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Support your community — Volunteer at the Ramstein Bazaar

Support your community — Volunteer at the Ramstein Bazaar

Courtesy of Ramstein Bazaar

Everyone can help give back to the Kaiserslautern Military Community by volunteering at the Ramstein Bazaar. The Ramstein Bazaar is not only the world’s largest military bazaar, it is also an amazing fundraising event. Each year, proceeds from the Ramstein Bazaar are distributed throughout the community. Last year’s Bazaar raised […]

August 9, 2018 ×

News

‘Best European Defenders’ compete for title

‘Best European Defenders’ compete for title

Story and photos by Capt. Robert Durr
10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command Public Affairs

Fourteen soldiers from the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command tested their skills, knowledge and stamina during the 2018 Best Warrior Competition on Smith Barracks July 23-26. The winners will represent the 10th AAMDC at the U.S. Army Europe’s Best Warrior Competition and compete against U.S. Army units from […]

August 9, 2018 ×

Health, News

New top enlisted advisor joins LRMC

New top enlisted advisor joins LRMC

by Stacy M. Sanning
Regional Health Command Europe

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center welcomed its new command sergeant major during an assumption of responsibility ceremony with Command Sgt. Maj. Thurman Reynolds taking the helm Aug. 1 at the Landstuhl Fitness Center. Reynolds is the new senior enlisted leader for LRMC, the largest U.S. hospital outside the United States, which […]

August 9, 2018 ×

News

5th EAMS teams up with 521st AMOW maintainers during C-17 engine swap

5th EAMS teams up with 521st AMOW maintainers during C-17 engine swap

Story and photos by
Staff Sgt. Christopher Stoltz
386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs

SOUTHWEST ASIA — The 5th Expe­ditionary Air Mobility Squadron recently teamed up with the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group from Ramstein Air Base to replace an engine on a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia. The engine swap, which took less than one day to […]

August 9, 2018 ×

Features, News

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visits Ramstein

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force visits Ramstein

Story and photos by
Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Who are we? It’s a simple question that required a more complex answer. During an all-call with Ramstein enlisted personnel, an Airman grabbed the microphone, concerned with our Air Force identity — and asked a question. We’re adopting a new uniform, the Airman said. We’ve had several over the course […]

August 2, 2018 ×

Features, News

Thracian Summer 18 wraps up in Bulgaria

Thracian Summer 18 wraps up in Bulgaria

Story and photos by
Staff Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

PLOVDIV, Bulgaria — Three C-130J Super Hercules aircraft and more than 60 personnel deployed to Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from Ramstein Air Base for Thracian Summer 18 returned home July 22. During the 12-day forward training deployment, the 37th Airlift Squadron facilitated training to improve interoperability with NATO allies from Bulgaria. The […]

August 2, 2018 ×

Blotter, News

KMC Blotter — August 3, 2018

July 23 9:05 p.m.: House break-in in Bruchmuehlbach-Miesau July 24 5:58 a.m.: Theft from a secured motor vehicle in Kaiserslautern 5:58 a.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in Kaiserslautern 2:15 p.m.: Theft from a secured motor vehicle in Amsterdam, Netherlands 3:24 p.m.: Damage to private property on Rhine Ordnance […]

August 2, 2018 ×

News

Take Note — August 3, 2018

L369 construction zone/lane closure Electrical line work will be taking place on the L369 from Aug. 6 t 20. The construction zone will be centered on the bend of L369 near the Auto Recycling Center, between the Ramstein East and LVIS Gates. During this time, traffic will be limited to […]

August 2, 2018 ×

Features, News

521st AMOW Airmen assist in keeping mission moving

521st AMOW Airmen assist in keeping mission moving

by U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center

Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey — A team of en-route maintenance Airmen recently converged from multiple locations to respond as part of a Maintenance Recovery Team, returning a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft back to the mobility fleet from a forward deployed location in Southwest Asia. Maintenance professionals identified repairs to […]

August 2, 2018 ×

News

SAPR Safe Helpline: Anonymous, confidential, secure, better

SAPR Safe Helpline: Anonymous, confidential, secure, better

by Airman 1st Class Kristof J. Rixmann
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

A new update to the Safe Helpline website and app was launched for survivors of sexual assault, their loved ones, or anyone within the Department of Defense community on July 5. Updates to the website include additional security features, self-care activities, and information, all while keeping the same features that […]

July 26, 2018 ×