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Mark Your Calendar – Nov. 18, 2016

Events » A decadent Thanksgiving Day meal, hosted by Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday at the Hilltop Café dining facility. Join the LRMC team for your all holiday favorite main dishes, including roast turkey, honey glazed ham or beef roast with au […]

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Christmas village in Weilerbach
The Culinary Christmas Village in Weilerbach is open Nov. 26 to Dec. 4. Caterers in more than 35 decorated booths offer Celtic meat, Weilerbacher Christmas burgers, turkey sandwiches, salmon from the Finnish kota grill, goulash soup and homemade dumplings. Sweet delicacies include waffles, crepes and dampfnudeln with vanilla sauce. Warm drinks are Hot Hugo, riesling punch and hot chocolate.

Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights – Nov. 18, 2016

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.

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Ice skaters have fun on the mobile ice skating rink in the event hall on Kaiserslautern’s Gartenschau today through Feb. 15.

‘Kaiserslautern on Ice’ lures ice skaters today to Feb. 11

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

This is the time for enthusiastic ice skaters to prepare for the opening of the “Kaiserslautern on Ice” season, which starts today. For the seventh year, a mobile ice-skating rink will be set up in the event hall of the Kaiserslautern Gartenschau. The annual ice-skating season will run through Feb. 11.

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The Christmas market in Kaiserslautern is set up around Stiftskirche and on Schillerplatz. It opens 6 p.m. Monday on the stage near the church.

Ring in holiday season at German Christmas markets

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Walking through grocery stores, shoppers can tell Christmas is only a few weeks away. The shelves are filled with Christmas cookies, gingerbread and chocolate Santa Clauses.

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Chief Master Sgt. Aaron Bennett, 86th Airlift Wing command chief (left); Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Easton, 3rd Air Force command chief (middle); and Chief Master Sgt. Edwin Ludwigson, 52nd Fighter Wing command chief, respond to attendees of the Chiefs’ Business Symposium Nov. 2 on Ramstein. The command chief panel allowed attendees to receive mentorship and feedback from chiefs in command positions.

USAFE chiefs meet for development

Story and photo by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Chief master sergeants from around U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa met Nov. 2 and 3 at the Ramstein Officers’ Club.

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Staff Sgt. Camille Foggy, a survey team chief with the 773rd Civil Support Team, 7th Mission Support Command, takes a photo of a suspected chemical compound Nov. 2 during the NATO European-Atlantic Disaster Coordination Center Consequence Management field exercise CRNA GORA 2016.

7th MSC participates in NATO’s CRNA GORA 2016

Story and photos by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta 7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs

PODGORICA, Montenegro —This tiny Balkan nation of about 620,000 people hosted the annual NATO European-Atlantic Disaster Coordination Center Consequence Management field exercise.

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Airmen assigned to the 1st Combat Communications Squadron place an “injured” Airman on a stretcher during exercise Healthy Thunder Nov. 4 on Ramstein. Fifty-eight Airmen participated in the exercise to prepare for a deployment.

1 CBCS fights good fight in Healthy Thunder

Photos by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh

Airmen assigned to the 1st Combat Communications Squadron place an “injured” Airman on a stretcher during exercise Healthy Thunder Nov. 4 on Ramstein. Fifty-eight Airmen participated in the exercise to prepare for a deployment.

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Angie Shinkle, Army Family Action Plan working group facilitator, discusses an issue with her team prior to the AFAP town hall Nov. 8 at Armstrong’s Club on Vogelweh. AFAP gives people in the local Army community an opportunity to influence the environment where they live and work every day by participating in the program.

AFAP town hall tackles quality-of-life issues

Story and photos by Mary Davis U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs

Child care waiting lists and Exceptional Family Member respite care were two of several key topics addressed at the annual Army Family Action Plan town hall Nov. 8 at Armstrong’s Club on Vogelweh.

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The Kaiserslautern Military Community Center’s ship-from-store program allows KMC members to have their items ordered off www.ShopMyExchange.com shipped from the KMCC. This will significantly shorten the time it takes for customers to receive their products.

AAFES innovates with new shipping process

by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Army and Air Force Exchange Service kicked off a ship-from-store initiative to expedite orders for customers using ShopMyExchange.com in October on Ramstein.

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Stay informed, be prepared for winter weather

by Senior Airman Nesha Humes 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Combating winter’s ice, snow and slush requires more attention than other seasons. Therefore, it is vital to stay informed on German standards for winter weather conditions and understand where to obtain base operations and weather updates.

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