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Lt. Gen. Richard M. Clark, 3rd Air Force commander, speaks to service members and their families during the Air Force Ball at the officers’ club Sept. 23 on Ramstein. Clark’s speech incorporated the number 70, in reference to the 70th birthday of the Air Force.

Ramstein celebrates Air Force’s 70th birthday

Story and photos by Senior Airman Devin Boyer
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

More than 600 Ramstein members attended the Air Force ball at the officers’ club to celebrate the Air Force’s 70th birthday and the 65th anniversary of the base, Sept. 23. Airmen commemorate the history and heritage of the Air Force in this longstanding tradition while building a sense of camaraderie […]

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A worker performs maintenance work on a public announcement system Aug. 8 on Ramstein. Public announcement loudspeakers are used on installations throughout the Air Force as a way to notify the public of various emergencies and exercises.

Ramstein to conduct several Giant Voice tests

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

The 86th Communications Squad-ron is scheduled to conduct several tests of its “Giant Voice” capability at Air Force installations across the Kaiserslautern Military Community next week.  All 18 loudspeakers will be tested Monday. Once each loudspeaker starts, the test may last for up to an hour. Each system will play […]

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KMC Blotter — Sept. 29, 2017

Sept. 18 5:11 a.m.: Major vehicle accident with injuries on Ramstein 8:25 a.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in Weilerbach 10:01 a.m.: Theft from an unsecured motor vehicle in Weilerbach 10:43 a.m.: Fleeing the scene of a minor traffic accident in Kaiserslautern 11 a.m.: Theft from a motor vehicle […]

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Take Note — Sept. 29, 2017

Office closures The KMC Housing Office as well as the Furnishings Management Section will be closed today due to an office function. The 86th Airlift Wing Judge Advocate Legal Office in Bldg. 2137 on Ramstein will close at noon today due to an official function. Dental Appreciation Day Army Retiree […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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