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Community Events – May 21, 2021

Community Events – May 21, 2021

Due to host nation regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some community events may be cancelled or postponed. Please verify the status before making plans to attend a community event. The Summer Reading Program The Rheinland-Pfalz libraries are kicking off their Summer Reading Program online in June. The theme […]

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Service members participate in a trust building exercise at the Deployment Transition Center at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 6, 2021. The exercise builds trust between participants and creates an open and honest environment where participants can share and begin to deal with what they went through while deployed overseas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Daniel Sanchez)

Healing then homeward

The Deployment Transition Center remained active in multiple ways during the COVID-19 pandemic, and continues its mission of providing services for military members returning home from deployment.

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Airlifter of the Week: Specimens in good hands

Airlifter of the Week: Specimens in good hands

An 86th Airlift Wing civilian was selected as Airlifter of the Week for her performance at Ramstein Air Base, May 6. Rachel Byrd, 86th AW drug demand reduction program administrative manager, excelled during the COVID-19 pandemic in one of the largest collection sites outside of Air Education and Training Command. […]

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Savana Zarn poses with her dog Jessie.

Airlifter of the Week: Passion for work and paws

An Airman assigned to the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron was recognized as Airlifter of the Week for her passion in and out of the workplace at Ramstein Air Base, April 29. Airman 1st Class Savana Zarn, 86th LRS logistics planner, is responsible for consolidating and analyzing the daily deployment tasks […]

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Holocaust survivor speaks for the voiceless

Holocaust survivor speaks for the voiceless

For more than 23 years Steven Frank, a Holocaust survivor, has been talking with thousands of students across the world about his personal experiences during the Holocaust and why the victims should never be forgotten. George Santayana, a renowned novelist and philosopher, once wrote that those who cannot remember the […]

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US Air Force supports Latvian Independence flyover

US Air Force supports Latvian Independence flyover

           

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Community, Events

Community Events: May 14, 2021

Community Events: May 14, 2021

Due to host nation regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some community events may be cancelled or postponed. Please verify the status before making plans to attend a community event. No Cook Friday at the Rheinlander Convention Center Every Friday, the Rheinlander Convention Center offers No Cook Fridays with […]

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New DGM says Baumholder will continue to be relevant

New DGM says Baumholder will continue to be relevant

Jae Kim’s Christmas present to himself and his wife and three children last year was moving to Germany. The Kims arrived in Rheinland-Pfalz Dec. 27, and the newest U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Baumholder deputy garrison manager hit the ground running. “When I first got here, I brought my family up […]

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An EC-130H Compass Call aircraft assigned to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, is prepared for DEFENDER Europe 21 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 5, 2021. DEFENDER Europe 21 is a prime example of United States forces working together with North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies to be prepared for any crisis at any time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

Swift Response 21 brings EC-130s to Ramstein AB

Airmen from Davis-Mothan Air Force Base, Arizona, prepared three EC-130H Compass Call aircraft for participation in Swift Response 21 at Ramstein Air Base, May 5.

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Andreas Heinze, 721st Aerial Port Squadron motor carrier safety specialist, receives a COVID-19 vaccine shot from Iris Geist, a German local national nurse, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 29, 2021. This marks the first time local national members were able to volunteer to receive a COVID-19 vaccine from the installation. Ramstein is the first base in U.S. Air Forces in Europe to vaccinate its local national workforce. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton)

Ramstein offers COVID-19 vaccine to local national employees

Approximately 300 local national personnel employed at Ramstein received their first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine April 29. Ramstein is the first base in U.S. Air Forces in Europe to vaccinate its local national workforce.

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