Vehicle mechanics keep Army rolling throughout European theater
12:00 AM1/10/2020
Warm air carrying the smell of used motor oil and grease circulated through the open bay of the mechanic shop. While one mechanic combed through the colored tangle of wires exposed under the vehicle’s dashboard, another mechanic scanned the various hoses and tubes under the hood of their assigned vehicle.
U.S. Army Master Sgt. Ryan Thiers, battalion maintenance sergeant for Special Troops Battalion, 21st Theater Sustainment Command, works with the mechanics on their basic skills and assists with all inquiries. Troubleshooting vehicles can take days to complete but with help from other knowledgeable soldiers, it will help ensure their assigned vehicles are mission capable promptly.
MLRS software fielding and NET training of the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery of the 41st Field Artillery Brigade in October at US Army Base in Grafenwöhr, Germany. The significance being MLRS returning to USAREUR for the first time in 13 years.
101st Soldiers share personal ties to Battle of the Bulge
12:41 PM12/26/2019
Seventy-five years ago in Bastogne, Belgium, German soldiers captured American Pfc. Marold Peterson of the 422nd Infantry Regiment, 106th Infantry Division
U.S. Army Green Berets assigned to 19th Special Forces Group, Airborne, 352d Special Operations Wing and Hungarian Special Operations Forces trained together last week in Szolnok, Hungary. This came as a follow-up engagement in a series of opportunities the two NATO Allies have developed, to include exercises this past summer, such as Trojan Footprint and Hungarian-led Black Swan. These partners trained through CV-22B infil and exfil familiarization, night mission profiles and low-level flights
U.S. Soldiers assigned to the United States Balkan National Support Element (USBNSE) at Camp Film City in Pristina, Kosovo, presented a check for more than $8,000 to a youth music school there, Nov. 22
480th EFS improves interoperability, strategic partnerships at Blue Flag 2019
8:55 AM12/6/2019
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcons assigned to the 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, fly over the desert during exercise Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 15, 2019. Blue Flag provided members of the 480th EFS the opportunity to train with other partner nations in an different environment. (Courtesy photo by Israeli air force public affairs)
480th EFS improves interoperability, strategic partnerships at Blue Flag 2019
8:55 AM12/6/2019
U.S. Air Force Capt. Andrew Burns, 480th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron F-16th Fighting Falcon pilot, prepares to take off and participate in a night training exercise during exercise Blue Flag 2019 at Uvda Air Base, Israel, November 12, 2019. Blue flag provided a wide-range of training situations, including low-altitude, night and surface-to-air missile evasion. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kyle Cope)