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  • KMC takes one small step with visit from Neil Armstrong

    Most people in the room had not been born the year Neil Armstrong landed on the moon, but this did not stop those in attendance at the Kisling Noncommionsioned Officer Academy here from giving a standing ovation to Neil Armstrong and five other members of the Legends of Aerospace Tour March 5.From

  • Officials offer tips to help children develop healthy habits

    March is National Nutrition Month and with that comes an increased focus on healthy eating. Nutrition is an integral part of health in all individuals, especially in children, and Airmen and their families should take some time this month to assess your eating habits and how they may be affecting

  • Silver Flag builds NATO partnerships

    U.S. Air Forces in Europe's top priority is to partner with the Joint and Combined team to win today's fight. To achieve this priority, USAFE Airmen often work side by side with other nations, learning from each other's missions and how each country trains for contingencies. The latest USAFE Silver

  • 86th AES supports operations in Haiti

    The 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron recently deployed a team to Florida to support "Operation Unified Response," the international post earthquake relief efforts in Haiti. The team, consisting of Flight Nurses Maj. Pablo A. Snead and 1st Lt. Kristen D. Caldwell, and AE technicians Master Sgt.

  • Gates appoints panel for potential end of 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates established a Defense Department panel here Feb. 2 to prepare the military for the potential elimination of the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy that bans openly gay people from serving in the armed forces.The working group is tasked to assess the relevant issues

  • Competition challenges KMC members to lose weight, get healthy

    Editor's note: This is part one 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. The fourth-annual Biggest Loser Challenge kicked off here with the first round of weigh-ins and

  • Eighth CMSAF imparts wisdom to Team Ramstein

    Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Sam E. Parish visited members of Ramstein Air Base Jan. 19 through 22 to pass on insight from his more than 30 years of active-duty Air Force service. Although here mostly to talk with new chiefs and chief selects, Chief Parish also took time to speak to

  • Servicemembers remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    January 15 marks the birthday of possibly the most acclaimed civil rights activists in American history, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Dr. King was born January 15, 1929 and was assassinated April 4, 1968. Dr. King's contributions to the Civil Rights Movement affected not only American culture but the

  • Thanks to Red Cross, deployed Airman witnesses newborn's birth from afar

    In the early morning hours of Dec. 23, 2009, in a small, dimmed private room, a young Airman's life changed forever.Although he had been awake through the night, the look of eager anticipation on his face suggested otherwise. He sat, smiling from ear-to-ear, eyes glued to the real-time image of his

  • ‘Cuzzie Cares’ kits to help children cope with deployments

    Can one person's experience change the way the Air Force handles deployments? Each year, thousands of military children are affected by either a mother, father, or in some cases a sibling, deploying. One such case happened to the Choate family, sparking an idea that may just change the way the