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Community Events – November 25, 2022

Community Events – November 25, 2022

Due to host nation regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some community events may be cancelled or postponed. Please verify the status before making plans to attend a community event. Come Work with Us The U.S. Army Garrison-Rheinland-Pfalz Family and MWR are hiring for several positions in administration, sports […]

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Living with a pet: Dogs love going on walks!

Living with a pet: Dogs love going on walks!

  Living with a pet, particularly a dog, is an enrichment for everyone who loves animals. But, as with all kinds of pets, the most important thing before taking a dog into your home, is making sure that you will be able to satisfy all the new family member’s needs. […]

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Baking with your child: developmental benefits

Baking with your child: developmental benefits

For gobble gobble and ho ho ho! The holiday season is upon us and you know what that means! Time to pack on the holiday pounds with baked goods galore! Why not make the experience of baking your holiday goodies a developmentally beneficial one for your child? Aside from noshing […]

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Thanksgiving turkey: A brief history

Thanksgiving turkey: A brief history

When it comes to Thanksgiving, turkey just might be the most essential part of the holiday. But it wasn’t always that way. For better or for worse (especially for turkeys), it took the help of a nineteenth-century nursery rhyme writer to earn turkey the prime spot on the Thanksgiving table. […]

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Members of the Spangdahlem Air Base honor guard team stand in formation during a Veterans Day ceremony at Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial, Belgium, Nov. 11, 2017. The team conducted a three volley salute which historically signifies an end to hostilities for a period of time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joshua Magbanua)

RAB celebrates Veterans Day

In the heartland of Germany, Ramstein Air Base embodies and celebrates Veterans Day every day with their workforce and retiree community. Veterans Day is a celebration of all those who have served in the military at some point, no matter how long.

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Vinni Mata, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman, left, and Senior Airman Jamey Harville, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aerospace maintenance journeyman work together to fasten a bolt on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 7, 2022. 86th AMXS Airmen to work together to ensure fully operational maintenance repairs before sending aircrew back into the skies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jordan Lazaro)

86 AMXS ensure aircraft operability

86th AMXS Airmen to work together to ensure fully operational maintenance repairs before sending aircrew back into the skies.

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Germany introduces new traffic signs

Germany introduces new traffic signs

In 2021, Germany altered its traffic laws and also implemented a few new traffic signs. You may have spotted it somewhere, but many drivers are not familiar with this new sign. The sign with a white background and a black frame under the blue parking symbol depicts four people, two […]

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Noble Skywave: Global radio contest

Noble Skywave: Global radio contest

Military units from across the world participated in Noble Skywave, a global cyber contest, at U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder, from Oct. 26 to 27. Noble Skywave is a multi-national high-frequency radio contest hosted by the Canadian Armed Forces. This year’s competition brought together 429 military units from across 13 nations […]

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65 ABG commander logs 90 days

65 ABG commander logs 90 days

U.S. Air Force Col. Brian Hardeman, the 65th Air Base Group commander, recently discussed his goals moving forward, as well as the appreciation he has for the Airmen who continue to propel Lajes Field forward as a strategic force enabling power projection. Q. What would you like your Airmen to […]

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Volkstrauertag — Day of National Mourning

Volkstrauertag — Day of National Mourning

In Germany the National Day of Mourning is always celebrated on the 33rd Sunday of the year. In 2022 it will be observed on Nov. 13. The Sunday is observed in commemoration of members of the armed forces of all nations and civilians who died in armed conflicts. It was […]

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