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U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz commander Col. Jeffery Higgins met with Col. Olaf Tuneke, commander of the Bundeswehr Artillery School and General of Artillery in Idar-Oberstein Feb. 12. Colonel Tuneke and deputy, Lt. Col. Andreas Orth provided a tour of the modern training facilities to the USAG Rheinland-Pfalz commander, the Deputy […]

February 13 marked the grand re-opening of U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa’s Tunner Conference Room, a project three years in the making.

Finnish Special Operations forces from the Utti Jaeger Regiment and U.S. Air Force 352nd Special Operations Wing participated in a bilateral training, Jan. 28-31, at Utti Jaeger Regiment base, Finland. The training included airdrop operations in cold weather conditions utilizing the 352nd SOW’s MC-130J Commando II. “The desired learning objective […]

U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz successfully tested its readiness through a force protection exercise across its installations in Kaiserslautern, Baumholder, Mannheim, Germersheim and surrounding areas February 3-7. Actions taken during the exercise strengthened security measures and prepared Garrison personnel to respond to potential threats. During the exercise, the Force Protection Condition […]

U.S. Air Force Gen. James B. Hecker, Commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa and NATO Allied Air Command visited Poland and Romania, Feb. 4-5, to discuss various defense issues.