by Airman 1st Class Ariel Leighty
86 Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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 […]
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Story and photo by Brittany Jones
21st Theater Sustainment Command
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 […]
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by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
December 13, 2018 ×
Story and photo by
Sgt. Maj. (Ret) Michael D. Richter
KMC Retiree Council
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 […]
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Story and photo by Ramstein Intermediate School
“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 […]
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Story and photos by Mary Davis
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz
Public Affairs Office
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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Story and photos by Mary Davis
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz
Public Affairs Office
The holiday season is typically the busiest shopping period of the year. For some people, it’s about buying the best deals on the shelf. For others, it’s about taking the best steals off the shelf. Although there are several reasons why people shoplift, it is difficult to pinpoint their primary […]
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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. The forestry information center House of Sustainability (Johanniskreuzer Strasse 1, 67705 Trippstadt) will sponsor its traditional “Romantic Christmas in the Forest” 2 to 8 p.m. […]
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by Kara Johnson-Craven
Kaiserslautern Elemantary School
At the holiday musical event, all KES grades performed in a concert on Dec. 10. The High School Band, String Ensemble, and Choir participated in this festive celebration. The event was well attended by members of the KMC.
December 13, 2018 ×
Story and photos by
Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes Stanton
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
While meditation, exercise and adhering to your normal routine are common checklist items on how to cope with a traumatic event, another method to reconcile the process is storytelling. Six Kaiserslautern Military Community members embraced this method during a U.S. Air Force Storytellers event on Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 16. […]
December 6, 2018 ×