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  • Lajes members receive Space-A benefit from Ramstein training

    More than 25 Team Lajes members and their families benefited from a free Space-A flight to Ramstein Air Base on a C-130J Super Hercules while the aircrew conducted training Nov 6.The C-130J Super Hercules from Ramstein AB, Germany, landed here as part of their pilot water navigation training. The

  • Advance ticket sale for 22nd NATO-Music Festival to start early December

    The city of Kaiserslautern launches the advance sale of tickets for the 22nd NATO Music Festival early in December 2010. The open-air event will take place - as usual - in the Fritz Walter stadium on the Betzenberg hill at Kaiserslautern June 11, 2011.Though the exact list of military bands is not

  • Practice fire safety this Thanksgiving

    The holiday season is a time for joy and enjoying good food. Though oven cooking a turkey for the holiday meal is traditional, deep frying the turkey is becoming more popular. However, deep fryers are extremely dangerous. If you choose to prepare your holiday turkey this way, remember these safety

  • Your office energy checklist

    Why should you conserve energy and why is conservation important? Most of the energy we use comes from fossil fuels like petroleum and coal, which provide electricity and gas to power our growing energy needs. These resources are non-renewable, which means we will eventually run out. Conserving

  • Don't fall victim to car break-ins, thefts

    Car thefts and break-ins are a serious, but very common crime that many unfortunate people fall victim to. Even if a thief isn't brave enough to steal a car, they may be willing to take items from it. Prime targets inside vehicles include iPods, navigation systems and Esso cards. Even if you hide

  • Great American Smokeout, helping people quit one day at a time

    The American Cancer Society has marked Nov. 18 as the 35th Great American Smokeout, encouraging smokers to use this day to quit using tobacco or to make a plan to quit smoking. The Ramstein Health and Wellness Center encouraged members of Team Ramstein to grasp this day and try to and kick their

  • Ramstein stands up two force support squadrons

    After more than two years of planning and waiting, the 86th Mission Support Squadron and 86th Services Squadron officially deactivated and fused functions to form the 86th and 786th Force Support squadrons in a ceremony at 2 p.m. Nov. 19 in Hangar 2 on Ramstein. By direction of the Air Staff, MSS

  • Academy exchange programs brings French cadets to Ramstein

    Salon-de-Provence Air Base, France, sent eight cadets to Ramstein Nov. 14 - 20 with hopes of introducing the young cadet's to the way the U.S. military operates on a day-to-day basis. The visit marked the first time cadets from the French Air Force Academy attended an immersion tour of an American

  • Mission complete but not forgotten

    The 86th Security Forces Squadron K-9 section is a bit quieter today after the loss of one of their K-9 heroes, Military Working Dog Boyke/F460. Boyke was laid to rest Nov. 18 due to a deteriorating health condition. He served as an explosive detector and patrol dog for the entire Kaiserslautern