Kaiserslautern American, June 15, 2018

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FEATURE

COMMUNITY

NEWS

SPORTS

One person’s trash is another person’s treasure, Page 3

Mindfulness helps build resilient Force, Page 5

KMC service members shoulder rucksacks in remembrance, Pages 9-11

Ramstein track and field boys best of 2018, Pages 16 & 17

June 15, 2018 | Volume 42, Number 24

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74 years later, spirit of D-Day lives on

A C-130J Super Hercules from Ramstein Air Base flies over Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 3. The D-Day memorial airdrops involved paratroopers from the U.S. Army and other Allied nations.

Story and photos by Senior Airman Joshua Joseph Magbanua 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

CHERBOURG, FRANCE — “Soldiers, Sailors, and Airmen of the Allied Expeditionary Force: you are about to embark upon the Great Crusade, toward which we have striven these many months. The eyes of the world are upon you. The hopes and prayers of liberty-loving people everywhere march with you.” U.S. Army Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe during World War II, spoke these words to his troops before the Battle of Normandy in 1944. The war had been raging for several years, and now the U.S. and its allies decided to invade enemy-occupied territory. Eisenhower, knowing the operation would be costly, prepared his men to face an epic struggle. “Your task will not be an easy one,” See D-DAY, Page 2

569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron, Polizei model American, German partnership Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron and Polizei signed a memorandum of agreement, that demonstrates a model of American and German partnership June 6 on Vogelweh Military Complex. The partnership between host nation law enforcement and U.S. forces can be traced back to 1976, when U.S. Air Forces in Europe ceded Wiesbaden to the U.S. Army and moved all major operations west of the Rhine River. Polizei and U.S. Forces police have joint patrols three nights a week in

Kaiserslautern and coordinate support for festivals and special events throughout Rheinland-Pfalz each year. This joint unit responds to over 4,000 calls a year, focusing on the 1,100 square mile county of Kaiserslatuern, while also partnering with the U.S. Army Garisson Rheinland-Pfalz’s Department of Emergency Services and Army Military Police. “The MOA also ensures professionalism and competence between U.S. Forces and host nation law enforcement organizations,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Sleger, 569th U.S. Forces Police Sqaudron commander. “The See PARTNERSHIP, Page 6

Ingolf Hubert, left, Polizei head of department of education and training, and U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Sleger, 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron commander, pose for a photo after signing a memorandum of agreement June 6 on Kapaun Air Station. The 569th USFPS and Polizei partnership demonstrates a model of American and German partnership.


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