NEWS
Air Force coins official Maintenance Duty Uniform, Page 2
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FEATURE
IEAFA leaders, graduates reunited at EPF Hungary, Page 8
NEWS
Chief Master Sergeant Recognition: Advice from Air Force life, Page 12
June 18, 2021 | Volume 45, Number 24
Wiesbaden community celebrates Army’s 246th Birthday, Page 14
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Strength in Numbers African Lion 21
Royal Moroccan Air Force paratroopers load onto a U.S. C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, during Exercise African Lion 21 at the 3rd Royal Moroccan Air Force Base in Kenitra, Morocco, June 10. The
C-130J is capable of transporting up to 64 paratroopers for rapid response to real-world scenarios. African Lion is U.S. Africa Command’s largest premier joint-annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal, 7-18 June. More than 7,000 partici-
pants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces. AL21 is a multi-domain, multi-component, and multi-national exercise, which employs a full array of mission capabilities with the
goal to strengthen interoperability among participants. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Devin Nothstine
See AFRICAN LION, Pages 6 & 8
Step back in time in Black Forest by MilitaryInGermany.com If you’re looking for a summer activity to keep the kids busy, while not completely abandoning their learning, head to the Vogtsbauernhof Outdoor Museum in the Black Forest. The open air museum is a sprawling area that offers See BLACK FOREST, Page 24
“Raya and the Last Drag on” is the staff pick of the Page 25 week in Movies, Photo by Pavel Bernshtam/Shutterstock.com