Archive for October, 2015

Lifestyle

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Ramstein hosts Wendelinus market
The annual Wendelinus market with more than 80 exhibitors presenting arts, crafts and other merchandise takes place Saturday and Sunday in the car-free center of Ramstein-Miesenbach. All stores are open Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m.

Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights – Oct. 23, 2015

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The following is a list of performances and events happening in the KMC and nearby locations. Dates are subject to change. Performing arts: Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern: • “Penthesilea,” a tragedy by Heinrich Kleist, in German, 8 p.m. today, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 14 and 21. • “Everyman,” a rock mystery with the […]

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Hiking the Zugspitze: A walk up Germany’s highest mountain

by Karl Weisel U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden Marketing Office

WIESBADEN, Germany — We couldn’t have asked for a more glorious day as we neared the summit of Germany’s tallest mountain.

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British army Capt. Charles Frost, Commando Logistic Regiment, acting as company first sergeant, hands the Modular Combined Petroleum Unit formation over to French army Capt. Mohamed Aboudi, 1st Petroleum Support Company commander, Oct. 7 in Zaragoza, Spain, for the NATO exercise Trident Juncture. Bringing together 36,000 troops from more than 35 countries, Trident Juncture 15 is the largest NATO exercise since 2002.

16th Sustainment Brigade joins multinational fuel company

Story and photos by Sgt. 1st Class Michael O'Brien 16th Sustainment Brigade

ZARAGOZA, Spain — Joining French army counterparts near Lyon, France, Oct. 5, 515th Transportation Company Soldiers then completed a 700-mile convoy from Smith Barracks, Germany, to the Joint Logistics Support Group Headquarters near Zaragoza, Spain.

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Spc. Kentrice Melvin, 21st Special Troops Battalion, serves fajitas during the Hispanic Heritage celebration hosted by the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Oct. 7 at the Kaiserslautern Community Activity Center on Daenner Kaserne.

21st TSC celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

by Greg Jones 21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command hosted a Hispanic Heritage celebration commemorating the history and culture of Hispanic-Americans with a guest speaker, a food tasting, and music and dance demonstrations at the Kaiserslautern Community Activity Center Oct. 7 on Daenner Kaserne.

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A helicopter flies over the battlefield during the live-fire portion of distinguished visitor day of the German army’s Joint Demonstration Exercise Oct. 9 at the German army training area in Muenster. The German army hosted more than 100 visitors, including key leaders from the Kaiserslautern-based 21st Theater Sustainment Command, demonstrating capabilities of the German land forces. The demonstrations included maneuvers by a combined arms battalion, a presentation at a theater logistics base and a combined arms live-fire exercise.

21st TSC leaders attend German army demonstration exercise

Photos by Greg Jones

A helicopter flies over the battlefield during the live-fire portion of distinguished visitor day of the German army’s Joint Demonstration Exercise Oct. 9 at the German army training area in Muenster. The German army hosted more than 100 visitors, including key leaders from the Kaiserslautern-based 21st Theater Sustainment Command, demonstrating capabilities of the German land forces.

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Ramstein to host US Consulate, Passport Outreach Day

Courtesy of 786th Force Support Squadron

The U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt and the KMC Passport Offices are scheduled to host a Passport Outreach Day from 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 2 on Ramstein, Bldg. 2402.

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Helpline gives sexual assault victims additional resource

by Holly Logan-Arrington Robins Air Force Base Public Affairs

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — The Department of Defense has given sexual assault victims a resource that helps them take control of their recovery process.

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Americans donate for refugees

Americans donate for refugees

Photo by Sarah Wagner

More than 30 American volunteers help to sort and pack donations for refugees in the Kaiserslautern area Oct. 17 at the Atlantic Academy in Kaiserslautern.

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Cesar Alvarez, 86th Medical Operations Squadron Health Promotion coordinator, addresses the impact of domestic abuse on children during the Speak Out Against Domestic Violence event Oct. 8 on Ramstein. Alvarez was one of four members on an all-male panel to focus on domestic violence against women. Though men are also abused, the Department of Justice reports that more male offenders are reported than female.

Team Ramstein speaks out against domestic violence

by Barbara Cox Ramstein Family Advocacy outreach manager

Team Ramstein took a stand against domestic violence by participating in the Speak Out Against Domestic Violence event Oct. 8 on Ramstein.

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Features

Airman answers calling

by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

On a pitch black October morning in 2002, the humming of engines from an Ilyushin Il-62 commercial airliner faded as it taxied away from Manas Air Base, Kyrgyzstan. It didn’t get far. The jet crashed and burst into flames after running off the tarmac into the grass and veering into the nearby woods.

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