News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
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 […]
Karneval, Fastnacht, Fasching Eleven is the magic number when it comes to Karneval, also known as Fasching or Fastnacht. The eleventh day of the eleventh month, the eleventh hour and eleventh minute of the year mark the beginning of the “fifth season” as Germans and fans of the colorful and […]
Seven members of the 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron conducted an infrastructure assessment at Andreas Papandreou Air Base, Cyprus, Jan. 22.
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz hosted its quarterly employee awards and recognition ceremony at the Kazabra Club on Pulaski Barracks, Jan. 24. The event served as a celebration of the garrison’s employees who have committed themselves to a life of service, providing an opportunity for leadership to honor and recognize the […]
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Maintenance Group, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 721st Aerial Port Squadron and the 758th Airlift Squadron offload a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft wing for the first time ever at Ramstein Air Base, Jan. 25.
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