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  • 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

  • Building sound bonds

    The shuffle of feet echo throughout the acoustics of the concert hall, the warbles of conversation rise and fall, bouncing off the vaulted ceiling. Over the masses, the tuning note sounds, and the entire band joins in unison and the audience hushes. After a moment of perfect silence the hall

  • The story behind a smile

    The alarm goes off and your day begins. After brushing your teeth, washing your face, and putting your uniform on, there's only one thing left to do, drop the kids off, but where? Being so far away from family members and friends, childcare can be hard to come by. That's where the providers at the

  • ‘A Piece of My Heart’

    Showing on May 13, 14, 20, and 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Heaton Auditorium, 'A Piece of My Heart' by Shirley Lauro is the story of six women who share their experiences and tell an emotional story of wartime, before, during, and after the Vietnam War.The production, sponsored by the Vogelweh Community

  • Parents & Children Group Visits Historic Copper Mine

    A group of families from the GAIWC's Parents and Children Group recently visited the historic copper mine in Fishbach. Twenty-three children and 14 adults took a mostly English language tour of this medieval mine and copperworks and learned a bit about life in the middle ages. Mining was actually

  • Community unites for Kindergraves Memorial

    The veterans made it home safely, but their children stayed behind in the U.S. Forces Kindergraves. The children had no chance at life, most perished before their first birthday. The Kindergraves became the final resting place for 451 American children of service men and women serving in Europe

  • Energy conservation- a team effort

    Have you ever gone into the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center on a hot summer day and felt the inviting cool temperature of the central cooling? Most people don't give it a second thought after that initial moment of nirvana, but it takes a lot to keep the refreshing air circulating