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Staff Sgt. Gregory Ullman, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron fire prevention inspector, teaches students about the different parts of a fire truck.

Fire dog sparks interest in fire prevention

Photos by Airman 1st Class Holly Mansfield
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Members of the KMC participated in Fire Prevention Week Oct. 6 to 11. Sparky the fire dog and KMC firefighters visited Department of Defense Dependents Schools elementary schools to teach this year’s theme of preventing kitchen fires. Participants were given home fire-prevention checklists and other materials on how to check […]

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Schools Around the KMC

Schools Around the KMC

   

October 3, 2013 ×

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Courtesy photoThird grade students brainstorm positive ways to use their hands for helping others.

Air Force, Army Family Advocacy offers ‘Hands are for helping, not for hurting’

by Carmen Schott
Family Advocacy outreach manager

The Air Force and Army Family Advocacy Programs teamed up to offer “Hands are for helping, not for hurting” curriculum across the KMC.

October 3, 2013 ×

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Jordan CastelanBrig. Gen. Patrick X. Mordente (right), 86th Airlift Wing commander, Shaquita Ponder (center), Airman and Family Services Flight deputy chief, and Stacy Jones (left), Ramstein Child Development Center director, pose with a National Association for 
the Education of Young Children renewal accreditation certificate Monday on Ramstein. The accreditation certifies the Ramstein CDC until Oct. 1, 2018.

Ramstein CDC aces exam

by Capt. William A. Russell
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Ramstein Child Development Center renewed its National Association for the Education of Young Children accreditation Sept. 18.

October 3, 2013 ×

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Carrots, rice, pasta and chicken are what’s for lunch Sept. 17 at Vogelweh Elementary School. Children are given healthy choices for lunch to help curb childhood obesity.

Healthy lunches a ‘measure’ of good taste

Story and photos by Senior Airman Hailey Haux
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The school year has begun and children throughout the KMC are getting healthier choices to eat for lunch.

September 26, 2013 ×

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Soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 21st Special Troops Battalion prepare 
to sumo wrestle each other while wearing 50-pound sumo suits Sept. 6 during the 21st STB 
organizational day at Pulaski Park on Vogelweh Military Complex.

Soldiers, families enjoy food, fun during organizational day

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander A. Burnett
21st Theater Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Soldiers, families and friends of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 21st Special Troops Battalion enjoyed food, fun and camaraderie Sept. 6 during an organizational day at Pulaski Park on Vogelweh Miliary Complex.

September 12, 2013 ×

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Quinton and Amari Greene, children of Tech. Sgt. Alfred Greene, 86th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, play a game of ring toss.

Day for Kids kicks off youth sports season

by Senior Airman Caitlin Guinazu
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Ramstein hosted its annual Day for Kids event Sept. 7. Ramstein’s youth program and the Boys and Girls Club of America sponsored the day of fun with the purpose of bringing parents and their children together to have a good time.

September 12, 2013 ×

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Air Force tuition assistance application window delayed

Courtesy of Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the program.

September 5, 2013 ×

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Boy Scouts conduct Scout Expo Saturday

Courtesy of Barbarossa District PAO

The Boy Scouts of America will be conducting a Scout Expo from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center in the Army and Air Force Exchange Service main exchange courtyard.

September 5, 2013 ×

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Military child writer shares story

Military child writer shares story

by Senior Airman Whitney Stork
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

An extraordinary 9-year-old girl has taken it upon herself to share her and her family’s story about the military lifestyle and what they do to cope with all of the constant changes.

August 29, 2013 ×