03 p.m.: A housing break-in/trespassing and larceny of private property was reported in Enkenbach. FEB. 13 12:42 a.m.: An assault was reported in Landstuhl. 5:10 a.m.: […]

February 22, 2013 ×

Lifestyle

Courtesy photo

Liz Jackson and Army Spc. Aaron Woodall rehearse a scene for “A Streetcar Named Desire” at KMC Onstage, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s community theater on Kleber Kaserne.

‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ – Tennessee Williams classic comes to life at Kleber Kaserne

A gritty neighborhood in New Orleans’ French Quarter is the setting for Tennessee Williams’ “A Streetcar Named Desire” — KMC Onstage’s current production.

February 22, 2013 ×

News

Spc. Richard Brown, a combat engineer with the 370th Sapper Company of the 54th Engineer Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 18th Engineer Brigade, pulls security while other members of his platoon dismount their vehicles.

Combat engineers train for upcoming deployment

by Sgt. Nicholas Riviera
54th Engineer Battalion Public Affairs, 21st Theater Sustainment Command

Engineers from the 370th and 541st Sapper Companies of the 54th Engineer Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 18th Engineer Brigade, deployed to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, to execute training exercises Dagger Strikes III and IV.

February 22, 2013 ×

Features

What should you do after a traffic accident in Germany?

What should you do after a traffic accident in Germany?

Road conditions and weather fluctuate daily, and although drivers take extra precautions to reduce the risk of being in a traffic accident, the best made plans cannot guarantee you a safe journey.

February 22, 2013 ×

News

Chief’s Corner: A call to leadership

by Chief Master Sgt. David J. Martin
Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Air Forces Africa ground safety functional manager

Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of being on the Headquarters U.S. Air Forces in Europe/Air Forces Africa Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year board.

February 22, 2013 ×

News

German Polizei Corner: Traffic violations

When a motor vehicle is caught speeding, tailgating or running red lights by radar on a German official traffic road, two types of documents may be sent to the registered owner of the vehicle.

February 22, 2013 ×

News

Photo by LeRoy W. Seabrook II

Capt. Raymond Beard (left), commander of the 635th Movement Control Team, and Sgt. 1st Class Easter Dingle, detachment first sergeant, prepare to case their unit’s colors Jan. 28 on Rhine Ordnance Barracks.

Movement control team cases colors, deploys to Afghanistan

by 1st Lt. Chaz Deering
39th Movement Control Battalion Public Affairs

Soldiers and family members of the 635th Movement Control Team of the 39th Transportation Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 16th Sustainment Brigade, gathered to witness the unit’s casing ceremony Jan. 28 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks.

February 22, 2013 ×

Features

Clean aircraft vital to flying mission

Maintenance Airmen from around base join together several times a month to complete a mission essential task that takes days to complete. Airmen from some Ramstein maintenance squadrons are tasked more than twice a month to wash C-130J Super Hercules to ensure there is no corrosion developing on the aircraft.

February 22, 2013 ×

News

Col. Christopher Wisdom, chaplain for Installation Management Command-Europe, speaks at the Feb. 5 National Prayer Breakfast on Vogelweh.

Garrison marks 2013 National Prayer Breakfast

Story and photo by Sgt. 1st Class John S. Wollaston
U.S. Army NATO Brigade

Soldiers at U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern commemorated the 60th Anniversary of the National Prayer Breakfast this year at Vogelweh’s Armstrong’s Club.

February 22, 2013 ×
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