Firefighters from U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz and Baumholder’s fire department pose for a photo at the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Fire Department’s Firefighter Combat Challenge on Aug. 16, 2025. The five-part challenge dates back to 1991 and tests competitors on basic firefighting skills. More than 100 participants from German cities and U.S. Army garrisons across Europe competed. Photo by Dayna E. Rowden, USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs
U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Garrison Commander Col. Edward J. Sanford participates in the tandem competition of the Firefighter Combat Challenge on Aug. 16, 2026. The challenge dates back to 1991 and tests competitors on basic firefighting skills. More than 100 participants from German cities and U.S. Army garrisons across Europe competed, including Sanford and Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Melendez. Photo by Margarita Cambest, USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs
Competitors from Ramstein Air Force Base tackle the course at U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s Firefighter Combat Challenge 2025. Dubbed the ‘toughest two minutes in sports,’ the five-part challenge dates back to 1991 and tests competitors on basic firefighting skills. More than 100 participants from German cities and U.S. Army garrisons across Europe competed. Photo by Margarita Cambest, USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs
U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart hosted the Firefighter Combat Challenge on Aug. 16, 2025. The challenge dates back to 1991 and tests competitors on basic firefighting skills. More than 100 participants from German cities and U.S. Army garrisons across Europe competed, including USAG Stuttgart Garrison Commander Col. Edward J. Sanford and USAG Stuttgart Command Sgt. Major Christopher Melendez. From left: Candice Sanford, USAG Stuttgart Garrison Commander Col. Edward J. Sanford, USAG Stuttgart Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Melendez, and Amy Melendez. Photo by Margarita Cambest, USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs
Relay teams from U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz/Baumholder and Ramstein Air Force Base’s fire departments pose for a photo at the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Fire Department’s Firefighter Combat Challenge on Aug. 16, 2025. The five-part challenge dates back to 1991 and tests competitors on basic firefighting skills. More than 100 participants from German cities and U.S. Army garrisons across Europe competed. Photo by Dayna E. Rowden, USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs
U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Garrison Commander Col. Edward J. Sanford and Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Melendez embrace after participating in the U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart Fire Department’s Firefighter Combat Challenge on Aug. 16, 2025. The challenge dates back to 1991 and has been dubbed ‘toughest two minutes in sports.’ The five-part challenge tests competitors on basic firefighting skills. More than 100 participants from German cities and U.S. Army garrisons across Europe competed. Photo by Margarita Cambest, USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs
Competitors from Ramstein Air Force Base tackle the course at U.S. Army Garrison Stuttgart’s Firefighter Combat Challenge 2025. Dubbed the ‘toughest two minutes in sports,’ the five-part challenge dates back to 1991 and tests competitors on basic firefighting skills. More than 100 participants from German cities and U.S. Army garrisons across Europe competed. Photo by Margarita Cambest, USAG Stuttgart Public Affairs
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