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Take command with TRICARE changes: Enrollments shifting from fiscal to calendar year starting in January 2018

provided by TRICARE communications

FALLS CHURCH, Va. — Starting Jan. 1, 2018, cost changes for TRICARE benefits transition from a fiscal year period to a calendar year period. “Changing from a fiscal year (Oct. 1 – Sept. 30) to a calendar year (Jan. 1 – Dec. 31) makes the TRICARE benefit consistent with civilian […]

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86th MDG leadership visits Homburg Medical University

86th MDG leadership visits Homburg Medical University

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

HOMBURG, Germany — Leadership from the 86th Medical Group and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center visited Saarland University Medical Center in Homburg, Germany, Nov. 9, in order to strengthen partnership and exchange information with German medical practitioners.

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KMC Blotter — Dec. 1

Nov. 13 8:01 a.m.: Major traffic collision with injuries in Landstuhl 11:10 a.m.: Theft of an unsecured motor vehicle in Siegelbach 1:14 p.m.: Operating an unregistered/uninsured vehicle, operating a vehicle without a USAREUR license and larceny in Ramstein-Miesenbach 5:24 p.m.: Fleeing the scene of a minor traffic collision on Rhine […]

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Take Note — Dec. 1, 2017

New office hours Starting Monday, customer hours of the Furnishings Management Section will be as follows: 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays, and 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Fridays. Estate Claims Anyone having claims on or obligations to the estate of Senior Airman Edward Hidbrader, assigned to the […]

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USO, military leaders thank KMC

USO, military leaders thank KMC

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Leaders from the Army and Air Force joined forces with the United Service Organizations to thank military members in the Kaiserslautern Military Community with an event Nov. 18 on Vogelweh Military Complex.

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French students tour Ramstein Air Base

French students tour Ramstein Air Base

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3D Month: Sobering facts about impaired driving

3D Month: Sobering facts about impaired driving

by Mary Davis
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs Office

Many people celebrate the holiday season at Christmas markets, local festivals and parties, but driving to or from these festivities can be dangerous because of impaired drivers.

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The Angel Tree:  Giving back to the community

The Angel Tree: Giving back to the community

Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community First Sergeant’s Council kicked off the annual Angel Tree event at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center on Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 14. The Angel Tree is an American custom where people can take an angel off a displayed Christmas tree and give monetary donations […]

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French town dedicates WWII Memorial to 103rd Infantry

French town dedicates WWII Memorial to 103rd Infantry

Story and Photos by Sgt. 1st Class John Freese
7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs Office

SCHERWILLER, France — On Nov. 11, the people of this Alsatian community near the German border honored American Army veterans of World War II who served with the 103rd Infantry Division. The unit liberated the town from the Nazis on Dec. 1, 1944.

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An En-route Patient Staging volunteer helps guide a medical bus on the flightline Oct. 26 on Ramstein Air Base. Patients remain on the bus until accommodations on the plane are ideal for travel.

ERPSF helps injured service members soar home

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

The En-route Patient Staging Flight bussed injured service members for a routine patient transfer Oct. 26 from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center to Ramstein Air Base.

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