• KMC Express Store officially opens for business

    The threat of rain did not stop the members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community who gathered at the new Army and Air Force Exchange Service KMC Express Store grand opening Aug. 31, here. A ribbon cutting ceremony with Brig. Gen. C.K. Hyde, 86th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Fred Hannah, AAFES

  • AF senior leaders stress safety over Labor Day weekend

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to all Air Force personnel:As our Nation pays tribute to American workers during Labor Day weekend, we thank all Airmen for your

  • Silver Flag trains Airmen, builds international partnerships

    The 435th Construction and Training Squadron hosted a weeklong Silver Flag exercise from Aug. 20-26, here.Silver Flag's main goal is to train Airmen for contingency deployments, and assists in building partnership capacities by training allied partners to set up a base from the ground up, and deal

  • Ramstein bests Spangdahlem in 2012 Lodging Olympics

    In the 2011 Lodging Olympics, Ramstein fell to Spangdahlem by one minute and 11 seconds. This year, Ramstein took seven of the 12 events winning by one minute 35 seconds. Each team was allowed 12 personnel and a team captain charged with completing some typical daily tasks in an expedited manner,

  • Summary of 2011 Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

    The 86th Medical Group's Bioenvironmental Engineering flight is pleased to present Ramstein Air Base's Annual Drinking Water Quality Report. This report, which is required by Air Force Instruction and mirrors the Consumer Confidence Report required by the Environmental Protection Agency in the

  • Hometown holiday greetings team to visit KMC

    The Joint Hometown News Service will be taping 2012 holiday greetings at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center Aug. 31 to Sept. 2 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., and Sept. 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The team will also be filming at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center outside the emergency room by the

  • KMC commander addresses child safety

    Joint town halls addressing child safety on military installations were held Monday and Tuesday at Ramstein Air Base's Hercules Theater and Vogelweh Military Complex's Galaxy Theater. Lt. Gen. Craig A. Franklin, Kaiserslautern Military Community commander and 3rd Air Force commander, hosted both

  • 86th VRS hosts 'biggest car show' in four years

    The sixth annual 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron Booster Club Car Show was held at Kapuan Air Station, Germany, August 18. More than 130 cars, trucks and motorcycles from the Kaiserslautern Military Community entered the competition in support of raising funds for the 86th VRS Booster Club. About 90

  • Team Ramstein hosts international jump week

    Six countries provided more than 150 paratroopers to participate in International Jump Week hosted by the 435th Contingency Response Group from Aug. 12 through 17 near Ramstein.The paratroopers came from the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, and the U.S. Air Force and Army and

  • Water aerobics classes now available at Aquatic Center

    The Ramstein Aquatic Center re-opened their water aerobics class Aug. 14, here."This class is great for people of all ages and fitness abilities," said Megan Spence, Aquatic Center water aerobics instructor and lifeguard.The Aquatic Center stopped giving the water aerobics class due to the lack of

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