• Have passport, will travel: U.S. Consulate helps take care of Team KMC

    The U.S. Consulate in Frankfurt, Germany, partnered with the Ramstein passport office May 4 to care for Kaiserslautern Military Community families by providing expedited service for passport applications."We are here as an outreach to help the military community," said Michelle Solinsky, consulate

  • Ramstein social media access begins

    The Ramstein Air Base network will open more than 30 social media and networking sites the week of May 10.Air Force bases around the world began a phased opening April 26, and U.S. Air Forces in Europe installations are scheduled to have full access to previously blocked sites including Facebook,

  • Are you a victim of stress?

    Got Stress?You might be stressed if:1) Your blood pressure causes the machine at the drug store to break...2) You want your three minute egg in two minutes...3) Instead of raising the garage door you just back on through...4) You can't find your car keys because they are in the ignition...Who's got

  • Is your computer the weakest link on the Network?

    Isn't restarting your computer every day a step back to the old days? Today's Windows XP and Vista machines should be able to run 24/7 without ever being rebooted, right? Wrong.Across U.S. Air Forces in Europe, more than 30,000 computers operate daily, and each one is an entry point into the

  • Country star 'lights up' KMC

    Country music icon Toby Keith performed for the Kaiserslautern Military Community at a jam-packed concert in Hangar 1, here May 1.The country concert was headed up by the United Service Organizations, Armed Forces Entertainment and the 86th Services Squadron here and was open to all military ID card

  • Triathlon kicks off fitness month, brings families together

    Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community participated in the second annual FitFactor Triathlon May 2 at the Aquatic Center here. Approximately 70 participants swam, biked and ran their way to the finish line where family, friends and spectators cheered them on. The event, held mainly for

  • ISR Airman earns AF Traffic Management award

    An Airman from the 693rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group received the 2009 Air Force Traffic Management Airman of the Year Award.Senior Airman Phillip Rictor, with the 485th Intelligence Squadron in Mainz-Kastel, Germany, heard he won April 14."Winning an Air Force-level award is

  • Ramstein youth wins Air Force video competition

    A U.S. Air Forces in Europe youth was named the Air Force-level winner for his submission to the Year of the Air Force Family video competition April 21.Gen. Roger Brady, the USAFE commander, presented Hunter Koltes, 13, a $2,000 gift check toward the purchase of a new computer and video camera and

  • Library supports military children through unique events

    In support of Month of the Military Child, the Ramstein library held their final event April 29 with a story time for children to learn about other countries and their cultures.Local children attended the "Children of the World" themed story time that introduced them to Russian, German and

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