News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Purple Up! Day is an annual Department of Defense Education Activity designed to highlight the importance of providing children with quality services and support to succeed in the mobile military lifestyle.
U.S. Air Force retired Gen. Tod D. Wolters, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe and U.S. European Command commander, was inducted into the Order of the Sword at Centro di Catalogazione dei Magredi in San Quirino, Italy, April 9. The Order of the Sword recognizes leaders who have made significant contributions […]
The night of April 30 to May 1 is known as “Walpurgisnacht,” so beware the “witches” are out there. It is not considered an official holiday but is still a noteworthy event for reasons that will become clear in a second. In German folklore Walpurgis-nacht is heavily linked to witchcraft […]
U.S. Air Force Chief MSgt. Louis Ludwig, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, joined students from Villa Winzig, a local German kindergarten, to read during a community outreach program at Ramstein Air Base, April 18. The program, which is coordinated by the 86th Airlift Wing Host Nation Office on a monthly […]
Growing up in a military family, children are often recognized as military kids, or affectionately referred to as “military BRATS” — a term likely dating back to the 1920s attributed to the British army, which stood for British Regiment Attached Traveler and was assigned to families who traveled abroad with […]
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz personnel gathered to both celebrate Earth Day and remember the late Lutz Andres, a former garrison employee.
U.S. Army Installation Management Command-Europe leadership and German Bundesforst colleagues alike gathered on April 12 to celebrate and honor the contributions of Gunther Brinkmann, former Senior Director at the German Federal Forestry Agency (BFA or Bundesforst). Brinkmann was awarded the U.S. Army Meritorious Public Service Medal, an award presented to […]
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