• Vaccines: more than just a one-time deal

    With the beginning of the school year right around the corner and flu season starting in October, there is no better time than now to get vaccinated. That is why the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention recognizes August as National Immunization Awareness Month. But awareness doesn't stop

  • Medical group offers advice on H1N1 treatment, prevention

    With approximately 40,000 H1N1 cases in the United States and more than 1,400 in Germany, it is no surprise there are confirmed H1N1 cases within the KMC. The KMC medical community continues to test sick patients with influenza-like symptoms with confirmatory results taking a few days. Since its

  • Sembach clinic customers to move to Ramstein

    Members of Team Ramstein will soon be seeing some new faces at the medical clinic when the Sembach Annex Medical Clinic closes. Military members and their families assigned to the Sembach clinic for care will be transferred to Ramstein Sept. 1 upon closure. The Air Force continues to find ways to

  • 3rd AF welcomes new commander

    Lt. Gen. Frank Gorenc assumed command of 3rd Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe's component numbered air force charged to support U.S. European Command, in a ceremony at Ramstein Monday. General Gorenc, last served as director of air and space operations, headquarters Air Combat Command, Langley

  • Portal to AF past found at Frankfurt Airport

    Almost 13 years ago, members of the 626th Air Mobility Support Squadron at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, left their mark when they created and buried a time capsule. Fast forward to present day. Rhein-Main is closed and the Frankfurt Airport is undergoing construction for cargo buildings where the

  • Airman witnesses daughter's birth via webcam

    Airmen take pride in the electronic devices that allow them to listen to their favorite music, see distant targets or identify the movements of an enemy force. But one Airman assigned here used modern technology recently to witness something a little different and a lot more personal. Tech. Sgt.

  • Five NATO countries take part in Jump Week

    Five NATO countries including Germany, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands and the United States participated in airborne jump operations during International Jump Week Aug. 9 thru 14. Parachuting out of the back of a C-130 Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron here, more than 250 paratroopers guided

  • They've done it, they've done it: KMC All-Stars win spot in World Series

    The Kaiserslautern Military Community Little League All-Star team earned a spot in the Little League World Series by beating Ukraine 10-0 in five innings. This win marked the first time since 1999 that the Ramstein, in fact a team from the Department of Defense, has made it to the Little League

  • Ramstein senior airmen await staff sergeant release

    Several Ramstein senior airmen will be selected for promotion to the rank of staff sergeant Aug. 20 at 3 p.m. The list will be released publicly via the Web on the Air Force Portal and the Air Force Personnel Center's public and "Ask" Web sites. Once released, the selections will remain tentative

  • New unit, new way of doing international business

    Tuesday morning a C-17 Globemaster III sat on the end of the runway at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, as many others do, but this particular aircraft is quite different. As loadmasters and the crew pace around completing preflight checklists, you can't help but notice the nation patches on their flight

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