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Expert badge opportunity gives soldiers a chance to test their skills

8:59 AM11/20/2020

U.S. Army Soldiers gathered at the Hohenfels Training Area for a chance to earn Expert Infantryman (EIB) or the Expert Soldier Badges (ESB).

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Oregon Army National Guard chemical officer contributes to safe environment in Kosovo

8:52 AM10/23/2020

CAMP BONDSTEEL-- A team of Italian Army Hazmat Soldiers approaches a building storing chemical waste, Kosovo Security Forces CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, and Explosives) company suits up in white chemical protective gear as 1st Lt. Robert Boyer follows behind them and looks around the outside perimeter making notes of any hazards Oct. 1, 2020 at one of Kosovo’s largest energy plants in Obilic/Obiliq, Kosovo. When placed in the safety officer role for the Kosovo Force Regional Command-East deployment, Boyer, an Army chemical officer organic to the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, never imagined that he would be tasked with a special project to visit abandoned and functioning factories around Kosovo and provide recommendations regarding chemical safety.

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Noble Partner 20 Begins

9:50 AM9/8/2020

Allied and partner nations from around the world gathered at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, for the opening ceremony of Noble Partner 20 September 7, 2020.

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Saber Junction 20 enhances unit readiness in JMRC’s realistic, complex training environment

9:50 AM9/3/2020

Exercise Saber Junction 20 finished as the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Bde., and multinational allies and partners executed the final battle, Aug. 22-23, at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany.

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US Army and Air Force in Europe join USAID to provide support to Lebanon

12:00 AM8/11/2020

The 21st Theater Sustainment Command coordinated the movement of 21 pallets of supplies from the Netherlands to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where members of the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 721st Aerial Port Squadron and 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron downloaded, prepared and loaded the nearly 12,000 pounds of supplies onto a U.S. Air Force C-130.

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Saber Junction 20 kicks off at Hohenfels Training Area

12:00 AM8/10/2020

Saber Junction 20 kicked off as helicopters from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit transported 173rd Airborne Brigade Soldiers for an infiltration assault into the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 10.

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U.S. Army Europe Soldiers assist with MILITARY DOCTOR 20 in Poland

8:17 AM8/6/2020

Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Europe participated in a subject matter exchange at MILITARY DOCTOR 20, an event that tested and trained Polish Land Forces cadets from the Military Medical Training Center, at Training Field Jezewo near Lodz, Poland, July 27 - 31, 2020.

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DEFENDER-Europe 20 Begins With 1st Combat Power Arrival

12:00 AM2/20/2020

BREMERHAVEN, Germany— The first combat power into the European theater for DEFENDER-Europe 20 has rolled down the ramp of the American Roll-on Roll-off Carrier The Endurance at the port of Bremerhaven in Germany, February 20. The equipment belongs to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, deploying to Germany from Fort Stewart, Georgia. The arrival of the ARC Endurance signifies the next major step of DEFENDER-Europe 20, the largest deployment of Soldiers from the U.S. to Europe for an exercise in more than 25 years.

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3/2CR takes authority of eFP Battle Group Poland

12:00 AM1/23/2020

After traveling over 700 miles from their home in Vilseck, Germany, to their new area of operations in Bemowo Piskie, Poland, U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 3rd Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment, deployed in support of NATO’s enhanced Forward Presence Battle Group Poland and conducted a transfer of authority Jan. 20, 2020.

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2500th DLD Soldiers summit Monte Specie during training with Italy´s 6th Alpine Regiment

12:00 AM1/15/2020

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 2500th Digital Liaison Detachment, 7th Mission Support Command, used snowshoes to summit Monte Specie while conducting search, rescue and recovery training with three alpine instructors from the Italian Army´s 6th Alpine Regiment (6th Regimento Alpini), here, Jan. 10-12, 2020.

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Vehicle mechanics keep Army rolling throughout European theater

12:00 AM1/10/2020

Warm air carrying the smell of used motor oil and grease circulated through the open bay of the mechanic shop. While one mechanic combed through the colored tangle of wires exposed under the vehicle’s dashboard, another mechanic scanned the various hoses and tubes under the hood of their assigned vehicle. U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ryan Thiers, battalion maintenance sergeant for Special Troops Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, works with the mechanics on their basic skills and assists with all inquiries. Troubleshooting vehicles can take days to complete but with help from other knowledgeable soldiers, it will help ensure their assigned vehicles are mission capable promptly.

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Expert badge opportunity gives soldiers a chance to test their skills

8:59 AM11/20/2020

U.S. Army Soldiers gathered at the Hohenfels Training Area for a chance to earn Expert Infantryman (EIB) or the Expert Soldier Badges (ESB).

Oregon Army National Guard chemical officer contributes to safe environment in Kosovo

8:52 AM10/23/2020

Noble Partner 20 Begins

9:50 AM9/8/2020

Allied and partner nations from around the world gathered at Vaziani Training Area, Georgia, for the opening ceremony of Noble Partner 20 September 7, 2020.

Saber Junction 20 enhances unit readiness in JMRC’s realistic, complex training environment

9:50 AM9/3/2020

Exercise Saber Junction 20 finished as the 173rd Airborne Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Bde., and multinational allies and partners executed the final battle, Aug. 22-23, at Hohenfels Training Area, Germany.

US Army and Air Force in Europe join USAID to provide support to Lebanon

12:00 AM8/11/2020

Saber Junction 20 kicks off at Hohenfels Training Area

12:00 AM8/10/2020

Saber Junction 20 kicked off as helicopters from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit transported 173rd Airborne Brigade Soldiers for an infiltration assault into the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Aug. 10.

U.S. Army Europe Soldiers assist with MILITARY DOCTOR 20 in Poland

8:17 AM8/6/2020

Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Europe participated in a subject matter exchange at MILITARY DOCTOR 20, an event that tested and trained Polish Land Forces cadets from the Military Medical Training Center, at Training Field Jezewo near Lodz, Poland, July 27 - 31, 2020.

DEFENDER-Europe 20 Begins With 1st Combat Power Arrival

12:00 AM2/20/2020

3/2CR takes authority of eFP Battle Group Poland

12:00 AM1/23/2020

2500th DLD Soldiers summit Monte Specie during training with Italy´s 6th Alpine Regiment

12:00 AM1/15/2020

Vehicle mechanics keep Army rolling throughout European theater

12:00 AM1/10/2020