Archive for June, 2017

News

86 LRS fuels Ramstein’s mission

86 LRS fuels Ramstein’s mission

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

What can win wars, but is not a weapon? What can bring society to life, but also destroy it? Fuel.

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News

86 OG/CC’s final flight

86 OG/CC’s final flight

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News

To fly where he stood

To fly where he stood

Story and photo by Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

War debris and blood-soaked sand cover the shore. Naval vessels operating in pairs with nets between them gather bodies from the water. A grim site for Donald Coffey. The aftermath of the invasion was the first thing he saw when arriving to the beach front in Normandy, France, 73 years ago. The next thing was a half-track striking an underwater mine and exploding in front of him. The beach free of enemies, but not free of hazards.

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News

405 AFSB leadership team hosts NATO logistics delegation

405 AFSB leadership team hosts NATO logistics delegation

Story and photo by Ronnie Schelby
405th Army Field Support Brigade Public Affairs

Eygelshoven, Netherlands — On June 7, the day that the flag of Montenegro, the newest country, and 29th member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was hoisted for the first time at NATO headquarters, the leadership team of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, headquartered on Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, also hosted an international partnering event. Col. Rodney H. Honeycutt, 405 AFSB commander, Command Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Morgan, 405 AFSB command sergeant major, and Maj. Matthew A. Hedenskoog, commander, AFSBn-BENELUX, 405 AFSB, hosted a 40-member NATO logistics and resources delegation at Battalion Headquarters in Eygelshoven, Netherlands.

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News

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center outgoing Commander Col. James Laterza, Regional Health Command Europe Commanding General Brig. Gen. Dennis P. LeMaster and incoming LRMC Commander Col. Timothy Hudson salute to honor the German and American national anthems during the LRMC Change of Command Ceremony June 13 in Landstuhl. — Photos by Liz Paque

Hudson assumes command of largest American hospital overseas

by Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs

The last time Col. Timothy Hudson stood on the parade field at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, he was standing in formation for a change of command ceremony for incoming commander Col. David Rubenstein. Fast forward about 16 years to June 13 to find retired Maj. Gen. Rubenstein sitting in attendance […]

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Sports

Sports Shorts — June 30, 2017

Dog Jog The next Family and MWR Sports & Fit-ness fun run is all about the dogs of our military com-munity and the humans who love them! On Aug. 19, bring your furry family member to the Rhine Ordnance Barracks Special Event Center, Bldg. 237. Registration is open from 8:30 […]

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Lifestyle

Was ist los? — June 30, 2017

Was ist los? — June 30, 2017

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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Features, Lifestyle

Community Corner — June 30, 2017

Airman & Family Readiness Center MONDAY » A&FRC Closed: Family Day TUESDAY » A&FRC Closed: Independence Day WEDNESDAY » Newcomers Base INTRO: 7:30 a.m. to noon, Ramstein Enlisted Club THURSDAY » Pre-Separation Briefing: 9 a.m. to noon, A&FRC JULY 7 » Reintegration Briefing: 9 a.m. to noon, IDRC » Blended […]

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Features, Lifestyle

Mark Your Calendar — June 30, 2017

Events » The city of Kirchheimbolanden and Lebenshilfe Westpfalz, an association for disabled people, will present “Encounters in Arts,” a music and theater fest with performances by magicians, dancers, musicians and circus artists starting at 6 p.m. July 7 and 2 p.m. July 8 in the Schlossgarten (Palace Garden) in […]

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Lifestyle

Kaiserslautern celebrates Altstadtfest

Kaiserslautern celebrates Altstadtfest

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The historical part of Kaiserslautern called “Altstadt” will lure more than 200,000 visitors when it celebrates its annual Altstadtfest, old town fest, today to Sunday. For three days and two nights, Steinstrasse and its side streets will be one giant open-air area.

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