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  • KMCC Visitors' Quarters 'state-of-the-art'

    Construction continues at the new Kaiserslautern Military Community Center Visitors' Quarters on Ramstein. A portion of the KMCC is being built by German contractors under Air Force supervision. "The quality is really good," said Capt. Andrew Sheehan, KMCC project management officer. This VQ is the

  • 1st CBCS hooks up NATO exercise

    One mile of cable, six pallets of equipment and three days to set up fully functioning communications for a forward base is standard work for members of the 1st Combat Communications Squadron. About 13 members of the 1st CBCS, headquartered at Ramstein, are working in support of Exercise Viper Lance

  • COMUSAFE visits 86th, 435th units

    Check out photos from U.S. Air Forces in Europe Commander General Tom Hobbins visit to units from the 435th Air Base Wing and 86th Airlift Wing Aug. 18.

  • Cadets give a summer boost to LRMC

    Nursing school or hands-on experience in arguably the busiest military hospital in the world? A group of future officers has its cake and can eat it too, as both options were recently made available. For one month, eight nursing cadets and six Army Medical Department cadets came to Landstuhl

  • Paying respect to our flag

    At precisely 4:30 p.m. on the last duty day of this month the Ramstein Honor Guard will participate in the time-honored ceremony of lowering and folding the U.S. flag.It will be a formal affair with the Honor Guard in careful formation and a narrator saying a few words. "A flag is more than just a

  • USAGK changes commanders

    Lt. Col. Mechelle B. Hale took command of the U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Aug. 10 at the Armstrong Community Club on Vogelweh Housing. She succeeds Lt. Col. Erik O. Daiga, who goes to the Pentagon to serve with the Army Chief of Staff for Installation Management Office. "I'm honored by the

  • Out of Cyprus: a letter of thanks to Ramstein Airmen

    Editor's note: the following letter was submitted to the 435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office by a family who travelled through Ramstein following their departure from Lebanon. Words cannot describe my gratitude and appreciation to you and to everyone at the air base in Ramstein, Germany. My

  • Q&A: new 435th ABW command chief

    The 435th Air Base Wing has a new command chief, Chief Master Sgt. David Spector. Chief Spector took a few minutes recently to answer some questions about his position, his expectations of the enlisted corps at Ramstein and his leadership philosophy. KA: What are your expectations of the enlisted

  • 86th CRG serve in Cyprus; 435th MDG Airmen return

    The recent movement of personnel and supplies in and out of Lebanon and Cyprus has been a massive undertaking, requiring cooperation across all U.S. service branches. Ramstein Airmen have been at the heart of the matter since the beginning. Members of the 86th Contingency Response Group continue to

  • Air Force evacuates ABC News team to U.S.

    An injured ABC News correspondent and cameraman were flown from here to Andrews Air Force Base, Md., today to receive additional medical treatment in the U.S.Anchorman Bob Woodruff and cameraman, Doug Vogt, were injured in Iraq and treated for their injuries at the Air Force Theater Hospital at