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ABC in KMC: Isidor and Ida Straus

ABC in KMC: Isidor and Ida Straus

by Gina Hutchins-Inman
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

According to historical records, about 500,00 people from the Palatinate region emigrated to the United States between 1650 and 1940. Some of the early immigrants settled in the Carolinas, farmers preferred Pennsylvania and grapes growers planted vineyards in California. Others were merchants and sought their fortunes in business centers along the east coast.

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Community Events_ April 12, 2024

Community Events_ April 12, 2024

24/7 Fitness Access Now Available Want to work out on your time? 24/7 Service is now available at the following USAG Rheinland-Pfalz facilities: Kleber Physical Fitness Center, Landstuhl Physical Fitness Center; Mountaineer Physical Fitness Center; Rhine Ordnance Barracks Physical Fitness Center; and Sembach Physical Fitness Center. To access these facilities […]

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A Department of Defense Education Activity student tours a C-130J Super Hercules during a Fly Like a Girl event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 20, 2024. Over 900 students from the Kaiserslautern Military Community attended the FLAG event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Eve Daugherty)

RAB inspiring next generation of service members to “Fly Like a Girl”

Over 900 Department of Defense Education Activity students from the KMC attended a Fly Like a Girl event at Ramstein Air Base, March 20.

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacklyn Edgmond, 435th Contingency Response Group airborne jumpmaster prepares for an all-female jump out of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft during Fly Like A Girl event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 20, 2024. Edgmond is team chief over 26 security forces defenders, and is currently the only female jumpmaster with the 435th CRG. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordan Lazaro)

Female jumpmaster inspires greatness, serves as testament to women before her

Throughout history, women have experienced hardships and have fought to overcome them. U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jacklyn Edgmond, 435th CRG airborne jumpmaster, has traveled the path carved by these resilient women.

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ABC in KMC: Healing with horses

ABC in KMC: Healing with horses

A unique event unfolded in the village of Hütschenhausen, near Ramstein Air Base in late February. The Bund Deutscher EinsatzVeteranen and Mirascon Insurance Agency hosted the event for German veterans and their American counterparts in the spirit of camaraderie and healing. This event, set against the backdrop of shared military […]

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Ramstein Road Trips - Saarland

Ramstein Road Trips – Saarland

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Celebrating leaders in Air Force

Celebrating leaders in Air Force

An under-desk treadmill quietly hums in the background of keyboard chattering from above in the office of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Juana Schoonmaker, 86th Airlift Wing Ramstein Law Center noncommissioned officer in charge of military justice. Her steady strides allow her to keep her balance while she works, unruffled […]

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Grant’s ride

Grant’s ride

The 76th Airlift Squadron came together for the annual Grant’s Ride memorial event March 17 at Ramstein Air Base. This event serves as a tribute to former 76th AS communications systems operator Staff Sgt. Grant Davis who passed away in a cycling accident in 2016, and aims to promote bicycle […]

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Baumholder Military Youth of the Year to compete for European title in Naples, Italy

Baumholder Military Youth of the Year to compete for European title in Naples, Italy

The Baumholder Youth Program, Child and Youth Services Family and Morale, Welfare & Recreation, recently named their Boys and Girls Clubs of America local Military Youth of the Year. Keandre Anderson, a member of the Youth Program, was selected by a panel of judges to represent the Baumholder program and […]

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700th CONS, the procurement people

700th CONS, the procurement people

Many organizations are referred to as operating like a machine. They work day-in and day-out as the gears and cogs turn to achieve the individual purposes of serving the larger apparatus. With all the nuts and bolts and other parts of the machine operating at a fast pace, it requires […]

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