News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center doctors met with the medical staff of numerous host nation hospitals May 5 to foster relations, discuss medical techniques and tour LRMC, which will lead to better care for wounded warriors and other patients.
***image1***Harlin Thompson, Budweiser sponsored race car driver, gives Spc. Raymond Tompkins, 1438th Engineers, National Guard, a look around on the inside of his race car during a visit to the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility at Ramstein, April 29. Spc. Tompkins is recieving treatment for injuries sustained while deployed to Kirkuk, […]
A new Web site has been developed to provide information relating to the extension of units in Iraq. The ‘extended units’ Web site provides information on wide-ranging topics from finance, transportation and legal issues, to summer school information provided by the Department of Defense Dependents Schools in Europe. The site […]
Airborne Soldiers of the 21st Theater Support Command earn their fins along with their wings.
Members of the 5th Quartermaster, 191st Ordnance Battalion, 29th Support Group, recently spent training time in a Baumholder swimming pool to get their Navy class II certification, a basic understanding and ability to jump into water and survive in the water for long periods of time.
***image1***“Sandy” was recently able to return to her unit after eight months of reconstruction work. Sandy was the first aircraft to be shipped to the 21st Theater Support Command as part of the Army’s aviation reset program. The UH-60 Black Hawk was nicknamed Sandy by the 29th Support Group, 21st […]
The pharmacy at the Sembach Air Base Clinic recently received a bar code computer assisted technology system called PharmASSIST. The main purpose of the new system is to reduce medication-dispensing errors.
The annual Rheinland-Pfalz State Fair takes place May 14 to 16 in Nierstein-Oppenheim.
Cities and union communities of the state of Rheinland-Pfalz participate in the event and show who they are and what they have to offer. Thirteen stages with live music and show programs are put up throughout the center of town.
The 76th Airlift Squadron will hold a change of command ceremony at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Hangar 1. Lt. Col. Mark McLean will relinquish command to Lt. Col. Jim Jovene, currently the Chief of Safety. Reception will follow.
Thirteen members of the 76th Airlift Squadron returned from Central Command deployments this week. The unit deployed one C-21 and one C-20 in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom near the end of February and flew numerous combat support missions in Southwest Asia. In addition, the 76th AS deployed sufficient aircrews to keep the aircraft flying 24 hours a day if necessary.
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