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Pentagon welcomes Sweden, Finland in ceremony marking NATO anniversary

Pentagon welcomes Sweden, Finland in ceremony marking NATO anniversary

By Joseph Clark
Departement of Defense News

Defense officials today welcomed Finland and Sweden as NATO’s two newest members in a flag unfurling ceremony as the alliance marked its 75th anniversary.

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76th AS hosts memorial  for IFO-21 crash

76th AS hosts memorial for IFO-21 crash

Photos by Senior Airman Thomas Karol
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
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725 AMS, 496 ABS conduct exercise Rising Phoenix at Morón Air Base

725 AMS, 496 ABS conduct exercise Rising Phoenix at Morón Air Base

Courtesy Story
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing 

The 725th Air Mobility Squadron executed their continuity of operations plan from Naval Station Rota, Spain, to Morón Air Base, Spain, as a part of Exercise Rising Phoenix from Feb. 5-9. The exercise simulated a natural disaster and was meant to assess and demonstrate the joint effort between the 725 AMS, NAVSTA Rota and the 496th Air Base Squadron at Morón Air Base, surging to 24/7 operations to support enroute Air Mobility Command aircraft heading downrange.

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U.S Air Force Capt. Regina Panting, 86th Airlift Wing deputy sexual assault response coordinator, and Chief Master Sgt. Rex Panting, 700th Contracting Squadron senior enlisted leader and Capt. Panting’s spouse, pose together at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 13, 2024. Capt. Panting draws strength from her marriage and upbringing to connect with victims and provide her best support as a SARC. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Dylan Myers)

86 AW SARC bridges German, military communities

Story and photos by Airman Dylan Myers
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

If you worked where you grew up, what impact could you have? How could family and familiarity influence the work you do?

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USAFE commander meets with RAAF partners

USAFE commander meets with RAAF partners

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SAPR hosts Volksmarch for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

SAPR hosts Volksmarch for Sexual Assault Awareness Month

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U. S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commander, Col. Reid Furman, gives a thumbs up as he addresses the participants during the garrison’s Volksmarch at the Baumholder Hall of Champions on Smith Barracks, April 3, to raise awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. Observed annually in April, SAAPM serves as an essential time to raise awareness about sexual assault and harassment. — Photos by Linda Lambiotte

US Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz unites against assault during awareness month

by Mary Del Rosario U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Public Affairs

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz held a Volksmarch at the Baumholder Hall of Champions on Smith Barracks, April 3, to raise awareness for Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

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Baumholder Military Community  hosts dedication event for  Gold Star families

Baumholder Military Community hosts dedication event for Gold Star families

Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Christian Conrad
AFN Kaiserslautern 

It had started raining and didn’t look to be letting up.

The downpour wasn’t unusual for Smith Barracks, but in the early Springtime, the gray skies made the normally verdant Baumholder hills look neon in contrast.

Sonia Rogowski, though, only smiled.

“I think this is my husband,” she said, looking around at the gust of wind and rain swirling around her. “His way of saying ‘Hi.’ He used to love playing pranks on me.”

She stuck a hand out, allowing the rain to puddle inside her palm, and laughed.

“This would be just like him.”

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RSOM operations Livorno exemplifies importance  of interoperability

RSOM operations Livorno exemplifies importance of interoperability

by Capt. Misael Saldivar
21st Theater Sustainment Command 

LIVORNO, Italy – The Port of Livorno hosted multiple U.S. Army units that came together to conduct the reception, staging, and onward movement of the 1st Cavalry Division, Division Sustainment Battalion on March 24. The 39th Transportation Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command and 598th Transportation Brigade (Surface Deployment and Distribution Command), 839th Transportation Battalion, with the assistance of 1st Calvary Divion’s Port Support Activity, the Italian Armed Forces, and Livorno Port authorities, facilitated the movement of more than 400 pieces of equipment from the port to multiple forward operating sites across Europe.

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21st TSC command team campaigns to transform Theater Sustainment

21st TSC command team campaigns to transform Theater Sustainment

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