News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
The 2020 recommended holiday season mailing dates for Air Force customers assigned to the European theater are: USPS Retail Ground/Space Available Mail – Nov. 27 First Class Mail/Priority Mail – Dec. 11 Priority Mail Express Military Service – Dec. 18 These dates are for mail originating in Europe and destined […]
As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, Air Force Recruiting Service continues to find innovative ways to overcome obstacles. In conjunction with the Air Force’s Personnel Center, an electronic version of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test is now available for the first time ever. “The electronic Air Force Officer Qualifying Test […]
CHILOQUIN, Ore. (AFNS) — Kingsley Field firefighters returned from helping a neighboring community fight a wildland fire, Sept. 21. In the late evening of Sept. 7, the Kingsley Field Fire Department, part of the 173rd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard, received a dispatch call for assistance for […]
September 21 3:30 a.m.: Seized USAREUR plates for failure to re-register in Kaiserslautern 7:55 a.m.: Major traffic collision in Kaiserslautern 8:58 a.m.: Major traffic collision at Glan-Münchweiler exit 5:06 p.m.: Theft in Kaiserslautern September 22 9:17 a.m.: Theft in Landstuhl 7:15 p.m.: Major traffic collision between Gambacher Kreuz and junction […]
Department of the Air Force officials announced a $3,750 military tuition assistance cap per fiscal year that will go into effect for college courses beginning Oct. 1. Previously, military tuition assistance limits were $4,500 per fiscal year, but adjustments were required to ensure the program remains fully available and fiscally […]
SIAULIAI AIR BASE, Lithuania — Soldiers assigned to 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, along with air defense forces from nine other NATO countries, participated in Tobruq Legacy 2020 from Sep. 14 to 25 in Siauliai Air Base, Lithuania. Tobruq Legacy 20 is a biennial exercise designed to enhance […]
United States Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz is the best garrison in Europe. Five installations, one from each directorate of the Installation Management Command, have been named IMCOM Directorates Best Garrison 2019, with USAG Rheinland-Pfalz selected for Europe. “It doesn’t surprise me at all,” said USAG RP commander Col. Vance Klosinski. “In […]
Official physical fitness assessments across the Department of the Air Force will resume Jan. 1, 2021, officials announced Sept. 16. To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, testing has been delayed from October to January, […]
Allied and partner fighter and support aircraft took to the skies the morning of September 21 to start their training flights in the Baltic region. Italian Eurofighters took off from Šiauliai, Lithuania and were joined by Portuguese and Polish F-16s flying in from Poland to conduct aerial combat drills in […]
Leadership recognized the accomplishments of the 86th Maintenance Group and 86th Civil Engineer Group in refurbishing an RF-4C Phantom II aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Sept. 17.
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