News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
U.S. Air Force EC-130H Compass Call aircraft from the 55th Electronic Combat Group, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AZ, arrived at Ramstein Air Base, to conduct training with Europe-based units, April 28. The EC-130H is an airborne tactical weapon system within a heavily modified version of the C-130 Hercules airframe. The […]
The four winners of this year’s competition are Polish Army Corporal Maciej Biardzki from NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance, US Air Force Staff Sergeant Adam Heatherton from NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre, US Air Force Master Sergeant Jonie Escorpiso from NATO Allied Air Command and Royal Air Force Squadron Leader Daniel Quai […]
Private downloading of music, films and TV series by at-home internet users has become very popular. Those doing so should be aware that downloading copyright-protected material and making it available to the public via peer to peer file sharing software is against the law in Germany. Internet users can be […]
Our society loves buzzwords. Many people often gravitate to speaking the language of the latest trend or fad, while attempting to capitalize on those words in a variety of ways. As I sat with this thought, I began to focus on some of the words that circulate in my circles […]
Permanent Change of Station season is upon us and United States Army Europe-Africa customs inspectors remind personnel of the differences in what they can, and cannot, receive in their military postal box while overseas. According to a U.S. Customs pamphlet, German customs law prohibits the receipt and shipment of certain […]
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. recently signed perhaps the most sweeping change of Air Force basic doctrine in the service’s history, marking a major milestone in the service’s strategic approach to “Accelerate Change or Lose.” Core themes to the revised Air Force Doctrine Publication-1: The […]
April 19 7:55 a.m.: Theft in Weilerbach 11:05 a.m.: Theft in Ramstein-Miesenbach 5:25 p.m.: Theft in Ramstein-Miesenbach 5:48 p.m.: Theft in Ramstein-Miesenbach April 20 8:40 a.m.: Theft on Vogelweh Family Housing 10:39 a.m.: Theft in Vogelweh Family Housing April 21 9:25 a.m.: Major traffic collision in Romberg 1:50 p.m.: Article […]
Transporting certain types of prescription or over-the-counter medications in your luggage or hand carried bags when traveling through a German Airport or Border Control Point can pose a problem, especially if the medication is not properly prescribed, labeled, and documented in accordance with German law. “Whenever German Customs finds prescription […]
Active duty Air Force officers and enlisted personnel interested in becoming rated officers have until May 25 to apply for the Fall 2021 Rated Preparatory Program. As the program continues to expand, the fall class will partner and train with the Civil Air Patrol wing in Columbus, Indiana. “We recently […]
April 12 5:10 a.m.: Major traffic collision near Huetschenhausen 9:12 a.m.: Theft in Rodenbach 12:02 p.m.: Theft in Rodenbach 3:40 p.m.: Theft in Landstuhl April 13 9:54 a.m.: Major traffic collision in Landstuhl April 14 2:55 a.m.: Seized USAREUR license plates in Kusel 9 a.m.: Seized USAREUR license plates on […]
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