USAFE kicks off D-Day 79 at C-47 memorial
U.S. Army and Air Force members participated in a D-Day 79 ceremony to honor fallen aircrew and paratroopers during D-Day in Picauville, France, June 1.
U.S. Army and Air Force members participated in a D-Day 79 ceremony to honor fallen aircrew and paratroopers during D-Day in Picauville, France, June 1.
State of the Art is a series introducing Germany as a whole, but also highlighting an individual state or “Bundesland” every month. After the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, both German countries reunited in 1990. The Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) included 11 states and Berlin, in […]
SAINTE-MÈRE-ÉGLISE, France — Every year the streets of the small towns along the coast of Normandy are lined with banners and posters, flags are strung across the streets, and windows are painted with parachutists and C-47 aircraft in honor of D-Day. The locals of Normandy excitedly celebrate through the streets […]
The Kaiserbrunnen (Emperor’s Fountain) at Mainzer Tor in Kaiserslautern was designed by Gernot Rumpf, a sculptor of Kaiserslautern, in 1987. The bronze fountain pictures the most important historical and current characteristics of the City of Kaiserslautern. The most prominent feature is a sculpture of Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa (1122-1190) situated in […]
ADAZI, Latvia — In the scope of global biosecurity, the United States Army conducted an Agricultural African Swine Flu (ASF) Wash from May 20-22 here, where contractors cleaned vehicles and equipment with chemicals, which in turn plays a critical role in safeguarding Soldiers and civilians against the spread of African […]