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Features, News

New moms at LRMC have more privacy, enhanced experience

New moms at LRMC have more privacy, enhanced experience

by Landstuhl Regional Medical Center Public Affairs

Moms who give birth at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center will now have an even more comfortable and relaxing space as renovations in the Mother Baby Unit have been completed. One major update was building two additions onto the existing 1953 hospital building, creating space in six of the 10 rooms […]

February 8, 2018 ×

News, Schools

Kaiserslautern Middle School student wins $1,500 Exchange gift card for academic achievement

Kaiserslautern Middle School student wins $1,500 Exchange gift card for academic achievement

Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs

For the second-place winner of the Army & Air Force Exchange Service’s worldwide You Made the Grade sweepstakes, the Kaiserslautern Military Community isn’t just a place to live – it’s an opportunity to broaden horizons. Aaron Perez, a seventh-grader at Kaiserslautern Middle School, received his prize, a $1,500 Exchange gift […]

February 8, 2018 ×

Features, News

NASA study supported by 721st AMOG

NASA study supported by 721st AMOG

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

The 721st Air Mobility Opera­tions Group provided aircraft ground ­service support to the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center and to the German Aerospace Agency as they performed a study on biofuels from Jan. 17 to 19 on Ramstein Air Base. According to NASA, the […]

February 1, 2018 ×

Features, News

Garrison fire department wins 4 awards

Garrison fire department wins 4 awards

by Mary Ann Davis
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz
Installation Management Command Directorate

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Directorate of Emergency Services Fire Department was recognized for its professionals and superior performance when it received four annual awards from Installation Management Command-Europe. USAG RP competed against six garrisons to win IMCOM-Europe’s Civilian Firefighter, Fire Officer, Fire Prevention Program and Fire Department of the Year. […]

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News

21ST TSC tax service opens for business

by Doug Magill
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

21st Theater Sustainment Command members now have a new option for having their taxes prepared. The 21st TSC tax centers will open Monday and be open through the end of April. The Kaiserslautern office is located at Room 101 in Bldg. 3210 on Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern. The service is […]

February 1, 2018 ×

Features, News

Frau Vodde retires from German Kantine after 40 years of service

Frau Vodde retires from German Kantine after 40 years of service

by Airman 1st Class Savannah L. Waters
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

After 40 years of service to the Kaiserslautern Military Community, Marie-Luise Vodde, operator of the German Kantine on Ramstein Air Base, retired Dec. 2017. The German Kantine was contractually sponsored by the 86th Mission Support Group. In cooperation with the German Works Council, Frau Vodde offered wholesome, value-priced, authentic German […]

February 1, 2018 ×

News

Ramstein Northside Post Office changes hours

Ramstein Northside Post Office changes hours

by 86th Communications Squadron

Effective next week, the Ramstein Northside Post Office will implement changes to its opening hours to better serve their customers in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. These adjustments are an effort to improve customer service based on analysis of 120 days of customer throughput data. Monday to Thursday hours remain 9 […]

February 1, 2018 ×

Blotter, News

KMC Blotter — Feb. 2, 2018

January 22 2:25 p.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in Rodenbach January 24 8:44 a.m.: Operating a vehicle with a cancelled registration on Vogelweh Family Housing 11:20 a.m.: Allowing a non-USAREUR licensed person to operate a USAREUR-plated vehicle on Landstuhl Post January 25 9:38 p.m.: House break in on […]

February 1, 2018 ×

News

Take Note — Feb. 2, 2018

New process, new hours The Ramstein Visitor Control Center recently changed processes on issuing passes. The VCC now issues passes with a scannable barcode. These passes are valid for one to three days and may be used at any KMC Air Force or KMC Army installation. Any request longer than […]

February 1, 2018 ×

News

Traffic circle to open Feb. 17

by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Public Affairs Office

The L369 traffic circle, the main feature of the ongoing phased L369 roadwork project, will open three months ahead of schedule on Feb. 17. Although the traffic circle will be open in February, construction will continue along L369 and the Ramstein Air Base approach to the circle through Nov. 2019. […]

February 1, 2018 ×