News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany APRIL 5 8:33 a.m.: Larceny to private property on Ramstein. 11:45 a.m.: Major traffic accident without injuries was reported to KMC law enforcement desk. APRIL 6 11:13 a.m.: Shoplifting on Ramstein. 6:30 p.m.: Major traffic accident without injuries in Landstuhl. 11:30 p.m.: Major traffic accident with injuries and fatalities near […]
As the year rolls into spring, so too will many of the motorcycle riders in the KMC as they come out to enjoy a ride in the warmer weather. In preparation for the increased presence of riders, the 86th Airlift Wing Safety office held a preseason motorcycle-safety briefing April 1 […]
WACKERNHEIM, Germany — Working side by side with the German “Bundeswehr,” which is the German army, and local disaster relief organizations, Army Reserve Soldiers of Charlie Company, 457th Civil Affairs Battalion, headquartered in Kaiserslautern, planned and executed their first multinational training exercise April 2 at the 7th U.S. Army Joint Multinational Training Command training support center in Wiesbaden.
Airmen, families and friends from around the Air Force gathered to bestow U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa’s highest enlisted honor to Gen. Frank Gorenc, USAFE-AFAFRICA commander, during an Order of the Sword induction ceremony April 7 on Ramstein.
Emergency lights illuminate in the cockpit, signaling an engine fire. The pilot knows that if he doesn’t react quickly enough, he could lose that engine midflight.
To generate and employ air mobility, enable theater and strategic airpower, and operate key Air Force power projection platforms, the 86th Airlift Wing often has to send Airmen to various locations throughout Europe.
In an effort to continue to improve Ramstein’s traffic flow and reduce unnecessary congestion, construction at the Ramstein Commissary is scheduled to start Monday.
A CV-22B Osprey assigned to the 7th Special Operations Squadron from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, is parked March 15 on Ramstein. Ramstein provides a hub for transient aircraft to carry out worldwide missions anytime, anywhere.
The Theater Logistics Support Center’s U.S. Army Ammunition Center Europe, working with NATO and several other agencies, completed the first sale of demilitarized small arms ammunition residue, consisting primarily of spent small arms cartridges, in a program that is expected to recoup $5 million or $6 million over the first few years and roughly $500,000 each year thereafter.
Twenty-three allied candidates earned the prestigious Expert Field Medical Badge after a week of grueling testing conducted by U.S. Army Europe and 421st Medical Battalion personnel March 24 in Baumholder.
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