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War debris and blood-soaked sand cover the shore. Naval vessels operating in pairs with nets between them gather bodies from the water. A grim site for Donald Coffey. The aftermath of the invasion was the first thing he saw when arriving to the beach front in Normandy, France, 73 years ago. The next thing was a half-track striking an underwater mine and exploding in front of him. The beach free of enemies, but not free of hazards.

Eygelshoven, Netherlands — On June 7, the day that the flag of Montenegro, the newest country, and 29th member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, was hoisted for the first time at NATO headquarters, the leadership team of the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, headquartered on Daenner Kaserne in Kaiserslautern, also hosted an international partnering event. Col. Rodney H. Honeycutt, 405 AFSB commander, Command Sgt. Maj. Mark A. Morgan, 405 AFSB command sergeant major, and Maj. Matthew A. Hedenskoog, commander, AFSBn-BENELUX, 405 AFSB, hosted a 40-member NATO logistics and resources delegation at Battalion Headquarters in Eygelshoven, Netherlands.

WIESBADEN — The 7th Weather Squadron kicked off a weather-related exercise with NATO allies June 12 in Wiesbaden. This is the second year the squadron invited NATO allies for Exercise Cadre Focus and the first year the training took place in Wiesbaden.

I’m often asked by younger Soldiers and Airmen: what was it like serving under don’t ask, don’t tell? My response, “I was an actress.” Every day I lived a double life. I would pretend to be interested in men. When out with co-workers I would flirt with guys who flirted […]

The 86th Medical Group’s Bio-environmental Engineering Flight is pleased to present Ramstein Air Base’s Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report, which is required by Air Force Instruction and mirrors the Consumer Confidence Report required by the EPA in CONUS, is designed to inform you about the excellent water and services we have delivered to you over the past year. The complete report is available at http://www.ramstein.af.mil/Portals/6/documents/2016drinkingwaterqualityreport.pdf.

LIELVARDE AIR BASE, Latvia — A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 86th Airlift Wing roars overhead as a pallet of equipment is pushed from the back, plummeting to the ground before it’s mad decent is softened by the whoosh of a deploying parachute. A strong wind whips […]

The Kaiserslautern Military Community Top 3 members are shaking things up at the Ramstein Airman’s Attic. In Bldg. 2162, by the south-side barber shop, the Ramstein Airman’s Attic is a no cost military thrift shop that offers a variety of uniforms and household items to enlisted members of the KMC. […]