Archive for September, 2019

Features

The Ramstein Air Base Honor Guard presents the colors during the 72nd Air Force birthday Ball at Ramstein Air Base, Sept. 21. More than 900 Airmen gathered in the dual-bay hangar on Ramstein to celebrate the Air Force’s birthday.

Ramstein celebrates 72nd USAF birthday

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Bass 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs              

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Health, Lifestyle

Community Corner

AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER For details and to RSVP, call 480-5100 or 06371-47-5100. Bldg. 2120, Ramstein Air Base. All training is held at A&FRC unless stated otherwise. MONDAY N/A TUESDAY Pre-Deployment Briefing: 2:30–3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Newcomers Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Enlisted Club THURSDAY Newcomers USO Tour: […]

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Schools

Education Notes

Job openings at Child and Youth Services Are you interested in working with children and youth? Apply online for Child and Youth Services positions at www.usajobs.gov. Look for Job Title: Child and Youth Program Assistant (Entry, Skill & Target Level) CY-01/02. Positions are available on Kleber, Landstuhl, Sembach and Miesau. […]

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News

USAG RP works hard on housing in 2019

USAG RP works hard on housing in 2019

by Keith Pannell U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz senior leaders have been working hard to get housing residents answers and solutions since the Army-wide housing crisis hit the news in February. “We’re lucky here in Rheinland-Pfalz. I don’t believe we have a crisis,” said Greg Williams, Directorate […]

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Events, Lifestyle

German Wine Harvest Fest starts today

German Wine Harvest Fest starts today

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. Harvest time in Germany is also wine fest time. The highlight of the wine fest season is the annual […]

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Features

DoD delays Post 9/11 GI Bill changes

DoD delays Post 9/11 GI Bill changes

by Staff Sgt. Courtney Dotson-Essett 434th Aerial Refueling Wing Public Affairs GRISSOM AIR RESERVE BASE, Ind. — The De­partment of Defense delayed the im­plementation of a policy that would limit a service member’s ability to share education benefits with family members. The policy, originally slated to take effect July 12, […]

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Sports

Sports Bulletin

Start Smart Basketball Start Smart is a “child/parent interactive” basketball program lead by a Child and Youth Sports staff member for ages 3-4. The sessions are 45 minutes long and are held weekly at 5 p.m. for 6 weeks. Sessions are offered on Landstuhl & Sembach. Cost is $25. Registration […]

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Sports

Kaiserslautern, Ramstein roll to football victories; Baumholder scores 68 in win

Kaiserslautern, Ramstein roll to football victories; Baumholder scores 68 in win

by Robert Baldwin contributing writer Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern’s Tre Dotson decided he would give football a try during his senior year. Apparently he made the right decision. Dotson grabbed three touchdown passes and scored on a 60 yard interception to lead the Raiders to a 53-15 victory over host Vilseck. Darius […]

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Sports

Youth, balance lead Kaiserslautern girls to victory in cross country meet; Ramstein boys cruise

Youth, balance lead Kaiserslautern girls to victory in cross country meet; Ramstein boys cruise

by Robert Baldwin contributing writer Kaiserslautern’s girls balance proved to be too much for the rest of the eleven-team field as the Raiders won in Wiesbaden on Saturday. Ninth graders Kayla Ballard, Jillian Donmoyer and Piper Parsells finished seventh, ninth and tenth. Tabitha Farley, Bailee Buys and Angelica Perez placed […]

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Sports

Kaiserslautern, Ramstein volleyball sweep opponents

Kaiserslautern, Ramstein volleyball sweep opponents

by Robert Baldwin contributing writer Kaiserslautern continued its quest to reinvigorate its volleyball program with road victories over Black Forest Academy and Hohenfels in Kandern last weekend. Makenna Zielske’s clutch hitting allowed Kaiserslautern to take the lead in several sets after they had fallen behind early. Co-captain Rebecca Lagares led […]

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