Features

During World War II, the arrival of German jet bombers in the middle of
1944 sent shock waves through the Allied air forces. The U.S. Army Air
Force issued a requirement for a similar aircraft and, after a
competition, selected the North American design, the XB-45, for
development.

Sgt. Nicole Jenkins, a corrections officer with U.S. Army Confinement
Facility-Europe, 18th Military Police Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment
Command, took the Army commercial that said

Observed on the first Monday in September, Labor Day gives the members
of Team Ramstein the chance to relax before the rush of the upcoming
operational readiness inspection and the fall/winter season.

The Ramstein Bowling Center in conjunction with the U.S. Air Forces in
Europe Dollar Daze Program awarded Chief Master Sgt. Gary Gerhart,
USAFE/A4, with a $500 cash prize Aug. 23.

The African American Soldiers killed by the German Schutzstaffel during
the Battle of the Bulge will be honored at 11 a.m. Sept. 18 in Wereth,
Belgium.  

The Kaiserslautern Rod & Gun Club is adding Beamhit, an interactive
laser training system to its sport shooting program. The club had a
successful beamhit marksmanship demonstration at the Kaiserslautern
Military Community Center, where prospective customers were able to
test the new program.

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.