Story and photos by Thomas Warner
contributing writer
Ramstein showed off explosive passing plays Saturday against Kaiserslautern to kick off the 2018 season. The opener saw the Royals score four times through the air in a 37-8 win on the RHS campus. Quarterback Jakob Steinbeck ran for a touchdown and was accurate on several long pass plays, hooking […]
September 13, 2018 ×
Story and photos by
Thomas Warner
contributing writer
Cross country teams as well as area golf athletes have begun their seasons at schools in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. At the close of the regular season, Europeans championships for cross country will be hosted by Baumholder, with athletes again traversing the terrain at Rolling Hills Golf Course. Golf will […]
September 13, 2018 ×
Story and photos by
Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt
21st Theater Sustainment Command
It is 6 a.m. and a light mist begins to fall on Minick Field, Baumholder. Fourteen medical professionals, representing the best of the best from their units, await the opening event, a physical fitness assessment, of the 2018 21st Theater Sustainment Command Best Medic Competition, Aug. 27. Soldiers from Regional […]
September 13, 2018 ×
by 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Editor’s Note: This article was published in a previous edition of the Kaiserslautern American and the information has been updated to reflect this year’s event. For the 10th anniversary the culinary hike in Rodenbach will start 11 a.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. Sunday from Rodenbach’s Village Square. The biggest culinary […]
September 13, 2018 ×
Story and photos by
Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
BOLOVANI, Romania — Downed pilots navigate through dense woods swatting away spiderwebs as they make their way to a safe location. With a compass and some training, they emerge from the timber to find themselves in an open field of tall yellow grass. The team works together to contact fellow […]
September 6, 2018 ×
by Kevin M. Hymel
Air Force Medical Service History Office
Two bombs exploded in a parking lot outside the U.S. Air Forces in Europe headquarters building at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 31, 1981, injuring 15 people. When they heard the blasts, Air Force dentists and their staff ran out to help. The bombs, placed in cars by anti-American terrorist group, […]
September 6, 2018 ×
by Ashley Patoka
Regional Health Command Europe
Army Medicine officials urge vaccination Adults and children not vaccinated for measles could be at risk for contracting the illness as a result of an ongoing measles outbreak in several European countries. Regional Health Com-mand Europe officials recommend families review their vaccination records to ensure everyone is fully vaccinated against […]
September 6, 2018 ×