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When our Soldiers deploy to places that seem like a world away, our lives and our missions here do not grind to a halt. We stay in gear and move forward, thanks to the joint efforts of the Family Readiness Group and the element of the unit known as the Rear Detachment.

WASHINGTON

One advantage of being stationed in Germany is that friends and relatives can visit servicemembers and get a real European travel experience. But make sure visitors get authorization from customs before letting them drive a U.S. Army Europe-plated vehicle.

The mammoth building skeleton that began rising from the dust off Kisling Avenue on Ramstein a few months ago is the shell for the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center, scheduled for completion in the fall of 2006.

The NATO Interim Deployable Combined Air Operations Center at Ramstein, deployed NATO servicemembers for the first time in support of a large-scale live-flying exercise held in central Europe June 27 to July 8.

***image1***An 86th Airlift Wing C-130 Hercules releases a heavy cargo pallet over the drop zone near Yakima, Wash., to compete for points during the 2005 Air Mobility Expeditionary Rodeo. Two teams from Ramstein earned first place in the competition, held June 19 to 24 at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. […]

Dereliction of duty, disrespect to a sentinel
An E-3 was charged, under Article 92 and Article 134 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, for failing to provide his identification card to security forces personnel and for being disrespectful to them by shouting profanities. Punishment is 30 days correctional custody and a reprimand.