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ABC in KMC: Decades of dedication
Most active-duty personnel in the Kaiserslautern Military Community have an average assignment time of two to four years, government service personnel sometimes longer. German Armed Forces colleagues might spend three to four years at one duty location, but a thirty-year tenure is extraordinary even for Bundeswehr standards. This year two […]
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Famous golfer was a World War II Marine
Patty Berg, a founder and the first president of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, won 15 major titles and set a record that still stands for the most major wins by a female golfer. She was also a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps Reserve during World War II. Berg […]
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GACO Corner: “Brut- und Setzzeit” (breeding season) has begun!
Every year on March 1, the breeding season (Brut- und Setzzeit) of wildlife animals starts. During this season, the animals give birth and start breeding. Especially in the Rheinland-Pfalz area, we have a lot of wildlife animals, like deer, wild boars, the European hare, foxes, pheasants, badgers, over 10.000 of […]
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Service Culture Spotlight: Anna Wilkins
NAME: Anna Wilkins JOB: Executive Assistant, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Command Group HER SHINING MOMENT: Managing a web of schedules, streamlining communication with the command team, gathering data and information for command and assisting staff to prepare for meetings in the command conference room. Anna handles 200 to 400 pieces […]
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Fitness training improves run times
Kaiserslautern Military Community members completed an eight-week running improvement program at Ramstein Air Base, Feb. 28. A total of 15 fitness coaches volunteered with the 86th Medical Group Health Promotions office to help KMC members improve their 1 1/2 mile run times and meet their fitness goals over the course […]
Community, Events
Unterwegs – March 15, 2024
FRÜHLINGSMARKT “LAUTERN BLÜHT AUF“ MARCH 16–17, 2–7 P.M., CITY CENTER, KAISERSLAUTERN Visit a colorful spring market with shops offering special spring deals, marching bands, old-timer displays and much more in the pedestrian area and squares. Shops will be open on Sunday, so get into the mood and spring into spring! […]
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Community Events – March 15, 2024
24/7 Fitness Access Now Available Want to work out on your time? 24/7 Service is now available at the following USAG Rheinland-Pfalz facilities: Kleber Physical Fitness Center, Landstuhl Physical Fitness Center; Mountaineer Physical Fitness Center; Rhine Ordnance Barracks Physical Fitness Center; and Sembach Physical Fitness Center. To access these facilities […]
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From pilot to pageantry: Meet 1st active-duty Miss America
Air Force 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh made big plans for herself when she was young, although she never really factored becoming Miss America into that equation. However, after a tough competition in January, Marsh became the first active-duty service member to earn the crown. The 22-year-old U.S. Air Force Academy […]
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ABC in KMC: International Women’s Day
March 8 has been known as International Women’s Day around the world. In some countries it is observed as a public holiday such as in Belarus, Armenia, Georgia, Kazakstan, Poland, Russia, Uzbekistan, and Ukraine. In Germany, it is only an official holiday in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with […]