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405th AFSB to provide base life support at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, via LOGCAP

When the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing command team wanted the base life support services at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, to be more flexible and more efficient, they turned to the 405th Army Field Support Brigade and its Logistics Civil Augmentation Program for support.

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1st Brigade Engineer Battalion conducts bangalore explosive breach training

Nov. 26, 2021 | 1:20

Soldiers with 1st Brigade Engineer Battalion (1BEB), 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team (1ABCT), 1st Infantry Division (1ID) conduct bangalore explosive breach training during exercise Winter Shield 2021 at Camp Ādaži, Ādaži, Latvia, Nov. 22, 2021.

Summer Surge season sees thousands of Soldiers, families during peak PCS season

Whether it’s a Soldier’s first or 15th permanent change of station event, planning and executing a move across an ocean can be quite the undertaking, especially during the summer months.
But what about the people behind the orders?

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Dark Rifles train Polish Territorial Defence Force Brigade soldiers in urban defense

Nov. 22, 2021 | 0:59

A team of Polish 1st Territorial Defence Brigade and U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers clear a room during a training exercise in Sejny, Poland on November 17, 2021. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment helped train Polish, Croatian and Romanian soldiers in close-quarters combat techniques in an urban defense scenario.

LRC Ansbach food service manager: Class I top of Army’s supply chain system for good reason

Jerome Young, the installation food service program manager for Logistics Readiness Center Ansbach manages the LRC Ansbach food service program. It includes two dining facilities and over 100 local national contractors, LRC Ansbach civilian employees and Soldiers from the 221st Quartermaster Company.

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1st ID employees fold UH-60 Black Hawk

Nov. 22, 2021 | 0:57

1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, in folding the blades of a UH-60 Black Hawk at the port of Alexandroupoli, Greece, Nov. 20, 2021. To keep helicopters as slim as possible while also preventing blades from being damaged, the blades must be “folded” back before loading on a shipping vessel.

LRMC begins COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5-11

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, the largest American hospital overseas, began COVID-19 vaccinations for children ages 5 to 11, becoming one of the first Military Treatment Facilities overseas to vaccinate that patient population, Nov. 18.

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Battle Group Poland held its culminating combined arms live-fire exercise, Rifle Forge, from Oct. 30 through Nov. 10 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, integrating NATO fire capabilities.

Rifle Forge: Forging new bonds

Nov. 11, 2021 | 1:16

Battle Group Poland held its culminating combined arms live-fire exercise, Rifle Forge, from Oct. 30 through Nov. 10 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, integrating NATO fire capabilities.

Fighting Fake News: How you can help stop the spread of Misinformation, Disinformation

Unfortunately, it’s not easy to determine what’s real vs. what’s “fake” on the internet and on social media these days.

That’s why U.S. Army Europe and Africa communication experts want to help you understand how you can help stop the spreading of fake news.

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Members of LRC Aviation discuss their roles in support of the rotational forces at Illesheim, Germany Nov 08, 2021. Atlantic Resolve represents the U.S. commitment to stability and threat deterrence in Europe.

Contractors support Atlantic Resolve rotational forces

Nov. 15, 2021 | 2:18

Members of LRC Aviation discuss their roles in support of the rotational forces at Illesheim, Germany Nov 08, 2021. Atlantic Resolve represents the U.S. commitment to stability and threat deterrence in Europe.

Spanish Allies and 10th AAMDC talk growing air defense interoperability

On Nov. 3, 2021, senior leaders from 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, 164th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, and the Spanish NATO task force met at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.

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What is Atlantic Resolve?

May 25, 2021 | 1:36

What is Atlantic Resolve? Find out with this short video!
All news, photos and videos from Atlantic Resolve are posted on DVIDS.
You can also follow along with #AtlanticResolve on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

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1st Infantry Division builds multinational partnerships with allied training in Romania

1st Infantry Division Soldiers executed a multitude of situational training exercises that incorporated foreign service members from Portugal, Poland and Romania on Sep. 22- Sep. 27, 2021. at the Joint National Training Center in Cincu, Romania. It is a critical training area for U.S. Army Soldiers and their foreign nation counterparts to build upon their relationships and tactically integrate with other militaries of NATO.

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Hellenic Tank Challenge 2021

Nov. 9, 2021 | 1:33

Charlie Company “Bandidos,” 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division competes in the Hellenic Tank Challenge 2021 at Triantafyllides Camp, Greece, Nov. 5, 2021.

Rifle Forge: Forging new bonds

Battle Group Poland held its culminating combined arms live-fire exercise, Rifle Forge, from Oct. 30 through Nov. 10 at Bemowo Piskie Training Area, Poland, integrating NATO fire capabilities.

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56th Artillery Command Reactivation Ceremony

U.S. Army Europe and Africa conducted the reactivation ceremony for the 56th Artillery Command, the European Theater’s Fires Command, Nov. 8 at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany.

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Army Secretary visits USAREUR-AF sites in first tour overseas

Army Secretary visits U.S. Army Europe and Africa sites in first tour overseas

Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth wrapped up her first overseas tour to U.S. Army Europe and Africa sites in Germany, Poland, and Italy to reinforce U.S. commitment to the NATO Alliance and discuss USAREUR-AF initiatives with senior leaders in the theater.

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STAND-TO! Global Defender 22

GLOBAL DEFENDER 22 is the premier U.S. Army modernization series of continental U.S.-based exercises and experiments. These exercises demonstrate current and future modernization capabilities informing Aim Point 2035 emerging technologies, concepts and formations.

In fiscal year 2023, the Army will resume the DEFENDER series of exercises that began in FY20 as two exercises, one large and one smaller deploying forces to both Europe and the Pacific, with one priority theater every year.

The priority for FY23 is Pacific Pathway and the priority for FY24 is DEFENDER — Europe.

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African Lion 2022 initial planning event

Nov. 4, 2021 | 0:20

The African Lion initial planning event took place during the week of Oct. 25, 2021, in Agadir, Morocco. Spearheaded by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa and hosted by the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces. African Lion 22 will be a multinational, multi-domain and multifunctional joint force headquarters validating exercise, designed to strengthen partnerships and build readiness. It will test the warfighters’ ability to deploy, fight and win in a complex, competitive and global environment.

V Corps has demonstrated once again, “It Will Be Done.”

Gen. Michael X. Garrett, commanding general, U.S. Army Forces Command, and Lt. Gen. John Kolasheski, commanding general, V Corps, declared V Corps as being Fully Operationally Capable during a ceremony held at V Corps Headquarters in Fort Knox, Kentucky, Nov. 3.

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Hellenic Tank Challenge 2021 Opening Ceremony

Nov. 1, 2021 | 0:57

1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division attends the opening ceremony for the Hellenic Tank Challenge 2021 at Triantafyllides Camp, Greece, Oct. 29, 2021.
The Hellenic Tank Challenge 2021 consists of competitive events, including evaluate a casualty, precision driving, tank recovery, break track, range determination, and offensive and defensive live-fire.

Streamer Ceremony Commemorating the Liberation of Dachau over 75 Years Ago

The Bavarian Government presented U.S. Army Europe and Africa a flag streamer for the liberation of the Dachau Concentration Camp over 75 years ago.

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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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405th AFSB to provide base life support at Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti, via LOGCAP

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