News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Summer is the season for relaxing, having fun and spending time with your family and friends, but it’s also a time to remember simple precautions to keep yourself and your family safe. Always swim with a partner Never allow young children to swim without adult supervision Never swim when you […]
Heat illnesses and injuries are no fun! What is heat-related illness? Heat-related illness, or hyperthermia, is a condition resulting from exposure to extreme heat where the body becomes unable to properly cool, resulting in a rapid rise in body temperature. The evaporation of sweat is the normal way to remove […]
The Defense Health Agency’s Hearing Center of Excellence offers a specialized course to train clinicians how to treat dizziness and imbalance in patients with mild traumatic brain injury, otherwise known as concussion. Ears are essential for our vestibular sense, also known as the movement, gravity, or balance system, which allows […]
With the coming of spring, the temperatures warm and the tempo of life picks up. Outdoor activities resume — recreation, yardwork, cookouts — and change of station plans swing into high gear. Amid the busyness of these warmer months, the potential for minor injuries and health concerns may increase. It’s […]
Families looking for resources to support special needs can reach out to the Military & Family Readiness Center to use the Exceptional Family Member Program. This program is designed to protect federal entitlements and military benefits of special needs family members. EFMP-Family Support, EFMP-Medical and EFMP-Assignments fall under this program. […]
The Defense Health Agency’s Hearing Center of Excellence Military Hearing Conservation Reportopens Hearing Center of Excellence for fiscal year 2021 revealed that hearing loss in the Department of Defense remains relatively stable among service members and civilians enrolled in hearing conservation programs. The report showed the percent of hearing-impaired service […]
In 1986, then-Secretary of Defense Caspar Weinberger designated April as “Month of the Military Child.” During this month, national, state and local governments, organizations, and agencies, along with military-serving communities, make time to celebrate the important role more than 1.6 million military children play in the Armed Forces community. Although […]
The Military and Family Readiness Center hosted a Heart Link course for the second time this year, Ramstein Air Base, April 4. Heart Link is a spouse orientation program that is hosted at bases across the Air Force to educate spouses who might be new to the Air Force or […]
The Cold, Cough and Allergy Clinic, and the COVID-19 Testing Center at the 86th Medical Group at Ramstein Air Base will close and clinic services will return to pre-pandemic operations. The COVID-19 Testing Center saw its last patient March 10. Patients who believe they need a COVID-19 test should report […]
Over the past 70 years, the corridors of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center have been graced by celebrities, musicians, politicians, and foreign dignitaries. The latest star to turn heads walking through hallways and patient rooms at LRMC was a four-year-old with curly brown hair, big brown eyes, and puppy breath. With […]
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