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  • Club 100: Prioritize fitness

    Every month, the Kaiserslautern Military Community members who score a perfect 100 on all categories of their official Air Force Fitness Assessment are recognized with a certificate (or a letter of recognition) and their picture displayed in the base newspaper. Last month, we captured some valuable

  • 'On road, off phone:' Order bans texting while driving

    Driving to work, you hear the sound of a new text message on your phone and are now faced with a decision -- to text back or not to text?For federal employees, to include military, Department of Defense civilians and contractors, the answer is simple ... not to text back.According to an executive

  • Energy conservation: Everyone's responsibility

    Everyone would like a few extra dollars in their pocket after paying their utility and water bills, but does that mean everyone puts energy conservation high on their list of priorities?The Air Force does, especially Ramstein. In 2007, The Air Force set a goal to reduce facility energy three percent

  • SAAM: April dedicated to raising awareness, prevention

    With Sexual Assault Awareness Month in full swing, members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community have the opportunity to stress prevention, raise awareness and to educate others with this year's theme "Hurts One ... Affects All. Preventing sexual assault is everyone's duty."Since 2001, April has

  • Ramstein Airmen help ‘make a wish’ for Florida teen

    What may have seemed like ordinary day-to-day operations for many Team Ramstein Airmen were all part of make one Florida teenager's wish come true April 5 and 6 here.For two days, members from several base units took time out of their busy schedules to team up with the Make-A-Wish Foundation of

  • Month of the military child: Highlighting KMC youth in action

    As the Air Force celebrates April as the Month of the Military Child, many KMC parents are expressing the many reasons why they are proud of their children.Like 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Safety officer Tech. Sgt. James Musgrave and his wife, Sugin. Their son Joseph is proving that military

  • Fisher Home families receive 'taste' of home

    Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community gave a few hours of their time to bring just a bit of home to families staying at the Fisher House at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, March 20. Volunteers from the KMC 5/6 organization, along with other units, provided meals from their own

  • Get healthy: Biggest Loser Competition personal stories

    Editor's note: This is part two of a three-part series on the Biggest Loser Competition and the Kaiserslautern Military Community members who are working to achieve a better lifestyle while losing weight. Swimming laps, dancing to music, attending fitness classes, running ... these are all ways to

  • Portrait of a sexual assault

    "I tried to walk away but he was much bigger than me, and I had too much to drink," said an Airman who was sexually assaulted several years ago during a party at a friend's house.The Airman, who asked not to be identified in this story to protect her privacy, said the assault didn't come from a

  • Servicing vehicles for KMC

    No, it's not another Air Force Smart Operations 21 initiative, when members of the 86th Services Auto Hobby Shops here decided to make renovations to their facility providing better customer service, they did it all on their own.Looking around two separate auto hobby shops, one located in building