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Health, Lifestyle, Sports

Sports Shorts, August 15, 2014

Boxing invitational U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz will host a boxing invitational at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Miesau Fitness Center, Bldg. 1220. Participants must be military ID cardholders, ages 18 and older. Awards will be given to the first and second place individuals along with the first, second and third […]

August 14, 2014 ×

Features, Lifestyle, News, Schools, Sports

Community Corner, August 15, 2014

Airman & Family Readiness Center Monday » Ramstein Spouses Orientation (RSO): 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., A&FRC » First Duty Station Officer Financial Brief: 10 a.m. to noon, A&FRC » USA Jobs workshop: 1 to 3 p.m., A&FRC Tuesday » Reintegration Brief: 9 to 11 a.m., IDRC » Pre-Deployment Brief: 1 to 3 p.m., IDRC […]

August 14, 2014 ×

Health, Lifestyle, Sports

Guard your mouth to protect your grill

Staff Sgt. Jackie D. Holcomb III 86th Dental Squadron

A recent issue in the Journal of the American Dental Association reported 13 to 39 percent of all dental injuries are sports related, and more than five million teeth are knocked out each year. Many of these injuries could have been prevented.

August 14, 2014 ×

Sports

KMC Red Tails Come Up Short

by Colin Smyth
Contributing writer

The KMC Red Tails Little League Baseball All-Star team’s quest for the Little League World Series ended last week.

July 31, 2014 ×

Sports

KMC Red Tails advance to European regionals

Courtesy of Colin Smyth

Over the Fourth of July weekend, the KMC Red Tails overcame adversity and persevered to beat Germany’s NRW in a hard-fought two out of three series to win the German Little League National Championship and advance to the European Regional Tournament as Germany’s representative.

July 17, 2014 ×

Sports

Staff Sgt. Juna C. Cyriaque, personnel NCO assigned to the 
21st Theater Sustainment Command’s Special Troops 
Battalion, leads her class in performing “The Windmill” during Physical Readiness Training as a part of the Master Fitness Trainer course June 24 on Vogelweh.

Soldiers learn fitness fundamentals with trainer course

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

Soldiers from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and other organizations around Germany received in depth physical readiness training through the Master Fitness Trainer course hosted May 29 to June 26 in the KMC.

July 10, 2014 ×

Sports

KMC ‘Red Tails’ win little league championship

Courtesy of Colin Smyth

On a picture-perfect Sunday, in a beautiful new facility at Clay Kaserne in Wiesbaden, the KMC Little League Baseball Majors division All-Stars — the “Red Tails” — completed a two-day
sweep of the Stuttgart Panthers and Wiesbaden Warriors All-Stars to capture the Little League Baseball District 1 Championship.

July 10, 2014 ×

Sports

Photo by Cheri de HaasA boat waits in one of the many locks of the Burgundy canal in France in July.

Cruising along the Burgundy canals

by Sandy Paige
Contributing writer

Seven brilliant sunrises, seven breath-taking sunsets, 80 locks, 26 lock-keepers, 158 kilometers, 35 French villages, seven Americans and countless memories. This was our boating holiday on the “canal de Bourgogne,” or Burgundy Canal, in central eastern France.

July 3, 2014 ×

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Krystal White enjoys the views offered during a hike in Sintra-Cascais Natural Park near Lisbon, Portugal. Sometimes you have to get outside in order to explore.

The Great Outdoors

Story and photos by Dr. Krystal White
Contributing writer

Contrary to assumptions that the longer days of summer inspire people to be more active, many people still struggle to find the time to exercise during the summer. We know we should move more, but oftentimes hot weather, traveling and summer breaks decrease our motivation to be active.

July 3, 2014 ×

Sports

From left, mixed martial arts fighters Marcus “The Irish Hand Grenade” Davis, Frank Trigg, Cole “The Apache Kid” Escovedo and Tim Kennedy talk to members of the KMC about their backgrounds during the Armed Forces Entertainment 2014 MMA All-Stars Summer Tour June 19 on Kleber Kaserne.

MMA all-stars bring combatives experience to KMC

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

Soldiers, Department of the Army civilians and family members from the 21st Theater Sustainment Command and other organizations in the KMC received mixed martial arts training and the opportunity to meet MMA celebrities during the Armed Forces Entertainment 2014 MMA All-Stars Summer Tour June 19 on Kleber Kaserne in Kaiserslautern.

June 26, 2014 ×