• Military community hosts Winter Special Olympics

    Service member and civilian volunteers in the Kaiserslautern Military Community made strides to inspire and mentor children with special needs at the KMC Winter Special Olympics at the Vogelweh Military Complex, Dec. 1.The group comes together every spring and winter to conduct the KMC Special

  • Air Force travelers reminded of flat rate per diem policy (update)

    Some Air Force travelers may not be aware of a flat rate per diem policy established a few years ago that focused on extended temporary duty travel.Congress instituted the flat rate in November 2014. The new policy reduced per diem from 100 percent to 75 percent for TDYs from 31 to 180 days and to

  • Joint-Exercise Double Eagle wraps up in Serbia

    “This exercise is important because it builds the readiness of both our militaries,” said Lieutenant General John Gronski, Deputy Commanding General of U.S. Army Europe. “When you have a ready military a region can be more stable and secure.”The Serbian government invited the U.S. to train with

  • Buzzards head home after Blue Flag 17

    After two weeks of flying missions, Blue Flag 2017, the third iteration of the Israeli-hosted exercise, wrapped up at Uvda Air Force Base, Israel, Nov. 16.

  • Incirlik honors Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

    U.S. military members joined forces with the 10th Tanker Base Command for a memorial ceremony in honor of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, Nov. 10, 2017.