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Airmen improve run, reduce pain with new 86 MDOS run class

Airmen improve run, reduce pain with new 86 MDOS run class

Story and photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Running is both an integral part of Air Force physical fitness assessments and, if done incorrectly, a potential source of injury. The 86th Medical Group physical therapy flight introduced a new running class called Pose Method to help patients correct their stride, reduce or eliminate pain, and avoid future injury so they can improve their scores on the cardiovascular component of the Air Force fitness tests.

August 3, 2017 ×

News, Sports

Master Sgt. Michael Ott, Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Detachment 4 Fire Emergency Services program manager, and his son, Aaron, run a lap during the 11th annual Kaiserslautern Military Community Viking Challenge July 28 on Vogelweh. Approximately 600 participants came to walk, run and camp during the 24-hour run and walk-a-thon. — Photo by Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton Jr.

Run all night: 11th annual KMC Viking Challenge

by Airman 1st Class D. Blake Browning
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The Kaiserslautern Military Community gave charitable organizations a run for their money at the 11th annual KMC Viking Challenge July 28 on Vogelweh. Hosted by the KMC 5/6 organization, the KMC Viking Challenge is an annual 24-hour run and walk-a-thon aimed at raising money for charitable organizations. The 2017 KMC […]

August 3, 2017 ×

Sports

Sports Shorts — August 4, 2017

Soccer players needed The FV Olympia Ramstein Soccer Club is looking for male players born in 2003 and 2004. Practice takes place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday on the artificial turf pitch at Am Hocht 1 in Ramstein village. The first practice will be next Thursday. […]

August 3, 2017 ×

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Sports Shorts — July 28, 2017

Soccer players needed The FV Olympia Ramstein Soccer Club is looking for male players born in 2003/2004.  Practice takes place 5:30 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday on the artificial turf pitch at Am Hocht 1 in Ramstein village.  The first practice will be Aug. 10.  For more information […]

July 27, 2017 ×

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Sports Shorts — July 21, 2017

Twilight basketball USAG Rheinland-Pfalz Sports and Fitness offers twilight basketball games every other Friday night from 9 to 11 p.m. at Vogelweh Gym in Kaiserslautern. These games are open to all CAC holders. The CAC must be registrered with the gym during manned hours from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]

July 20, 2017 ×

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Sports Shorts — July 14, 2017

Twilight basketball USAG Rheinland-Pfalz Sports and Fitness offers twilight basketball games every other Friday night from 9 to 11 p.m. at Vogelweh Gym in Kaiserslautern. These games are open to all CAC holders. The CAC must be registrered with the gym during manned hours from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. […]

July 13, 2017 ×

Features, Sports

Kaiserslautern boys claim European championship

Kaiserslautern boys claim European championship

by Thomas Warner
contributing writer
Photos by Hanne Robinson

Countless hours of team and individual work paid off when Kaiserslautern High School went undefeated and won the boys’ 2017 European Soccer Championship last month. Kaiserslautern beat rival Ramstein High 3-1 in the Euros’ title game and a celebration followed which was four years in the making. The Department of […]

July 6, 2017 ×

News, Sports

Ramstein hosts AIRCOM track and field championship

Ramstein hosts AIRCOM track and field championship

by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Usually when NATO nations come together, it’s to work together toward a common goal, but that wasn’t the case when six nations came together on Ramstein, June 20-21. This time they were competing against each other as they worked toward a similar goal — victory in the NATO Allied Air […]

June 29, 2017 ×

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Sports Shorts — June 30, 2017

Dog Jog The next Family and MWR Sports & Fit-ness fun run is all about the dogs of our military com-munity and the humans who love them! On Aug. 19, bring your furry family member to the Rhine Ordnance Barracks Special Event Center, Bldg. 237. Registration is open from 8:30 […]

June 29, 2017 ×

Sports

Sports Shorts — June 23, 2017

US Youth Soccer The U.S Youth Soccer Europe – World Cup will take place Saturday and Sunday at the sports field in Schwe-del-bach (street for GPS: Am Kiefern-kopf). A total of 38 teams, with more than 400 soccer players, boys and girls, consisting of different age groups, will compete in […]

June 23, 2017 ×