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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center conducts Mass Casualty Exercise

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center conducts Mass Casualty Exercise

U.S. Army, Navy and Air Force medical personnel assigned to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center conducted a large-scale mass casualty exercise in support of Defender Europe 25 at Landstuhl, May 16. The exercise showcased LRMC’s ability to rapidly respond to complex medical emergencies involving multiple patients, simulating the challenges of real-world […]

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U.S. Airmen assigned to the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and NATO Allies prepare to board a C-130H Hercules aircraft during a mass casualty exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 15, 2025. This joint exercise enhanced interoperability by aligning aeromedical evacuation protocols, patient transport procedures, and clinical decision-making across medical personnel from the U.S., Germany, Italy, Poland, the United Kingdom and the Netherlands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

86th AES, NATO Allies execute aeromedical evacuation exercise

This joint exercise enhanced interoperability by aligning aeromedical evacuation protocols, patient transport procedures, and clinical decision-making across medical personnel from the U.S. and its allies.

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435th CRG hosts AFSOC for validation of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s first landing zone surveyor training course

435th CRG hosts AFSOC for validation of USAFE-AFAFRICA’s first landing zone surveyor training course

Story & photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

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USAG Rheinland-Pfalz hosts first-ever pre-command course, preps commanders, first sergeants to lead in complex theater

USAG Rheinland-Pfalz hosts first-ever pre-command course, preps commanders, first sergeants to lead in complex theater

Eighteen soon-to-be company commanders and first sergeants came together to lay the foundations for successful leadership during U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz’ first-ever Company Com-mander and First Sergeant Pre-Com-mand course on Kleber Kaserne, Kai-sers-lautern, April 28 to May 2. The weeklong course was designed to prepare incoming com-pany-level commanders and first […]

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39th Transportation Battalion Change of Command, Change of Responsibility

39th Transportation Battalion Change of Command, Change of Responsibility

The 39th Transportation Battalion held a change of responsibility and command ceremony at the NCO Field on Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, on May 16. Soldiers, families, and friends honored Command Sergeant Major Kenyon Brown and Lieutenant Colonel Sean Donahoe as they relinquished their responsibilities and command of the 39th Transportation Battalion […]

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U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Michael Twining, 86th Security Forces Squadron commander, carries the U.S. flag while leading a memorial walk at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 12, 2025. The walk was preceded by an opening ceremony to kick off National Police Week and commemorate fallen Security Forces members and police officers. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rebecca Harima)

Ramstein celebrates Police Week; honoring law enforcement commitment, sacrifice

Security Forces members at Ramstein participated in a memorial walk at Ramstein Air Base, May 12. The walk was preceded by an opening ceremony to kick off National Police Week and commemorate fallen Security Forces members and police officers.

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A Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon gets into position for a simulated air-to-air refuel qualification by a U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker assigned to the 166th Air Refueling Squadron, 121st Air Refueling Wing, Ohio National Guard, based in Rickenbacker Air National Guard, Ohio, during African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Morocco, May 13, 2025. The KC-135R conducted simulated refueling for 16 F-16s during their mission. AL25, the largest annual military exercise in Africa, brings together over 50 nations, including seven NATO allies and 10,000 troops to conduct realistic, dynamic and collaborative training in an austere environment that intersects multiple geographic and functional combatant commands. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF,) on behalf of the U.S. Africa Command, AL25 takes place from April 14 to May 23, 2025, across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal, and Tunisia. This large-scale exercise will enhance our ability to work together in complex, multi-domain operations—preparing forces to deploy, fight and win. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)

Fueling readiness: US, Morocco conduct air-to-air refueling operations at African Lion 2025

U.S. Air Force Airmen partnered with Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots to conduct air-to-air refueling familiarization and continuation training during African Lion 2025 (AL25), May 13 – 24, over Morocco.

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21st TSC, SDDC, Hellenic Armed Forces expand power projection in the Mediterranean region

21st TSC, SDDC, Hellenic Armed Forces expand power projection in the Mediterranean region

KAVALA, Greece — For the first time, U.S. Army units launched vehicle convoys from the pier at the Commercial Port of Kavala (Filippos B), which rolled onto the nearby National Highway enroute to conduct training in support of the Defender 25 NATO exercise series on May 7. The Port of […]

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1st CMXS redesignated as 1st EIS at Ramstein

1st CMXS redesignated as 1st EIS at Ramstein

The 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron was officially redesignated as the 1st Engineering Installation Squadron at Kapaun Air Station, May 12. The redesignation marks a pivotal shift for the unit, establishing a formal process for them to accomplish communications support across all of United States Air Forces in Europe – Air […]

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Landstuhl Regional Medical Center achieves historic dual trauma certification

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center achieves historic dual trauma certification

Landstuhl Regional Medical Center has achieved a historic milestone in international military medicine, becoming the first and only U.S. military hospital overseas to be designated a supra-regional trauma center by the German Society for Trauma Surgery (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie — DGU). This recognition underscores LRMC’s longstanding commitment to delivering […]

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