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German-American couple brings troops together for competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KUSEL, Germany – Raising her German Army patrol cap, Heidi Lehmann smiled as she watched her American husband join fellow U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Soldiers on the firing line.
Lehmann, 31, an oberfeldwebel – equivalent to a U.S. Army sergeant first class – recently spent two days translating for eight garrison Soldiers as they competed for the Schützenschnur, a coveted German Army’s weapons proficiency badge. She and her husband, Sgt. Esse Agnegue, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern chaplain’s assistant, brought their units together for the training.
“It’s a nice experience for me to see my husband and the German Soldiers are happy to have the Americans here,” Lehmann said.
The couple met online when Agnegue, 31, was deployed to Iraq in 2007. He added her as a fan to his hip-hop music site. Later they realized their mutual love of motorcycles and travelling. They now have a one-year-old son.
Each morning, they put on camouflage fatigues of their respective armies and head off to separate bases – Lehmann to her transportation unit in Kusel and Agnegue to Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern. Then they thought of a way to train together – though a shooting competition.
Garrison soldiers spent one day getting familiar with the German weapons using an indoor trainer.
The second day, they joined German troops on an outdoor range, firing a rifle, a pistol and a machine gun.
The Schützenschnur is awarded like the Olympics, in gold, silver and bronze. Of the seven garrison Soldiers who competed, three earned gold and four won bronze. U.S. Soldiers can wear the badge with their dress uniform.
American Soldiers in Baumholder recently held a seminar in English for German noncommissioned officers, said German 1st Lt. Sebastian Schmidt. That event, plus the marksmanship competition, forces German troops to exercise their language skills, Schmidt said, to prepare for NATO missions in Afghanistan.
“It’s an opportunity for our soldiers to practice English,” Schmidt said. “We have different experiences on missions and in training. We can fill a gap – where we can give our skills to the Americans get some skills from them.”
U.S. Soldiers often work with coalition counterparts – to include the German Army – while deployed overseas, said Capt. Tom Lukins, commander U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
“This event strengthens the bond we have and builds partnerships for future training,” Lukins said.
Originally from Togo, Agnegue said meeting people and travelling is one of the best benefits of serving in the military, especially when it means sharing ideas through events like the Schützenschnur competition.
“The Army gave me so many opportunities to do things and this is one of those opportunities,” Agnegue said. “We’re working together, building camaraderie and that’s a great thing.”
Special Olympics athletes compete in a wide range of sports all year-round. During the 2014 USA Games, athletes from 52 delegations will compete in 16 sports, including two demonstration sports baseball and triathlon.
Teams compete in various events on Friday, April 29, 2022 during the annual Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. (U.S. Army Photo by John Pellino/USMA)
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ParalympicsGB Swimmer, Tully Kearney aged 24, from Aldridge, competing in the 100m Freestyle S5 - Women event, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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ParalympicsGB Equestrian Rider, Sophie Wells aged 31, from Lincoln, competing in the dressage Individual Championship Test - Grade V - Open event, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
ParalympicsGB is the name for the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Paralympic Team that competes at the summer and winter Paralympic Games. The Team is selected and managed by the British Paralympic Association, in conjunction with the national governing bodies, and is made up of the best sportsmen and women who compete in the 22 summer and 4 winter sports on the Paralympic Programme.
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German-American couple brings troops together for competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KUSEL, Germany – Raising her German Army patrol cap, Heidi Lehmann smiled as she watched her American husband join fellow U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Soldiers on the firing line.
Lehmann, 31, an oberfeldwebel – equivalent to a U.S. Army sergeant first class – recently spent two days translating for eight garrison Soldiers as they competed for the Schützenschnur, a coveted German Army’s weapons proficiency badge. She and her husband, Sgt. Esse Agnegue, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern chaplain’s assistant, brought their units together for the training.
“It’s a nice experience for me to see my husband and the German Soldiers are happy to have the Americans here,” Lehmann said.
The couple met online when Agnegue, 31, was deployed to Iraq in 2007. He added her as a fan to his hip-hop music site. Later they realized their mutual love of motorcycles and travelling. They now have a one-year-old son.
Each morning, they put on camouflage fatigues of their respective armies and head off to separate bases – Lehmann to her transportation unit in Kusel and Agnegue to Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern. Then they thought of a way to train together – though a shooting competition.
Garrison soldiers spent one day getting familiar with the German weapons using an indoor trainer.
The second day, they joined German troops on an outdoor range, firing a rifle, a pistol and a machine gun.
The Schützenschnur is awarded like the Olympics, in gold, silver and bronze. Of the seven garrison Soldiers who competed, three earned gold and four won bronze. U.S. Soldiers can wear the badge with their dress uniform.
American Soldiers in Baumholder recently held a seminar in English for German noncommissioned officers, said German 1st Lt. Sebastian Schmidt. That event, plus the marksmanship competition, forces German troops to exercise their language skills, Schmidt said, to prepare for NATO missions in Afghanistan.
“It’s an opportunity for our soldiers to practice English,” Schmidt said. “We have different experiences on missions and in training. We can fill a gap – where we can give our skills to the Americans get some skills from them.”
U.S. Soldiers often work with coalition counterparts – to include the German Army – while deployed overseas, said Capt. Tom Lukins, commander U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
“This event strengthens the bond we have and builds partnerships for future training,” Lukins said.
Originally from Togo, Agnegue said meeting people and travelling is one of the best benefits of serving in the military, especially when it means sharing ideas through events like the Schützenschnur competition.
“The Army gave me so many opportunities to do things and this is one of those opportunities,” Agnegue said. “We’re working together, building camaraderie and that’s a great thing.”
TULUM, QUINTANA ROO, MEXICO., November 19, 2011.-This morning held the Olympic Triathlon National Series 2011 Xel-Ha, the same that brought together over 600 athletes of the country. Crisanto Grajales and triathlete Fabiola Corona, the states of Veracruz and Guadalajara respectively were athletes who led the elite category of the competition. The tour saw thousand 500 meters swimming, 40 km cycling on the road to the Riviera Maya and 10 miles of race walking on the sidewalk of the forest to re-enter the park. It will be tomorrow when 600 athletes competing in the mode most Sprint. With a time of 1:59:02 hours Crisanto Grajales, a native of Xalapa was placed in the first place, followed by Carlos Alberto Arcadia capital who clocked 2:00:32 and in third place with a time of 02:16 : 37 Ricardo Garcia in the Men's Elite category. The Mexican Federation of Triathlon has already defined, for some time, the selection criteria to qualify for London 2012 Olympic Games. For 2012 are even three times. All children under 23 years would have to make the podium at the World Under 23. The other two options are to achieve a podium in World Cup to select the Triathlon Federacion Mexican or Top 12 in serial Dextro (in the Federation Cup announced for this purpose). Photo.-Hugo ORTUÑO
Dorms compete at the 2016 Hogolympics featuring contests as varied as a slow bike race, frisbee toss, 3-legged race and water balloon toss. For the record, this year's winners were Lower North Crossley on the boys' side, with Rikert taking out the girls' competitions. Photographs by Glenn Minshall.
When not competing, cadets and midshipmen watched the action, offering critiques and observations from which they could learn from during the inaugural inter-service academy flying competition April-6 at Dutchess County Airport. Photo by Mike Strasser/USMA PAO
CAMP ZAMA, Japan - Hundreds of Soldiers, Airmen, civilians and their families from the Camp Zama community kicked off Army Birthday Week with sports, games and tournaments designed to build camaraderie and esprit de corps throughout U.S. Army Japan Command. For five days dozens of units from the U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force will compete in various challenges to test their cumulative strength, speed, endurance and dexterity. From team sports, golf scrambles and swim relays to bowling tournaments, relay races and free throw competitions, the Army Birthday Week events offer a variety of team competitions and individual contests that maximize appeal across the entire sports spectrum.
The “Not in My Squad” challenge offered the most unique competition appearing in this week’s lineup. Nine representatives from Camp Zama’s Army and Air Force units endured a series of physically draining events spread along a three-mile route. The teams worked together to carry five-gallon cans of water to each event where they performed various exercises comprising hundreds of pushups, situps, pullups, tire flips and kettle bell curls. The challenge concluded with a role-play scenario that tested the teams’ cumulative knowledge about how to handle a sexual harassment incident.
A unit that wins first place in a specific event earns five points, while second and third place finishes earn three and two points respectively. Every unit that participates in an event earns one point.
As of June 15, 2016, U.S. Army Aviation Battalion maintains the lead with 35 points. The 441st Military Intelligence Battalion holds second place with 29 points and Medical Department Activity-Japan pulled into third place with 27 points. U.S. Army Japan (USARJ) remains in fourth place with 23 points. Since Monday USARJ has earned third place in the soccer tournament, second place in the "Not in My Squad" challenge, and first place in the swim relay.
On Friday, June 17, all teams will convene at the Camp Zama High School sports complex to compete to foot races and cheer on their comrades in the annual tug-of-war bout and soccer match between the JGSDF’s Central Readiness Force U.S. service members stationed Camp Zama.
U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. John L. Carkeet IV, U.S. Army Japan
Teams compete in various events on Friday, April 29, 2022 during the annual Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. (U.S. Army Photo by John Pellino/USMA)
Hoover High School was back at the Iowa High School Basketball State Tournament for the first time since 2016, competing in Class 3A. The Huskies dropped their quarterfinal game to Cedar Rapids Xavier 49-38 at Wells Fargo Arena to finish the season 15-10. Congratulations on a great season and thank you for representing your school and the community at the state tourney.
100 Cars Compete in the Largest Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational Ever
Mooresville, NC - goo.gl/S9UbRh The 2014 @OUSCI was a bit different in many ways than years past. First off, the event took place at Las Vegas Motor Speedway and secondly, the event was turned into a 2-day event. The two days turned out to be just what the doctor ordered as there were over 100 cars competing in the event.
@DetroitSpeedInc brought out the DSE 1970 #Camaro Test Car driven by Kyle Tucker and the DSE 2012 "White Monster" Camaro Test Car driven by Ryan Mathews. The two cars were stationed at Optima Alley during the @SEMAshow preparing for the event that took place the two days after SEMA.
There was a large contingent of DSE "Equipped" cars at this year's event. Everything from modern muscle to old 1960's original muscle were on hand ready to put the Detroit Speed suspension to the test during two grueling days of cone carving and high speed road course action.
The Optima Ultimate Street Car Invitational is a points based competition that is looking for the top street car in the country. The competition consists of the Detroit Speed sponsored "Road Rally," the speed-stop challenge, the autocross, the design and engineering challenge as well as the @BFGoodrichTires Hot Lap Challenge.
Saturday was the first day of the competition and started out with the autocross and speed-stop challenge. The competition was fierce and non-stop as competitor after competitor staged and prepared to lay it all on the line to be named the ultimate street car. Following a full day of action, the Detroit Speed Road Rally kicked off and cruised to Shelby American, Inc.
Sunday was the BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge. The challenge was broken into 3 classes of competition, the novice, the advanced and finally the expert class. Each class was chalk full of DSE "Equipped" cars. It was a thrill to look up and down the staging area and see the DSE "Equipped" decal on so many amazing street machines. Ryan and Kyle ran hard in this event with Ryan finishing in 2nd place. Ryan and Bryan Johnson had their usual battle of 5th gens. It is great to see two DSE "Equipped" cars running up front in 2nd and 3rd place. The competitiveness between these two gentlemen is undeniable. The respect they have for one another is truly admirable and it shows out on the track as they battle neck and neck at virtually every event.
This has been by far the best OUSCI yet and we look forward to competing in the years to come. Congratulations to Danny Popp for his overall victory, Brandon Ranvek for his 2nd place finish and to Betim Berisha for finishing 3rd. We would also like to congratulate Bryan Johnson on capturing Detroit Speed's "Fastest Fifth Gen" award and for finishing in 4th place. DSE's own Ryan Mathews captured 5th place while Mark Stielow captured the Detroit Speed "Fastest American Iron Pre-1980" award in his amazing DSE Equipped Hellfire Camaro. Mark's Hellfire is an amazing build that he isn't afraid to get dirty. That's our kind of builder and vehicle, performance driven and track proven.
OUSCI 2014 Highlights
• This was the largest OUSCI ever with over 100 cars competing in the new 2-day format
• Bryan Johnson finished 4th overall and captured the Detroit Speed "Fastest Fifth Gen" Award in his DSE Equipped 2013 Camaro
• Mark Stielow won the Detroit Speed "Fastest American Iron Pre-1980" award in his DSE Equipped Hellfire 1969 Camaro
• Ryan Mathews finished 2nd in the BFGoodrich Hot Lap Challenge and 5th overall in the DSE 2012 "White Monster" Camaro Test Car
• Congratulations to Jakey Sampson for putting down two great road course times for being only her second time on a road course
DSE “Equipped” Competitors at the 2014 OUSCI
Ryan Mathews - DSE 2012 "White Monster" Camaro Test Car
Kyle Tucker - DSE 1970 Camaro Test Car
Bryan Johnson - 2013 Camaro
Billy Utley - 1972 Nova
Mark Stielow - 1969 Camaro
Jake Rozelle - 1969 Camaro
Jordan Priestley - 2011 Camaro
Bob Bertelsen - 1969 C10
Cheryl Herrick - 1967 Nova
Sam Farrington - 1966 Chevelle
Brandy Phillips - 1972 C10
Deb Farrington - 1964 Chevelle
Tim Strange - 1969 Camaro
Dave Tucci - 1970 Mustang
Jakey Sampson - 2010 Camaro
#bfgoodrichtires #BFGRacing #DSEEquipped #Camaro #Chevy #detroitspeed #Chevelle #OUSCI #DriveUSCA
48 teams from across the world compete in the USMA Sandhurst military skills competition at West Point, New York. Saturday, April 30, 2022. (US Army photo by CDT Tyler Williams)
German-American couple brings troops together for competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KUSEL, Germany – Raising her German Army patrol cap, Heidi Lehmann smiled as she watched her American husband join fellow U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Soldiers on the firing line.
Lehmann, 31, an oberfeldwebel – equivalent to a U.S. Army sergeant first class – recently spent two days translating for eight garrison Soldiers as they competed for the Schützenschnur, a coveted German Army’s weapons proficiency badge. She and her husband, Sgt. Esse Agnegue, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern chaplain’s assistant, brought their units together for the training.
“It’s a nice experience for me to see my husband and the German Soldiers are happy to have the Americans here,” Lehmann said.
The couple met online when Agnegue, 31, was deployed to Iraq in 2007. He added her as a fan to his hip-hop music site. Later they realized their mutual love of motorcycles and travelling. They now have a one-year-old son.
Each morning, they put on camouflage fatigues of their respective armies and head off to separate bases – Lehmann to her transportation unit in Kusel and Agnegue to Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern. Then they thought of a way to train together – though a shooting competition.
Garrison soldiers spent one day getting familiar with the German weapons using an indoor trainer.
The second day, they joined German troops on an outdoor range, firing a rifle, a pistol and a machine gun.
The Schützenschnur is awarded like the Olympics, in gold, silver and bronze. Of the seven garrison Soldiers who competed, three earned gold and four won bronze. U.S. Soldiers can wear the badge with their dress uniform.
American Soldiers in Baumholder recently held a seminar in English for German noncommissioned officers, said German 1st Lt. Sebastian Schmidt. That event, plus the marksmanship competition, forces German troops to exercise their language skills, Schmidt said, to prepare for NATO missions in Afghanistan.
“It’s an opportunity for our soldiers to practice English,” Schmidt said. “We have different experiences on missions and in training. We can fill a gap – where we can give our skills to the Americans get some skills from them.”
U.S. Soldiers often work with coalition counterparts – to include the German Army – while deployed overseas, said Capt. Tom Lukins, commander U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
“This event strengthens the bond we have and builds partnerships for future training,” Lukins said.
Originally from Togo, Agnegue said meeting people and travelling is one of the best benefits of serving in the military, especially when it means sharing ideas through events like the Schützenschnur competition.
“The Army gave me so many opportunities to do things and this is one of those opportunities,” Agnegue said. “We’re working together, building camaraderie and that’s a great thing.”
German-American couple brings troops together for competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KUSEL, Germany – Raising her German Army patrol cap, Heidi Lehmann smiled as she watched her American husband join fellow U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Soldiers on the firing line.
Lehmann, 31, an oberfeldwebel – equivalent to a U.S. Army sergeant first class – recently spent two days translating for eight garrison Soldiers as they competed for the Schützenschnur, a coveted German Army’s weapons proficiency badge. She and her husband, Sgt. Esse Agnegue, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern chaplain’s assistant, brought their units together for the training.
“It’s a nice experience for me to see my husband and the German Soldiers are happy to have the Americans here,” Lehmann said.
The couple met online when Agnegue, 31, was deployed to Iraq in 2007. He added her as a fan to his hip-hop music site. Later they realized their mutual love of motorcycles and travelling. They now have a one-year-old son.
Each morning, they put on camouflage fatigues of their respective armies and head off to separate bases – Lehmann to her transportation unit in Kusel and Agnegue to Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern. Then they thought of a way to train together – though a shooting competition.
Garrison soldiers spent one day getting familiar with the German weapons using an indoor trainer.
The second day, they joined German troops on an outdoor range, firing a rifle, a pistol and a machine gun.
The Schützenschnur is awarded like the Olympics, in gold, silver and bronze. Of the seven garrison Soldiers who competed, three earned gold and four won bronze. U.S. Soldiers can wear the badge with their dress uniform.
American Soldiers in Baumholder recently held a seminar in English for German noncommissioned officers, said German 1st Lt. Sebastian Schmidt. That event, plus the marksmanship competition, forces German troops to exercise their language skills, Schmidt said, to prepare for NATO missions in Afghanistan.
“It’s an opportunity for our soldiers to practice English,” Schmidt said. “We have different experiences on missions and in training. We can fill a gap – where we can give our skills to the Americans get some skills from them.”
U.S. Soldiers often work with coalition counterparts – to include the German Army – while deployed overseas, said Capt. Tom Lukins, commander U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
“This event strengthens the bond we have and builds partnerships for future training,” Lukins said.
Originally from Togo, Agnegue said meeting people and travelling is one of the best benefits of serving in the military, especially when it means sharing ideas through events like the Schützenschnur competition.
“The Army gave me so many opportunities to do things and this is one of those opportunities,” Agnegue said. “We’re working together, building camaraderie and that’s a great thing.”
I'm soooo proud... Cami's first solo performance this competition season. More details on my blog here...
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German-American couple brings troops together for competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KUSEL, Germany – Raising her German Army patrol cap, Heidi Lehmann smiled as she watched her American husband join fellow U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Soldiers on the firing line.
Lehmann, 31, an oberfeldwebel – equivalent to a U.S. Army sergeant first class – recently spent two days translating for eight garrison Soldiers as they competed for the Schützenschnur, a coveted German Army’s weapons proficiency badge. She and her husband, Sgt. Esse Agnegue, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern chaplain’s assistant, brought their units together for the training.
“It’s a nice experience for me to see my husband and the German Soldiers are happy to have the Americans here,” Lehmann said.
The couple met online when Agnegue, 31, was deployed to Iraq in 2007. He added her as a fan to his hip-hop music site. Later they realized their mutual love of motorcycles and travelling. They now have a one-year-old son.
Each morning, they put on camouflage fatigues of their respective armies and head off to separate bases – Lehmann to her transportation unit in Kusel and Agnegue to Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern. Then they thought of a way to train together – though a shooting competition.
Garrison soldiers spent one day getting familiar with the German weapons using an indoor trainer.
The second day, they joined German troops on an outdoor range, firing a rifle, a pistol and a machine gun.
The Schützenschnur is awarded like the Olympics, in gold, silver and bronze. Of the seven garrison Soldiers who competed, three earned gold and four won bronze. U.S. Soldiers can wear the badge with their dress uniform.
American Soldiers in Baumholder recently held a seminar in English for German noncommissioned officers, said German 1st Lt. Sebastian Schmidt. That event, plus the marksmanship competition, forces German troops to exercise their language skills, Schmidt said, to prepare for NATO missions in Afghanistan.
“It’s an opportunity for our soldiers to practice English,” Schmidt said. “We have different experiences on missions and in training. We can fill a gap – where we can give our skills to the Americans get some skills from them.”
U.S. Soldiers often work with coalition counterparts – to include the German Army – while deployed overseas, said Capt. Tom Lukins, commander U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
“This event strengthens the bond we have and builds partnerships for future training,” Lukins said.
Originally from Togo, Agnegue said meeting people and travelling is one of the best benefits of serving in the military, especially when it means sharing ideas through events like the Schützenschnur competition.
“The Army gave me so many opportunities to do things and this is one of those opportunities,” Agnegue said. “We’re working together, building camaraderie and that’s a great thing.”
German-American couple brings troops together for competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KUSEL, Germany – Raising her German Army patrol cap, Heidi Lehmann smiled as she watched her American husband join fellow U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Soldiers on the firing line.
Lehmann, 31, an oberfeldwebel – equivalent to a U.S. Army sergeant first class – recently spent two days translating for eight garrison Soldiers as they competed for the Schützenschnur, a coveted German Army’s weapons proficiency badge. She and her husband, Sgt. Esse Agnegue, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern chaplain’s assistant, brought their units together for the training.
“It’s a nice experience for me to see my husband and the German Soldiers are happy to have the Americans here,” Lehmann said.
The couple met online when Agnegue, 31, was deployed to Iraq in 2007. He added her as a fan to his hip-hop music site. Later they realized their mutual love of motorcycles and travelling. They now have a one-year-old son.
Each morning, they put on camouflage fatigues of their respective armies and head off to separate bases – Lehmann to her transportation unit in Kusel and Agnegue to Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern. Then they thought of a way to train together – though a shooting competition.
Garrison soldiers spent one day getting familiar with the German weapons using an indoor trainer.
The second day, they joined German troops on an outdoor range, firing a rifle, a pistol and a machine gun.
The Schützenschnur is awarded like the Olympics, in gold, silver and bronze. Of the seven garrison Soldiers who competed, three earned gold and four won bronze. U.S. Soldiers can wear the badge with their dress uniform.
American Soldiers in Baumholder recently held a seminar in English for German noncommissioned officers, said German 1st Lt. Sebastian Schmidt. That event, plus the marksmanship competition, forces German troops to exercise their language skills, Schmidt said, to prepare for NATO missions in Afghanistan.
“It’s an opportunity for our soldiers to practice English,” Schmidt said. “We have different experiences on missions and in training. We can fill a gap – where we can give our skills to the Americans get some skills from them.”
U.S. Soldiers often work with coalition counterparts – to include the German Army – while deployed overseas, said Capt. Tom Lukins, commander U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
“This event strengthens the bond we have and builds partnerships for future training,” Lukins said.
Originally from Togo, Agnegue said meeting people and travelling is one of the best benefits of serving in the military, especially when it means sharing ideas through events like the Schützenschnur competition.
“The Army gave me so many opportunities to do things and this is one of those opportunities,” Agnegue said. “We’re working together, building camaraderie and that’s a great thing.”
German-American couple brings troops together for competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KUSEL, Germany – Raising her German Army patrol cap, Heidi Lehmann smiled as she watched her American husband join fellow U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Soldiers on the firing line.
Lehmann, 31, an oberfeldwebel – equivalent to a U.S. Army sergeant first class – recently spent two days translating for eight garrison Soldiers as they competed for the Schützenschnur, a coveted German Army’s weapons proficiency badge. She and her husband, Sgt. Esse Agnegue, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern chaplain’s assistant, brought their units together for the training.
“It’s a nice experience for me to see my husband and the German Soldiers are happy to have the Americans here,” Lehmann said.
The couple met online when Agnegue, 31, was deployed to Iraq in 2007. He added her as a fan to his hip-hop music site. Later they realized their mutual love of motorcycles and travelling. They now have a one-year-old son.
Each morning, they put on camouflage fatigues of their respective armies and head off to separate bases – Lehmann to her transportation unit in Kusel and Agnegue to Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern. Then they thought of a way to train together – though a shooting competition.
Garrison soldiers spent one day getting familiar with the German weapons using an indoor trainer.
The second day, they joined German troops on an outdoor range, firing a rifle, a pistol and a machine gun.
The Schützenschnur is awarded like the Olympics, in gold, silver and bronze. Of the seven garrison Soldiers who competed, three earned gold and four won bronze. U.S. Soldiers can wear the badge with their dress uniform.
American Soldiers in Baumholder recently held a seminar in English for German noncommissioned officers, said German 1st Lt. Sebastian Schmidt. That event, plus the marksmanship competition, forces German troops to exercise their language skills, Schmidt said, to prepare for NATO missions in Afghanistan.
“It’s an opportunity for our soldiers to practice English,” Schmidt said. “We have different experiences on missions and in training. We can fill a gap – where we can give our skills to the Americans get some skills from them.”
U.S. Soldiers often work with coalition counterparts – to include the German Army – while deployed overseas, said Capt. Tom Lukins, commander U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
“This event strengthens the bond we have and builds partnerships for future training,” Lukins said.
Originally from Togo, Agnegue said meeting people and travelling is one of the best benefits of serving in the military, especially when it means sharing ideas through events like the Schützenschnur competition.
“The Army gave me so many opportunities to do things and this is one of those opportunities,” Agnegue said. “We’re working together, building camaraderie and that’s a great thing.”
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ParalympicsGB Cyclists, Sophie Unwin aged 27, from Honiton, Jenny Holl aged 21, from Stirling, competing in the Tandem B - 3km Pursuit - Women event, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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German-American couple brings troops together for competition
By Rick Scavetta, U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern
KUSEL, Germany – Raising her German Army patrol cap, Heidi Lehmann smiled as she watched her American husband join fellow U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern Soldiers on the firing line.
Lehmann, 31, an oberfeldwebel – equivalent to a U.S. Army sergeant first class – recently spent two days translating for eight garrison Soldiers as they competed for the Schützenschnur, a coveted German Army’s weapons proficiency badge. She and her husband, Sgt. Esse Agnegue, a U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern chaplain’s assistant, brought their units together for the training.
“It’s a nice experience for me to see my husband and the German Soldiers are happy to have the Americans here,” Lehmann said.
The couple met online when Agnegue, 31, was deployed to Iraq in 2007. He added her as a fan to his hip-hop music site. Later they realized their mutual love of motorcycles and travelling. They now have a one-year-old son.
Each morning, they put on camouflage fatigues of their respective armies and head off to separate bases – Lehmann to her transportation unit in Kusel and Agnegue to Pulaski Barracks in Kaiserslautern. Then they thought of a way to train together – though a shooting competition.
Garrison soldiers spent one day getting familiar with the German weapons using an indoor trainer.
The second day, they joined German troops on an outdoor range, firing a rifle, a pistol and a machine gun.
The Schützenschnur is awarded like the Olympics, in gold, silver and bronze. Of the seven garrison Soldiers who competed, three earned gold and four won bronze. U.S. Soldiers can wear the badge with their dress uniform.
American Soldiers in Baumholder recently held a seminar in English for German noncommissioned officers, said German 1st Lt. Sebastian Schmidt. That event, plus the marksmanship competition, forces German troops to exercise their language skills, Schmidt said, to prepare for NATO missions in Afghanistan.
“It’s an opportunity for our soldiers to practice English,” Schmidt said. “We have different experiences on missions and in training. We can fill a gap – where we can give our skills to the Americans get some skills from them.”
U.S. Soldiers often work with coalition counterparts – to include the German Army – while deployed overseas, said Capt. Tom Lukins, commander U.S. Army Garrison Kaiserslautern’s Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment.
“This event strengthens the bond we have and builds partnerships for future training,” Lukins said.
Originally from Togo, Agnegue said meeting people and travelling is one of the best benefits of serving in the military, especially when it means sharing ideas through events like the Schützenschnur competition.
“The Army gave me so many opportunities to do things and this is one of those opportunities,” Agnegue said. “We’re working together, building camaraderie and that’s a great thing.”
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To compete with the heavy SPAD fighters and the newer German Fokker D.VII, Nieuport began development of the Nieuport 28--essentially a strengthened Nieuport 17 with a bigger engine. The French were not impressed, preferring the SPADs, though the US Army Air Service, entering the war at the same time as the Nieuport 28 entered service, ordered a number of them to serve as trainers.
The lack of SPADs and teething troubles with the USAS led the latter to press the Nieuport 28 into service as a fighter after all. Pilots appreciated the typical nimbleness of the Nieuport design, but disliked its propensity for landing gear failures, upper wing failures, and fuel tank fires. Not many tears were shed when the Nieuports were replaced by SPAD S.XIIIs at the soonest opportunity, though the Nieuport had provided the USAS with valuable experience. Several American aces, including Edward Rickenbacker, the top US ace of World War II, started off in Nieuports.
This Nieuport 28 at Seattle's Museum of Flight is one of the few originals left in the world (though quite a few survived the war to become movie stunt planes). This aircraft was restored in 1999 in the markings of Quentin Roosevelt, one of President Theodore Roosevelt's sons. Quentin was killed in a simiilar Nieuport 28 in July 1918. It carries the kicking mule emblem of the 96th Aero Squadron.
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ParalympicsGB Wheelchair Basketball athlete, Gaz Choudry aged 36, from Ealing, competing at the Men's Wheelchair Basketball Bronze Medal Match event, Great Britain vs Spain, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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Lucia Scardoni competes during the FIS Cross Country Ski World Cup 10 Km Individual Classic race in Dobbiaco, Toblach a, on December 20, 2015. Norway's Therese Johaug wins. Credit: Pierre Teyssot
Dorms compete at the 2016 Hogolympics featuring contests as varied as a slow bike race, frisbee toss, 3-legged race and water balloon toss. For the record, this year's winners were Lower North Crossley on the boys' side, with Rikert taking out the girls' competitions. Photographs by Glenn Minshall.
competing lahore. the owner of this lahore was trying to talk me into buying his lahores......i have 2 pairs already, i dont need more! lol >_O
To all riders who competed in this show at Fox Lea Farm on 11.6.11: If you see, like, copy or print any of these photos, I appreciate your appreciation. Since I am an amateur photographer, I do not charge a fee for use of my photos and hold a creative commons license so that someone who wants one of my photos is not limited by a fee or licensing. That being said, this fellow animal lover has a dog in trouble and not a budget to give him the help he needs. I have set up a ChipIn page to collect donations for my Corgi Sampson's $2,000+ surgery to fix a perineal hernia. Please click on the link below to read our anifamily's story and make donations via paypal. Any donation is greatly appreciated, but if you save my photos to your computer I would like to ask for $1 per photo saved and $5 donations per photo you decide to print. Sampson and his Corgi buddies Shiloh & Rusty, as well as their human family thank you!
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