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During the height of World War II, more than 900 service members, civilians and crew aboard the U.S. Army Transport Dorchester sailed through the North Atlantic for Greenland. When the ship departed St. John’s, Newfoundland, Jan. 29, 1943, everyone on board knew there was a risk of being torpedoed and […]

When America’s favorite groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, emerged from his cozy burrow at Gobbler’s Knob, Feb. 2, he saw his shadow, and according to legend, that means we’re in for six more weeks of winter. Many Americans associate Groundhog Day with the clairvoyant rodent — or the 1993 comedy film that […]

Karneval, Fastnacht, Fasching Eleven is the magic number when it comes to Karneval, also known as Fasching or Fastnacht. The eleventh day of the eleventh month, the eleventh hour and eleventh minute of the year mark the beginning of the “fifth season” as Germans and fans of the colorful and […]

Seven members of the 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron conducted an infrastructure assessment at Andreas Papandreou Air Base, Cyprus, Jan. 22.

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Maintenance Group, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 721st Aerial Port Squadron and the 758th Airlift Squadron offload a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft wing for the first time ever at Ramstein Air Base, Jan. 25.

To help reduce the heavy customer traffic traditionally associated with vehicle registration during the peak PCS season, those needing to re-register their U.S. Army in Europe and Africa-plated vehicles can do so almost three months prior to their current registration expiration. The early mailings will allow those with tags expiring […]

More and more residues of medicinal products, even dangerous substances, are being detected in surface waters. This is an alarming fact and we want to take the opportunity to provide information on the subject. How do pharmaceutical residues get into our waters? Medicines are not fully absorbed by the body. […]