Archive for August, 2018

Features, News

USAG RP leaders visit Germersheim, Coleman

USAG RP leaders visit Germersheim, Coleman

Story and photos by Mary Ann Davis
Installation Management Command Public Affairs

GERMERSHEIM, Germany — U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz leadership received an immersion tour of Germersheim Army Depot and Coleman Work Site, Mannheim, to get a firsthand look at the installations’ vital missions and responsibilities, Aug. 10. USAG RP Commander Col. Jason Edwards and Command Sgt. Maj. D. Brett Waterhouse first visited […]

August 23, 2018 ×

Lifestyle

Sembach holds annual fair this weekend

Sembach holds annual fair this weekend

Courtesy of Musikverein Sembach

Sembach will hold its annual fair Aug. 25 to 27 in the main square next to the restaurant Zum Kochlöffel also known as Wooden Spoon. The official opening of the fair will be on Saturday at 7 p.m. with a performance by the United States Army Europe Band & Chorus […]

August 23, 2018 ×

Lifestyle

Community Corner — August 24, 2018

Airman & Family Readiness Center For details, call 480-5100 or 06371-47-5100. Bldg. 2120, Ramstein Air Base. All training is held at A&FRC unless stated otherwise. MONDAY German Culture Orientation: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. TUESDAY EFMP Parent-To-Parent: 10 to 11 a.m. Key Spouse Refresher Training: 1 to 2 p.m. WEDNESDAY […]

August 23, 2018 ×

Lifestyle

Mark Your Calendar — August 24, 2018

KMC German-American Stammtisch anniversary: Celebrate the 1-year anniversary of the Ramstein German-American Stammtisch Sep. 8 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Bürgerhaus, Hauptstr. 74a in 66882 Huetschenhausen. Please register by Aug. 31 at constance@atlantische-akademie.de or by calling 0631-366101. Attention Retirees: The next Retiree Luncheon will be on Sept. 12, at […]

August 23, 2018 ×

Lifestyle

Outdoor Recreation — August 24, 2018

Outdoor Recreation — August 24, 2018

Baumholder Baumholder Outdoor Recreation, Smith Barracks, Bldg. 816, 485-7182 or 06783-6-7182. Thu. to Mon. 10. a.m. to 6 p.m., Tue. & Wed. closed. https://baumholder.armymwr.com Paintball Play Days Sept. 1 & 2 Come out to one of the largest Army Paintball fields in Europe and try this thrilling activity and pump up […]

August 23, 2018 ×

Schools

Remember these bus safety dos and don’ts

Remember these bus safety dos and don’ts

Meeting children at the bus stop, parents: DO … Wait on the same side of the street as the bus stop.  Go to your child at the bus stop. DO NOT … Wait in a parked car or in a building. Wait across the street from the bus stop. Allow […]

August 16, 2018 ×

Features, News

‘World’s best wing’ welcomes new commander

‘World’s best wing’ welcomes new commander

by 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The men and women of the 86th Airlift Wing welcomed their new commander, Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, Aug. 9. Brig. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr. relinquished his command to August in a ceremony at the dual bay hangar. Reflecting on his time in command, Moore noted that creating command […]

August 16, 2018 ×

Features

On the job: Preparing a landing zone in Poland

On the job: Preparing a landing zone in Poland

Story and photos by
Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

POWIDZ AIR BASE, Poland — The summer sun beat down upon the grass field at Powidz Air Base, Poland; the never-ending waves of scorching heat could have mummified anyone foolhardy enough to soak in the sunlight beneath the empty, cloudless sky. But there was a motley crew who might have […]

August 16, 2018 ×

Uncategorized

Get ready for the 71st Air Force Ball

Get ready for the 71st Air Force Ball

by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Ramstein Air Base is slated to host an Air Force ball in observance of the Air Force’s 71st birthday on Sept. 22. Scheduled to be held in building 2018 on Ramstein, attendees can expect a fresh take on an honored Air Force tradition. “Starting from the beginning, our goal was […]

August 16, 2018 ×

Blotter, News

KMC Blotter — August 17, 2018

August 6 7:30 a.m.: Fleeing the scene of a major traffic collision in Frankfurt 10:45 a.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in Steinwenden 11:35 a.m.: Theft from a secured motor vehicle in Steinwenden 1:52 p.m.: Vandalism in Huetschenhausen 3:28 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Kaiserslautern August 7 9:05 a.m.: […]

August 16, 2018 ×
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