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  • Multi-nationals get kick out of MEDCEUR

    Cheers, claps and gasps at missed opportunities radiated through the crowd as service members deployed took a break from the Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR) to indulge in a friendly soccer tournament here May 8 through 9. Players with a wide range of experience

  • 'First in, last out': 1st ECBCS making CE08, MEDCEUR possible

    "First in, last out" isn't just a catchy motto for the members of the 1st Expeditionary Combat Communications Squadron from Ramstein Air Base, Germany. These 25 Airmen have been in place at Forward Operating Site here since Apr. 21, days before any Combined Endeavor 2008 or Medical Exercise, Central

  • Opening ceremony kicks off Combined Endeavor 2008

    Combined Endeavor 2008 officially began today at CE08 Forward Operation Site (FOS) in Lora Naval Base, Croatia with a brief opening ceremony, led by U.S. Army Maj. Thomas Addyman, site director, and Croatian Armed Forces (CAF) Lt. Col. Davorko Jokic, the host nation support commander. "What we will

  • U.S. Army shares EM knowledge with coalition partners

    A team of five soldiers from the U.S. Army 353rd Civil Affairs Command (CACOM) at Fort Wadsworth, N.Y., deployed here April 30 to arm coalition military members with Emergency Management (EM) knowledge during the 2008 Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe (MEDCEUR). The 15-nation

  • Aircraft noise addressed by base leadership, local officials

    From a robust noise complaint program to aircraft modernization, the Kaiserslautern Military Community continues to work in partnership with host nation officials on aircraft noise issues. The Combined Noise Abatement Committee held its first meeting of the year April 30 on Ramstein. The committee

  • KMC members take to the streets in observance of sexual assault month

    Last week marked the third year the Department of Defense has recognized April as Sexual Assault Awareness month. This year the 2008 DOD Sexual Assault Awareness Month theme, "Prevent Sexual Assault: Ask! Act! Intervene!" focuses on the ability of every servicemember to prevent sexual assault by