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May carnival starts today in Kaiserslautern
The carnival ends June 3. For a total of 11 days, more than 140 ride owners and vendors will offer their attractions, merchandise and food specialties in the giant “amusement city.”
Archive for May, 2013
Lifestyle
Encourage overseas visitors to include travel insurance on checklist
No one wants to think there could be a medical emergency when they’re on vacation or traveling to visit friends or relatives. But the reality is, some people on vacation end up in European hospitals or require outpatient care on the local economy.
Sports
Deadlift: Proper technique can reduce injury
There is one exercise that can, if repeatedly performed poorly, lead to injuries of “lumbago,” or lower back injuries — it’s the deadlift.
Sports
Baumholder honors fallen Soldiers
Baumholder honored its fallen Soldiers May 17 during their annual Fallen Soldier Memorial Run. More than 200 runners, walkers, strollers and dog walkers showed up for the annual run.
Features
Mental health partners with Red Nose Institute to boost morale for deployed troops
Psychiatric illness is no laughing matter, but humor and lightheartedness can help us all get through the stresses of military life and deployment.
News
196th MSU doctor assists at international training event
An Army Reserve physician assigned to the 196th Medical Support Unit of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 7th Civil Support Command assisted in a partner nation training event with the Bulgarian army May 14 to 18.
Features
Airmen submit innovative ideas by the thousands
More than 8,000 money-saving ideas have cascaded into the Pentagon from across the Air Force this month.
Features
ILAW technicians help Airmen with legal processes
International law judge advocate legal technicians look to improve deficiencies in the legal support process by speaking to German authorities, informing service members and providing adequate assistance in solving legal issues for Airmen and local nationals.
Schools
Engineers build sets for high school production
Soldiers with the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 15th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade, put their carpentry skills to use in April constructing stage props for Vilseck High School’s production of “The Little Mermaid.”
Features
Memorial cleanup for 65th anniversary of Berlin Airlift
Members from the KMC were among those who volunteered their time to freshen and restore aircraft and the surrounding memorial at the Berlin Airlift Memorial May 18 near Frankfurt International Airport.
