Archive for March, 2019

Schools

Education Notes — March 29, 2019

Family Child Care providers needed Family Child Care providers are needed in the Baumholder Military Community. FCC is a great way to start your own business. As a FCC provider, you perform a valuable service to the community and can earn a yearly income ranging from $20,000 to $40,000. Earn […]

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Features

Bloodhound Education at Kaiserslautern Elementary

Bloodhound Education at Kaiserslautern Elementary

by David Groat
Kaiserslautern Elementary School Principal

Bloodhound Education from the UK visited Kaiserslautern Elementary School on March 15, teaching students about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math. Students spent the day working as teams to tackle a design challenge to build the fastest air-powered car that could travel 10 meters.  This is the same type of challenge […]

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Lifestyle

Was ist los? — March 29, 2019

EVENTS Freinsheim, Wine Fair: Open Friday. March 29 to 31. militaryingermany.com/event/fair Bad Dürkheim, Breakfast Buffet. March 31. militaryingermany.com/event/buffet Wachenheim, Easter Egg Exhibition. March 30 and 31. militaryingermany.com/event/eggs Winnweiler, Spring Fair. April 6 and 7. militaryingermany.com/event/winnweiler Ruppertsberg, Almond Blossom Dinner Menu. Until April 7. militaryingermany.com/event/almond Kaiserslautern, Exhibition: Otto Kern + fashion. […]

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Lifestyle

Mark your Calendar — March 29, 2019

KMC March Madness at Halftime Sports Bar & Wings: Get out your brackets! March Madness is upon us which means catching all the games with Halftime’s many big screen TV’s, food and drink specials as well as the best game day atmosphere. Winner with the perfect brackets will win $300! […]

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Features

Colonial Day at LEMS

Colonial Day at LEMS

by Gabriele Arseneault
Landstuhl Elementary Middle School

The fifth grade curriculum involves a study of colonial times. In order to make the material real and relevant, Sharon Emerling, Maxine Reid, and Mark Wilburn let fifth graders participate in a day of Colonial Activities at Landstuhl Elementary Middle School. These activities are designed to show how artifacts were […]

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News

Participants in the African Partnership Flight Rwanda work together during an ice breaker — the marshmallow challenge — in Kigali, Rwanda, March 4. The challenge is designed to facilitate communication within teams and get them to look at a task from various perspectives. The African Partnership Flight program aims to build aviation capacity, enhance regional cooperation, and increase interoperability by creating opportunities for African nations to work and collaborate together.

African Partnership Flight Rwanda concludes, connecting militaries through safety

Story and photos by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

KIGALI, Rwanda — The African Partnership Flight Rwanda concluded with a closing ceremony in Kigali, Rwanda, March 8.

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News

Members of the 435th Contingency Response Group pose for a photo with the Honorable F. Whitten Peters, 19th Secretary of the Air Force (center), prior to boarding a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to conduct static-line jumps over Ramstein Air Base, March 8. Peters served as the SECAF when the first CRG was created in 1999.

435 CRG celebrates 20 years of Air Force contingency response

Story and photos by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 435th Contingency Response Group hosted a training symposium for the 20th anniversary of the creation of Air Force Contingency Response, March 5 to 8, on Ramstein Air Base.

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News

Staff Sgt. Tyler Reinhart, 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron evacuation technician speaks with U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force surgeon general and Chief Master Sgt. G. Steve Cum, chief medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief, during a tour of the 86th AES facilities on Ramstein Air Base, March, 5. Reinhart explained the equipment, procedures and challenges of the 86th AES during a tour of their facilities.

Air Force Surgeon General visits Ramstein

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 23rd U.S. Air Force Surgeon General visited Ramstein, March 4 to 5, to tour the 86th Airlift Wing’s medical units.

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Blotter, News

KMC Blotter – March 22, 2019

Compiled by the 569th USFPS and 86th SFS

Editor’s note: The purpose of the weekly blotter is to deliver a chronological listing of criminal activity in the KMC. The information contained in the blotter is not indicative of crime trends or the targeting of service members or their dependents. The location and nature of the entries is dependent […]

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News

Take Note — March 22, 2019

LVIS Gate From March 11 to 31, Ramstein’s LVIS gate will be open for commercial trucks inbound ONLY.  There will be no POV entrance or exit during those dates. Door-to-door salesmen Living in Europe you may come across door-to-door salesmen offering to sell a wide variety of items ranging from […]

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