News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Military and civilian nurses from Landstuhl Regional Medical Center,
Vilseck Army Health Clinic and Ramstein Clinic visited historic medical
sites in Istanbul and Western Turkey to enrich their understanding of
hospitals and nursing through the past 2,000 years. Lois Borsay, from
LRMC, arranged the tour, which was booked by RTT Ramstein and Baritli
Travel in Istanbul.
Why should you conserve energy and why is conservation important? Most
of the energy we use comes from fossil fuels like petroleum and coal,
which provide electricity and gas to power our growing energy needs.
These resources are non-renewable, which means we will eventually run
out.
The 86th Security Forces Squadron K-9 Section is a bit quieter today
with the loss of one of its K-9 heroes, Military Working Dog Boyke/F460.
On June 10, 1944, the U.S. Army Air Force launched what it hoped would
be a surprise attack on the Ploiesti oil refineries in Romania. The low
level attack was carried out by 36 Lockheed P-38 Lighting fighters of
the 82nd Fighter Group, each carrying a single 1,000 pound bomb,
escorted by 39 P-38 Lightings of the 1st and 82nd FGs.
Tobacco smoke has added a new potential danger to its list of hazards: third-hand smoke.
Most people know that first-hand smoke is inhaled directly by a smoker,
and second-hand smoke is the smoke passively breathed in by people near
someone smoking.
With a shattered windshield, the crushed car sat in eerie silence. The
smell of exploded air bags filled the air, leaving a stench of burned
plastic and rubber.
On approach, the outward silence was swallowed by Spanish music blaring
from the wrecked car
As the Sembach Annex realignment plan pushes forward, allowing the U.S.
Army control of the former U.S. Air Force base, members of the 21st
Operational Weather Squadron are making smart resource choices to save
taxpayer dollars in unnecessary equipment moves.
In December 1941, Japanese forces swept across vast areas of the Pacific
and Southeast Asia and began to threaten Australia, which was almost
defenseless because it had sent a large portion of its military to fight
with the British against the Germans.
This month, in observance of Native American Heritage Month, Team
Ramstein will be hosting several activities to celebrate and encourage
awareness of Native American history and heritage.
More than 500 men and women from throughout the KMC filled the Ramstein
Officers
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