U.S. Air Force B-52s return to Europe for Ally, partner training
11:42 AM8/22/2020
Six U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft from the 5th Bomb Wing, Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, arrived Aug. 22, 2020, at RAF Fairford, England for a long planned training mission where the aircraft will conduct theater and flight training across Europe and Africa.
A crew chief with B Co "Big Windy," 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion relays vital position information back to the CH-47 Chinook pilot from his side window as paratroopers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare to hook their pallet of equipment to the underside of the helicopter. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from B Co "Big Windy," 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion transports a 173rd Airborne Brigade tactical vehicle during sling load training at Grafenwöhr Training Area on Aug. 5 as part of Saber Junction 20. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Robert Fellingham)
Romanian soldiers participates in a ruck march during Saber Junction, at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany, Aug.5, 2020. Saber Junction 20 is a 7th Army Training Command-conducted, U.S. Army Europe-directed annual exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment, and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. This year's exercise will take place primarily at 7ATC's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas in Bavaria. U.S. military forces stationed in Europe routinely conduct these types of exercises with allied and partner nations to enhance interoperability and readiness. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. Ravenne Eschbach)
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion 4th Infantry regiment take up battle positions as U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade drop into Hohenfels training area during exercise Saber Junction 20 in Hohenfels, Germany on Aug. 10, 2020. Saber Junction 20 is a 7th Army Training Command-conducted, U.S. Army Europe-directed annual exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment, and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. This year's exercise will take place primarily at 7ATC's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas in Bavaria. U.S. military forces stationed in Europe routinely conduct these types of exercises with allied and partner nations to enhance interoperability and readiness. (Photo by Spc. Ravenne Eschbach)
Marines and Soldiers work together on day one as they infiltrate Hohenfels kicking off exercise Saber Junction 20 in Hohenfels, Germany on Aug. 10, 2020. Saber Junction 20 is a 7th Army Training Command-conducted, U.S. Army Europe-directed annual exercise designed to assess the readiness of the U.S. Army's 173rd Airborne Brigade to execute unified land operations in a joint, combined environment, and to promote interoperability with participating allies and partner nations. This year's exercise will take place primarily at 7ATC's Grafenwoehr and Hohenfels Training Areas in Bavaria. U.S. military forces stationed in Europe routinely conduct these types of exercises with allied and partner nations to enhance interoperability and readiness. (Photo by Spc. Ravenne Eschbach)
U.S. Army and Air Force service members assisted USAID with the transportation of nearly 12,000 pounds of medical kits from the Netherlands, through Germany and on to Lebanon. These kits contain items such as medicines, bandages, gauze, examination gloves, thermometers and syringes. The International Emergency Medical Kits are designed to enable local hospitals address the critical medical needs of the victims of the recent explosion and COVID-19. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt, 21st Theater Sustainment Command)and)
U.S. Army and Air Force service members assisted USAID with the transportation of nearly 12,000 pounds of medical kits from the Netherlands, through Germany and on to Lebanon. These kits contain items such as medicines, bandages, gauze, examination gloves, thermometers and syringes. The International Emergency Medical Kits are designed to enable local hospitals address the critical medical needs of the victims of the recent explosion and COVID-19. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt, 21st Theater Sustainment Command)
U.S. Army and Air Force service members assisted USAID with the transportation of nearly 12,000 pounds of medical kits from the Netherlands, through Germany and on to Lebanon. These kits contain items such as medicines, bandages, gauze, examination gloves, thermometers and syringes. The International Emergency Medical Kits are designed to enable local hospitals address the critical medical needs of the victims of the recent explosion and COVID-19. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt, 21st Theater Sustainment Command)
U.S. Army and Air Force service members assisted USAID with the transportation of nearly 12,000 pounds of medical kits from the Netherlands, through Germany and on to Lebanon. These kits contain items such as medicines, bandages, gauze, examination gloves, thermometers and syringes. The International Emergency Medical Kits are designed to enable local hospitals address the critical medical needs of the victims of the recent explosion and COVID-19. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt, 21st Theater Sustainment Command)
U.S. Army and Air Force service members assisted USAID with the transportation of nearly 12,000 pounds of medical kits from the Netherlands, through Germany and on to Lebanon. These kits contain items such as medicines, bandages, gauze, examination gloves, thermometers and syringes. The International Emergency Medical Kits are designed to enable local hospitals address the critical medical needs of the victims of the recent explosion and COVID-19. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt, 21st Theater Sustainment Command)
U.S. Army and Air Force service members assisted USAID with the transportation of nearly 12,000 pounds of medical kits from the Netherlands, through Germany and on to Lebanon. These kits contain items such as medicines, bandages, gauze, examination gloves, thermometers and syringes. The International Emergency Medical Kits are designed to enable local hospitals address the critical medical needs of the victims of the recent explosion and COVID-19. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Northcutt, 21st Theater Sustainment Command)Sustainment Command)
Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo participates in a U.S.-Poland Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement Signing Ceremony with Polish President Andrzej Duda and Polish National Defence Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, in Warsaw, Poland, on August 15, 2020.
US Army and Air Force in Europe join USAID to provide support to Lebanon
12:00 AM8/11/2020
The 21st Theater Sustainment Command coordinated the movement of 21 pallets of supplies from the Netherlands to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where members of the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron, 721st Aerial Port Squadron and 1st Air and Space Communications Operations Squadron downloaded, prepared and loaded the nearly 12,000 pounds of supplies onto a U.S. Air Force C-130.