Archive for May, 2016
News
KMC Notices and Events – May 20, 2016
Closures The KMC Housing Office and Furnishings Management Section will be closed Thursday and May 30 due to U.S. and German holidays. For questions, call 489-6672. Health care professionals wanted Want to be an active-duty Air Force health professional? Air Force health profession recruiters will talk about health profession programs […]
Blotter, News
KMC Blotter – May 20, 2016
MAY 9 12:50 a.m.: Driving under the influence of a controlled substance in Bruchmuehlbach. MAY 10 8 a.m.: Major traffic accident with injuries in Kaiserslautern. 8 a.m.: Major traffic accident without injuries and fleeing the scene in Schwedelbach. 8:18 a.m.: Major traffic accident with injuries and fleeing the scene near […]
Features
KMC honors Kindergraves
Kaiserslautern Military Community members came together May 14 for the Kindergraves memorial service to honor and remember 451 American children who died during the Cold War and were buried in the Kaiserslautern Military Cemetery.
News
KMC soldier earns SECDEF 2015 Jr NCO award
U.S. Army Sgt. Roman Vyatkov, Defense Threat Reduction Agency Russian linguist, was named the Secretary of Defense’s 2015 Junior Noncommissioned Officer of the Year at the Pentagon April 7.
Commentary, News
Whatever may come: Are we ready for it?
I sat at my desk feeling tired as the clock approached 5 p.m. It was a long day at work, and I was ready to go home.
News
KMC housing collection changes
Beginning June 1, the way trash gets picked up for residents in the Ramstein, Vogelweh and Landstuhl townhouse-style units will change to become more like off-base pickups by switching to waste containers for sorting, recycling and handling household trash.
News
37th AS conducts exercise in Romania
OTOPENI AIR BASE, Romania — The 37th Airlift Squadron kicked off exercise Carpathian Summer 2016 May 9 on Otopeni Air Base, Romania.
Schools
School Notes – May 13, 2016
Baumholder PTO event The 24th annual BUC Night takes place from 5 to 10 p.m. today at the Baumholder Middle High School. The community carnival features food, games, bouncy castles, a photo booth, a live auction, live music, a raffle and a dunk tank. The event is sponsored by the […]
Sports
KHS cheers on classmates
Kaiserslautern High School students cheer on 10th- and 12th-grade classmates playing against each other in a kickball match during the school’s spring pep rally May 6 at KHS.