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

3rd AF Airman receives Bronze Star

Maj. Gen. Paul Fletcher had one item left on his to-do list before his final departure from the headquarters building where he worked since Nov. 1, 2000 − present one of his colleagues with a Bronze Star. The 3rd Air Force-United Kingdom vice commander called an all-staff meeting Sept. 21 and

52nd LRS goes year without DUI

Venturing to Ramstein

Staff Sgt. David Coates, 435th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency manager, shows members of Venturing Crew 21 how the Emergency Response Guidebook can be used to respond to chemical spills inside the Mobile Emergency Operations Center on Ramstein, Oct. 4.

Fire prevention week

Fire prevention week: Brig. Gen. Rich Johnston, KMC and 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Col. Earl Matthews, 435th Air Base Wing commander, sign the 2007 Fire Prevention Week Fire Proclamation as Smokey the Bear and Sparky look on.

I am a soldier: Sgt. Samantha Nosek

Sergeant Samantha Nosek works on Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. She is a physical science technician in the U.S. Army Center for Health Pomotion and Preventive Medicine-Europe, which is an accredited environmental lab responsible for providing timely and sound scientific data for risk-based

A long way home...

This summer, I was asked to represent the Air Force on a very sensitive mission. A friend of mine, Staff Sgt. Keith Lombardi, had passed away in a vehicle accident, and the Air Force needed someone to escort him home. I felt hopeless during this horrible time. I felt the only thing I could do for