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  • HAP eases servicemembers’ housing struggles

    If you are struggling to make monthly stateside mortgage payments, rent your home or obtain a loan where the appraised value of the home is less than the mortgage, there is a program to help.The Homeowners Assistance Program is a program created in 1966 to financially compensate eligible military

  • Local area offers fun, festive holiday events

    In Germany, the holidays are a time for friends and families. Family members sit together, sing, exchange gifts, light candles, enjoy homemade cookies, listen to music or enjoy a good television show.Prior to Christmas, most people attend Christmas markets, Advent bazaars, concerts or a Christmas

  • ADAPT offers holiday safety tips

    This holiday season, it's possible you may find yourself in a situation where it's necessary to make a conscious decision about alcohol use. Realizing the effect alcohol has on you is your responsibility, and making healthy decisions will have a long-term, positive impact on your life.Leave during

  • Spangdahlem chapel accommodates parishioners as Bitburg closes

    When the Bitburg Annex Chapel closed its doors after the final mass Nov. 29, the Spangdahlem Chapel opened its wider.The discussion to close the annex chapel had been ongoing since the closure of Bitburg Air Base in 1995, said Kelli McCrea, Catholic pastoral coordinator. It was only after a survey

  • Cell phones and driving provoke killer conversations

    Statistics show it is probably not a good idea to drive and talk on a hand-held cell phone. It is also against German law.U.S. Air Forces in Europe Pamphlet 31-206, Drivers Handbook and Examination Manual for Germany, states "only 'hands-free' telephones that allow the driver to keep his or her

  • Customs pamphlet eases holiday mail rush

    Mailing packages stateside from Europe involves many prohibitions, restrictions and import duty rules. U.S. citizens can avoid the pitfalls by getting the "International Mail Imports" pamphlet from the military customs office."Many people do not know that Customs and Border Protection may fine you

  • SAFER logo contest

    The Saber Airmen Focused on Excellence and Responsibility task force is holding a contest for Sabers to create the SAFER task force logo. The logo must encompass the SAFER motto, "Be a SAFER Saber. One Drink. No Drive." All logo designs must be submitted by Dec. 19 to