Articles from October, 2012

  • Landstuhl medics aid local woman after car crash

    Sounds of a crashing car startled three Soldiers one recent evening as they ran up the steep Kirchberg hillside just west of town.
  • This Week in EUCOM History: Oct. 22- 28, 1962

    In a televised speech of extraordinary gravity, President John F. Kennedy announces that U.S. spy planes have discovered Soviet missile bases in Cuba. These missile sites—under construction but nearing completion—housed medium-range missiles capable of striking a number of major cities in the United States, including Washington, D.C.
  • Reception Hosted Aboard USS Enterprise

    Enterprise has a long relationship with the people of Naples. The carrier made its first ever port visit to the city during its maiden deployment in 1962.
  • Bulgarian president, senior military leaders visit multinational exercise in Germany

    The President of the Republic of Bulgaria visited the Joint Multinational Readiness Center at Hohenfels Training Area to observe Bulgarian Special Forces training during exercise Saber Junction, Oct 19.
  • US, Israel prep for largest ballistic missile defense bi-lateral exercise

    Senior leaders for the exercise Austere Challenge 2012 announced the arrival of U.S. troops and equipment in Israel for the event and provided background to reporters via telephone Wednesday from Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
  • Saber Junction tests U.S., partners’ interoperability

    Approximately 1,800 forces from 18 European nations train for the post-Afghanistan fight using the U.S. Army’s most-current doctrine for unified land operations. At the Grafenwoehr Training Area, also called GTA, and Hohenfels Training Area, or HTA, and more than 1,300 square miles in-between installation facilities 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment, also known as 2CR, engages a complex enemy.
  • Parliament tour encourages cross-nation partnership

    Leadership from the 52nd Fighter Wing toured the Rheinland-Pfalz parliament in Mainz Oct. 10, 2012.
  • Bayonet brigade deactivates at Baumholder

    The 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conducted a casing of the colors ceremony Oct. 9 in the Hall of Champions on Smith Barracks. The ceremony marked the end of an era which saw the presence of combat Soldiers in Baumholder for more than 50 years.
  • JMTC’s new Driver’s Training Complex officially opens

    Under cloudy autumn skies the Joint Multinational Training Command’s Training Support Activity Europe, officially opened a new state-of-the-art Advanced Driver’s Training Complex on the Grafenwoehr Training Area, Oct. 4.
  • REEPing the rewards of energy conservation

    More than $6 million was spent on Royal Air Forces Lakenheath, Mildenhall and Feltwell base housing utilities in 2011.
  • Despite the cold: U.S. military partnerships key to Arctic crisis response

    The scenario used during SAREX 2012— a multinational exercise held recently in Greenland’s eastern sea – tested military and civilian capabilities for search and rescue missions above the Arctic Circle. Meanwhile, during exercise Northern Eagle, a U.S. Navy destroyer joined Russian and Norwegian vessels in the Barents Seas to prepare for similar rescues, plus anti-piracy operations and joint air defense.
  • Civic leaders receive preview of Baumholder's future

    Leaders of the U.S. Army Garrison Baumholder, the 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and local civic leaders came together for a garrison hosted civic leaders working luncheon recently in the Rheinlander Community Club to discuss issues affecting the military and civilian communities.
  • This Week in EUCOM History: Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 1990

    Less than one year after the destruction of the Berlin Wall, East and West Germany come together on what is known as "Unity Day."