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Garrison rescues thousands of goldfish found living at military wash rack

Garrison rescues thousands of goldfish found living at military wash rack

As Dr. Ian Malcom said in Jurassic Park, “Life, uh, finds a way.” In the massive water-recirculation basins at a wash rack located on Rhine Ordnance Barracks, thousands of goldfish swimming around proved Dr. Malcom correct July 21. U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz employees from the Directorate of Public Works discovered […]

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435th CRG aces multi-capable concepts with dispersal exercise

435th CRG aces multi-capable concepts with dispersal exercise

     

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Thracian Star 21 strengthens partnerships, enhances ability to rapidly deploy

Thracian Star 21 strengthens partnerships, enhances ability to rapidly deploy

GRAF IGNATIEVO AIR BASE, Bulgaria — More than 150 Airmen and eight F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 555th Fighter Squadron, Aviano Air Base, Italy, participated in Thracian Star 21, a Bulgarian air force-led exercise aiming to enhance interoperability and the ability to rapidly deploy to remote locations, July 9-22. […]

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Ammunition for innovation

Ammunition for innovation

When Airmen from the 86th Munitions Squadron attended an innovation course that explained the importance of new methods and processes in the Air Force, it ignited an idea. With the course still fresh in their minds, the Airmen questioned whether the current process of removing aluminum from decoy chaffs — […]

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A ruck of remembrance

A ruck of remembrance

       

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Community Events – July 30, 2021

Community Events – July 30, 2021

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. Baumholder Army Golf Course Looking for a quiet place to have a leadership conference? How about a Hail and […]

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U.S. Army Spc. Phillip Xu, pharmacy technician, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, performs a burpee with full combat gear during the stress shoot portion of LRMC’s Best Warrior Competition, July 7. The competition challenged Soldiers from across Germany, Belgium and Italy, physically, emotionally and spiritually as they were tested on various tasks and skills including Army Warrior Tasks, medical knowledge and prolonged field care, stress shoot, military Drill and ceremony, ruck marches, land navigation, combat lifesaving under pressure, combat water survival, and written and oral examinations.

LRMC Soldiers vie to earn “Best Warrior” title

Soldiers from across Europe competed to earn the title of Best Warrior during Landstuhl Regional Medical Center’s Best Warrior Competition, July 7-8.

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U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Trent Due, 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron collateral systems administrator, demonstrates operating and maintaining the Global Command and Control System at the 1 ACOS GCCS Work Center at Ramstein Air Base, July 16. The 1 ACOS uses mechanisms such as the GCCS to monitor, transmit, and communicate missile defense data. 

Missile Defense: Ready to protect

The 1st Air and Space Communication Squadron participated in an Integrated Air and Missile Defense exercise at Ramstein Air Base, July 1-2. The 1 ACOS provides Theater Ballistic Missile Warning data to the United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Nuclear Operations Center and seven regional command […]

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Airlifter of the week: Training the team

Airlifter of the week: Training the team

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Staff Sgt. Kent Pendleton, 700th Contracting Squadron unit training manager, joined the Air Force right out of high school. He joined the Air Force for the education benefits but he has stayed for 10 years because the Air Force has been too fun for him to leave.

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86th MXS Airmen, GAF cadets  build partnership capabilities

86th MXS Airmen, GAF cadets build partnership capabilities

by Jennifer Green-Lanchoney
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

“Before you fly the aircraft, you need to know how to it operates,” said German air force Col. Hans Rudolf, commander of the German air force liaison office to U.S. Air Forces in Europe.

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