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KMC Exchange shoppers save 15 percent by opening new MILITARY STAR account Oct. 10-24

by Susie Goodwin Army & Air Force Exchange Service Public Affairs KMC Exchange and commissary shoppers can get more bang for their buck by opening a new MILITARY STAR® card account. From Oct. 10 to 24, service members and their families who apply and are approved for a new MILITARY […]

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Thracian Fall 2019 exercise kicks off in Bulgaria

Thracian Fall 2019 exercise kicks off in Bulgaria

Story & photos by Staff Sgt. Kirsten Brandes 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs PLOVDIV, Bulgaria — Airmen and aircraft from the 37th Airlift Squadron arrived at Plovdiv, Bulgaria, Sept. 23, to kick off exercise Thracian Fall 2019. Thracian Fall is a recurring flying training deployment conducted between the U.S. Air […]

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A U.S. Airman assigned to the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron releases water from a hydrant during a response to a simulated fire at Ramstein Air Base, Sept. 24. The simulated fire was an exercise inject for Operation Varsity 19-03, a weeklong exercise designed to test the capabilites of Ramstein Airmen. 
Photos by Tech. Sgt. Timothy Moore

Ramstein wraps up Operation Varsity 19-03

by Senior Airman Milton Hamilton 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The third iteration of exercise Operation Varsity wrapped up Sept. 27, after an event-filled week of training. Base agencies on Ramstein and Vogelweh Military Complex fired on all cylinders to push their Airmen throughout the week. Operation Varsity 19-03 extended […]

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Not every hero wears a cape. Plan and practice your escape!

Not every hero wears a cape. Plan and practice your escape!

by Kaiserslautern Military Community Fire & Emergency Services Flight The KMC Fire & Emergency Services Flight is teaming up with the National Fire Protection Association® —the official sponsor of Fire Prevention Week for more than 90 years — to promote this year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Not Every Hero Wears […]

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Blotter, News

KMC Blotter

September 23 8:29 a.m.: Theft of government property on Kapaun Air Station September 24 8:10 a.m.: Major traffic collision in Mehlingen 9:47 a.m.: Drunken operation of a vehicle in Ramstein-Miesenbach 1:39 p.m.: Larceny of secured, private property in Kapaun Air Station 1:56 p.m.: Major traffic collision on Vogelweh Air Station […]

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KMC Notices, News

The Housing Hype

Welcome to the KMC Housing Office The Housing Management Office is ready to support you in the transition to your new home and community. If you’re looking for homes for rent, it helps to know where to start, www.homes.mil provides all available, fairly priced, Housing Inspected and approved rentals in […]

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National Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off

by 86th Airlift Wing Wing Cybersecurity Office The 16th annual National Cyber­security Awareness Month began Oct. 1. Spearheaded by the Department of Homeland Security, NCSAM 2019 seeks to “ensure every American has the resources needed to stay safer and more secure online, while increasing the resiliency of the Nation during […]

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Air Force Vice Chief of Staff lands in Ramstein

Air Force Vice Chief of Staff lands in Ramstein

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No DUIs, no excuses

No DUIs, no excuses

by Airman 1st Class Kaylea Berry 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The hours for Armed Forces Against Drunk Driving extended July 1 in an effort to reduce the number of DUIs in the Kaiserslautern Military Community. While everyone is encouraged to have a plan if they drink, there really is […]

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Air Force mandates dedicated space for nursing mothers

by Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs A new lactation policy, released in an Air Force Guidance Memorandum dated Aug. 15, requires units to provide nursing mothers access to a lactation room. The policy enables commanders to support nursing mothers by outlining procedures and requirements for establishing a private, […]

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