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It’s tick season!

It’s tick season!

Tick season is here again and the tick population in the KMC may be
large this year because of the mild winter and plentiful rain.

May 16, 2008 ×

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Sorority donates $600 to foundation

by Karin Anderson
Beta Sigma Phi

Have you heard of the international women

May 16, 2008 ×

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Museum Day in Winnweiler – history, craftsmanship, culture

Museum Day in Winnweiler – history, craftsmanship, culture

The International Day of Museums is observed Sunday. The union
community of Winnweiler has several museums with an emphasis on the
history of the region, craftsmanship, culture and early settlement.

May 16, 2008 ×

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Making lemonade from a lemon…

Making lemonade from a lemon…

by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian

The early 1930s, when war clouds were beginning to gather on the
horizon in Europe and Asia, saw the development of some of the worst
ideas in military aviation history.

May 16, 2008 ×

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Wine devotees can get collections stateside

by Robert Szostek
U.S. European Command Customs Public Affairs

Many Americans start a wine collection while stationed in Europe. With some advance planning, wine connoisseurs can still enjoy their favorite European vintages when they move to their new stateside homes.

May 9, 2008 ×

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"Quacks" and billy goats

“Quacks” and billy goats

by Petra Lessoing
435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Sunday and Monday, Germans observe

May 9, 2008 ×

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Mother’s Day traditions

by Petra Lessoing
435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Besides observing Pentecost on Sunday, Mother

May 9, 2008 ×

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Space Camp applications due May 16

Space Camp applications due May 16

Air Force Services Family Member Programs is excited to sponsor the AF Space Camp Program at the U.S. Space and Rocket Center, in Huntsville, Ala. Forty-eight scholarships are available for youth, ages 12 to 18, to participate. Space Academy will be from July 27 to Aug. 1 and the Advanced Space Academy will be from July 25 to Aug. 1.

May 9, 2008 ×

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The Kaiser’s “Warthog”

The Kaiser’s “Warthog”

by Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian

By 1916, the third year of World War I, the military aircraft was firmly established as a weapon and German and British aircraft were regularly used for strafing and low-level bombing. But the hundreds of machine guns in the trenches caused heavy losses to the fragile biplanes on both sides; the British tended to ignore the losses, but the Germans began to develop an aircraft strictly for ground attack.

May 9, 2008 ×

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Blast from the Past – Oppenheim Medieval Fest this weekend

Blast from the Past – Oppenheim Medieval Fest this weekend

by Petra Lessoing
435th Air Base Wing Public Affairs

Oppenheim celebrates 1,000 years of market rights and sponsors a
medieval fest Saturday and Sunday in town and at Landskron Castle.

May 2, 2008 ×