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Community Events - February 25, 2022

Community Events – February 25, 2022

Due to host nation regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some community events may be cancelled or postponed. Please verify the status before making plans to attend a community event. Spring Bazaar The Spring Bazaar is a shopper’s paradise for all your shopping needs. Join Family & MWR for […]

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U.S. Air Force maintainers and aerial porters assigned to the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing push a pallet of cargo from one 60K cargo loader onto another vehicle at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport, Poland, Feb. 10, 2022. 60K aircraft cargo loaders assisted in the transport of several U.S. Army assets in support of allies and partners in the region. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)

435 AGOW, 521 AMOW continue supporting Poland operations

U.S. Air Force maintainers and aerial porters assigned to the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing assisted in the transport of several U.S. Army assets in support of allies and partners in the region.

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Air Force’s Daniel ‘Chappie’ James Jr. was first black 4-star general

Air Force’s Daniel ‘Chappie’ James Jr. was first black 4-star general

There are numerous Black American service members who broke barriers and could be highlighted during Black History Month. This Feb. 11, however, would have been the 101st birthday of Air Force Gen. Daniel “Chappie” James Jr., the first Black man to become a four-star general in any U.S. military branch. […]

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OSI Det 501, French law enforcement team up

OSI Det 501, French law enforcement team up

Members of the Office of Special Investigations Detachments 501, 515, and 538 and French law enforcement partnered up for the first time in a three-day subject matter expert engagement from Jan. 11-13, sharing tactics, techniques and strategies with each other. Detachment 501 and members of French units “Recherche, Assistance, Intervention, […]

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435 AGOW, 521 AMOW receive 82 Airborne Division in Poland

435 AGOW, 521 AMOW receive 82 Airborne Division in Poland

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U.S. Army Cpl. Tremier Cook, 66th Transportation Company motor transportation operator, left, and Staff Sgt. Ray Brown, 66 TC motor transportation squad leader, right, assigned to Kleber Kaserne, Germany, await munitions cargo placement for a long-haul transport at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 4, 2022. Airmen from the 86th Munitions Squadron safely place crates with munitions cargo on semi trucks for Cook and Brown to transport to another base.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)

86 MUNS: Amazon of explosives

The 86th Munitions Squadron is responsible for maintaining, storing and providing rapid shipment of combat munitions support across the European theater, in order to deter and eliminate threats to the U.S., partner nations and allies.

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AF colonel swims a million meters, teaches importance of comprehensive fitness

AF colonel swims a million meters, teaches importance of comprehensive fitness

When asked how he’d characterize himself in a swimming pool, Col. Brian Thompson is quick to downplay. “I’m definitely not Aquaman,” he laughs. “I’m more of a manatee if anything.” But after finishing out 2021 with a million meters swam, the equivalent of swimming the English Channel 30 times over, […]

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‘King of Calypso’ Harry Belafonte was WWII sailor

‘King of Calypso’ Harry Belafonte was WWII sailor

Singer, songwriter, actor and social activist Harry Belafonte was in the Navy during World War II, dropping out of high school in New York City to enlist and contribute to the war effort from 1944 to 1945. At the time, the military services were segregated. Belafonte, a Jamaican American, was […]

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16 Sustainment Brigade, RK3 HMF Bremen’s partnership

16 Sustainment Brigade, RK3 HMF Bremen’s partnership

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Community Events - February 22, 2022

Community Events – February 22, 2022

Due to host nation regulations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, some community events may be cancelled or postponed. Please verify the status before making plans to attend a community event. 1000 Books Before Kindergarten The Baumholder “Iron Works” Library, Bldg. 8332 on Smith Barracks, is encouraging families to register […]

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