by Ashley Patoka
Regional Health Command Europe
Army Medicine officials urge vaccination Adults and children not vaccinated for measles could be at risk for contracting the illness as a result of an ongoing measles outbreak in several European countries. Regional Health Com-mand Europe officials recommend families review their vaccination records to ensure everyone is fully vaccinated against […]
September 6, 2018 ×
by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes Stanton
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Bad Dürkheim Wine Festival will be from Sept. 7 to 11 and Sept. 14 to 17. The USAG Rheinland Pfalz Department of Emergency Services, and 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron remind all Kaiserslautern Military Community members who plan on drinking alcohol to have a reliable transportation plan. “While it is […]
September 6, 2018 ×
by Airman 1st Class Kristof J. Rixmann
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing celebrated its tenth anniversary and long history of safely expediting maximum war-fighting and humanitarian effects through rapid and precise global air mobility across a more than 5000 mile area of responsibility Sept. 4 on Ramstein Air Base. The 521st AMOW finds success by remaining […]
September 6, 2018 ×
by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
September 6, 2018 ×
Story and photos by Erinn Burgess
Installation Management Command Public Affairs
On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which granted women the right to vote, was ratified. Today, 98 years later, the iconic day still recognizes women’s continued efforts toward equality. U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz celebrated 2018 Women’s Equality Day at an event hosted by 21st […]
September 6, 2018 ×
Story and photos by Sgt. Jeffrey Wadford
30th Medical Brigade
As the sun broke over Rhine Ordnance Barracks Aug. 21, members of the 160th Forward Resuscitative Surgical Team took a short break after establishing their footprint in the early morning hours. A few moments later, a convoy of sleek black vans marked with a simple crown and the phrase ‘Forsvaret’ […]
September 6, 2018 ×
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 traditional “Wurstmarkt,” known as the world’s biggest wine fest, will start today only 35 kilometers east of Kaiserslautern. For the 602nd time, Bad Duerkheim […]
September 6, 2018 ×
Story and photos by
Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
OTOPENI AIR BASE, Romania — U.S. Airmen assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, kicked off exercise Carpathian Summer 2018 on Otopeni Air Base, Romania. The purpose of the bilateral training exercise is to enhance interoperability and readiness of forces by conducting combined air operations with the Romanian […]
August 30, 2018 ×
by Airman 1st Class
Ariel Leighty
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Aug. 27 marked the first day of school for the Kaiserslautern Military Community. Large crowds of students students populated, and will continue to populate, the streets while parents rush to drop their kids off for school. With that in mind, it’s important to remember school days bring congestion; children on […]
August 30, 2018 ×
Story and photos by
Airman 1st Class Ariel Leighty
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Ramstein village held its second annual German-American Friendship Festival in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Aug. 10 to 12, celebrating the long-standing alliance between U.S. forces, local nationals, and their families. Ralf Hechler, Ramstein-Miesenbach mayor, welcomed Col. Joseph H. Wenckus, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander and attendees to the festival. “Our partnership with the […]
August 30, 2018 ×