• Airmen help restore Berlin Airlift memorial

    Approximately thirty Airmen from here volunteered approximately 260 total man-hours to help restore the Berlin Airlift Memorial site at the former Rhein Main Air Base near Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) in Germany April 22-24. Airmen from many Air Force specialties teamed up with volunteer

  • Memorial Day at Lorraine American Cemetery

    A Memorial Day ceremony to commemorate the memory of the American war dead who made the ultimate sacrifice for freedom, is being held at 11 a.m. May 25 at the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in St. Avold, France. The ceremony includes a fly over by a C-130 aircraft, the playing of the French

  • American cemetery in France to commemorate Armed Forces Day

    In commemoration of Armed Forces Day, a memorial service will be held and Echo Taps played at 11 a.m. May 17 at the Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial here. The Lorraine American Cemetery is the largest European cemetery for World War II fallen comrades. More than 10,000 Airmen and Soldiers

  • A call for spectators: 800 Athletes to shine at Special Olympics

    People throughout Europe are encouraged to root for 800 German and American athletes at the U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern's Special Olympics Spring Games May 6 at the German Police Academy in Enkenbach-Alsenborn. "With more than 30 schools represented throughout Germany, we have many athletes

  • GACO observes fifth anniversary

    The German-American Community Office is celebrating its fifth anniversary Tuesday. The office, located across from the city hall in Kaiserslautern, has established itself as the contact point for all questions pertaining to members of different nations living together. Bilingual assistants,

  • Do I need a German Emissions "Umweltzone" sticker?

    The answer is maybe, but most likely no. Decals are only required if traveling into environmental green zones (inner city zones with high pollution levels). Today, only three cities in Germany (Berlin, Hannover and Koln) require you to have a sticker. The stickers are not required on major highways

  • Rental cars may not have snow tires

    Customers renting a car from a rental agency in winter should make sure the car is equipped with snow tires. Car rental agencies are not obliged to put snow tires on all of their cars. If an accident occurs due to ice and snow, the renter is fully liable. Even if renters get a collision damage

  • German smoking ban to go into effect

    In most German states, smoking in restaurants, pubs, discotheques, movie theaters, schools, hospitals and public institutions is prohibited as of Jan. 1. The states of Baden-Wuerrtemberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Niedersachsen and Hessen implemented the non-smokers protection law last year already.

  • LE desk gets new look

    After more than a year of redesign and refurbishing, the Ramstein Law Enforcement Desk in Bldg. 2371 is finally completed. Renovations on the outdated and undersized control center began in November 2006. "Security forces technologies such as alarm systems, camera and surveillance systems, are

  • Safety First!

    Members from two regional flying organizations, Luftsportverband Rheinland-Pfalz and AeroClub Saar, recently met with the 86th Airlift Wing Flight Safety Office to exchange safety information regarding U.S. Air Force aircraft and German civilian aircraft operating in the airspace around Ramstein Air

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