News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
During Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, our Nation celebrates the diversity of cultures, breadth of achievement, and remarkable contributions of these communities; of brave immigrants who, motivated by the promise of possibilities, picked up their lives and found new homes here; of native peoples who have […]
The Defense Department has announced updates to the adjustment process for the overseas cost-of-living allowance, which is aimed at creating financial predictability for service members stationed outside of the continental U.S. Under the policy announced yesterday, reductions in OCOLA resulting from changes in cost-of-living and currency fluctuations will be implemented […]
More than 150 Soldiers from the Arkansas Army National Guard’s 39th Infantry Brigade Combat Team took charge of the Joint Multinational Training Group – Ukraine during a transfer of authority ceremony on April 28. The 39th IBCT Soldiers, collectively known as Task Force Bowie, will ensure the combat effectiveness of […]
The 405th Army Field Support Battalion – Germany, 405th Army Field Support Brigade issues High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems to 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment from the Michigan National Guard here on May 6 in preparation for Defender 2023. “Our mission here is to provide HIMARS and a battalion […]
Members of the 86th Medical Group triage and treat simulated patients during exercise Ready Eagle II at Ramstein Air Base. These types of exercises improve emergency preparedness, response time, and identify areas of improvement.
The Defense Department remains actively engaged with the State Department in monitoring the security situation in Sudan, said Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder during a news conference at the Pentagon today. Ryder underscored the close work between the two agencies in planning and preparing for the evacuation of U.S. […]
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin lll met with NATO counterparts and leaders from over 40 other nations at Ramstein Air Base to discuss both the current and future defense needs of Ukraine.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III has told his Swedish counterpart he hopes that Sweden will get NATO membership before the summer. On the first day of a four-day trip to Sweden and Germany, Austin met with Swedish Defense Minister Pal Jonson for a Tuesday morning defense meeting at […]
Nearly 9,000 American troops are expected to participate in the Defender 23 exercise which kicks off April 22, the deputy Pentagon press secretary said today. “This annual, nearly two-month long exercise is focused on the strategic deployment of U.S.-based forces, employment of Army pre-positioned stocks and interoperability with European allies […]
The first port operation of DEFENDER 23 kicked off at Rota, Spain, on April 6, in a joint effort to build and maintain expeditionary forces in Europe. Aviation equipment from 5th Battalion, 159th Regiment General Support Aviation Battalion, an Army Reserve unit out of Fort Eustis, Virginia, was transported into […]
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