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721 APS Airmen honor fallen comrades

721 APS Airmen honor fallen comrades

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

Airmen of the 721st Aerial Port Squadron conducted an annual memorial run May 19 on Ramstein.

May 25, 2017 ×

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Maj. Gen. Timothy M. Zadalis, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa vice commander, pays his respects at the gravestone for Gary Currie, an infant who lost his life in 1952, during the Ramstein Area Chiefs’ Group and German-American and International Women’s Club’s Kindergraves Memorial Service May 20 in Kaiserslautern. Zadalis presided over a dedication ceremony for Gary at the Kindergraves in October of 2016.

KMC members honor Kindergraves

by Senior Airman Tryphena Mayhugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
May 25, 2017 ×

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Encourage visitors to pack medical travel insurance

by Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs

Sturdy walking shoes? Check. Camera? Check. Travel Insurance? When friends and family come to visit, no one envisions a medical emergency during their European vacation, but in the military community, we try to plan for everything. You never know when a visitor might need medical services on the local economy. […]

May 25, 2017 ×

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Market in Sankt Wendel lures gourmets

Market in Sankt Wendel lures gourmets

by Petra Lessoing
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Sankt Wendel’s second annual farmers’, crafters’ and vintners’ market will open 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday.

May 25, 2017 ×

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Was ist los? — May 26, 2017

Was ist los? — May 26, 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.

May 25, 2017 ×

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Mark your calendar — May 26, 2017

KMC Events » The 64th Annual Miesau Horse Show will take place June 3 to 5 on the horse track across from the swimming pool. More than 650 horses will participate in 39 different dressage and jumping contests. Highlight will be the “Torch Light Jumping” at 9:30 p.m. June 4. » Ramstein […]

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Community Corner — May 26, 2017

Airman & Family Readiness Center MONDAY » Memorial Day: Closed TUESDAY » Reintegration Briefing: 9 to 10 a.m., IDRC » First Duty Station Officer’s Financial Class: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., A&FRC » Pre-Deployment Briefing: 1 to 2 p.m., IDRC WEDNESDAY » Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to noon, A&FRC » Career Technical Training: 8 a.m. to […]

May 25, 2017 ×

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Tech. Sgt. Rosalin Panek, 76th Airlift Squadron flight attendant, puts Col. Andrew Purath, senior developmental education student, in a choke hold during combat survival training May 10  on Ramstein. The combative training was part of the Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape refresher course for aircrew members on base.

SERE specialists, augmenters train aircrew members

Story and photos by Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Sweat starts to roll off the bridge of your nose. A panic sets in. The air is thick and the sun is intense, but not as intense as the flame-engulfed debris from the aircraft you jumped out of that is now scattered across the land. With every breath of air, […]

May 18, 2017 ×

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Atlantic Stripe bolsters NCO development

Atlantic Stripe bolsters NCO development

Story and photos by Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Sixty technical sergeants and staff sergeants participated in the first ever Atlantic Stripe course, built to enhance NCO development, May 9 to 12. More than 40 Air Force members across multiple organizations at Ramstein teamed to build the curriculum for the course in an overarching effort to strengthen NCOs’ toolkits. […]

May 18, 2017 ×

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Take Note, May 19, 2017

Awards banquet The 2016 U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Outstanding Airmen of the Year Banquet will be 6 p.m. Thursday at the Ramstein Officers’ Club. For more information and reservations, call 480-6647 or 480-6857. Office closures The KMC Housing Office as well as the Furnishings Management […]

May 18, 2017 ×