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Fire Emergency Services support Fire Prevention Week

Fire Emergency Services support Fire Prevention Week

Courtesy of KMC Fire Emergency Services

KMC Fire Emergency Services will kick off Fire Prevention Week with a parade through Ramstein Military Family Housing at 10:15 a.m. Oct. 7. Immediately following the parade they will continue with a variety of festivities at the Fire Department Open House from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Fire Station […]

September 28, 2017 ×

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So you are in-processed and have found a home — now what?

So you are in-processed and have found a home — now what?

by Staff Sgt. J. Smith
86th Airlift Wing

A new initiative called “Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz!” provides information on resources available to U.S. service members.

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21st TSC Best Culinary Warrior named

21st TSC Best Culinary Warrior named

Story and photos by Brittany Jones
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Soldiers from across the 21st Theater Sustainment Command Dining Facility footprint competed for the title of 21st TSC Culinary Warrior of the Year, Sept. 8, at the Clock Tower Cafe on Kleber Kaserne.

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Retired Air Force Col. Kenneth Cordier, a former Vietnam prisoner of war (1966 to 1973), and Col. Matthew Villella, 435th Air Expeditionary Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing vice commander, place the POW/MIA memorial wreath Sept. 15 on Ramstein’s River Rats memorial. According to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, there are no more than 82,000 military members unaccounted for from past conflicts, 1,600 from Vietnam alone.

Ramstein recognizes National POW/MIA Day

Story and photos by Senior Airman Jimmie D. Pike
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Members of Ramstein Air Base came together at the Ramstein Officers’ Club for a luncheon and wreath laying ceremony to observe National Prisoners Of War/Missing In Action Recognition Day on Sept. 15. National POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday of September each year and, though first recognized […]

September 21, 2017 ×

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Sabine Allen, graphic designer and spouse of Army Staff Sgt. Anthony Allen, Religious Service Office noncommissioned officer in charge at Kleber Kaserne, uses her drawing tablet at her home Sept. 13 on Vogelweh. Allen recently won the 86th Force Support Squadron Continuous Process Improvement office and Innovation Program’s logo contest.

KMC spouse wins CPI office logo contest

by Airman 1st Class Devin M. Rumbaugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

A military spouse from the Kaiserslautern Military Community won the 86th Force Support Squadron Continuous Process Improvement office and Innovation Program logo contest held from July 10 to Aug. 10. The contest involved combining the idea of innovation with the 86th Airlift Wing into a single logo. “We needed a […]

September 21, 2017 ×

Blotter, News

KMC Blotter — Sept. 22, 2017

Sept. 11 3:56 a.m.: Drunken operation of vehicle and fleeing the scene of a major traffic accident on A-63 near Goellheim 2:45 p.m.: Assault and larceny of private property in Reuschbach Sept. 13 3:44 p.m.: Major traffic collision with injuries and disabling damages in Ellenberg Sept. 14 9:55 a.m.: Major […]

September 21, 2017 ×

Features, News

Take Note — Sept. 22, 2017

A6 interchange closes Due to street repair works, autobahn A6 will be reduced to just one lane near Einsiedlerhof direction Kaiserslautern/Mann-heim Oct. 7. Interchange Kaisers-lautern-Einsiedlerhof direction Mann-heim/Kaisers–lautern will totally close to traffic from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. Motorists cannot exit at Einsiedlerhof coming from Saarbruecken, and they cannot drive […]

September 21, 2017 ×

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No ordinary dog

No ordinary dog

Story and photos by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Ramstein welcomed a new canine candidate to its 86th Security Forces Squadron military working dog team. Orca is a two-year-old German shepherd who is currently being evaluated to see if he has what it takes to become a permanent team member at Ramstein.

September 21, 2017 ×

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A base in a box: 86th MMS keeps Air Force ready for action

A base in a box: 86th MMS keeps Air Force ready for action

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

Somewhere in the Luxembourg countryside, armed guards keep watch over a compound of non-descript warehouses and storage containers. Each warehouse in the facility holds a different surprise, but those coming in will find that most of these treasures are kept hidden under lock and key.

September 21, 2017 ×

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ROB UTAP changes to appointment-only system

ROB UTAP changes to appointment-only system

Story and photo by Erinn Burgess
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Installation Management Command Directorate

The Utility Tax Avoidance Program saves military members and civilian employees thousands of dollars annually, and now the program wants to save patrons time too. Beginning Oct. 1, services will be offered only at the Rhine Ordnance Barracks VAT Office and only by appointment. Up until now, registration has been […]

September 21, 2017 ×