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  • 'My mother brought doughnuts ... '

    Born in Mauthausen concentration camp, Upper Austria, on April 29, 1945, Eva Clarke made her way into the world on the back of a coal truck, three days before the U.S. Army liberated the camp. Less than three weeks previously, her heavily-pregnant mother, along with other concentration camp

  • 86th MXG shows again it is a mobility machine

    The success of exercise Thracian Spring, the annual bilateral training exercise between the U.S. and Bulgaria March 26 to April 6, was the culmination of months of intense preparation by various wing agencies. Within the 86th Maintenance Group, the 86th Maintenance Operations Squadron, Programs and

  • Community unites for Kindergraves Memorial

    Each spring, the Saturday following Mother's Day, the Ramstein Area Chief's Group and the German-American and International Women's Club Kaiserslautern conduct the Kindergraves memorial ceremony. The Air Force Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Color Guard leads the procession at 9:45 a.m. May

  • Local unit keeps Air Force personnel at NATO connected

    The Joint NATO Command Branch is located in Stuttgart-Vaihingen as part of the 431st Air Base Group. The branch is comprised of one officer and six enlisted personnel. Its mission is to maintain superior MAJCOM personnel support to the Air Force members serving the NATO mission. The branch provides

  • AFAS gives Lakenheath Airman peace of mind

    Tech. Sgt. Luis Crespo, an 18-year veteran, had a budget and a plan. The 48th Contracting Squadron NCO planned and saved for his two boys to come visit him in the U.K. for Christmas, planned and saved enough for holiday activities and presents, he had even put money aside to buy a car when his was

  • Deployed Ramstein Airman gives all for the families

    Most people couldn't imagine doing the job of Senior Airman Sekina Moye. Before this deployment...she couldn't either. Airman Moye, a services journeyman assigned to the 755th Air Expeditionary Group, is filling a six-month in-lieu-of tasking with Bagram's Mortuary Affairs.She is the only Air Force

  • Airmen save AF money through innovation, ingenuity

    Since the institution of Air Force Smart Operations 21, Airmen around the Air Force are looking for different ways to save money. One resource many base agencies might overlook is the Air Force Repair Enhancement Program. AFREP, formerly the Gold Flag Program, helps the Air Force save money in two

  • Social networking sites garner commander concerns

    Imagine a terrorist organization searching to collect information about base personnel, their personal lives, children, where they work, their education, how much money they make. Imagine them being able to find out who is currently deployed, who is about to deploy, where we've been and who we have

  • Mildenhall Airman chosen as sole guitarist for Tops in Blue

    David Leatherwood's passion for music is obvious the moment you meet him. When he's not working his day job as a special cargo handler, the senior airman practices playing his electric guitar five to seven hours per day. He's also a singer-songwriter, plays the violin, piano and bass guitar, and

  • Boy Scout organizes project for KMC USO

    Ramstein High School freshman and Boy Scout, Kevin Stewart, recently reached out to the community to help servicemembers and their families in the Kaiserslautern Military Community area. While waiting for a space available flight in the Air Mobility Command passenger terminal at Ramstein he decided