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21st TSC hosts local German high school for First Fall Classic 2024

21st TSC hosts local German high school for First Fall Classic 2024

November 8, 2024 ×

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U.S. Air Force Airmen take a group photo after a Chiefs vs. Eagles softball game during the second annual 86th Airlift Wing Sports Day, Aug. 29, Ramstein Air Base. The game was the final event for the wing sports day, where Team Ramstein members built camaraderie through a series of friendly competitions throughout the day. Photo by Airman 1st Class Tabatha Chapman

All play no foul: 86th AW gets competitive for sports day

Team Ramstein members built camaraderie through a series of friendly competitions throughout the day at the second annual 86th Airlift Wing Sports Day, August 29.

September 6, 2024 ×

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Outdoorsmen find passion in Rugby, Army life

Outdoorsmen find passion in Rugby, Army life

Patrick Oglesbee grew up in the rural community of Glennville, Georgia, where hunting and fishing were a way of life and satisfying pastimes. Emosi Bainivalu grew up on the rural, volcanic Fijian island of Taveuni where he fished and hunted wild chickens and boars. Both boys were raised half a […]

September 6, 2024 ×

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Softball championships spur competition, team spirit

Softball championships spur competition, team spirit

The 2024 Armed Forces Softball Championships are history with Army winning the men’s crown and Navy taking the women’s title. The weeklong tournament brought together teams from all the services for competition and camaraderie. It was the third straight gold for the Navy women and the second consecutive championship for […]

August 30, 2024 ×

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Soldier wins Olympic Silver Medal in 3-Positions Rifle

Soldier wins Olympic Silver Medal in 3-Positions Rifle

Army Sgt. Sagen Maddalena won the silver medal in the women’s three-positions rifle final at the Paris Olympics.  Maddalena earned a place in the finals with the top eight competitors after setting an Olympic qualification record with a score of 593-45x. China’s Qiongyue Zhang followed close behind with a 593-40x.  […]

August 9, 2024 ×

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USAG Stuttgart to host US Paralympic swim team

USAG Stuttgart to host US Paralympic swim team

U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Stuttgart staff are preparing to host some very special guests in the coming weeks. Thirty-three athletes from the U.S. Paralympic swim team are scheduled to arrive in Stuttgart August 17 for a week’s worth of training in advance of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. That competition […]

August 2, 2024 ×

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ABC in KMC: Olympic Games

ABC in KMC: Olympic Games

by Gina Hutchins-Inman
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

France, our neighbor to the south, is hosting the Olympic Games this year. The Paris 2024 Olympic Games are scheduled to begin on July 26, and will run until August 11. Athletes from approximately 206 National Olympic Committees are expected to participate, representing a wide array of countries from around […]

July 18, 2024 ×

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Defense Logistics Agency cybersecurity director to umpire in College World Series

Defense Logistics Agency cybersecurity director to umpire in College World Series

by Melissa Bohan
Defense Logistics Agency

Linus Baker got the call he’d been hoping for three weeks ago when traveling to Charlotte, North Carolina, to umpire at the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s baseball tournament. After 20 years as a college baseball umpire, including the last seven years in the Atlantic Coast Conference, the NCAA umpire coordinator […]

July 11, 2024 ×

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Soldier achieves Olympic spot in steeplechase, credits Army with success

Soldier achieves Olympic spot in steeplechase, credits Army with success

by Shannon Collins
Army.mil

With a standing start, the Soldier hyper focuses on the 914-mm high fixed barriers and seven water jumps he needs to clear in the 3000-m steeplechase to secure his Olympic dream. Sgt. Anthony Rotich, a chemical equipment repairman assigned to the World Class Athlete Program at Fort Carson, Colorado, is […]

June 13, 2024 ×

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Historic milestone for USAG Rheinland-Pfalz’s  Baumholder Youth Sports and Fitness: “This is Baumholder!” Over 300 sports registrations

Historic milestone for USAG Rheinland-Pfalz’s Baumholder Youth Sports and Fitness: “This is Baumholder!” Over 300 sports registrations

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz Baumholder Youth Sports & Fitness Child and Youth Services, located on Wetzel Kaserne Baumholder, has reached a historic milestone this past winter season, surpassing 300 sports registrations. This achievement highlights the team’s dedication to delivering outstanding sports and fitness programs for the military community stationed in […]

May 24, 2024 ×