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Community Events

Community Events

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 Fridays in January Take the load off yourself, family or friends after a long week with No […]

January 22, 2021 ×

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48 Fighter Wing conducts ACE exercise

48 Fighter Wing conducts ACE exercise

The 492nd Fighter Squadron completed a three-day Agile Combat Employment exercise at RAF Lakenheath, Jan. 13. Four F-15E Strike Eagles and a 14-Airmen maintenance team with limited support equipment participated in a simulated deployment to a forward-operating base on the north side of the RAF Lakenheath airfield. Airmen and aircrew […]

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Southside Post Office delivers morale to base personnel

Southside Post Office delivers morale to base personnel

         

January 22, 2021 ×

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Former CSM Brett Waterhouse receives award

Former CSM Brett Waterhouse receives award

Donald Brett Waterhouse, former Command Sergeant Major, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz until December 2020, is the first recipient of the WiR! Appreciation Award. WiR! is the acronym for the State Government Program “Willkommen in Rheinland-Pfalz!” (“Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz!”) which also translates to “we” in English. The award is presented annually […]

January 22, 2021 ×

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Taylor Harris, 86th Munitions Squadron custody account technician, poses for a photo in front of the 86th MUNS building at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 8, 2021. Harris was recognized as Airlifter of the Week for providing premier customer support for munitions accounts spanning across the 86th Airlift Wing and five geographically separated units. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman John R. Wright)

86 MUNS Airman provides premier customer support

Airman 1st Class Taylor Harris, 86th MUNS custody account technician, was recognized as Airlifter of the Week for providing premier customer support at Ramstein Air Base, Jan. 7.

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Top leaders gain ‘chief’ global perspective

Top leaders gain ‘chief’ global perspective

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Unterseher, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 435th Air Expeditionary Wing command chief, recently graduated from the Command Senior Enlisted Leaders’ Course at the Baltic Defence College in Tartu, Estonia. During the three-month course 15 participants from 11 different NATO countries shared their […]

January 22, 2021 ×

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Homework makes dream work

Homework makes dream work

Many people view a child’s education as a foundation for developing the ability to learn well into adulthood. For one parent in particular, this journey presented challenges which seemed daunting in the beginning, but more attainable over time. “The thought of me teaching my son things which he’ll need to […]

January 22, 2021 ×

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Proper disposal of pharmaceuticals

Proper disposal of pharmaceuticals

The quality of our tap water is very good, but studies show an increased amount of medicinal products in our water supply. More and more residues of medications and other potentially dangerous substances are being detected in surface waters. This is an alarming fact and we want to take the […]

January 22, 2021 ×

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GACO helps Americans adjust to life in Germany

GACO helps Americans adjust to life in Germany

New to Germany with lots of questions and you don’t know where to go for answers? There’s an office for that. The German-American Community Office is a free service for all citizens and residents in the area. It’s designed to help with things like understanding German policies, cultural matters, traffic […]

January 22, 2021 ×

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521 AMOW: 2020, a year in review

521 AMOW: 2020, a year in review

As the first light of dawn broke on Jan. 1, 2020, no one could have predicted the course of the year. Despite the challenges and pressures, the Airmen of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing exemplified our motto “Depend on us!” The 521st AMOW and its geographically separated units were […]

January 22, 2021 ×