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  • USPS inspectors visit largest DOD postal ops

    Three United States Postal Service inspectors visited with members of the 86th Communications Squadron April 19 at the North Side Post Office here. The purpose of the visit was to observe the day-to-day functions of the Department of Defense's largest postal operation. "The USPS came to see how we

  • Airman, Author: A novel idea

    Airmen have a variety of ways to express their creativity; some build, play music, take photographs, but one Ramstein Airman shows off his creativity by writing novels.Capt. Bart Hopkins, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing meteorologist, wrote his first novel during back-to-back deployments to

  • Munitions Airman blows away competition

    Senior Airman Matthew Brown, 86th Munitions Squadron munitions system technician, was recently awarded the Conventional Munitions Systems Maintainer Technician of the Year award for U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa. "I'm excited to have won this award," said Brown. "It feels good to

  • KMC members sleep out for charity

    Hundreds of thousands of children spend nights, days and weeks sleeping and living outside, or in foster care. In support of those children, members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community raised money by spending a night sleeping outside. The 60 Volunteers were only allowed to bring a sleeping bag

  • Fabio, Ramstein’s friendly gelato man

    Fabio Montebello, known by base locals as "Fabio the gelato man," is the base ice cream man who travels more than an hour away from Worms, Germany, everyday to deliver frozen treats to the base. "Driving around seeing the smiles on all the familiar faces is what makes the job worth it," said

  • NCOs get mid term professional enhancement

    At nearly every rank of the Air Force there is a professional development course awaiting completion. But what happens when there is a lull in training? Where do NCOs and senior NCOs go to reaffirm their values, norms and supervisory skills? What can they do to reinvigorate their core values?This

  • Ramstein gets ready ‘fore’ golf!

    The Woodlawn Golf Course is holding golf classes instructed by Bruce Loome, Woodlawn golf pro and a member of the British PGA.The course staff ensures the lessons are fast, fun and affordable for aspiring golfers who have little to no experience. "[The classes are held] at Woodlawn Golf Course,

  • Don't store government equipment in cars

    It's an all-too-common occurrence in any part of the world - that sick feeling you get when you are walking up to your car and see a pile of glass around it - someone has smashed your window and stolen your valuables, but can you avoid being a victim?The KMC Crime Watch program, which started Jan.1,

  • Honoring military children around the world

    Starting in 1986, by former Defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger, Month of the Military Child is held to honor the children of U.S. military members. According to the 786th Force Support Squadron personnel systems manager, there are 8,978 military children here in the KMC. Month of the Military Child