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V Corps arrives in Germany for final certifying training event

The first two waves of V Corps Soldiers arrived in Grafenwoehr, Germany, early September, in preparation for V Corps’ upcoming certifying training event, Warfighter 22-1.

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Battle Group Poland's Storm Battery brings the fire to effect

Sept. 22, 2021 | 0:52

Battle Group Poland's Croatian Armed Forces contingent conducted a live-fire exercise to practice their indirect fire procedures at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Sept. 22, 2021. Croatian Armed Force's Storm Battery provides Battle Group Poland with an indirect artillery fires capability supporting the NATO alliance.

US, NATO, Ukraine enhance interoperability with Rapid Trident exercise

Allied and partner service members from 15 nations officially started Rapid Trident 21, an annual Ukrainian-American training exercise, Sept. 20 with an opening ceremony at Central City Stadium near Yavoriv, Ukraine.

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1st CAB provides aviators for German medic training

Sept. 20, 2021 | 1:49

Members Charlie Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade gather with members of the German army at Training Area Metting near Regensburg, Germany, Sept 13, 2021. Charlie Company worked with German Army medics on medical evacuation procedures involving the UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter.

21st TSC Female Engagement Team is Here to Help During Operation Allies Welcome

Female Engagement Team lends support to Operation Allies Welcome

The Female Engagement Team ensures a female Soldier presence at the temporary housing facilities at Rhine Ordnance Barracks and Ramstein Air Force Base for Afghan travelers at all times, helping to bridge cultural gaps and provide a supportive environment for men and women.

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Teamwork during Thunder Cloud in Norway

Sept. 18, 2021 | 1:18

Sgt. Stefaan Lee, gunner, Staff Sgt. Dor Snodgrass, multiple launcher rocket system section chief, and Spc. Robert Delrio, multiple launcher rocket system driver, from the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade are the crew of “Lorraine 1918”, an MLRS. The crew participated in the Thunder Cloud live-fire exercise, Sept. 9-20, 2021. The 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force, U.S. Army Europe and Africa, and 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade converged with allies and partners to test and expand modernization efforts.

2nd Multi-Domain Task Force activates in Wiesbaden

U.S. Army Europe and Africa activated the 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force Sept. 16 on Allen Field at Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany.

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1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division conducts dismount operations

Sept. 17, 2021 | 0:34

1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division conducts dismount operations in Świętoszów, Poland, Sept. 14, 2021.

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage

September 15th to October 15th, 2021 is National Hispanic Heritage Month

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Thunder Cloud live-fire exercise, LTC Dave Henderson Interview

Sept. 16, 2021 | 2:25

U.S. Army Lt. Col. Dave Henderson, 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade talks about his battalion's contribution to the sensor to shooter linkage and long-range precision fires during the Thunder Cloud live-fire exercise at Andøya Space Range, Andøya, Norway Sept. 15, 2021. During Thunder Cloud, 41st FAB utilized the M270 Multiple Launch Rockey System to deliver the long-range fires.

174th Air Defense Artillery HHC explores the terrain on D-Day staff ride

Members of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 174th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Ohio National Guard walked the beaches and battlefields of the D-Day invasion during a staff ride they conducted while mobilized to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve.

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CYS Program Assistant Values Working with Children

Sept. 16, 2021 | 1:39

Kerrie Reynolds, Vicenza Child & Youth Services Program Assistant, shares why she loves taking care of our community's children and the benefits of working for CYS in Vicenza, Italy, Sept. 16, 2021. If you're looking for a rewarding job that has a direct impact on shaping younger individuals' lives and you can turn into a career, look no further than CYS!

Commissary launches online ordering program for customers

Grocery shoppers in the States have had the convenience of ordering food and other items online and picking them up at local grocers for some time now. That convenience is now coming to Wiesbaden through the Defense Commissary Agency.

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Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month- SFC Agustin Ramos Calero

Oct. 2, 2020 | 0:30

Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month - we take a look back at SFC Agustin Ramos Calero’s life and impact for future generations of Hispanic-Americans.

Soldiers put down their Arms to raise others up

About 140 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade arrived at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 2, 2021, to help with Operation Allies Refuge.

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Hoplites conduct fire for effect at DPTA

Sept. 13, 2021 | 1:19

Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company “Hoplites,” 2nd Battalion, 34th Armored Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, conduct direct-lay live-fire at Bucierz range, Drawsko Pomorskie Training Area, Poland, Sept. 2, 2021. The 2-34 is on a nine-month rotation to Poland in support of Atlantic Resolve.

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Connect to Protect During Suicide Prevention Month in September

How do you connect with others, and why is that important? Research shows that social connection improves physical, emotional, and mental health. It can also reduce the likelihood someone will consider or attempt suicide.

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1st CAB participates in Slovak International Air Fest

Sept. 10, 2021 | 0:36

U.S. Ambassador to Slovakia Bridget Brink delivers a message to the Soldiers of the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade regarding their participation in the 2021 Slovak International Air Fest held in Malacky, Slovakia, Sept. 4, 2021.

1st Infantry Division participates in MSPO defense exhibition in Poland

Members of the 1st Infantry Division’s 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team and 1st Combat Aviation Brigade participated in an International Defense Industry Exhibition known as Międzynarodowy Salon Przemysłu Obronnego at Targi Kielce in Kielce, Poland.

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Battle Group Poland Multinational Spur Ride

Sept. 10, 2021 | 2:02

Battle Group Poland's 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment and the British Army contingent, Poacher Troop joined together for a spur ride at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, Sept. 7-8, 2021. 49 Troopers earned their spurs. The spur ride is a U.S. Army tradition dating back to the beginning of American Cavalry. It tests teamwork, mental agility and physical fitness.

41st Field Artillery Brigade Brings The Thunder to Norway

On Sept. 5, 2021, M270 Multiple Launch Rocket Systems with 41st Field Artillery Brigade were shipped by sea from Kiel, Germany, to Oslo, Norway, as part of Thunder Cloud, an exercise that will demonstrate the rapid deployment and employment of long-range precision fires with U.S. Army Europe and Africa's new 2nd Multi-Domain Task Force.

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CYS Facility Director Explains Rewarding Career

Sept. 9, 2021 | 2:28

Alicia Exum, Vicenza CYS Child & Youth Services facility director, explains how she turned CYS into a career and how working for CYS has played a roll in both her personal and professional lives in Vicenza, Italy Sept. 9, 2021.

September is Suicide Prevention Month. '#ConnectToProtect: Help is Within Reach.'

Myth: Seeking, reporting, or receiving mental health treatment will negatively impact my ability to receive a security clearance.

DYK 24% of service members who reported mental health symptoms did not go for mental health treatment because they thought it would affect their security clearance?

Fact: It is extremely rare to have a security clearance denied or revoked solely on the basis of reporting mental health conditions or treatment.

Evidence: An analysis of security clearance adjudications over a six-year period found that 85,000 people had their security clearances revoked or denied, and of those only 145 (0.002%) were denied due to mental health reasons alone.

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Slovak medics aim to sync medical efforts with LRMC visit

Sept. 9, 2021 | 2:24

Medical professionals of the Slovak Republic Armed Forces visit with Landstuhl Regional Medical Center trauma specialists during a military medical expert exchange at LRMC, Aug. 19.

Saber Junction 21

Saber Junction 21 kicked off at the Grafenwoehr Training Area with a live-fire artillery exercise before transitioning via a tactical road march to the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, where the exercise will continue until Sep. 24.

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Archer Battery leads the way in Saber Junction 21

Sept. 7, 2021 | 0:47

Soldiers with 2nd Cavalry Regiment, prep, load and fire their assigned M777A2 Howitzer during the live-fire exercise Saber Junction 21 Sept. 1, 2021, in Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.

U.S. Army, DOJ partnering with North Macedonia to support regional counternarcotic efforts

Recently completed barracks renovation work at the Gjorce Petrov Police Compound in North Macedonia’s capital city of Skopje is the latest project delivered in a program geared toward building and improving training capacity for counternarcotic and other law enforcement professionals in North Macedonia and from countries throughout the region.

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British Army's Poacher Troop practices reconnaissance fire and maneuver

Sept. 6, 2021 | 0:49

Battle Group Poland's British Army contingent, Poacher Troop, practiced reconnaissance firing and maneuvering during a live-fire exercise at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, September 1, 2021. Poacher Troop is Battle Group Poland's primary intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance asset. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Patoka)

Army spouse arrives in Europe, immediately makes lasting impact on people’s lives

Certain people are able to light up a room just by walking through the door. For the 405th Army Field Support Brigade, one Army spouse has been able to do just that – but in her case she does it for an entire battalion and now hundreds, if not thousands of Afghan evacuees in need.

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