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Approaching future together, Page 5
United and strong: SpanishAmerican relationship, Pages 6-7
USAG Rheinland-Pfalz honors Earth Day, Pages 10-11
MOMC: Sembach SAC hosts celebration, Page 15
May 3, 2024 | Volume 48, Number 17
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US-German bond strengthened in military trials
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Sebastian Ernst, 86th Security Forces Squadron patrolman, comes up for air during a 100-meter swim event as part of the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge competition at Ramstein Air Base, April 22. As part of the qualifications for the GAFPB, the swim was one of seven rigorous events designed to evaluate participants’ endurance, strength, accuracy and adaptability, highlighting the shared commitment to excellence within the U.S.-German alliance. Photo by Staff Sgt. Gabrielle Spalding
See MILITARY TRIALS, Page 3
Germany’s National Parks: Harz National Park Almost as long as Germany has been inhabited, the area now known as Harz National Park has loomed large as a place of imagined — and very real — wilderness. Virtually uninhabited even today, the park contains mist-shrouded See NATIONAL PARK, Page 28
“The Fall Guy” is the fea tured movie of the we ek, Sunset on mountain top above Torfhaus, Harz National Park.
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by MilitaryInGermany.com