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Sports heroes who served: Supporting roles

Sports heroes who served: Supporting roles

‘Sports heroes who served’ is a series that highlights the accomplishments of athletes who served in the U.S. military. The military is sometimes compared to a team endeavor. In sports, there are the athletes. Then there are the supporting positions such as the coach, general manager, team president, sports writers […]

August 19, 2022 ×

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Air Force Cycling Team rides in RAGBRAI

Air Force Cycling Team rides in RAGBRAI

The Air Force Cycling team is riding again in the 2022 Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa or RAGBRAI. The trip is a week-long recreational touring bicycle ride that takes cyclists from the Missouri river in the west to the Mississippi in the east. The Air Force Cycling team […]

August 12, 2022 ×

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Skilled military soccer players are Air Force officers

Skilled military soccer players are Air Force officers

Two Air Force captains have much in common. Both fly in F-15 fighter jets; both are on the U.S. Armed Forces Women’s Soccer Team; and both said what attracted them to the Air Force and soccer the most is teamwork and camaraderie. The team competed in the 13th World Military […]

July 29, 2022 ×

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US hosts ten countries at soccer championship

US hosts ten countries at soccer championship

The U.S. is hosting an international soccer championship for military women — the World Military Women’s Football Championship — in Spokane, WA. The International Military Sports Council, or CISM (Conseil International du Sport Militaire) is sponsoring the event, which runs through July 22 and is hosted by nearby Fairchild Air […]

July 22, 2022 ×

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Airman creates patriotic paint scheme for NASCAR race car

Airman creates patriotic paint scheme for NASCAR race car

by Katie Lange
Department of Defense News

If you’re a NASCAR fan, you may have seen the No. 31 Chevrolet Camaro SS zipping around the track at Charlotte Motor Speedway over Memorial Day weekend. If you’re a service member or history buff, you may have noticed its coloring was in line with the olive drab that was […]

June 24, 2022 ×

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Garrison, NATO team up for friendly game vs. Romanian soccer legend-led crew

Garrison, NATO team up for friendly game vs. Romanian soccer legend-led crew

OVIDIU, Romania — Two U.S. Soldiers joined military service members from Romania and the United Kingdom in a friendly soccer match against former Romanian professional players and coaches May 18 at Gheorghe Hagi Football Academy. Oana Copaceanu, the garrison’s host-nation advisor for Army Support Activity-Black Sea at Mihail Kogalniceanu Air […]

June 10, 2022 ×

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Unterwegs - May 6, 2022

Unterwegs – May 6, 2022

10th Culinary Panorama Hike – Oberes Glantal – May 8 The Union Community Oberes Glantal is hosting the 10th annual “Dining with a view“ Culinary Panorama Hike on Sunday, May 8th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Don your hiking boots, inline skates or bicycles and enjoy the best views […]

May 6, 2022 ×

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Garrison MWR organizes first-ever multinational soccer tournament in Romania

Garrison MWR organizes first-ever multinational soccer tournament in Romania

The soccer field on Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base, Romania, is buzzing. Nineteen military teams from five different countries on the pitch make the venue look like the start of an MWR-organized World Cup, with a world championship at stake. Behind an event of such a big scale — 204 participants […]

April 29, 2022 ×

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US Air Force soccer player controls the goal

US Air Force soccer player controls the goal

At three years old, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Brandon George, 700th Contracting Squadron contracting specialist, joined the local soccer league in North Ridgeville, Ohio. George could count on his family to support him and his love for soccer throughout his life. “They drove me to soccer practice and tournaments […]

April 22, 2022 ×

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Military, veteran athletes compete in Winter Paralympic Games

Military, veteran athletes compete in Winter Paralympic Games

The XIII Winter Paralympic Games are underway in Beijing and the nearby areas of Yanqing and Zhangjiakou. The international event, which runs through March 13, features 78 events in five sports: Alpine skiing, 30 events; Nordic skiing, including the biathlon, 18 events, and cross-country skiing, 20 events; para ice hockey, […]

March 11, 2022 ×