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LRMC COVID-19 testing exceeds 50K

LRMC COVID-19 testing exceeds 50K

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center recently exceeded 50,000 COVID-19 tests in its effort to slow the spread of the virus overseas. Starting in February, LRMC’s Infectious Diseases Laboratory began testing for COVID-19 utilizing the Real-Time Reverse Transcriptase Diagnostic Panel, becoming the only U.S. military medical treatment facility in Europe with diagnostic […]

November 13, 2020 ×

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Call for Innovation Rodeo ideas nears Dec. 1 deadline

Call for Innovation Rodeo ideas nears Dec. 1 deadline

With less than a month to go in their annual call-for-topics campaign, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is still looking for innovative ideas with potential to change the Air Force. “If you have an idea that will help the Air Force deliver installation and mission support capabilities, […]

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SAPRO Director pledges ‘Zero Tolerance’ for sexual assault, harassment

The new director of the Defense Department’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office hit the ground running after being in the field for many years and hearing firsthand service members’ concerns about sexual assault and harassment. “Major General Coward’s leadership experience over his distinguished career will bring a critical perspective […]

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Commentary

Three questions for your journey

Three questions for your journey

I have the privilege of meeting with Airmen every day. Sometimes it is for joyful events such as promotions or awards, but other times it is for more deliberate counseling or course corrections. Whatever the circumstance, I find that the conversation eventually evolves to the point where I ask some […]

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Community, News

Virtual town hall prepares community for “lockdown light”

Virtual town hall prepares community for “lockdown light”

After a recent spike in COVID-19 cases across Europe, German officials implemented month-long measures Nov. 2 to ward off another wave. To bring clarity to the new regulations, 86th Airlift Wing commander Brig. Gen. Josh Olson and Command Chief Hope Skibitsky hosted a virtual town hall via the Ramstein Official […]

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News

New spectrum strategy reveals DOD’s plan to master airwaves

New spectrum strategy reveals DOD’s plan to master airwaves

Short of face-to-face conversation, wired internet or telephone land lines — a mystery to many young Americans — nearly every form of communication the Defense Department uses today, especially on the battlefield, is wireless. Some U.S. adversaries are working very hard to cut off that form of communication. Last week, […]

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Health, News

Medical Minute

Medical Minute

As many of you are hopefully aware, Germany implemented increased restrictions nationwide due to the rising COVID-19 case counts. In the local area, the case count doubled in the past month compared to the previous seven months, and Ramstein Air Base is also experiencing an increase in cases. There is […]

November 6, 2020 ×

Blotter

KMC Blotter

October 26 4:24 p.m.: Major traffic collision on A6, adjacent to Friesen October 27 11:15 a.m.: Theft of a motor vehicle in Kaiserslautern October 28 12:54 p.m.: Damage to private property in Terminal 1 parking garage, Frankfurt International Airport 3:15 p.m.: Damage to private property in Kapaun Air Station 5:45 […]

November 6, 2020 ×

Blotter

KMC Blotter

October 19 7:58 p.m.: Communicating a threat in Mehlingen October 20 12:36 a.m.: Operating a vehicle with expired registration in Ramstein-Miesenbach October 21 2:10 a.m.: Driving under the influence in Ramstein-Miesenbach October 22 11:11 a.m.: Theft from a motor vehicle in Kaiserslautern 12:05 p.m.: Major vehicle collision in Schwedelbach 1:27 […]

October 30, 2020 ×

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The commander of U.S. Strategic Command, Navy Adm. Charles A. "Chas" Richard, provides an update on the command's mission and readiness during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sept. 14, in the Pentagon Press Briefing Room, Washington, D.C. Photo by Lisa Ferdinando

DOD must rethink, prioritize strategic deterrence

Navy Adm. Charles “Chas” A. Richard, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command, spoke virtually in a keynote address to the International Security at the Nuclear Nexus seminar hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

October 30, 2020 ×