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U.S. Soldiers with 51st Composite Truck Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 16th Sustainment Brigade, 21st Theater Sustainment Command (TSC), German employees with Supply Activity Europe, Theate More

Contractors of German company Eurosol from Ludwigshafen Germany install poles to hold solar panels on Chievres Air Base, Chievres, Belgium, May 15 2014. A total of 1842 solar panels will be installed for a peak More

U.S. Soldiers with SHAPE Battalion, USA NATO Brigade, adopt a defensive posture after the explosion of a Training Improvised Explosive Device as they practice Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills during a Standard T More

U.S. Army soldiers from SHAPE Battalion, U.S. Army Europe Brigade practice room clearing during their standard training exercise on Alliance Training Area, Chievres Air Base, Belgium, Feb. 14, 2013 (U.S. Army p More

U.S. Army Garrison Benelux Commander Col. Sergio Dickerson holds a meeting in the Integrated Operation Center with USAG Benelux offices representatives, U.S. Air Force service members and a team of the Belgian More

United States Army Visual Information Specialist Pascal Demeuldre, right, takes a photo of the speed radar measuring the speed of a Belgian Federal Police motorbike, as the Belgian police and the United States More

Fleming Outerbridge, an Engagement Skills Trainer (EST), shows EST rifle components to a group of United States Army and United States Air Force service members as he gives them an EST operator class at Chievre More

U.S. Army Garrison Benelux Department of Public Works Belgian mason Arnaud Delgambe puts the finishing touches of construction works around the Training Support Center Benelux Classrooms and Range Support Branc More

U.S. Army Cpt. Michael D. Quigg II (right) passes the guidon to United States Army Garrison Benelux Commander Col. Sergio M. Dickerson during USAG Benelux's Headquarters and Headquarters Company change of comma More

U.S. Army civilian Gary Arturo, training support specialist for Training Support Center Benelux shows a pyrotechnic Improvised Explosive Device Effects System (IEDES) to Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquart More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Marc Lewis with the 39th Signal Battalion signs out an M16A2 plastic rifle with the help of Loan Thornton, supply technician withTraining Support Center Benelux on Chievres Air Base, Be More

United States Army Benelux Safety and Occupational Health Manager Rudy Magain makes a speech to introduce Safety Day to Belgian host nation employees from the United States Army Benelux area of responsibility a More

Close-up view of the Meritorious service medal awarded to Command Sergeant Major Phillip L. Dixon before the Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE) Battalion change of command ceremony between More

U.S. Army Command Group of AFNORTH Battalion, Command Sgt. Maj. Tiffany C. Basley and Lt. Col. Sean G. Barett, U.S. ARMY NATO Brigade Command Group, Col. Robert S. Larsen and Command Sgt. Maj. Joanne M. Cox (fr More

Col. James E.Czarnik (outgoing commander) is passing the Supreme Headquarters of Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE) Healthcare Facility flag to Coll. Judith A.Lee (commander of Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, G More

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael J. Barber passes the Allied Command Counterintelligence flag to Col. Laura A. Potter, outgoing commander, during the change of command ceremony with Col. Jonathan E. Freeman, More

United States Army Garrison Benelux Commander Col. Sergio Dickerson introduces the "Saint Vith Battle" briefing made by Bart Howard to Civilians and soldiers of USAG Benelux, as well as to a group of Belgian Wo More

Close-up shot of M9 pistol magazines as U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John O'Connor and the command group staff from the 21th Theater Sustainment Command practice M9 pistol shooting on the Training Support Center Benelux More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. John O'Connor (3rd from left) and the command group staff from the 21th Theater Sustainment Command receive a refresher about M-9 pistol shooting on the Training Support Center Benelux-opera More

U.S. Army Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company and Bravo Company Armed Forces North (AFNORTH Battalion) adopt a defensive posture and practice 360 degrees security as they train on Warrior Tasks More

U.S. Army Military Police Soldiers from United States Army Garrison Benelux train on active shooter procedures with paintball guns in an empty building on Chievres Air Base, Belgium, Feb. 24, 2014 (U.S.Army pho More

U.S. Army Col.Marvin G. Vannatter, USAG Benelux Commander (left), Command Sergeant Major(CSM) Robert D. Carter, USAG BENELUX CSM and CSM Romeo Montez, IMCOM-E CSM and the audience salute as the national anthem More

Belgian United States Army Garrison (USAG) Benelux Centralized Furnishing Management Office (CFMO) employees and contractors unload 80 electric appliances out off two trucks coming from USAG Sembach (Ge) on Chi More

U.S. Airmen with 424th Air Base Squadron shoot in the Training Support Center Benelux 25 meters indoor firing range under supervision of Security Patrol (SP) members with 569th U.S. Air Force Police Squadron in More

U.S. Army Spc. Jonattan Diaz, member of Allied North Battalion, U.S. Army NATO Brigade, prepares land navigation during Best Warrior Competitions at the Allied Training Area in Chievres, Belgium, April 16, 2014 More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Jai Card and Sgt. 1st Class Carlos Franco, both observer-controller with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S. Army North Atlantic Treaty Organization, evaluate Sgt. Anthony Wooley who co More

U.S. Army Sgt. Erik Poveda, member of Allied Forces North Battalion (AFNORTH), U.S. Army North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Brigade, calls for Medical Evacuation (MEDEVAC) during Best Warrior Competition More

Close view of fixed radar installed by members of the Belgian Police on the airstrip of the Chievres Air Base to perform speed test in order to calibrate their official vehicles speedometer with a speed radar i More

Two policeman of Hainaut province Belgian police install and adjust a stationary speed radar along the airstrip during the official vehicle speedometer calibration on Chievres Air Base Airfield, Chievres, Belgi More

A U.S. Soldier from 39th Signal Battalion empties an M16-A2 rifle magazine under supervision of the Sgt. Sadia Quint before leaving the Training Support Center Benelux 25 meter indoor range in Chievres, Belgium More

U.S. Sgt.1st Class Jaime Aparicio of 39th Signal Battalion shoots his first round with a M16-A2 rifle on the Training Support Center Benelux 25 meter indoor range in Chievres, Belgium. He is wearing a mini vid More

Pile driver machine of German company Eurosol pushes a stake into the ground to support the solar panels' structure on Chievres Air Base, Chievres, Belgium, May 15, 2014. With 1,842 solar panels and 451 kilowat More

U.S. Army Garrison Benelux Sgt. 1st Class Brian Letterle's M16-A2 rifle, lays on its stand as the soldiers check their target during the M16-A2 rifle weapon qualification at the Training Support Center 25 meter More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Shawn Taylor, U.S. Army Garrison Benelux shoots a first round with his M16-A2 rifle in order to adjust its sight, at the Benelux Training Support Center 25 meter indoor range in Chievres, B More

U.S. Army Sgt. Sadia Quint, with U.S. Army 39th Signal Battalion, loads a magazine in prone supported position during M16 A2 rifle weapon qualification at the 25 meter indoor range, in Chievres, Belgium, May 14 More

Vehicle fire protection, Oshkosh Striker 3000, of U.S. Air Force 424th Air Base Squadron stands on static display to demonstrate the equipment and interior of the cabin during U.S. Garrisson Benelux's Safety Ea More

U.S. and Belgian motorcycle owners from the United States Army Garrison Benelux and Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE) area ride around Belgium under escort of the Belgian Local Police of Syl More

Col. Marvin G. Vannatter, Jr., commander of U.S. Army Garrison Benelux makes opening speech of Safety Stand Down Day activities at the Bldg. 4, Chievres Air Base, Chievres, Belgium, May 22, 2014. (U.S. Army ph More

The audience shows respect to the U.S. flag during the playing of the national anthem for U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 William J. Carter, with 128th Signal Company, 39th Signal Brigade, serving as Supreme More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Adriana Martinez, Allied Forces North Battalion, instructs her team of Soldiers on Unexploded Explosive Ordnance during the Quarterly Training at the Alliance Training Area, in Chievres Air More

U.S. Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 39th Signal Battalion, 2nd Signal Brigade perform a 4-mile formation run led by Capt. Samuel Irobunda and with Sgt. Macario Dagdagan calling cadence More

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Rynearson, provost marshal office desk sergeant with Chievres Platoon, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, U.S. Garrison Benelux, finishes second at the 12-mile ruck march, a march with More

U.S. Soldiers Staff Sgt. Adriana Martinez, Allied Forces North Battalion, instructs her team soldiers on unexploded explosive ordnance during the quarterly training at the Alliance Training Area in Chievres Air More

U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Zbiegien, with Allied Forces North Battalion, shows Sgt.1st Class Jessica Clark how to inspect a M9 pistol's chamber during magazine ejection on a Quarterly Training at the 25 meter indoor More

A tracked excavator operated by Belgian contractors digs the areas surrounding a former jet fuel storage site on Chièvres Air Base in order to remove, test, and if needed, decontaminate the soil in Chièvres, Be More

U.S. Army Sgt. Brandon Teneyck, with U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, finishes the four miles road march during the Best Warrior exercise on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, July 1, 2014 (U.S. Army photo by Visual inform More

Outgoing 39th Signal Commander Lt. Col. Joyce M. Lugrain receives Meritorious Service Medal from Col. Suzanne M. Self, Commander of 2nd Signal Brigade during the change of command for 39th Signal Battalion, 2nd More

A British airman assigned to the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe checks the sealing of his gourd inside the U.S Army Training Support Center Benelux-operated Chemical, Bacteriological, Radiological an More

U.S. Army Spc. Jacob Rodriguez, military dog handler and Eros, a 7-year-old German Shepherd, both with the 525th Military Working Dog Detachment attached to U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, perform an explosives det More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Oyedeji Oyesina with the 128th Signal Company, 39th Signal Battalion, carries Sgt. Jacob Marble, also with 128th, as the unit practices medical procedures during commander's prime time trainin More

U.S. Army Sgt. Carlos Flores with 128th Signal Company, 39th Signal Battalion, 2nd Signal Brigade, fires his M16A2 rifle in the prone supported position during qualification at the Training Support Center Benel More

Under supervision of Belgian Ministry of Defense and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Belgian contractors remove the soil that surrounds the location of removed decommissioned jet fuel tanks in order to analyze, a More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jeffrey King, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Armed Forces North Battalion, U.S. Army NATO Brigade, prepares training aids and blank ammunitions for his unit's warrior tasks and battl More

U.S. Army Garrison Benelux service members and civilian workers watch a film showcasing Americans of Hispanic heritage (on screen, Mexican-American musician Richie Valens, known for "La Bamba") as they attend t More

U.S. Army Sgt.1st Class Maria Alvarenga, with Allied Forces North Battalion corrects the prone supported position of Sgt. Jeremy Johnson during M16 A2 rifle Quarterly Training, at the 25 meter indoor range, in More

U.S. Army Chaplain Maj. James Combs, with United States Army Garrison Benelux, gives the invocation as the 525th Military Working Dog (MWD) Detachment, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brig More

A U.S. civilian working for United States Army Garrison (USAG) Benelux puts a question to Lt. Gen. David Halverson, commanding general of Installation Management Command, during a town-hall meeting in the Audit More

British Army Gen. Sir Adrian Bradshaw, Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, gives U.S. Army Garrison Benelux Sgt 1st Class Brian Letterle a token of appreciation for acting as Range Non Commissioned Officer More

U.S. Military Working Dog (MWD) Dino sneaks inside a building as his handler, Sgt. Brian Pate, with the 525th MWD Detachment, 709th Military Police Battalion, 18th Military Police Brigade, opens the door, in th More

U.S. Army Spc. Austin Peck with U.S. Army Garrison (USAG) Benelux Provost Marshall Office stands next to an emergency vehicle during weapons qualification, as per safety regulations, at the Training Support Cen More

Belgian mobile equipment laborer Patrick Livemont, with Department of Public Works, U.S. Army Garrison Benelux, cleans a tractor with a pressure washer on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Nov. 26, 2014. (U.S. Army p More

U.S. Army Pfc. Drew Davis and Spc. Andrew Toohey, both with 39th Signal Battalion, apply a tourniquet on Sgt. Charles Carr's leg and arm during the combat lifesaver portion of the unit's quarterly commander's p More

U.S. Army Spc. Kyle Borsody, right, Medic with Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE) Healthcare Facilty, gives tips on how to apply a tourniquet to Soldiers assigned to 128th Signal Company and Head More

Multiple World War II vehicles ride along Bastogne's main street for the victory parade commemorating Battle of the Bulge's 70th anniversary in Bastogne, Belgium, Dec. 14, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Infor More

Re-enactors portraying German Wehrmacht soldiers recalibrate NATO blank ammunitions in order to use them in their Mauser rifles before the recreation of Battle of the Bulge's combats for the 70th anniversary of More

A U.S. half-track stands in static display during the Battle of the Bulge's 70th anniversary commemorations in Bastogne, Belgium, Dec. 14, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Pascal Demeuldr More

A GMC truck is in static display in the U.S. campground for the Battle of the Bulge's 70th Birthday commemorations in Bastogne, Belgium, Dec. 14, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist Pascal D More

A re-enactor portraying a GI rests against a Willys MB jeep in the snowy weather of the Battle of the Bulge commemorations in Bastogne, Belgium, Dec. 14, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Visual Information Specialist More

Belgian re-enactors recreate a color guard during the 70th anniversary of Battle of the Bulge, commemorating the largest land battle in U.S. Army history in Bastogne, Belgium, Dec. 14, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by More

Belgian Kids from the home "La Fermette" in Ath wave at Santa Claus, who pays them an early visit, in the United States Army Garrison Benelux Community Activity Center, Chièvres, Belgium, Dec. 17, 2014. Santa w More

U.S. Army Sgt. Nicole Poindexter, with Armed Forces North Battalion, U.S. Army NATO Brigade, operates the Training Support Center Benelux Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) as Soldiers and officers assigned to her More

Two U.S. members of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) Security Detachment (SSD) shoot at the Training Support Center Benelux Engagement Skills Trainer (EST), in Chièvres, Belgium, Jan. 13, 2015. The More

A U.S. member of the Supreme Allied Commander Europe Security Detachment shoots with an M11 Sig Sauer P228 pistol at point blank distance while simulating the blocking of an overhead knife strike during a Crimi More

The Vice Commander United States Air Forces in Europe/Air Forces Africa, Lt. Gen. Tom Jones meets the 424th Air Base Squadron, 86th Operations Group greeting party composed of Master Sgt. Jesse Bayle, first ser More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Gabriel Sarmiento, assigned to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe Communication Team, certified Basic Combatives Instructor Level III, demonstrates how to perform double under-hooks on Sgt More

An Italian paratrooper, assigned to the Italian Special Operations Command, NATO Special Operations Headquarters, adjusts the holographic weapons sight of his M4 carbine prior to shooting in the Training Suppor More

Two U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 424th Air Base Squadron (ABS), 86th Operations group watch as the plane transporting Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Cody and his staff taxies on Chièvres Air More

U.S. Army Sgt. Cody Hunt, with SHAPE Helicopter Flight Detachment, performs pre-flight checks of a UH-60 Black Hawk before a logistical mission, on Chievres Air Base, Chievres, Belgium, Feb. 5, 2015. (U.S. Army More

Rear view of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter with Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE) Helicopter Flight Detachment while U.S. Soldiers with the unit perform pre-flight checks prior to a logistic More

View of one of the U.S. Army UH-60A Black Hawk helicopters assigned to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE) Helicopter Flight Detachment, on Chièvres Air Base, Chièvres, Belgium, Feb. 5, 2015. T More

U.S. Airmen with the 424th Air Base Squadron patrol the airways before any flight operation to check for foreign objects debris that can be dangerous for the aircraft, prior to the landing of the Supreme Headqu More

Shelby Diaz dons an M40 field protective mask, as her husband, Sgt. William Diaz, with 128th Signal Company, 39th Signal Battalion, 2nd Signal Brigade, supports her, and Sgt. Esai Valenzuela, also with 128th, t More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jeffrey King, top, with Allied Forces North Battalion, U.S. Army NATO Brigade passes the guard of Staff Sgt. Chad Holcomb, also with AFNORTH Battalion during a Tactical Combatives Course Level II More

U.S. and Belgian members of the Chievres/Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe (SHAPE) community, participate in traditional festivity in the town of Chièvres, Belgium, Feb. 18, 2015. This annual golf-li More

Close view of oak balls, called a “chôlette” (pronounced: show-let), and wooden clubs, called “rabot” (pronounced: rah-bo) used by U.S. members of the Chievres/Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe (SHAP More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Bryan Norris, with Headquarters Rapid Reaction Corps-France, explains the extraction of a non-compliant person from a vehicle during the Tactical Combatives Courses level 2, parking of More

Belgian contractors install the metal frame supporting the floor of a tent that will temporarily house the PXtra so that the vacated building can be renovated into office space to facilitate the return of Caser More

Colour Sgt. John Brown, assigned to the British Joint European Training Team, reviews Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) procedures with a group of tri-service members of the British armed fo More

Retired U.S. Army Col. Nickolas Monteforte advises his nephew, U.S. Army Maj. Karl Wojtkun, commander, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe Helicopter Flight Detachment, prior to his promotion ceremony More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Nicole Walker, watch supervisor for the 424th Air Base Squadron, looks at the end of the runway as NATO E-3A Sentry Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) LX-N 90443 practices app More

Contractors of the Belgian telephone company Proximus install a fiber optic conduit in Chièvres air base, March 18, 2015. The conduit contains 96 micro tubes; a fiber optic can later be blown in each tube using More

U.S. Army Spc. Lydia Delong, with Allied Forces North Battalion, United States Army NATO Brigade, acts as ammunition point noncommissioned officer as Soldiers assigned to several units stationed in Belgium qual More

U.S. Army Pvt. Leron Douse, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 39th Signal Battalion, 2nd Signal Brigade, 5th Signal Command, stands without his M40 protective mask in the fumes of CS gas as More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Brandy McPherson assigned to Allied Forces North Battalion, inspects the properly sealing of nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) mask during the Squad Training Exercise (STX) at the Alli More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Enrico Arroyo assigned to Allied Forces North Battalion reads the manual before beginning the inspection and preparation properly sealing nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) mask during More

Two British airmen assigned at Ramstein Air Base practice shooting with a Glock pistol at the U.S. Army Training Support Center Benelux 25-meter indoor range on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, April 13, 2015. Briti More