• KMCC energy initiatives to save $15M

    The Kaiserslautern Military Community Center recently started "Phase II" of a cost-saving energy initiative that will save at least $15 million over the course of the building's life.Phase I consisted of removing redundant and unnecessary lighting in and around the KMCC coxplex. "We've already

  • Breast-feeding: Taboo topic? Not for long

    "It's all too often that breast-feeding is frowned upon in society, when in actuality, it should be praised," said Rene Drake, Ramstein's Mom2Mom program coordinator.This August is National Breast-feeding Awareness month, the first week of which is World Breast-feeding Week. Several organizations

  • Preparation underway for Jump Week 2011

    Preparation is underway for Jump Week 2011 as the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing prepares for the arrival of more than 250 static line parachutists plus some high altitude low opening parachutists August 7.Jump Week, scheduled for July 8-10, involves eight countries and more than six mission

  • Team Ramstein ropes eight awards

    Airmen from Team Ramstein recently competed in the 2011 Air Mobility Command RODEO competition at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., July 24 to 29, bringing home 10 percent of the 80 total awards given to competitors. The week-long mobility readiness competition brought together more than 150 teams

  • Vikings challenge through weather

    The unpredictable German weather didn't stop the more than 100 teams that participated in this year's Viking Challenge at the Pulaski Park track July 29.The Viking Challenge was held to raise money for the Fisher House located by the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center and other organizations

  • Northside Post Office temporary move, return

    If you are one of the more than 10,000 servicemembers and dependents who were used to picking up their mail at the Northside Post Office, building 426, you may have found yourself annoyed 1 July having to lug the kids and packages to and from the parking lot to the old Base Exchange. On 30 June post

  • Polish, American sister wings celebrate 1-year anniversary

    The 86th Airlift Wing commander visited Poland's 3rd Airlift Wing at Powidz Air Base Tuesday, marking the one-year anniversary of the "sister wing" relationship between the two units.The wings began working closely in 2008, when the Polish air force first entertained the idea of vastly improving

  • Ramstein East Gate closure, construction schedule

    The Ramstein East Gate is scheduled to be closed from July 1 at 8 p.m.through July 5 at 4 a.m. The closure will mark the beginning of an ongoing, dynamic construction project on county road L369 scheduled between July 1 and Aug. 14. The project will significantly impact traffic to and from the

  • Air Force Chief of Staff speaks on diversity at NAACP dinner

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz spoke about the importance of diversity at the NAACP's Annual Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Awards Dinner here July 26. The banquet was one of several events held in conjunction with the group's annual convention and coincided with the 63rd

  • KMC members row the Rhine

    Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community were given the opportunity to participate in Race Across the Rhine, a month-long rowing competition here July 1 through 31.Spanning the length of the Rhine River, participants were required to row a total of 5,000 meters at the Northside, Southside

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