News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
GROSTENQUIN AIR BASE, France — Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s 435th Contingency Response Group and more than 11 other organizations, along with one C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, deployed to Grostenquin Air Base, France, to participate […]
The opt-in deadline for the Blended Retirement System is Dec. 31, 2018. Make your decision knowing only you can determine which system is best for you, and understand that if you opt into BRS, it is irrevocable. You only have one chance to make this choice, so it’s imperative you […]
I know what you might be thinking. “Leave it to a command sergeant major to add ‘readiness’ to ‘holiday.’” And, yes, while medical and service member readiness is my top priority, I mean to emphasize it in a different way as it pertains to this time of the year. GLUEHWEIN […]
An 86th Comptroller Squadron budget analyst received the honor of being Ramstein’s Airlifter of the Week on Nov. 30. The 86th Airlift Wing commander and command chief lauded Tech. Sgt. Fritz Julian for his excellence in executing the Air Force mission across the European theater of operation. Julian, who hails […]
The Air Force Key Spouse program is an official Air Force family and readiness program implemented to help Airmen and their families be resilient through any unexpected challenges. A key spouse is a volunteer who is formally appointed by the unit commander to be a conduit of information between unit […]
A father and son continued a lineage of service, at the top of Kleber Kaserne’s historic clock tower as Lt. Col. Brett Swanke, U.S. Army Europe’s Chief of Inspections for the Inspector General, promoted his son 2nd Lt. Braxton Swanke to 1st Lieutenant, Nov. 26. As a military child claiming […]
The loss of a spouse or family member can be a time of great stress and grieving for a surviving member. U.S. Army Europe has seven enduring garrisons, each with their own retiree services officer who, in many cases, also serves as the area’s casualty affairs officer. The men and […]
“I can fly like an eagle, high up in the sky, on the wings of the spirit, I can fly.” Melissa Ford, well-known Department of Defense Education Activity educator, friend, sister, and daughter, passed away in the early hours of Friday, Oct. 19, surrounded by family and friends. Melissa was […]
Baumholder Military Community Soldiers have more to be merry about this holiday season due to an annual event that brings military and local communities together. Operation Good Cheer is a seasonal program pairing Soldiers with local Baumholder families, who open their homes to service members for Christmas. Prior to the […]
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