Alexander W. Riedel

Alexander reports on the U.S. military and local news in Europe for Stars and Stripes in Kaiserslautern, Germany. He has 10 years experience as an Air Force photojournalist covering operations in Timor-Leste, Guam and the Middle East. He graduated from Penn State University and is a Defense Information School alumnus.

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Rheinland-Pfalz Forest Ranger Michael Dejon explains the parts of an oak seedling to elementary school students at Ramstein Air Base, April 23, 2024. Dejon emphasized the importance of understanding how trees grow and their role in the forest.

First nature trail opens at Ramstein with educational stops, tree planting

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – U.S. Air Force Airman Senior Airman Josef Segura, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Locksmith inspects a key at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 17, 2022. The varying heights of the key correspond to pins inside of lock cylinders. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas Alder)

Forgetting bare necessities, Kaiserslautern man found locked out of apartment naked

Up to 15 cranes at a time work on the 47-hectare construction zone of the new Rhine Ordnance Barracks Medical Center, in Weilerbach, Germany. The new hospital next to Ramstein Air Base will be the largest U.S. military hospital outside the United States.

Cost for new US military hospital near Ramstein surges to $1.6 billion, German officials say

Common roadside scam strikes again near Kaiserslautern

A Ukrainian soldier returns fire on opposing forces during Saber Junction 21 at the Hohenfels Training Area in Bavaria, Germany, on Sept. 18, 2021.

Dual German-Russian citizens arrested for plotting attacks on US forces in Bavaria

German police have arrested two men with ties to Russian intelligence, accusing them of spying on U.S. military bases in Bavaria and plotting attacks in retaliation for U.S. support of Ukraine in its war against the Kremlin.