Kaiserslautern American - March 17, 2023

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NEWS

NEWS

FEATURE

FEATURE

Diamond Strong, Page 2

USAG RP Commander unveils new vision, mission, Pages 6-7

521 AMOW/435 AGOW awards, Pages 8-9

Runaway June makes appearance with 86 MXG, Page 15

March 17, 2023 | Volume 47, Number 11

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435 CRG flexes muscles during Agile Bison 23-1 Story and photos by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs More than 120 personnel from the 435th Contingency Response Group deployed to support Exercise Agile Bison 23-1 at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 5-14. Agile Bison is an exercise that allows the 435th CRG to practice its core mission set — open the Airbase — in a simulated contested environment, with the added bonuses of dedicated airlift and partner nation integration. Although the 435th CRG operated this exercise on an already fully operational airfield, Chièvres Air Base leadership turned over many services to 435th CRG control in an effort to replicate a more austere airfield environment. The 435th CRG consists of the 435th Contingency Response Squadron, 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron, 435th Construction and Training Squadron and 435th Security Forces Squadron. All four squadrons parSee AGILE BISON, Page 3

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Hector Gonzalez, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing productions superintendent, waits for his team to perform an engine running onload procedure on a C-130J Super Hercules cargo aircraft assigned to Ramstein Air Base, during Exercise Agile Bison at Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, March 9. The 435th Contingency Response Group’s ability to mobilize and project Department of Defense assets is a vital component in implementing initiatives in line with the National Defense Strategy.

A long weekend in North Holland In the Netherlands, the Dutch Tulip Blossom attracts millions of visitors every year. Why? Because it’s just so stunningly beautiful. Seemingly endless rows See HOLLAND, Page 28

“Shazam! Fury of the Go ds” is the

featured movie of the we ek, Page 31

Photo by INTREEGUE Photography/Shutterstock.com

Story and photos by Leonie Milde MilitaryInGermany.com


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