News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
As was discussed last week, Germany did recruit pilots for a
kamikaze-like mission toward the end of World War II in the
Sonderkommando Elbe Luftwaffe task force. The aircraft used was the
ubiquitous Bf 109. It was a stripped down version with armor and all
guns removed except one that was loaded with only 60 rounds of ammo.
Instructors from the NCO academy visited the 86th Vehicle Readiness
Squadron on Ramstein Jan. 30 to further expand teaching expertise. The
Kissling NCOA, located on Kapaun Air Station, continuously engages their
instructors in activities to enhance their teaching corps.
Supporting more than 30,000 missions, moving more than 147,000
passengers and 17 million pounds of cargo in the past year, the 86th
Vehicle Readiness Squadron supports all units in the Kaiserslautern
Military Community.
The 86th Force Support Squadron wants to hear from you. Did you just
have an awesome dining experience in one of our restaurants? Do you have
a recommendation for one of our facilities? Have something to say? Put
it on ICE.
Every year 4-H Club sponsors a national youth science day which allows
4-H
When people first hear the words extreme couponing, they might think of
people walking around the commissary with piles of coupons and buying
every sale item off the shelf; they imagine the extremes.
The 86th Airlift Wing will sponsor a Black History Month Luncheon 11
a.m. Feb. 19 at the Ramstein Officers
Airmen from the 435th Contingency Response Group traveled to Cerklje Air
Base, Slovenia, to conduct a security familiarization event Jan. 21
through 25. The 435th CRG is an organizationuniquely suited for
building partnership missions. With 42 different career fields, the unit
can engage with partner nations in core mission areas across the Air
Force spectrum.
Lt. Col. Lars Zetterstrom, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern commander, explains the design of his commander
United States Army Europe’s top NCO expects all Soldiers to be fit, disciplined and well trained and expects leaders to enforce those standards.
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