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Invasion stripes at Normandy

Secretive painting of Allied Forces aircraft helped distinguish friend from foe during the Normandy invasion.

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Military Life

The daring dogs of D-Day

The Parachuting Dogs of World War II served in combat on D-Day sniffing out the enemy and finding mines.

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Military Life

Preface to the Normandy Landings on D-Day

To understand D-Day, it’s important to understand the events leading up to the invasion of Normandy.

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Travel

Visiting Utah and Omaha Beaches

What to see, where to go and how to spend your time visiting the D-Day sites at Utah and Omaha Beach, Normandy.

Travel

View of French Riveria on a sunny day

Discovering the beauty of St. Marguerite Island

St. Margarite Island is one of the Lérins islands and can be reached from the Cannes via ferry.

Your Community

Germany

Enjoy the Hamburger Fischmarkt in Stuttgart

Explore Science Day at the University of Stuttgart

Jam out to music at Trier’s Old Town Fest

Italy

What to do this weekend in Aviano

Nominations are now open for Best of Italy

Holidays and Festivals in Naples

Eastern Europe

Rock band Drowning Pool is touring at military bases in Europe again this summer.

Rock band Drowning Pool set to tour bases in Europe this summer

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Opens New Campus at USAG FOS Powidz

Navigating Polish grocery stores

Spain

Bagheera laying on a cat tower meowing.

Rota’s Adoptable Pet of the Month: Bagheera

Rota’s Adoptable Pet of the Month: Sapphire

Rota’s Adoptable Pet of the Month: Louise

England

Get to know the Mildenhall Spouses’ Association

Colin the Caterpillar: A favorite UK celebration cake

Remember, remember: Bonfire night in England

Middle East

Local women visit Bahrain Fort (Qal'at al-Bahrain) in Bahrain

Bahrain’s best cultural sites

From terrorism to tourism: How traveling to Iraqi Kurdistan helped my PTSD

Desert Ten, deployed soldiers take on the Army 10-Miler

This Weekend in Germany

A preview image of the Bavaria events listings

A preview image of the Kaiserslautern events listings

A preview image of the Spangdahlem events listings

A preview image of the Stuttgart events listings

A preview image of the Wiesbaden events listings

Lifestyle

A LEGO® figure of a knight, about the size of a child, stands guard at the side of the entrance door to Historyland.

Building Poland’s past at Historyland

Historyland is for people of all ages. I enjoyed going by myself as a fully-grown adult, but families can have a blast too.

Kids

Bahrain High School Class of 2026

Congratulations Class of 2026 graduates!

Congratulations to the DOWEA Europe school’s Class of 2026!

Military Life

Mont Saint-Michel

Mont Saint-Michel’s D-Day Connection

Mont Saint-Michel is best known for it’s beautiful tidal island location, but this abbey village saw the retreat of exhausted German soldiers following the Allied D-Day invasion of Normandy.

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