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  • Sister before self

    Author's Note: This article was originally published Nov. 28, 2012. Due to significant interest in the outcome of the story, updates have been added for its completion. The day he found out about his sister's condition, he knew he would go through any lengths necessary to help her.In December 2012,

  • Pilates, a fresh breath of life

    Deep breath in for five seconds, hold it and exhale; five, four, three, two, one. Inhale through the nose and exhale through the mouth. These are some common phrases used in the Pilates class offered Mondays and Wednesdays from 11 a.m. to noon at the Southside Fitness Center."Pilates is a systematic

  • Sexual assault victims find help through SVC

    The special victims council is a new program that helps guide sexual assault victims through the complications of the legal system much like the judge advocate general helps with legal proceedings."This is an opt-in program. All sexual assault victims are made aware of the SVC, but using this

  • Test your might!

    The Southside Fitness Center on Ramstein Air Base, Germany hosted the 13th annual U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa martial arts tournament on Feb. 23, 2013. The contest had participants from as far away as Aviano Air Base, Italy who made the journey to compete.Participants ages ranged

  • CPTS: Mission remains priority during budget cuts

    Due to the current fiscal environment of our nation, the Department of Defense is facing sequestration, or automatic budget cuts, which threaten the capability of our armed forces. In the event there is no resolution, the Air Force will face a $12.4 billion shortfall for fiscal year 2013.In an

  • VRS keeps Ramstein’s vehicle fleet ready

    Vehicle problems can quickly turn into nightmares. Luckily, Ramstein comes equipped with the only Vehicle Readiness Squadron in the Air Force, who prepare for such problems. The 86th VRS, normally flight sized on other bases, stands ready to repair the largest fleet in the Air Force. Responsible for

  • WIC Overseas: Helps military mission by supporting its families

    Servicing the largest military community in Europe, the Ramstein Women, Infants and Children Overseas program is helping military members who qualify for the chance to meet all their children's nutrition needs."We offer nutrition education to educate participants about healthier eating habits,

  • Where Thunderbolts strike

    Areas of responsibilities call for quick and decisive actions, however the 4th Air Operations Support Group are prepared to provide the needed tactical command and control of aerospace power to ensure mission success.The 4th ASOG is entrusted with carrying out the necessary support for theater-wide

  • The drive behind the force

    Supporting more than 30,000 missions, moving more than 147,000 passengers and 17 million pounds of cargo in the past year, the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron supports all units in the Kaiserslautern Military Community."We have a wide range of vehicles to help support just about anything," said

  • Going to extremes to save money

    When people first hear the words extreme couponing, they might think of people walking around the commissary with piles of coupons and buying every sale item off the shelf; they imagine the extremes. Well that's not always the case. Using organization and group support, families in the KMC are