News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Sgt. 1st Class Isaac Lewis is used to hearing his wife, Christina, singing at home and at karaoke. Listening to her sing online this week, as the U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz finalist at Operation Rising Star, was something entirely new.
Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.
Members of the 721st Aerial Port Squadron, assigned to the 521st Air Mobility Wing stationed at Ramstein, handle the delivery and shipment of everything from munitions, aircraft parts, medical supplies and ration pallets to registered mail. Even though they handle many high-priority items, their most important job is also their hardest.
Gen. Frank Gorenc, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and U.S. Air Forces Africa commander, and USAFE-AFAFRICA Command Chief Master Sgt. James Davis visited the 86th Airlift Wing for an immersion tour Dec. 2 to see firsthand the capabilities the wing brings to the command.
The Joint Hometown News Service, part of the Defense Media Activity here, is partnering this year with SiriusXM Radio to enable service members worldwide to send holiday greetings to loved ones back home.
People following the news for Army-related topics have plenty to choose from these days, with troop reductions, Afghanistan and the budget sequester only scratching the surface.
Soldiers from the 7th Civil Support Command and the 21st Theater Sustainment Command gathered in the Kaiserslautern Community Activity Center on Daenner Kaserne Nov. 19 to 21 to conduct quarterly foreign consequence management
training.
Eligible officers wanting to become Air Force lawyers can submit applications for the Funded Legal Education Program and Excess Leave Program between Jan. 1 and March 1.
The Angel Tree program started once again as the Ramstein Airman & Family Readiness Center and the First Sergeants Council crowned this year’s tree.
Last updated: 07/31/2026
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