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The Bombs and Bullets
Without ammo the fighter aircraft is just another passenger plane. The aircraft needs the bombs and bullets to provide the critical close air support for service members on the ground.
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Security forces: to protect and defend
Sitting in the driver’s seat, your vision is blurred and images of the scene come in and out of focus. Your head is pounding as you try to make sense of what just happened. Everything suddenly
becomes clear and you realize the front of your car is on fire.
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Riding in the danger zone
There is nothing more liberating for a motorcycle rider than the feeling of being completely unrestrained and out in the open as you cruise the open road on your bike. The feeling we don’t often get is, though free, we are completely exposed to danger around every corner and the danger we create for ourselves.
That feeling of danger was made apparent to me very abruptly the first time I wrecked.
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WRM: required by mission
Fuel bladders, filters, hoses and R-11 refueling units do not prepare themselves. These are only some of the materiels the 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron uses to provide support in deployed operations.
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Ramstein Honor Guard displays precision
Members of the base honor guard perform in a variety of ceremonies at locations ranging from the local KMC area to France.
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Ramstein chaplain remembers Flugtag ’88 air show disaster
What started off as a young man working in his youth group’s concession stand selling ice cream to patrons of the Flugtag air show on Aug. 28, 1988, ended up being an event that helped shape his Air Force career.
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Auditions for Operation Rising Star underway
Do you have the singing chops to rise to the top? If so, members of Kaiserslautern’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation are looking for you. Army FMWR officials will host this year’s “Operation Rising Star” singing contest for the KMC.
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Stay-at-home mom sings her way into community
Homeschooling her four children by day and surprising people with her uncanny singing voice by night is all in a day’s work for one woman.
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Puppy buyers: beware!
Acquiring a new puppy should be a joyous event. However, it is important for buyers to be aware of unscrupulous individuals who sell puppies.
Exchange Rates
Currency Exchange Rates
20 Jan. 2026
Rates provided courtesy Community Bank
| One Dollar buys: |
| Euro: € 0.8390 |
| Pound: £ 0.7299 |
Other currency rates, not available at the Community Bank:
| Czech Krone: | Kč 20.90 |
| Egyptian Pound: | E£ 47.19 |
| Hungarian Forint: | Hf 331.16 |
| Israeli Shekel: | ₪ 3.14 |
| Polish Zloty: | zł 3.51 |
| Turkish Lira: |
₵ 43.2749 |
