News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Do you ever wonder why an installation or building bears a certain name?
Hammonds Barracks in Seckenheim, Germany, for instance, was named in
honor of Pfc. Robert Hammonds who was killed in action on April 11,
1945.
Soldiers and family members of the 7th Civil Support Command met for a
spiritual fitness and relationship growth seminar at Victors
Twelve Airman representing the Kaiserslautern Military Community
volunteered July 19 to 28, packing, loading and shipping 13,000 books
to Rwanda. The Airmen worked to support and assist with an effort to
supply teachers and students with books upon Rwanda
Over the last decade the term
As World War I progressed, the potential of air power began to be
realized as more and larger bomber aircraft began to strike deeper and
deeper into enemy territory. The Russians, Italians and Germans
concentrated on large, strategic bombers while the English and French
focused their efforts on smaller, lighter bombers for strikes against
rail yards and what today would be called tactical targets.
In 1942, the U.S. Naval Bureau of Aeronautics requested that McDonnell
Aircraft design a jet interceptor to operate from aircraft carriers. On
August 30, 1943 the Navy awarded McDonnell a contract for two
prototypes of the new fighter, to be designated XFD-1, using one of the
turbojet engines under development by the Westinghouse Electric
Corporation.
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