News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
***image1***Rory K. Sweeney, 12, Boy Scout from Troop 69, shows a Christmas tree to Staff Sgt. Timothy J. Payne, 1st Air and Space Communications Squadron, with his 4-year-old daughter, Alyssa, Nov. 26 at the troop’s lot behind the Shoppette on Vogelweh. Ramstein Boy Scout troops and packs are selling trees […]
More than 200 Soldiers and friends gathered Nov. 22 in Mannheim to mourn the death of the first 21st Theater Support Command Soldier from Mannheim to lose his life in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Pfc. Cole William Larsen was killed Nov. 12 in a vehicle accident in Iraq.
WASHINGTON
A new family insurance deduction appearing on Leave and Earnings Statements could have some Soldiers scratching their heads.
***image1***Airman First Class Ryan Rubio and Airman First Class Brandon Paquette, 435th Medical Squadron, and Spc. Antonio Griffin, 23rd Ordnance Company, search for a pick-up point while volunteering for Airman Against Drunk Driving on Kapaun Air Station recently. To help drive KMC members home safely, 1,317 people volunteered this year.
After 300 hours of physical training, weapons and tactics drills, obstacle courses and combat exercises, the nine-person U.S. Air Forces in Europe Defender Challenge team came home with one silver and two bronze medals at the 2004 Defender Challenge competition at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, in October.
***image1***Brig. Gen. Rosanne Bailey, 435th Air Base Wing and KMC commander, adorns the Angel Tree with a topper, kicking off the Angel Tree program at the Ramstein Base Exchange Nov. 12. The program runs through Dec. 10 and donates money for Christmas presents to referred Air Force families.
The Seventh Annual Holiday Spirit Drive happens 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 4 outside the Vogelweh Commissary and the Ramstein PowerZone.
***image1***(Center) Sibylle B. Gray, from Mannheim, passes down a double-crust cherry pie recipe to (left) Angela L. Muden and Ashley R. Ryan during the KMC FlyLadies’ November meeting Saturday at the Daenner Chapel on Daenner Kaserne. Sponsored by the 415th Base Support Battalion’s Chaplain’s Office, the KMC FlyLadies (and FlyGuys) […]
Thanksgiving Day is associated with food, football, family and more food. But most don
Twitter
Facebook
