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Jan 10, 2025 | 
kaiserslauternamerican.com | Nate Cairney |Shannon Murphy
As the U.S. Air Force began its campaign and education on “Reoptimization for Great Power Competition” and the accompanying changes, Ramstein Air Base and the 86th Airlift Wing remained a steady presence and force in a geographic theater surrounded by conflict. The 86th AW was postured the entire year, supporting multiple mid-East conflicts.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
kaiserslauternamerican.com | Nate Cairney
8 Jan 2025 One Dollar buys: Euro: € 0.9373 Pound: £ 0.7751 Other currency rates, not available at the Community Bank: Czech Krone: Kč 24.16 Egyptian Pound: E£ 50.60 Hungarian Forint: Hf 399.30 Israeli Shekel: ₪ 3.62 Polish Zloty: zł 4.09 Turkish Lira: ₵ 35.3481
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
kaiserslauternamerican.com | Nate Cairney
The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing is an operationally focused, forward-postured, and ready-every-day-to-face-the-adversary-in-this-theater wing. The 435th AGOW spent the last two years reoptimizing for the fight here in Europe, adapting the wing’s mission to the changing adversaries in the theater and beyond.
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
kaiserslauternamerican.com | Nate Cairney
6 Dec 2024 One Dollar buys: Euro: € 0.9243 Pound: £ 0.7633 Other currency rates, not available at the Community Bank: Czech Krone: Kč 23.82 Egyptian Pound: E£ 49.95 Hungarian Forint: Hf 390.04 Israeli Shekel: ₪ 3.59 Polish Zloty: zł 4.05 Turkish Lira: ₵ 34.7090
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
kaiserslauternamerican.com | Nate Cairney |Linda Lambiotte
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’s Directorate of Family, Morale, Welfare and Recreation’s Community Recreation Services became the first-ever internationally accredited program recognized by the National Recreation and Park Association in the Best of the Best Ceremony in Atlanta, Georgia, Oct 9.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
kaiserslauternamerican.com | Nate Cairney
While Germany has so many signature dishes (Schnitzel! Schweinshaxe! Wurst!), few — if any — are so innately satisfying as the döner kebab, a Turkish dish that is wildly popular in Deutschland. I still remember my first döner. I was in Landstuhl on a cold, gray January day. It was early afternoon. My wife and I had arrived in Germany one week earlier. The reality of a first overseas move was setting in — a strange, bewildering sort of disorientation. We needed lunch.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
kaiserslauternamerican.com | Nate Cairney |Linda Lambiotte
For the second year in a row, the ‘Operation Good Cheer’ initiative is set to place single American Soldiers with German host families over the Christmas holiday, providing them with a unique and enriching experience. After a three-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program made a successful comeback in 2023 and is on track to continue thriving in 2024.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
kaiserslauternamerican.com | Nate Cairney |Mary Del Rosario
U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz and Kaiserslautern High School hosted its annual “College Night,” Oct. 29 at the high school, connecting Department of Defense Education Activity students with educational and career opportunities. Kaiserslautern High School transformed into a bustling hub of information booths as over 300 eager students explored options from U.S. and European universities, military academies and military recruiters.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
kaiserslauternamerican.com | Nate Cairney
26 Nov 2024 One Dollar buys: Euro: € 0.9259 Pound: £ 0.775 Other currency rates, not available at the Community Bank: Czech Krone: Kč 23.04 Egyptian Pound: E£ 49.55 Hungarian Forint: Hf 389.40 Israeli Shekel: ₪ 3.65 Polish Zloty: zł 4.11 Turkish Lira: ₵ 34.5880
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
kaiserslauternamerican.com | Nate Cairney |Amie LaSalvia
Winter is approaching quickly, and it is truly one of the most beautiful and magical times of the year. All around Germany, Christmas markets begin to open and ice rinks are set up. Exploring the markets and going ice skating is a budget-friendly way to spend an afternoon or evening with family and friends. What could be better than gliding around the ice with loved ones while listening to Christmas music and enjoying the holiday atmosphere?
