Archive for January, 2017

Sports

Sports Shorts – Jan. 20, 2017

One-day soccer camps Give your child the opportunity to learn from the pros! SKIESUnlimited hosts one-day soccer camps for youth ages 3 to 18 years old of all levels and abilities. Choose from the following one-day camps: Speed, Agility and Quickness, Saturday; New Girl’s Only Camp, Saturday; Shooting, Finishing and […]

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Lifestyle

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Superstitious people fear Friday the 13th

by Petra Lessoing 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Today is Friday the 13th. Superstitious people are afraid of this day. They see it as a day of bad luck. Some don’t even want to leave their house so nothing can happen to them.

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News

Military vehicles from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, roll off the ship ARC Resolve Jan. 6 in Bremerhaven, Germany, marking the beginning of back-to-back rotations of armored brigades in Europe as part of Atlantic Resolve. The vehicles and equipment, totaling more than 2,700 pieces, will be shipped to Poland for certification before deploying across Europe for use in training with partner nations.

Tanks arrive in Germany to begin armor rotations

Story and photos by Sgt. 1st Class Jacob A. McDonald 21st Theater Sustainment Command

BREMERHAVEN, Germany — The first pieces of equipment from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, rolled off the boat Jan. 6 in Bremerhaven, beginning back-to-back rotations of U.S. troops and armor in Europe.

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Features

U.S. Army Warrant Officer Jonathan Reed, 603rd Air and Space Operations Center, 19th Battlefield Coordination Detachment airspace management officer in charge (left), leads Roll ’N’ Rock in a song during a concert  Dec. 17 at the Red Barn in Kaiserslautern. Reed uses his love of music to bring Germans and Americans together through country-western storytelling.

Americans, Germans pair up to rock out

Story and photos by Senior Airman Jonathan Bass 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

A brightness shines in their eyes as a dull roar rises from the silhouettes in front. Six clicks signal to the shadows; they respond in jubilant rapture as a musical explosion courses across the darkness.

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News

Senior Airman Kenneth Sargent, 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron cable and antenna theater maintenance technician, receives a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense check during a CBRN course Jan. 4 on Ramstein. During the course, Airmen conducted CBRN defense checks to ensure the absence of contamination.

Airmen participate in CBRN defense course

Photos by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters

Senior Airman Kenneth Sargent, 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron cable and antenna theater maintenance technician, receives a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense check during a CBRN course Jan. 4 on Ramstein. During the course, Airmen conducted CBRN defense checks to ensure the absence of contamination.

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News

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Pet owners must abide by German law

by Staff Sgt. Jonathan M. Roland 786th Civil Engineer Squadron

Whether welcoming a furry friend from overseas or adopting one in Germany, your pets are a valued part of the KMC. Just like other dependent family members, pets must be registered with the U.S. military. Luckily, this is an easy process that can be accomplished at the Kaiserslautern Veterinary Treatment Facility, located at Bldg. 2928 on Pulaski Barracks.

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News

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Shoplifting: It’s not worth the risk

Courtesy of 86th Mission Support Group

“Shoplifting continues to be a problem in our community,” said Lt. Col. Kyle Korver, 86th Mission Support Group deputy commander. “Hopefully reading this article will help people better understand the consequences for this type of criminal activity and prevent individuals from engaging in this behavior here in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center in 2017.”

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KMC Notices, News, Take Note

KMC Notices and Events – Jan. 13, 2017

Ben Affleck presents free movie The USO and Army and Air Force Exchange Service will welcome special guest Ben Affleck to Ramstein for free screenings of “Live By Night” Saturday at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center Reel Time Theater. Show times are at 5, 5:10, 5:20 and 5:30 p.m. and […]

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Blotter, News

KMC Blotter – Jan. 13, 2017

JAN. 2 10:55 a.m.: Major traffic accident with injuries in Albersbach. 1:03 p.m.: Larceny of unsecured private property in Spesbach. 3:36 p.m.: Shoplifting on Ramstein. JAN. 3 5:40 a.m.: Major traffic accident without injuries in Waldenburg. 6:48 a.m.: Fleeing the scene of a minor traffic accident in Ramstein-Miesenbach. 11:18 a.m.: […]

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News

Airmen Jacob Selsing (left) and Peter Zuniga, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial delivery specialists, tighten straps to secure an airdrop Dec. 29 on Ramstein. Airdrops are rigged within specific guidelines to ensure the proper and timely deployment of a parachute.

86th Logistics Readiness Squadron gets ‘riggy’ with it

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

Cargo planes roar through the sky to make airdrops that seem to always hit their marks with precision.

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