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USAG RP celebrates Army birthday with 5K run

USAG RP celebrates Army birthday with 5K run

by Mary Ann Davis
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Installation Management Command Directorate

Do you know how the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz celebrates the Army birthday? By hitting the ground running, that’s how!

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Features, Health, News

LRMC, Army clinics’ phone wait times increase — Save time, schedule appointments online

LRMC, Army clinics’ phone wait times increase — Save time, schedule appointments online

by Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs

Due to a current staffing shortage, the Appointment Line wait times may be longer than normal for patients of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and the Army Health Clinics at Kleber, Baumholder and Wiesbaden installations. To help save patients time, the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center team is encouraging TRICARE beneficiaries to […]

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One man’s trash is the enemy’s treasure

One man’s trash is the enemy’s treasure

Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Knowledge is powerful. If significant knowledge were to get in the wrong hands, the impact could be devastating.

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Features, Lifestyle

Smallest town in Pfalz holds medieval market

Smallest town in Pfalz holds medieval market

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Obermoschel in the Donnersberg area will hold a medieval market Saturday and Sunday at its nearby castle called Moschellandsburg.

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Otterberg celebrates spring fest Saturday to Monday

Otterberg celebrates spring fest Saturday to Monday

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Otterberg will sponsor its traditional spring fest Saturday through Monday. Since the middle of the 18th century, every two years, the community celebrates this historical spring fest, in turn with the old town fest.

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Features, Lifestyle

Was Ist Los? — June 9, 2017

Was Ist Los? — June 9, 2017

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

  The following is a list of performances and events happening in the KMC and nearby locations. Dates are subject to change. Performing arts: Pfalztheater Kaiserslautern: • “The Tempest,” a play by William Shakespeare with music by Henry Purcell, in German and English, 7:30 p.m. today, June 21, 23, 30, […]

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Mark your Calendar — June 9, 2017

KMC Events » The National Park Festival will take place Sunday at the fairgrounds at Bostalsee, a lake near Nohfelden. An ecumenical worship service will be at 10 a.m. to be followed by musical entertainment at noon. Information booths will provide tips about the area. Food specialties will be served. […]

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Community Corner — June 9, 2017

Airman & Family Readiness Center MONDAY » Want To Learn About VA Benefits? Briefing: 10 a.m. to noon, A&FRC TUESDAY » Ditching The Dorms: 1:30 to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC WEDNESDAY » Accessing Higher Education Track (AHET): 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., A&FRC » Newcomers Base INTRO: 7:30 a.m. to noon, […]

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French military officials receive a wreath from a U.S. Army representative during a Memorial Day ceremony May 28 on Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, St. Avold, France. 2017’s ceremony was especially notable, because it marked 100 years since the U.S. entered the First World War.

Ramstein celebrates Memorial Day in France

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

LORRAINE CEMETERY, Saint Avold, France — Military and civilian officials commemorated fallen service members in a solemn Memorial Day ceremony May 28.

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The 721st Air Mobility Operations Group used a C-17 Globemaster III for a mock-hijacking May 23 on the Ramstein flightline, during a Rapid Global Mobility Exercise. The wing aimed to improve the mission readiness of its Airmen through its Rapid Global Mobility Exercise.

721 AMOG exercises airpower

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 721st Air Mobility Ope-rations Group concluded a Rapid Global Mobility Exercise May 24 on Ramstein. Air Mobility Command Air-men at Ramstein conducted the training to enhance their mission readiness with AMC Airmen from the U.S. also participating. “This exercise is meant to test how we respond to stressful situations, […]

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