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Exchange’s grab-and-go school meals nourish military community’s spirit during COVID-19 pandemic

With schools operating virtually across Europe during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service began providing grab-and-go breakfasts and lunches at participating schools March 23. 

April 2, 2020 ×

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Sonja Gates, Department of Defense Education Activity school meal program manager, walks through the Ramstein Intermediate School kitchen at Ramstein Air Base, March 25. With the outbreak of COVID-19, Gates and cafeteria supervisors from all Ramstein schools came together to create the grab-and-go meal program for students.

Lunch ladies: unsung heroes

Sonja Gates, Department of Defense Education Activity school meal program manager, walks through the Ramstein Intermediate School kitchen at Ramstein Air Base, March 25. With the outbreak of COVID-19, Gates and cafeteria supervisors from all Ramstein schools came together to create the grab-and-go meal program for students.

April 2, 2020 ×

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Ramstein DAVA is ready to support families

The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has disrupted routines and infused uncertainty in our community. Ramstein Family Advocacy would like to remind everyone that a Domestic Abuse Victim Advocate (DAVA) remains available to provide 24/7 telephonic support to individuals who feel unsafe at home. 

April 2, 2020 ×

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Cyber Bullying: Be KIND online

A recent survey found that more than one-third of military families reported they had no one to ask for a favor, suggesting many military families experience a sense of disconnection with the community in which they live.

March 26, 2020 ×

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U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Commander Col. Jason Edwards and wife Jackie (left), along with Command Sgt. Maj. Brett Waterhouse and wife Christina (right), share a moment with Gold Star family members Mary Aguiree-Garza (foreground), Marjorie Simon-Meinefeld and Sgt. 1st Class James Madden at the Gold Star Mothers and Families Day Luncheon Sept. 27, 2019, in Kaiserslautern. The Survivor Outreach Services program keeps survivors continually linked to the Army family through information, services and outreach in a supportive environment. Photo by Stefan Alford

Survivors find easier access to Army installations

Certain Gold Star and next-of-kin survivors are expected to find it easier to visit Army installations since a new process went into effect in January.

March 19, 2020 ×

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Community Corner

AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER For details and to RSVP, call 480-5100 or 06371-47-5100. Bldg. 2120, Ramstein Air Base. All training is held at A&FRC unless stated otherwise. TUESDAY Pre-Deployment Briefing: 2:30-3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Newcomers Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hercules Theater WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY Key Spouse Initial Training: 4-7 […]

March 12, 2020 ×

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Community Corner

AIRMAN & FAMILY READINESS CENTER For details and to RSVP, call 480-5100 or 06371-47-5100. Bldg. 2120, Ramstein Air Base. All training is held at A&FRC unless stated otherwise. TUESDAY Pre-Deployment Briefing: 2:30-3:30 p.m. WEDNESDAY Newcomers Base Intro: 7:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., Hercules Theater THURSDAY Newcomers USO Tour: 8:15 a.m. […]

March 5, 2020 ×

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Community Corner

HEALTH PROMOTION For details, call 480-4292 or 06371-47-4292. Ramstein Health Promotion Flight, Bldg. 2117A, Ramstein Air Base. To sign up for classes, please call, stop by or email 86AMDS.SGPZ.HealthPromotion@us.af.mil. MONDAY Closed FRIDAY Tobacco Cessation: 8-9 a.m. MEETINGS The state program “Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz!” holds a German-American Stammtisch meeting on the […]

February 27, 2020 ×

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If you think you are invincible, you must prove me wrong

This commentary was written with the assistance of several perspectives with the intention of bringing a new face to the great problem of suicide that is challenging our family of Airmen every day, and to turn our traditional take on this issue upside down so we might identify new approaches […]

February 20, 2020 ×

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Let’s talk about: Teen dating violence

Let’s talk about: Teen dating violence

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness month, making it the perfect time to talk about our roles in preventing dating violence in our community.

February 20, 2020 ×