By JENNIFER H. SVAN AND MARCUS KLOECKNER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: March 8, 2021 KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany A 22-year-old U.S. soldier was killed Friday night in a car crash in Kaiserslautern that injured three other U.S. soldiers, including one hospitalized with life-threatening injuries, military and German officials said Monday. All four soldiers were assigned to Army units in the Kaiserslautern area. The soldier who died worked for Public Health Command Europe, said Gino Mattorano, spokesman for Regional Health Command Europe. The name of the soldier has not been released pending next of kin notification. The wreck occurred near Kleber Kaserne and in front of Daenner Kaserne at a four-way intersection. The 22-year-old soldier failed to yield while making a left-hand turn from Daennerstrasse onto Mannheimer Strasse, Kaiserslautern police said in a statement.
. Haircuts will be available again at barbershops and beauty salons on U.S. military bases in Germany beginning March 1, the Army and Air Force said Thursday, following the host nation’s lead and lifting some coronavirus restrictions as infections tumbled. But while German schools have been given the green light to reopen starting next week, it remained unclear when students and teachers at Defense Department schools will return to in-class learning. A letter from the superintendent for the region that includes Germany said remote learning would continue through Feb. 19 but did not mention when schools would reopen. “We will continue to work with our military and public health officials to monitor the situation and will provide updates as necessary,” Steven Sanchez, superintendent of Department of Defense Education Activity’s Europe East district, said in the letter released Thursday.