News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Spring is a great time of the year! The flowers begin to blossom, it starts to get warmer, the evenings are longer to enjoy, and so much more. With winter officially behind us now, it is a great opportunity to spend time with your family and have some great fun […]
Tell me if this sounds familiar: “My bathing suit is telling me, ‘Get off the couch and get yourself in that gym.’ But my sweatpants are like, ‘Come on in, there’s plenty of room!’” The winter months can be some of the most difficult to find motivation. We naturally want […]
If you are new to the KMC and have your dog(s) with you, depending on where you live you may not have a chance to let your dog run loose, or know great places in the surrounding area to do so. Living in an apartment downtown or on-base/post housing sometimes […]
Fruehlingsfest in Munich When: April 19 – May 5 This festival could give Oktoberfest a run for its money. Often referred to as ‘Little Oktoberfest,’ there is hardly anything little about this festival. Dating back to 1965, many of the original vendors are still represented today. Welcoming thousands of people […]
Spring is here, which of course means spring cleaning. But spring cleaning is not, and should not be, limited to your home… When winter came around, you prepared your car for the colder weather. Now that the warmer weather is right around the corner, it’s time again to get your […]
While driving around lately, you may have noticed the German road crews giving anything and everything a crew cut. They have all sorts of cool connectors that go on their work vehicles that trim, cut and shave off just about any type of vegetation in its path. There are even […]
Hey parents! Looking for some poo-poo-pointers? How about some tinkle-tips? Well, you came to the right place! If you are working on the potty training process with your little one, here are some general tips as well as some advice from the real experts — actual parents like you! Signals […]
The following week, March 29 to April 1 marks Germany’s long Easter weekend. Both Good Friday (March 29) and Easter Monday (April 1) are public holidays in Germany and all stores, banks and official offices are closed. Switzerland and the Netherlands are closed on Friday, while Luxembourg, France and Belgium […]
Gladys West was among a small group of women who did computing for the U.S. military during the early days of the Cold War, including Defense Department work that eventually became the basis for the Global Positioning System. The Navy hired West — then Gladys Mae Brown — in 1956 […]
Local Agadez artisans earned a collective 7.5 million West African Francs (about $13,000) during a general bazaar at Air Base 201, hosted by the 409th Air Expeditionary Group on March 2. As the first bazaar of the year, the event hosted 45 vendors from the community, nearly twice as many […]
| One Dollar buys: |
| Euro: € 0.8954 |
| Pound: £ 0.751880 |
Other currency rates, not available at the Community Bank:
| Czech Krone: | Kč 23.20 |
| Egyptian Pound: | E£ 48.38 |
| Hungarian Forint: | Hf 357.84 |
| Israeli Shekel: | ₪ 3.63 |
| Polish Zloty: | zł 3.93 |
| Turkish Lira: | ₵ 32.9740 |
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