News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany Air Force and Guardians stationed in the European theater should note the recommended holiday mailing dates to ensure timely delivery of cards, letters, and packages to the United States: USPS Ground Advantage: Nov. 25 First Class Mail (including greeting cards) and Priority Mail: Dec. 9 Priority Mail Express Military Service: […]
Baumholder Did you Know? The USAG Rheinland-Pfalz Family & MWR is hosting a new program called “Baumholder Did you Know?” This exciting program is designed to help newcomers explore all the Family & MWR programs available in Baumholder, such as service centers, childcare, education, library, recreation, sports and fitness, hospitality, […]
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Adrienne Williams, 86th Airlift Wing commander, met with firefighters assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron during the fire prevention week proclamation signing at Ramstein Air Base.
The Air Force Ball at Ramstein Air Base, October 5, was organized by the 86th Logistics Readiness Group to celebrate 77 years of Air Force heritage with the Ramstein community.
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Germany leads the world in recycling, peaking at 70 percent waste being recycled and reused in recent years. To put that into perspective, the U.S. only recovers about 33 percent annually. Recycling is a new habit which some American citizens have a difficult […]
On Sep. 30, 1949, U. S. Air Forces in Europe made its final flight to support the Berlin Airlift. Seen through a contemporary lens 75 years later, that mission laid the groundwork for all airlift-driven humanitarian missions to come — and left behind a legacy all Airmen still strive to […]
In the 19th century, many musicians left their homes in the Westpfalz region to roam the world as traveling musicians playing in military orchestras and royal court ensembles. One of its famous resident-musicians was Anna Malz, who was born 1888 in Köstelwald in the Bohemian Erz Mountain Range. At that […]
The newly activated 809th Multi-Role Bridge Company conducted their first bilateral river crossing on the Danube River near Ingolstadt with the Bundeswehr (German Army) on Sep. 25. More than 100 U.S. Army Soldiers gathered on the riverbanks of the Danube, which historically acted as the natural boundary for the Roman […]
According to historians, several key factors, including inclement weather and ill-placed drop zones, threatened the Allied forces’ success during the 1944 Operation Market Garden Airborne mission to re-take control of Nazi-controlled Netherlands. Eighty years later, when Chief Warrant Officer 2 Dustin Colwell, the support operations and transportation senior airdrop systems […]
Petroleum-oil-lubricant based fuel fires pose a high hazard and present a particular challenge for firefighters. POL fires are difficult to extinguish with water as POL is lighter than water and tends to float on top. In the past, aqueous film forming foam was injected into the water stream to smother […]
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