News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey,
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are expected to announce the
lifting of the direct combat exclusion rule for women in the military, a
senior defense official said Thursday.
U.S. Air Force officials released new regulations in the evaluations Air
Force instruction. These changes were directed by the Air Force
Personnel Center headquarters and went into effect Jan. 2.
The Air Force Information Dominance Outstanding Information Assurance
Element went to the 86th Airlift Wing Information Assurance Office Jan.
7.
A slapstick newcomers video and a look at Baumholder’s past, present and future set an upbeat tone at the U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder personnel assembly Jan. 16.
CORRECTION A report of a possible possession and trafficking of a controlled substance was made at the Vogelweh Bowling Alley Jan. 11, and not at the Vogelweh Commissary, as printed in last week’s KA. JAN. 15 1:07 a.m.: An Eagle Eyes report of suspicious activity was reported to security forces. […]
Correction In last week’s Kaiserslautern American an article incorrectly stated that Detachment 4 of the 2nd Air Postal Squadron won the Air Force Outstanding Aerial Mail Terminal award as the best postal unit in the Air Force. The winner was actually Detachment 1 at Frankfurt. Community forum U.S. Army Garrison […]
Team Ramstein will transition from its current version of LeaveWeb to an upgraded version, LeaveWeb 4.0, Feb. 25.
The New Year provides an opportunity to reflect on past achievements and
focus our priorities in 2013. The 86th Airlift Wing and Team Ramstein
had a monumental year in 2012.
Elements of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command assisted the 838th
Transportation Battalion out of Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern with
the off-load of nearly 50 Army helicopters and associated components
from a cargo ship at the port here, Jan. 17.
Last updated: 04/30/2026
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