• Exchanges pull Hydroxycut diet supplement from shelves

    A recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning to consumers has prompted military exchanges to remove the diet supplement Hydroxycut from store shelves, officials here said May 5. Military exchange officials contacted May 5 confirmed that Hydroxycut products, used by dieters and body builders,

  • Dreams, goals succeed at Special Olympics

    An encouraging, great-feeling moment said Army Lt. Col. Trevor Shaw when he watched his daughters from the finish line at the 50-meter wheelchair-assisted race May 6 at the Special Olympics Spring Games at the German Police Academy here. First-time competitor at these games, Haley Shaw, 12, a sixth

  • Seventh graders learn financial responsibility at CU 4 Reality Fair

    Students from Kaiserslautern Middle School attended a CU 4 Reality Fair April 30 at the school's gymnasium on Vogelweh Military Complex, Germany, to learn how to handle finances responsibly. Hosted by Service Credit Union and Department of Defense Dependent Schools Europe, the fair taught seventh

  • Air Force leaders name next top enlisted leader

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton A. Schwartz and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley have announced the Airman selected to be the service's next enlisted leader. Chief Master Sergeant James A. Roy will become the 16th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force during an

  • Ramstein's Airmen team up to support NASA

    Ramstein's 37th Airlift Squadron, 1st Combat Communications Squadron and the New York Air National Guard teamed up in support of NASA in its launch of the space shuttle Atlantis here May 9. The initial job for the three units began by loading rescue cargo into two C-130 Hercules on the Ramstein

  • FitFactor triathlon helps kick off fitness month

    Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community participated in the FitFactor Triathlon May 3 at the Ramstein Aquatic Center. Approximately 100 youth and adults swam, biked and ran their way to the finish line where family, friends and spectators cheered them on. The event, held mainly for youth to

  • First C-130J troop drop deemed success for Ramstein

    As the ramp let down at 3,000 feet and the sunlight slipped into the cargo bay of the new C-130J aircraft, Air Force and Army paratroopers stood ready to execute the first jump from the new Super Hercules. Air Force and Army paratroopers loaded Ramstein's new C-130J Hercules May 4 to take part in

  • Lorraine Cemetery service set to honor America's fallen heroes

    The site of American headstones may not be what one expects to see in Europe, but the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in Saint-Avold, France is the resting place of the remains of 10,489 Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen and civilians. Each year Americans and Europeans alike come to visit the

  • Hercules takes another step into history

    After a pre-flight briefing, a ride from the 37th Airlift Squadron to the flight line, firing up four Allison T56-A-15 turboprop engines and a short flight from Ramstein to Grafenwoehr Army Airfield, the mighty C-130 Hercules and the 86th Airlift Wing took another step into history. For the last

  • Discipline and vigilance keys to Information Protection

    In the age of cyberspace, protecting information should be a priority for every member associated with the military. The Air Force's annual Information Protection training defines Information Protection as "the collective policies, processes and implementation of risk management and mitigation

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