News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
As days get shorter and cooler, typical winter delicacies, sweets and bright festive lights can brighten up our spirits and let us swing into the holiday season. Lebkuchen (gingerbread), Stollen (Christmas cake) and Glühwein (mulled wine) can be found at each and every Christmas Market around Germany and parts of […]
Ramstein Air Base is the Global Gateway across multiple commands which means for the MXS that doing backshop-level repairs, from letter checks on C-130J Super Hercules to overall preventative maintenance, is how they are the epitome of support.
Holiday season is approaching fast! Nowadays, it is so easy to find the perfect gifts online and have them shipped to Germany. If you receive gifts in your APO mailbox, please make sure that these items are not restricted or prohibited. German law and U.S. Forces regulations prohibit many items […]
Rules in Germany for keeping up your property or rental during winter may greatly differ from those in the United States. The German-American Community Office has put together a few guidelines for your safety and those of others. According to Article 17, paragraph 3, line 5 of German rules applying […]
Dwohn Luckey went from taking care of Soldiers and their families in uniform to taking care of Soldiers and their families in civilian clothes. The retired senior noncommissioned officer with 26 years of active-duty Army service now works as an Army civilian with the European Travel Branch of Base Support […]
The winter season is here, and safety remains the highest of priorities for the 405th Army Field Support Brigade. In an effort to put ‘the freeze’ on cold weather and winter hazards, the 405th AFSB recently conducted winter safety training, which included tips and proven approaches to stay safe. Army […]
From uprooting lives and moving across the globe to spouses’ recurring job hunts, the military lifestyle can be difficult to adjust to at times. Reintegration, however, helps build more adaptable communities. To help alleviate these life stressors, the 86th Airlift Wing has organizations and contacts to support Airmen and their […]
Twenty-three years ago, Lucy Chesoli-Reinhard moved from her native country of Kenya to Germany. Now she works for the U.S. Army as a local national employee with Base Support Operations Transportation, 405th Army Field Support Brigade. Chesoli-Reinhard has done much in a short span of time. Initially, she worked as […]
BAYEUX, France — Master Sgt. (Ret.) Charles Norman Shay, a highly decorated combat medic who served in both World War II and the Korean War, was formally inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit (O2M3) during a bedside ceremony in Bayeux, France, on November 19, 2025. Shay, a member […]
“Serving Soldiers and their families is the greatest calling an American can have,” said Herb Gately. The program analyst in the Contract Management Support Office at the 405th Army Field Support Brigade and Soldier for Life was recently honored during a farewell event in Kaiserslautern Nov. 17. A lifelong member […]
Last updated: 07/07/2026
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