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  • HRO makes house hunting easier

    The process of finding a home in an overseas location can generate feelings of confusion, frustration, and at times, anguish. The already tough process of finding off base housing for average families gets more difficult as the size of the family gets larger. For an E-5 or E-6 with three or more

  • Ramstein bodybuilders dominate Stuttgart Competition

    The Ramstein Bodybuilding and Fitness Team Dominated the 4th Annual European Bodybuilding and Figure Championship held at Kelley Theatre on U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart, Saturday Aug. 27. The team took home first place in every category except for women's figure short where they took home third."We

  • EFMP provides support, morale

    Eleven months ago, the Exceptional Family Member Program revamped their services offering both medical and family support services.Since the revamp, Exceptional Family Members have experienced both a medical and a force support aspect of the EFMP. The program works like this -- once a family member

  • Flugtag survivor returns to Ramstein

    On the morning of Aug. 28, 1988, Buck Sgt. David Richards was up early.A 24-year-old bomb dog handler with the 435th Security Police Squadron at Rhein Main Air Base, he knew he had a long day in front of him; but he had no idea this would be one of the longest days of his life.He met up with his

  • General Dillon reflects on leading Ramstein

    As the 86th Airlift Wing prepares for Brig. Gen. Mark Dillon's change of command ceremony, 2 Sept., the day-to-day operations at the Gateway to Europe have not changed. Maintainers are still changing parts, medical technicians are still seeing patients and aircraft filled with deploying service

  • Single parents making it in the KMC

    No one has the guide to perfect parenting because all children are different. So when you find out you are going to be a parent, you have no idea what to do. You go out and buy every "What to Expect" book on the shelf and lose sleep over the fact that your child isn't crawling by four months. As a

  • Airman turned Belgian Hero completes Tour of Death

    The sound of the finish line could be heard from a half a mile through the deafening throbbing of shin splints, swollen feet and tight ankles. "When I heard the drums and people cheering at the finish line I knew that I made it," said Airman 1st Class Arturo Nunez, 86th Communications Squadron

  • Airman's idea a win-win for 721st APS; 10th EAEF

    All too often, Airmen think their ideas go unheard throughout the service; but the 721st Aerial Port Squadron has shown that good ideas can come from Airmen of any rank.Senior Airman Michael Crawford, a 721st APS vehicle control officer training manager, never imagined a 14-year master sergeant

  • Sports Day raises heart rates, morale

    Members of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing participated in their annual sports day Aug. 3 on Pulaski Barracks.The event began at the Kaiserslautern Rod and Gun Club with a 5K fun run and finished at Pulaski Sports Field where Airmen and their families participated in games and enjoyed a

  • Ramstein postal workers prove delivering mail is mission critical

    Military members have often been accused of having their own language. Terms like "PT test" and "retreat" are words you hear if you hang out at a military base. When an Airman refers to mission critical, they are usually talking about a piece of equipment. But what makes a piece of equipment or a