News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Many members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community have found temporary or even permanent homes in one of the many villages or towns surrounding Kaiserslautern in the heart of the Palatinate Forest. Today our tour of the County of Kaiserslautern will lead us to the Union Community of Landstuhl, just south […]
BUCHAREST, Romania — Soldiers from the U.S. Army Garrison Black Sea and the 1st Cavalry Division stepped into the heart of Romanian history during a visit to the National History Museum in Bucharest on Friday, Jan. 24. The trip coincided with the celebration of Romania’s Principalities Union Day, providing a […]
A nationwide shortage of physicians in rural areas spurred a World War II nurse to work with a pediatrician and create the nurse practitioner program in 1965. Loretta Ford, a native of the Bronx, New York City, earned her nursing diploma in 1941 and was working at Middlesex General Hospital […]
Are you a military spouse looking for a job while your partner is stationed here? Your SOFA status actually counts as a labor permit within the Germany economy, allowing you to pursue employment outside the wire. However, when doing so, please keep in mind that all income generated within the German […]
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s Department of Fire and Emergency Services was selected at the Installation Management Command-Europe level as the winners of the Best Large Fire Department for 2024 at the IMCOM-E level. The Fire and Emergency Services Awards honor outstanding achievements by fire departments, fire officers, and firefighters. In […]
The 86th Operations Group celebrated their 83rd birthday on February 10. Activated in 1942, the group began as a bombardment group in World War II.
GERMAN-AMERICAN STAMMTISCH FEB. 20, 6:30 P.M., RESTAURANT DA NINO, RAMSTEIN-MIESENBACH The state program “Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz!” will hold the next meeting of the German-American Stammtisch Ramstein at the restaurant Da Nino in Ramstein-Miesenbach, Am Kiefernkopf 20. The Stammtisch aims at facilitating local German-American exchange and provides a great opportunity for […]
During the height of World War II, more than 900 service members, civilians and crew aboard the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester sailed through the North Atlantic for Greenland. When the ship departed St. John’s, Newfoundland, Jan. 29, 1943, everyone on board knew there was a risk of being torpedoed and […]
When America’s favorite groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, emerged from his cozy burrow at Gobbler’s Knob, Feb. 2, he saw his shadow, and according to legend, that means we’re in for six more weeks of winter. Many Americans associate Groundhog Day with the clairvoyant rodent — or the 1993 comedy film that […]
Baumholder Did you Know? The USAG Rheinland-Pfalz Family & MWR is hosting a program called “Baumholder Did you Know?” This exciting program is designed to help newcomers explore all the Family & MWR programs available in Baumholder, such as service centers, childcare, education, library, recreation, sports and fitness, hospitality, social […]
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