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Calm under pressure, Page 2
24th Air Force Chief of Staff, Page 3
Airman 4 Life: 86 MXS, Pages 6 & 7
Staying healthy not starving, Pages 8 & 9
November 7, 2025 | Volume 49, Number 44
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USAFE/AFAFRICA, AIRCOM Assumption of Command
See more on Pages 16 & 17 U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Jason T. Hinds, U.S. Air Forces Europe – Air Forces Africa and NATO Allied Air Command commander, gives a speech during an assumption of command ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 31. Hinds will also be the director of the Joint Air Power Competence Centre at Kalkar, Germany. As the USAFE-AFAFRICA commander, Hinds is responsible for the full spectrum of Air Force warfighting capabilities in both U.S. European and U.S. Africa Commands, which encompass 104 nations across the two continents. As the NATO Allied Air Command commander, he integrates air component efforts across the NATO coalition, which focuses on building relationships and executes forward-based air power in defense of the Alliance. Photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Curzi
Beauty, Baths & Baden-Baden I’ve heard it been said before that if something is great, you should say it twice. An example of this is New York, N.Y.
“It Was Just an Accident”
See BADEN-BADEN, Page 30 Panoramic view of Baden-Baden.
is the featured movie of the
week, Page 29
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by Wendy Payne Contributing writer to MilitaryInGermany.com