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DOD News Broadcast Channel transitions to on-demand

DOD News, Defense Media Activity

The Department of Defense News broadcast channel, formerly known as the Pentagon Channel, will discontinue service as an independent broadcast channel today, Pentagon officials announced Tuesday.

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Deana Heitzman
The Airman’s coin signifies the beginning of an enlisted member’s career upon graduating basic military training. The original version of the Airman’s coin featured an eagle clawing its way out of the coin with the words “Aerospace Power” under it. The most recent coin replaced the eagle with the new Air Force symbol.

Challenge coins: a tradition of excellence

Story and photo by Airman 1st Class Deana Heitzman 31st Fighter Wing Public Affairs

AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy — Throughout the time we spend in the military, we collect many things. Whether they are mementos, awards or habits, such items are kept to remember the special moments we never wish to forget. Challenge coins are an example of these memories, as they are a form of recognition of the hard work and excellence an individual has displayed.

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Spc. Brian Slocum (left), a military police Soldier assigned to the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s 92nd Military Police Company, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade and a native of Junction City, Oregon, discusses the day’s patrol route with Sgt. Kenneth S. Farrell (right) an assistant squad leader with the 92nd MP Company, April 8, on Vogelweh Militarry Complex Germany.

A day in the life: 92nd MP Co. provides Army law enforcement

Story and photo by Sgt. 1st Class Alexander A. Burnett 21st Theatre Sustainment Command Public Affairs

Depending on the day and the mission, he could start as early as 2 a.m. and never know when his shift will end. His mission is to serve and protect Soldiers and family members on Army installations throughout the KMC and beyond. This is the life of a military police

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A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, picks up Polish air force paratroopers at Krakow, Poland. Pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron trained alongside their Polish counterparts in a nighttime low level, unimproved landing zone, dropping Polish air force paratroopers and more.

US, Polish Armed Forces build partnership during rotation

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What is an AMOW?

What is an AMOW?

by Col. Nancy Bozzer 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing commander

What is an air mobility operations wing? This is a great question — the same question that I asked myself when I was selected to command this unique wing. As Air Mobility Command’s sole representative for Team Ramstein, many may think we just operate the Ramstein Passenger Terminal, but our mission consists of so much more than that.

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A KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing refuels a 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron A-10 Thunderbolt II March 26 above Ramstein. The A-10s deployed as part of a theater security package in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve. The TSP deployments are possible with the strategic access provided by infrastructure, support and relationships with local communities at U.S. and host nation installations. Service members from Ramstein, Spangdahlem Air Base, and Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, were all involved in the aerial refueling training. Aircrew from Mildenhall stayed multiple days at Ramstein to operate from the Air Force’s premier power projection platform, giving the A-10s deployed to Spangdahlem quick access to aerial refueling capabilities.

Ramstein, Mildenhall Airmen train above Germany

Story and photos by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

A KC-135 Stratotanker aircrew from Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, supported the 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron’s deployment to Europe by providing aerial refueling to A-10 Thunderbolt IIs March 23 to 27 above Ramstein.

April 9, 2015 ×

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Sacrifices, courage of the military child recognized during April

Sacrifices, courage of the military child recognized during April

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — To highlight the year-round contributions, courage and patriotism of the military community’s youngest members, the Defense Department observes April as the Month of the Military Child, said a Pentagon official.

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Staff members from throughout the 21st Theater Sustainment Command look on as they are briefed on current operations going on across the command’s area of operations during an operations update brief March 27. The staff conducted the first phase of a staff exercise designed to assess and improve staff proficiencies on select training tasks.

21st TSC hones skills during first of three staff exercises

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Warren W. Wright Jr. 21st TSC Public Affairs

Staff sections of the 21st Theater Sustainment Command participated in a weeklong staff exercise designed to assess and improve staff proficiencies on select training tasks March 23 to 27 on Panzer Kaserne.

The staff exercise, or STAFFEX, was the first of three exercises that will prepare the command to participate in Exercise Trident Juncture later this year.

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A Romanian MiG-21 exits the runway after a training sortie March 17 at Campia Turzii, Romania. Romanian and 480th Fighter Squadron Airmen trained together with more than 100 personnel from U.S. Air Force bases in Germany to establish a forward base and conduct operations from it.

Airmen fired up for friendly ‘fight’

Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Armando A. Schwier-Morales 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

CAMPIA TURZII, Romania — The skies above Campia Turzii, Romania, would look calm to anybody on the ground, but above the clouds was a thunderstorm of fighter pilots, shouting ,“he’s on my six, shake him, pull up, pull up, nice — lets get them, missile lock, missile one, away.”

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(From Left) Col. Shawn Wells, Brig. Gen. Patrick X. Mordente, 86th Airlift Wing commander, U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commander, Chief Master Sgt. Joanne Bass, 86th Operations Group superintendent and Col. Barry Diehl, USAG Rhein-
land-Pfalz deputy commander, cut a cake at the Sexual Assault Aware-
ness and Prevention Month kickoff event April 1 at the  Kaiserslautern Military Community Center food court and included speakers and key leaders on hand for discussion.

Airmen, Soldiers raise sexual assault awareness

Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Leslie Keopka 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Airmen and Soldiers from Ramstein and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz partnered up April 1 to kick off the Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.The kickoff event was held in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center and included several informational booths with speakers and key leaders on hand for discussion.

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