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KMC Blotter – September 24, 2021

September 6 8:58 a.m.: Seized USAREUR license plate in Vogelweh Family Housing Area 10:30 a.m.: Major traffic collision in Ramstein-Miesenbach 1 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Kaiserslautern September 7 Nothing significant to report September 8 7:06 p.m.: Operating USAREUR-plated vehicle without insurance in Neunkirchen September 9 3:41 p.m.: Traffic collision/fleeing […]

September 24, 2021 ×

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SecState visits Ramstein AB

SecState visits Ramstein AB

September 17, 2021 ×

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Commentary: A message from 86 AW commander

Commentary: A message from 86 AW commander

Team Ramstein, Today marks the 20th Anniversary of September 11th 2001 — a tragic day in our history that we will never forget. For two decades, uniformed members and their families have recognized a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m. when American Airlines Flight 11 flew into the North Tower. […]

September 17, 2021 ×

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Commentary: A message from 86 AW commander

Commentary: A message from 86 AW commander

To all service members, families, and friends of the greater Ramstein area – For three weeks, we have conducted one of the most consequential and expansive humanitarian missions in the history of the United States. Since Aug. 20 more than 200 flights and 35,000 Afghan evacuees have arrived at Ramstein […]

September 10, 2021 ×

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Dynamic Front 21 Phase 2 to take place in Turkey

Dynamic Front 21 Phase 2 to take place in Turkey

U.S. Army Europe and Africa will conduct the second and final phase of Dynamic Front 21 with approximately 600 participants from 3 nations, Sept. 5-20, at Polatli Training Area, Turkey. The live-fire portion of the exercise will take place Sept. 14-17. Dynamic Front 21 is a 7th Army Training Command-led, […]

September 10, 2021 ×

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KMC Blotter – September 10, 2021

August 30 2:44 a.m.: Driving under the influence in Ramstein-Miesenbach August 31 9:39 p.m.: Driving under the influence/major traffic collision in Weilerbach September 1 9:27 a.m.: Major traffic collision on A6-E50 towards Saabruecken 6:31 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Huetschenhausen 6:42 p.m.: Major traffic collision in Landstuhl September 2 Nothing […]

September 10, 2021 ×

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DAF announces mandatory COVID-19 vaccine implementation guidelines for Airmen, Guardians

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall directed the COVID-19 vaccine implementation guidelines for Department of the Air Force total force military members Sept. 3, in accordance with the Secretary of Defense mandate last month. The service implementation plan requires Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by […]

September 10, 2021 ×

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405 AFSB to establish facilities for 4,200 more Afghan evacuees in Germany, Kosovo

405 AFSB to establish facilities for 4,200 more Afghan evacuees in Germany, Kosovo

Evacuees from Afghanistan began arriving in Kaiserslautern this week as part of Operation Allies Refuge. Initially, the Deployment Processing Center at Rhine Ordnance Barracks — configured to accommodate just over 2,200 people — was activated to support the arriving Afghan evacuees, but thanks to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade’s […]

September 3, 2021 ×

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Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III on end of American war in Afghanistan

Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III on end of American war in Afghanistan

Today, we completed the U.S. military evacuation of civilians and the removal of all U.S. forces from Afghanistan. I am deeply saddened that, in the course of this historic evacuation mission, we lost 13 of our own, along with so many others who were killed and wounded days ago by […]

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DOD building capacity to support up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees

DOD building capacity to support up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees

As part of Operation Allies Refuge, the Defense Department is building capacity to house up to 50,000 Afghan evacuees on seven different military installations across the United States. “The request for assistance from the State Department specifically requested that the Department of Defense provide culturally appropriate food, water, bedding, religious […]

September 3, 2021 ×