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  • Northside Post Office temporary move, return

    If you are one of the more than 10,000 servicemembers and dependents who were used to picking up their mail at the Northside Post Office, building 426, you may have found yourself annoyed 1 July having to lug the kids and packages to and from the parking lot to the old Base Exchange. On 30 June post

  • Polish, American sister wings celebrate 1-year anniversary

    The 86th Airlift Wing commander visited Poland's 3rd Airlift Wing at Powidz Air Base Tuesday, marking the one-year anniversary of the "sister wing" relationship between the two units.The wings began working closely in 2008, when the Polish air force first entertained the idea of vastly improving

  • Ramstein East Gate closure, construction schedule

    The Ramstein East Gate is scheduled to be closed from July 1 at 8 p.m.through July 5 at 4 a.m. The closure will mark the beginning of an ongoing, dynamic construction project on county road L369 scheduled between July 1 and Aug. 14. The project will significantly impact traffic to and from the

  • KMC members row the Rhine

    Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community were given the opportunity to participate in Race Across the Rhine, a month-long rowing competition here July 1 through 31.Spanning the length of the Rhine River, participants were required to row a total of 5,000 meters at the Northside, Southside

  • Flags switched to give proper respects, follow age-old regulation

    The German and American flags flying in front of the 86th Airlift Wing command building have exchanged positions recently to give prominence to the German flag.The change took place July 20, and according to Master Sgt. Eugene "J" Berry, 86th Airlift Wing protocol office superintendent; there has

  • Ramstein flightline undergoes rubber removal

    A local contracting company has helped make the Ramstein flightline a safer place July 18 through 22.The tool they use -- a truck that blasts away excess rubber buildup from a runway surface with water at a pressure measuring at almost 40,600 psi. In comparison, a water-jet that cuts through steel

  • CFC-O presents Ramstein units with big funds for FSYP

    The Combined Federal Campaign - Overseas presented U.S. Air Forces in Europe with more than $81,000 in funds to be used toward the Family Support and Youth Program here July 18. A portion of the funds presented to USAFE will go to the FSYP at the 86th Airlift Wing in the sum of $21,950.03. "It is

  • KMC, Stuttgart teams miss finals, but take plenty from softball regionals

    Camaraderie proved easier to come by than wins for the three American teamsrepresenting Germany in the Europe-Middle East-Africa softball regionalshere July 12-16. Little League Softball teams from Stuttgart and the KMCcompeted in the Junior Division, while the KMC also carried the German

  • Airman’s Attic: Small space huge impact

    So far in 2011, it has served more than 2,500 service members and their families. It is open three days a week and is operated solely by volunteers. It carries a huge impact only using a quarter of the space that it needs. It is the Airman's Attic.The Airman's Attic, which is governed by the KMC Top