• 1st CMXS Dragons scale, gut radar

    Airmen from the 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron scaled and gutted two high-towering weather radars, saving 288 work hours, more than $7,000 in TDY funds and approximately $1 million in contractor removal fees. The radars, located at Sembach and Katterbach, belonged to the 21st Operational

  • AADD saves

    AADD saves - not just one at a time, but countless lives on unnumbered nights. Armed forces Against Drunk Driving started in the KMC in 2003, and is a successful program that potentially saved more than 1,600 lives in 2007 and more than 10,500 lives in total. AADD's goal is to prevent accidents, and

  • Reducing speed gains a valuable second

    Recently, the KMC lost one of its valued Airmen as a result of an automobile crash. While traveling on a rural highway, the Airman lost control on a curve, left the highway and struck a tree. If he hadn't struck the tree, he would have gone down a steep embankment, which might have caused his

  • Lakenheath flightline turned into combat zone for exercise

    More than 1,000 Liberty warriors participated in a local operations evaluation exercise from Oct. 16 to 18. Players in the exercise were evaluated by a team of about 40 people, 14 of which were augmented from Spangdahlem, Germany. The evaluators inspected the 48th Fighter Wing's NATO compliance. "It

  • U.S. Air Force assists in Darfur troop movement

    The U.S. Air Force provided airlift support to 400 Rwandan Soldiers Oct. 20 who are supporting the African Union peacekeeping mission in the Darfur region of Sudan. The 786th Air Expeditionary Squadron includes Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, providing expeditionary airfield operations

  • Bitburg cross country team dominates homecoming race

    BITBURG-MOETSCH, Germany - After an emotional beginning of the season, Bitburg High School runners Sandra Davidson, a junior, and Ryan Poock, a senior, secured their positions as two of the fastest runners in Europe at their home meet Oct. 13. The two set new course records during the cross country

  • Debunking the COLA Myth

    When arriving overseas you probably noticed an additional item on your pay statement entitled COLA or Cost of Living Allowance. What is COLA and why do we receive this allowance? COLA is intended to maintain your purchasing power so you can purchase similar goods and services overseas as in the

  • Date set for Gen. Hobbins' Order of the Sword induction

    Preparations are underway for the Order of the Sword induction ceremony to honor General William T. Hobbins, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe. USAFE Command Chief Master Sgt. Gary Coleman and a team of individuals throughout the command are working diligently to put together this red carpet

  • Spanish starts at Kindergarten

    By their high school senior year, several non-Hispanic children will speak Spanish fluently with little to no accent. This goal is now achievable thanks to a pilot program at Department of Defense Dependents Schools around the KMC. Ramstein, Landstuhl and Vogelweh schools have all adopted the

  • AWAG conference comes to Ramstein

    The American Women's Activities, Germany Rheinland-Pfalz Area is bringing together speakers, community leaders and volunteers for a one-day conference 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 22, at the Ramstein Officers' Club. This conference provides unique opportunities for volunteers to obtain training and