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Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Mark Korte
Sgt. 1st Class John Wessely (left), Sgt. 1st Class Mark Korte (center) and Spc. Gabriel Santillanes, all with Company D, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, 7th Mission Support Command, pose for a photo after Wessely and Korte were promoted Jan. 21 at Camp Normandy, France.

7th MSC ‘COHORT’ platoon brothers in arms

by Sgt. 1st Class Matthew Chlosta 7th Mission Support Command Public Affairs

Sgt. 1st Class John Wessely and Sgt. 1st Class Mark Korte were promoted Jan. 21, 2017 — and not by coincidence.

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Sports physical policy changes

Courtesy of Ramstein Public Affairs

Normally, one Saturday in the spring and fall the Ramstein Family Health Clinic hosts an event to mass process students who require sports physicals prior to the deadline for students to sign up for sports. That day would be fast approaching, but with long recommended practices from the American Academy […]

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Community Corner – March 24, 2017

Airman & Family Readiness Center For more information or to sign up for a class, call the Airman & Family Readiness Center at 480-5100. MONDAY » Transition GPS Workshop — Retirees: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., A&FRC » Ramstein Spouses Orientation RSO: 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC TUESDAY » Transition GPS Workshop […]

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Photo by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
Civilian police officer, ZB-6 Vural Arici, 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron training instructor, assists Kawann Short, Carolina Panthers defensive tackle, with protective equipment before a combatives demonstration March 7 on Kapaun. During the visit by the Carolina Panthers, several players and cheerleaders toured units located in the local KMC area.

Ramstein welcomes NFL’s Panthers

by Senior Airman Jonathan Bass 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

As part of a USO campaign to say thank you to service members and their families, players and cheerleaders from the Carolina Panthers flew to Germany and spent March 6 and 7 learning about Ramstein.

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Maj. Corey Carnes, program director, conducts a welcome brief for redeploying Airmen Feb. 2 on Ramstein. The Deployment Transition Center takes redeployers through a four-day re-immersion course, which aims to help them ease back into nondeployed life.

10,000 and counting: DTC here to serve more redeployers

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

The Air Force Deployment Transition Center is continuing to push forth its mission to support the Air Force’s most valuable assets: Airmen.

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Juli Robertson, 86th Force Support Squadron community readiness specialist, and Wesley Yancey, 86 FSS exceptional family member program and family support specialist, place a cake on a booth celebrating the Air Force Aid Society’s 75th anniversary March 10 on Ramstein. Celebrations were held at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center for families to come together in a large forum, and the event reminded people of the many different ways the AFAS helps Airmen and their families.

Celebrating 75 years of Airmen helping others with AFAS

Story and photo by Senior Airman Lane T. Plummer 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Air Force Aid Society celebrated its 75th anniversary March 10 on Ramstein.

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Senior Master Sgt. DeMarcus Tate, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa superintendent of military personnel branch, conducts a briefing during a professional enhancement seminar March 7 on Ramstein. Newly promoted master sergeants met in order to gain additional leadership skills and refresh themselves on what it means to be part of the Air Force's highest enlisted tier.

Senior master sergeant to new SNCOs: ‘Determine your own legacy’

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

Ramstein’s newest senior NCOs gathered March 7 at the 86th Force Support Squadron building on Ramstein in order to gain additional leadership skills and refresh themselves on what it means to be part of the Air Force’s highest enlisted tier.

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KMC Blotter – March 17, 2017

MARCH 6 4:21 p.m.: Theft from a secured motor vehicle in Kaiserslautern. 5:30 p.m.: Fleeing the scene of a minor traffic accident in Olsbruecken. MARCH 8 6 p.m.: Missing child in Wallhalben. MARCH 9 8:40 a.m.: Major traffic accident with injuries and failure to obey a lawful order in Kaiserslautern. […]

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KMC Notices and Events – March 17, 2017

Heroes, horses, hounds Come learn about equine therapy and how service dogs support our military service members. This free retreat, presented by the TBI Clinic at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and Wounded Warrior Project, will be from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Rothenberghof in Kaiserslautern. The event is […]

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What SOFA status means

Courtesy of Ramstein Passport Office

The Kaiserslautern Military Community is the largest American community outside the continental United States, which makes it easy for U.S. military members to forget they are actually a resident of a foreign country. Traveling within Germany and crossing international borders is as easy as crossing from one U.S. state to another. But, most military members have never been stopped by police for a routine check or while driving or boarding an airplane back from Iowa. The following are rules of the military’s Status of Forces Agreement status showing how service members can identify themselves as legal residents of Germany and not as visiting tourists.

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