News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
It was a warm morning when I sat down to interview a client who had
received multiple sessions of training and counseling through the Army
Community Service Financial Readiness Program. She wished to remain
anonymous so for the purpose of the interview I will refer to her as
Jane.
“I felt like I was in an improv acting class and the teacher just said, ‘OK, today we’re acting out extreme shock. You have cancer … go,’” said Staff Sgt. Kristofer Sirks, 86th Communications Squadron systems control shift supervisor. While deployed to Afghanistan in October 2011, Sirks found out he […]
More than 80 men and women shaved their heads for the St. Baldrick
Sometimes an unexpected increase in the need for blood and blood
products, causes the Armed Services Blood Bank Center-Europe in
Landstuhl to find sponsors to help with short-notice blood drives. But a
recent blood drive was much different.
The very mention of July conjures up images of family picnics, fireworks
and community celebrations to honor the Declaration of Independence on
July 4, 1776. Yet, for the 86th Airlift Wing, the month also holds
significance.
Throughout the remainder of this fiscal year, Sembach Kaserne will
become the new workplace for hundreds of Soldiers and civilians,
including the headquarters of the Installation Management
Command-Europe, the U.S. Army Europe Band and the 30th Medical Command,
among others.
One of the more expensive aspects of a vacation can be one that people
often forget to account for: airport parking. This may not be as big of a
deal if one is
flying out of Frankfurt-Hahn Airport; they conveniently offer many
budget-friendly parking lots, from as little as
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