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DPW tradesmen share combined 72 years of Benelux history DPW tradesmen share combined 72 years of Benelux history BRUNSSUM, Netherlands From left, Jeroen Smeets, carpenter; Hilmo Korac, painter; and Math Kubben, ground maintenance worke, at U.S. Army Garrison Benelux - Brunssum collectively share 72 years of experience working for the U.S. Army in the Netherlands and the tri-border area. (U.S. Army photo by Naomi van Loon, USAG Benelux Public Affairs) DPW tradesmen share combined 72 years of Benelux history By Naomi van Loon, USAG Benelux Public Affairs BRUNSSUM, Netherlands – Few people have seen as much of U.S. Army Garrison Benelux as Hilmo Korac, Math Kubben, and Jeroen Smeets have – respectively painter, ground maintenance worker, and carpenter at the garrison’s Brunssum installation. ....
OUT OF THE BLUE: Belgian Paracommandos drop onto USAG Benelux OUT OF THE BLUE: Belgian Paracommandos drop onto USAG Benelux CHIÈVRES, Belgium – Members of the Belgian Special Forces Group take parachute training at the airfield at Chièvres Air Base. For the first time, U.S. Army Garrison Benelux and 424th Air Base Squadron – an Air Force element at the garrison – hosted the Belgian Defense Forces’ Paratroopers Training Center as they held training and qualification jumps for their paracommandos March 1, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Benelux Public Affairs) OUT OF THE BLUE: By Bryan Gatchell, USAG Benelux Public Affairs ....
2021 Easter hours at USAG Benelux 2021 Easter hours at USAG Benelux U.S. Army file photo by Bianca Sowders 2021 Easter hours at USAG Benelux By USAG Benelux Public Affairs CHIÈVRES, Belgium – The religious holiday Easter (Sunday April 4) and the days surrounding it are widely celebrated throughout Europe as public holidays, and as a result many operational hours across the garrison are likely to change. The Netherlands and Germany observe Good Friday April 2 as a public holiday, and Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany observe Easter Monday April 5 as a public holiday. Below is a list of how these holidays are going to affect offices, services and facilities, organized according to location. ....
Upcoming holidays to change service hours on post Upcoming holidays to change service hours on post Services on post at Brunssum Site and JFC Brunssum in the Netherlands and at Brussels Site (pictured), Chievres Air Base, Sterrebeek Annex and SHAPE are scheduled to alter their hours due to the upcoming holidays. (U.S. Army photo by Bryan Gatchell, USAG Benelux Public Affairs) Upcoming holidays to change service hours on post CHIÈVRES, Belgium – Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are U.S. federal holidays; Christmas Day, the Second Day of Christmas and New Year’s Day are holidays in the Netherlands; Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are holidays in Belgium. ....
Nurses, health care draw focus at Battle of the Bulge 76th Nurses, health care draw focus at Battle of the Bulge 76th BASTOGNE, Belgium U.S. Ambassador to Belgium Ronald Gidwitz speaks at the unveiling of two dedicatory plaques Dec. 11. (U.S. Army photo by Julie Piron, USAG Benelux Public Affairs) Nurses, health care draw focus at Battle of the Bulge 76th BASTOGNE, Belgium – During a year defined by a global pandemic, a commemoration Dec. 11 and 12 in Bastogne of the 76th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge, one of the deadliest battles and most decisive Allied victories of World War II, focused on the heroic actions of nurses. ....