U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Garrott, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing deputy commander, embraces Reinhold Jost, Saarland’s Interior and Sports Minister, at the Saarlouis Hornets German Veterans Day baseball game in Saarlouis, Germany, June 15, 2025. To help celebrate Germany’s first Veterans Day, the team invited local U.S. military leaders to attend the game with local German Bundeswehr members, with the highest-ranking members being asked to throw out the first pitch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Crossman)
Military children from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, have their baseballs signed by players of the Saarlouis Hornets at the teams German Veterans Day baseball game in Saarlouis, Germany, June 15, 2025. To help celebrate Germany’s first Veterans Day, the team invited local U.S. military leaders to attend the game with local German Bundeswehr members, with the highest-ranking members being asked to throw out the first pitch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Crossman)
German Bundeswehr Oberst (Col.) Uwe Staab, left, State Command of Saarland commander, and U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Garrott, right, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing deputy commander, pose for a photo during the Saarlouis Hornets German Veterans Day baseball game in Saarlouis, Germany, June 15, 2025. To help celebrate Germany’s first Veterans Day, the team invited local U.S. military leaders to attend the game with local German Bundeswehr members, with the highest-ranking members being asked to throw out the first pitch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Crossman)
German Bundeswehr Oberst (Col.) Uwe Staab, State Command of Saarland commander, Reinhold Jost, Saarland’s Interior and Sports Minister, and U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Garrott, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing deputy commander, pose for a photo with players of the Saarlouis Hornets at the teams German Veterans Day baseball game in Saarlouis, Germany, June 15, 2025. To help celebrate Germany’s first Veterans Day, the team invited local U.S. military leaders to attend the game with local German Bundeswehr members, with the highest-ranking members being asked to throw out the first pitch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Crossman)
U.S. Air Force Col. Michael Garrott, right, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing deputy commander, and USAF Chief Master Sgt. Jared Roman, center, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing command chief, talk to German Bundeswehr Oberst (Col) Uwe Staab, State Command of Saarland commander, at the Saarlouis Hornets German Veterans Day baseball game in Saarlouis, Germany, June 15, 2025. To help celebrate Germany’s first Veterans Day, the team invited local U.S. military leaders to attend the game with local German Bundeswehr members, with the highest-ranking members being asked to throw out the first pitch. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua T. Crossman)