Archive for May, 2016

News

Roberto Casalini, Marine Operations director at Camp Darby, Italy, explains future plans to improve Tumbelo Dock along the Navicelli Canal to logisticians attending the Southern Sustainment Terrain Walk April 28. The dock is used to load munitions and equipment to take to the port of Livorno for shipment.

Allied leaders take walk on logistics side

Story and photo by Sgt. 1st Class Jacob McDonald 21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Logistics leaders from U.S. Army Europe, U.S. European Command and several allied countries took a five-country tour of ports, railheads, warehouses and other sustainment and forward-movement facilities around southern Europe April 25 to 28.

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News

Elke Sittel, 86th Airlift Wing host nation advisor, translates for Airman 1st Class Patrick Cassidy, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, during a base tour for the German-American Legal Conference May 10 on Ramstein. A legal team from the KMC and German legal professionals gathered for a daylong conference that concluded with a tour of the base and Ramstein Law Center.

US, Germany attend legal conference

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Leslie Keopka 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

A delegation of Air Force and Army judge advocates and civilian attorneys from the KMC gathered with local German legal professionals during a German-American Legal Conference May 10.

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Sports

Sports Shorts – May 6, 2016

Mount Everest Climb Challenge Challenge yourself by climbing Mount Everest’s 29,035 feet as many times as you can. In the Mount Everest Climb Challenge, each participant will climb the Jacob’s Ladder to accumulate as many feet as possible during the month of May. Check in at the front desk at […]

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Schools

RMS visits base water plant

RMS visits base water plant

Photo by Johnette Scott
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Schools

School Notes – May 6, 2016

Baumholder PTO event The 24th annual BUC Night takes place from 5 to 10 p.m. May 13 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 […]

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News

Community Corner – May 6, 2016

Airman & Family Readiness Center For more information or to sign up for a class, call the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 480-5100. MONDAY » A military life cycle briefing: 10 a.m. to noon, A&FRC TUESDAY » Reintegration briefing: 9 to 10:30 a.m., IDRC » Predeployment briefing: 1 to 3 p.m., IDRC […]

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Lifestyle

Mark Your Calendar – May 6, 2016

Events » A Cinco de Mayo celebration hosted by the Kaiserslautern Hispanic American Club and the 86th Force Support Squadron will be held at 4 p.m. today on Ramstein outside the E-Club parking lot. The fun-filled family event will feature bounce castles for the kids, traditional dancing performed by the Ramstein […]

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Lifestyle

Courtesy photo
Culinary panorama hike
The vacation region Ohmbachsee-Glantal sponsors a culinary panorama hike between Haschbach and Niedermohr. More than 20 stations offer food specialties such as apple pancakes in Haschbach, flammkuchen in Theisbergstegen, curry wurst in Gimsbach, fish with potato salad in Matzenbach, vegetarian farmers’ pot in Fockenberg-Limbach, schnitzel sandwich in Reuschbach, trout and salmon in Rehweiler, and game frikadellen in Glan-Muenchweiler. The full scenic hiking trail is 12 kilometers long. Families with strollers can walk along the Glan-Blies biking trail. For details, visit www.kulinarische-panoramawanderung.de.

Was ist Los? KMC Cultural Highlights – May 6, 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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News

Tech. Sgt. Matthew Miller (left) and Staff Sgt. Ryan Gorby, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chiefs, stand on the tale of a Ramstein C-130J Hercules during the International Marrakech Air Show April 30 in Morocco. Both crew chiefs are part of a six-man flightcrew entrusted with transporting the aircraft to the air show and showcasing the aircraft’s capabilities.

2016 International Marrakech Air Show strengthens US, Moroccan relations

Photos by Tech. Sgt. Brian Kimball
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Lifestyle

Graphic by Vik Y/Shutterstock.com

Children honor mothers Sunday

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

When mothers get served breakfast in bed or find a nicely set table Sunday, it’s because of Mother’s Day. In many countries of the world, the second Sunday in May is Mother’s Day and observed as an official day to honor mothers.

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