Archive for December, 2019

Features

Wasting time on others’ dime

Wasting time on others’ dime

In the military, it’s very common to hear “on time is late” or “always show up 15 minutes early.”

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Features

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Terrance Smiley, Kisling Noncommissioned Officer Academy commandant, speaks during the Angel Tree Kickoff at Ramstein Air Base, Dec. 1.

Angel Tree: First Sergeants kick off season of giving

Kaiserslautern Military Community first sergeants got together to host the Angel Tree Kickoff on Dec. 1.

The event was held at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center and promoted the Angel Tree Program, a charity that financially helps military families in the community.

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News

David Chinchen, USAG Rheinland-Pfalz Rhine Ordnance Barracks postal service employee, checks the small packages boxes for a customer’s mail at the ROB Postal Services Center package pickup window.

Postal Service employees ramp up for holiday surge

November started a two-month holiday season operational surge for garrison postal service employees that will last until mid-January.

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News

AF releases FY20 Selective Retention Bonus program

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Air Force officials released details Nov. 20 on the fiscal year 2020 Selective Retention Bonus program, which includes 72 eligible Air Force specialties.

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Features

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Travis L. Rucker, 65th Air Base Group first sergeant, poses for a photo at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal, November 21. Rucker, who followed his love of aviation and engines, joined the USAF in 1998.

Diamond on the rock

LAJES FIELD, Portugal — There are two fundamental necessities for the formation of a diamond, extreme temperatures and tons of pressure. That helps explain why the crown jewel in the arsenal of the United States Air Force is the “First Sergeant.”

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News

U.S. Army Maj. Douglas Ruhl (left), a visiting otologist assigned to the 53rd Head and Neck Team with the 47th Combat Support Hospital, based out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, performs middle ear exploration on a patient during a surgical procedure at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Nov. 21. The operation is part of LRMC’s Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic’s Ear Week, which allows LRMC beneficiaries the opportunity to receive specialized medical treatment not normally available at LRMC.

LRMC ENT employs FORSCOM specialist during Ear Week

Over the span of two weeks, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Ear, Nose and Throat Clinic maximized on the opportunity to provide specialized ear treatments to troops from Europe and Africa, their families, and military retirees, during LRMC’s Ear Week, Nov. 13-24.

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News

Teens speak to Capt. Brandon Dinger and Staff Sgt. William Reynolds, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Directorate of Emergency Services, at a career fair at Wetzel Teen Center in Baumholder on Nov. 22.

Career fair provides learning opportunity for teens

Baumholder teens attended an informal career fair with representatives from U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Nov. 22 at Wetzel Teen Center.

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Lifestyle

Hitscherhof celebrates first Christmas market

Hitscherhof celebrates first Christmas market

Hitscherhof’s first-ever Christmas market takes place today and tomorrow. The market countess of Sickinger Land, Jasmin Klein, with the help of Princess Aileen from the carnival association Donsieders, Santa Claus and the student’s group of the music association Muenchweiler will officially open the event tonight at 6 p.m.

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Lifestyle

Outdoor Recreation

Baumholder Baumholder Outdoor Recreation, Smith Barracks, Bldg. 816, 485-7182 or 06783-6-7182 Brussels Christmas Market Dec. 21-22 Cost: Adults $79, children under 12 $59 Dazzle your senses at the Winter Wonders Festival in Brussels, Belgium!  To call the Brussels Christmas Market anything less than a winter wonderland doesn’t do the festival […]

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Education

Education Notes

KMC Teen Shuttle Child and Youth Services offer a KMC Teen Shuttle service. Pick-up/Drop-off points are located throughout Vogelweh, Vogelweh Housing, Ramstein, and Landstuhl. ID card, shuttle card, and permissions slips are required to ride the shuttle. Apply for your Shuttle Card at Parent Central Services, Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Bldg. […]

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