News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Ramstein leadership attended German National Day of Mourning ceremonies at memorial sites in Ramstein-Miesenbach and Kaiserslautern, Nov. 14. Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, 86th Airlift Wing commander, Col. Elizabeth Hanson, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing vice commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Bryant Roy, 86th AW acting command chief, represented Team Ramstein […]
For the first time in nearly 100 years, members of the public walked on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Plaza and laid flowers to personally honor the unknowns. The event is one of many at Arlington National Cemetery marking the centennial of the tomb, the grave of three Unknown […]
November 8 8:37 a.m.: Major traffic collision in Kaiserslautern November 9 2:40 p.m.: Larceny on Vogelweh Air Station 7:28 p.m.: House break-in in Bruchmuehlbach-Miesau November 10 Nothing significant to report November 11 Nothing significant to report November 12 1:22 p.m.: Minor traffic collision/fleeing the scene of traffic collision in Landstuhl […]
The Air Force will officially add new alternative components to physical fitness assessments beginning Jan. 1, 2022. The updated scoring charts can be found here. After announcing the components in July, over 9,000 data points were collected to determine the point values for each component by assessing approximately 2,000 Airmen […]
In addition to the two Inspector General Disparity Reviews released over the last year, the Department of the Air Force released an addendum, which focused on the intersection of race, ethnicity and gender. The DAF IG Disparity Review Addendum follows the DAF’s 2020 Racial Disparity Review, which addressed disparities impacting […]
The recommended holiday season mailing dates for Air Force customers assigned to the European theater are: USPS Retail Ground/Space Available Mail (SAM) – Nov. 27 First Class Mail/Priority Mail – Dec. 11 Priority Mail Express Military Service (PMEMS) – Dec. 18 These dates are for mail originating in Europe and […]
Nov. 2 marked the Department of the Air Force’s deadline for active duty component Airmen and Guardians to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As of publication, nearly 97 percent of Airmen and Guardians on active duty have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. “Our Airmen need to be […]
November is National Veterans and Military Families Month. The Defense Department recognizes that military families have important roles to play in supporting a strong and ready force. “Our nation’s service members do not serve alone. Alongside them are the dedicated members of their families, whose commitment and resolve strengthen our […]
Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III observing National Veterans and Military Families Month Our families serve every bit as much as we do. That’s one reason why it’s so important during this National Veterans and Military Families Month that we take time to recognize them for the […]
November 1 10:05 a.m.: Theft in Miesenbach 1:02 p.m.: Possession of drug paraphernalia on Vogelweh Main Base November 2 11:50 a.m.: Minor traffic collision/fleeing the scene in Landstuhl 12:30 p.m.: Damage to personal property in Kaiserslautern November 3 Nothing significant to report November 4 7:56 a.m.: Minor traffic collision/fleeing the […]
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