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Community Events – July 28, 2023

Community Events – July 28, 2023

2023 ROBtoberfest-Reserve your seat now! USAG Rheinland-Pfalz will host one of the most highly anticipated events of the year, the two-day ROBtoberfest Sep. 8 from 7 to 11 p.m. and Saturday, Sep. 9, from 1 to 5 p.m. The event will take place at the Family and MWR Special Events […]

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U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 728th Air Mobility Squadron, Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, look over instructions for a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft tire change during the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing’s Mobility Rodeo at Ramstein Air Base, July 12, 2023. The 521st
AMOW had teams representing each geographically separated unit across Europe and the
Middle East and achieved Exercise Mobility Guardian 2023 training objectives during the event. Mobility Guardian 2023 is one of Air Mobility Command’s premier exercises that demonstrates the command’s capability to quickly mobilize and deploy forces, despite kinetic and non-kinetic attack and disruption, to sustain a high-intensity Joint Force operational tempo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jordan Lazaro)

521 AMOW hosts Mobility Rodeo

The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosted its first Mobility Rodeo at Ramstein Air Base, July 11-12, for nearly 120 U.S. and Dutch mobility professionals across the U.S., Europe and the Middle East.

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ABC in KMC: Wasser marsch!

ABC in KMC: Wasser marsch!

Walking around downtown Kaiserslautern, you’ve probably noted a number of fountains. Some rather simple, others more elegant, but all offering sprinkling water for a cool refreshment during sunny summer temperatures. Did you know that there are 41 fountains within the whole city? Sixteen of them are in the city center […]

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Sacred Search: Operation Colony Glacier

Sacred Search: Operation Colony Glacier

The 52 service members who died in a Nov. 22, 1952, plane crash on Mount Gannett, Alaska, were never forgotten — but for more than 60 years, their loved ones had no remains to grieve over or bury. That changed after an Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew conducting […]

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Leaders meet for annual KMC Mayors Forum

Leaders meet for annual KMC Mayors Forum

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KC-135 serves as platform for multiple missions over Germany, Netherlands

KC-135 serves as platform for multiple missions over Germany, Netherlands

Aeromedical Evacuation technicians with the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron assigned to Ramstein Air Base sharpened their skills during a routine refueling flight in a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 93rd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, June 27, over the skies of Germany and the Netherlands. The 86th AES provides critical medical […]

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Otis C. Jones, 86th Airlift Wing commander, Dieter Diemer, 86th Civil Engineer squadron contracting officer representative housing inspector, and Chief Master Sgt. Charmaine Kelley, 86th AW command chief, pose for a photo at the Length of Service ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, July 13. Diemer was honored for 45 years of service to the government during the ceremony.

Showing our thanks at RAB: Length of service ceremony

More than 130 German and U.S. civilian honorees received recognition for their dedication of service during a Length of Service ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, July 12.

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Increasing interoperability of Tactical Airlift units

Increasing interoperability of Tactical Airlift units

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Service Culture Spotlight: Rodney Harris

Service Culture Spotlight: Rodney Harris

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz highlights Rodney Harris for Service Culture Spotlight! Hailing from Asheboro, North Carolina, Rodney is the Plans and Operations officer for Baumholder and is part of the directorate of plans, training, mobilization and security. Aside from day-to-day operations and periodically driving to headquarters on Rhine Ordnance Barracks, […]

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USAG RP intern shares passion for educating customers

USAG RP intern shares passion for educating customers

When Michael Kah heard about the opportunity to become a host nation occupational safety and health specialist at U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz, he didn’t hesitate. Currently an intern with the Safety and Occupational Health Division, Kah has worked with the U.S. Army for over 20 years. “I began my career […]

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