Stella Schmitz, center, signs her National Letter of Intent to play tennis for Rutgers University during a ceremony on Nov. 13, 2024, at Kaiserslautern High School. Left is Schmitz's mother, Clare Barnard-Schmitz, and right are Kaiserslautern tennis coaches Elizabeth and Gary Martin. Hidden behind the flowers at left is Stella's father, Frank Schmitz.
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Esso cards used by the military community in Germany for discounted off-base gas purchases might not work temporarily because of a credit card software outage across much of Germany.
St. Martin’s Platz in downtown Kaiserslautern.
A small girl holds a homemade lantern during a St. Martin procession in Germany. Celebrations in the saint’s honor take place in Germany and elsewhere on or near Nov. 11.
A white flag with a red circle that has white lettering inside reads 1FCK.
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany at dusk. Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, is questioning Defense Health Agency practices related to the hiring of qualified military spouses at LRMC, the Pentagon’s largest medical facility overseas.
A map shows the road closure in downtown Landstuhl.
Ramstein running back Kydan Echard goes airborne after being tripped up by Stuttgart defender Sammy Johnson during the Division I DODEA European championship game on Nov. 1, 2024, at Ramstein High School on Ramstein Air Base, Germany.