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  • Airman Develops German NCO's

    A little over a year ago, Master Sgt. Jennifer Blackmarr applied for a new job that would take her completely out of the comfort zone she's been in for the past 14 years as a security forces professional and basic military training instructor. "One day I was at Lackland Air Force Base, trying to

  • From the Ukraine to the U.S. on the same sheet of music

    Tech. Sgt. Igor Poklad is a musician. His grandparents were musicians. His parents were professional musicians. At this rate his children and his children's children will be musicians. Sergeant Poklad was born and raised in Odessa, Ukraine, where he graduated high school and continued his music

  • EFMP offers new family support service

    Most people know they can receive medical help with the Exceptional Family Member Program, but there is another side to EFMP.The newest addition to the program is EFMP-Family Support, which provides information, referrals, support groups and recreational events to families in need."Last year, our

  • A clean crown for cancer

    We can wash it, brush it, braid it, curl it, or straighten it, but nothing raises hair, or funds like the St. Baldrick's Foundation. In the head shaving event St. Baldrick's asks  volunteers to get sponsored to "clean their crowns" in order to raise money and awareness for cancer stricken

  • Landstuhl hosts biker day May 29

    The Westpfalz Biker Group will sponsor its fourth annual Westpfalz Biker Day 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 29 all around Landstuhl's community hall, Stadthalle. Under the auspices of Deputy County Commissioner Gerhad Müller and Landstuhl Deputy Mayer Dr. Peter Degenhardt, the event features motorcycle

  • Biking fun in Sickingen County

    Every two years, the communities of Kaiserslautern-Süd, Landstuhl and Waldfischbach-Burgalben sponsor the event "Biking Fun in Sickingen County." County road L363 between Nanstein Castle in Landstuhl and Waldfischbach-Burgalben will be closed to motorized traffic from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

  • Pull the chocks

    Those who frequent the flightline are probably familiar with the sight of hard working Airmen moving with a sense of purpose. Whether it's sunny, raining or snowing, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Airmen are busy maintaining aircrafts, or in the words of the AMXS, "pulling a chock."Slogans such

  • Bittersweet....Closing a chapter, starting a new

    Each First Term Airman Center graduating class has the honor of welcoming a chief master sergeant to speak to the new graduates before stepping into the "real" Air Force. Invited chiefs share knowledge they have acquired in a span of twenty or more years serving their country. Their experiences are

  • The Back Beat of the Band

    Have you ever been to a concert? Have you ever sat in the audience before the band took the stage and marvel at the lights, stage, and speakers that pepper the venue and wonder how it all came together? Long before the first note comes barreling through the intricate sounds system of a concert hall,

  • Moving the masses

    Kasper Chevalier is a man who simply loves his job. As a member of the 721st Aerial Port Squadron he recently hit a significant milestone in his career.The milestone was sentimental to both him and his unit as he completed his 721st aerial port expeditor, or APEX, load. Mr. Chevalier goes by the