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HOHENFELS, Germany — A joint team from the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Army conducted the first C-130J Super Hercules landing at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in over two years July 29.

Members of the 435th Contingency Response Group spent eight days with their Ukrainian air force partners at Kulbakino and Staro-Konstantinov Air Bases, Ukraine building and enhancing cooperation between the U.S. and Ukraine.

U.S. and Bulgarian paratroopers jump from an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules during a Halo jump over Plovdiv, Bulgaria, July 14. During this three-hourlong formation flight that consisted of two U.S. Air Force C-130Js and one Bulgarian air force C-27, more than 50 paratroopers exited the aircraft and landed near Plovdiv Airport.

A World War II veteran salutes during “The Star-Spangled Banner” during a ceremony at the Picauville 9th Air Force monument June 4 in Normandy, France. More than 380 service members from Europe and affiliated D-Day historical units participated in the 71st Anniversary as part of Joint Task Force D-Day 71.

PRAGUE, Czech Republic — On March 31, three convoys carrying U.S. Soldiers, Stryker-armored vehicles and support crews from NATO bases in the Baltic States and Poland, converged on the Czech Army’s Prague-Ruzyne Barracks.

The Polygone Electronic Warfare Range extended their capabilities with the opening of the Polygone Control Center on March 18 in Bann, Germany.With the PCC, Polygone operators talk to aircraft through a simulator which allows them to send virtual threats to test pilots on their reactions during enemy engagements. The control center offers a consolidated operating system that allows all exercise players to interact on one screen.

Air chiefs from all NATO nations gathered Feb. 5 at Allied Air Command on Ramstein for the NATO Air Chiefs’ Symposium 2015.