News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Nancy Sawyer worked for free this year to help new Army spouses
understand military life, checked on family members while their spouses
were deployed, and prepared meals and provided transportation for
wounded Soldiers.
Airmen deploying in response to Operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring
Freedom in Southwest Asia can travel a little lighter now thanks to the
new Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center at Al Udeid Air Base.
The 38th Combat Support Wing stood up in May of 2004 with only five
people and no computers, building furniture or phones. In two years,
it has developed into a 2,900-person wing with a $350 million budget.
Col. Richard Johnston, 86th Airlift Wing and KMC Commander, recently
signed policy letter No. 28 governing tobacco use in the KMC. The
purpose of this policy is to ensure that federal employees and members
of the public are not subject to the harmful effects of secondhand
smoke. Tobacco use is inconsistent with healthy lifestyles, physical
fitness, appropriate military image and ultimate mission readiness.
“History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid.” – Dwight D. Eisenhower USAFE has been entrusted with an incredible responsibility – to defend freedom and democracy. We’ve performed this mission flawlessly for more than 60 years and continue to rise to the occasion. […]
When considering the Navy, one thinks about vast aircraft carriers,
nuclear submarines and great swaths of wide open water. One rarely
considers quiet wooded corners in the KMC.
| One Dollar buys: |
| Euro: € 0.8762 |
| Pound: £ 0.73592 |
Other currency rates, not available at the Community Bank:
| Czech Krone: | Kč 22.50 |
| Egyptian Pound: | E£ 48.60 |
| Hungarian Forint: | Hf 353.43 |
| Israeli Shekel: | ₪ 3.66 |
| Polish Zloty: | zł 3.86 |
| Turkish Lira: | ₵ 34.0358 |
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