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Service Before Self: USAFE-AFAFRICA Airmen give back

Volunteers from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa pose for a group photo after cleaning burial sites at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in France, Aug. 19, 2020. Airmen and spouses from USAFE-AFAFRICA came together to volunteer their off-duty time to clean up the cemetery where 10,489 WWII service members are buried. (Courtesy photo)

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Service Before Self: USAFE-AFAFRICA Airmen give back

Volunteers from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa clean grave markers at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in France, Aug. 19, 2020. The cemetery is the largest burial site of WWII service members in Europe. (Courtesy photo)

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Service Before Self: USAFE-AFAFRICA Airmen give back

Volunteers from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa clean a grave marker at Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial in France, Aug. 19, 2020. Airmen and spouses from USAFE-AFAFRICA came together to volunteer their off-duty time to clean up the cemetery. (Courtesy photo)

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USAFE Band performs at Berlin Airlift 70th Anniversary

Till Brönner, famous German jazz trumpeter, and U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band members perform a jazz song during a Berlin Airlift 70th Anniversary commemoration in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 4, 2018. The USAFE Band and Brönner performed together to not only commemorate the Berlin Airlift but also the friendship and partnership between the U.S. and Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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USAFE Band performs at Berlin Airlift 70th Anniversary

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Joanne Griffin, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band, sings during a Berlin Airlift 70th Anniversary commemoration in Berlin, Germany, Sept. 4, 2018. The USAFE Band performed together with Till Brönner, famous German jazz trumpeter, to not only commemorate the Berlin Airlift but also the friendship and partnership between the U.S. and Germany. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

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USAFE Band returns to Belaurs

Scott Rauland, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Belarus, pays respect to the U.S. flag June 21, 2016, as The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band's Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble plays the National Anthem during a U.S. Independence Day celebration in Minsk, Belarus. The embassy celebrates the U.S. Independence Day at the end of June because July 3rd is the Independence Day for Belarus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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USAFE Band returns to Belarus

From left, Senior Master Sgt. Vladimir Tchekan, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band’s Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble trombonist; Col. Michael Vandevelde, U.S. Army attaché to Kiev, and Vladimir, former Belarusian pilot, talk after a concert at the Friendship House June 20, 2016, in Minsk, Belarus. Vladimir talked of his dad on how he had been a POW during WWII and later liberated from the camp by soldiers in the U.S. Army. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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USAFE Band returns to Belarus

Guests of the U.S. Embassy-Minsk cheer the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band's Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble during a concert June 21, 2016, to celebrate the U.S. Independence Day. The embassy celebrates the U.S. Independence Day at the end of June because July 3rd is the Independence Day for Belarus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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USAFE Band returns to Belarus

Airmen of The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band's Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble answer questions during a press conference June 19, 2016, in Mogilev, Belarus. The USAFE Band is in Belarus to perform and commemorate the alliance that ended the greatest conflict of the 20th Century. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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USAFE Band returns to Belarus

Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band receive a tour of the Khatyn Memorial in Belarus, June 20, 2016. The USAFE band is in Belarus to perform and commemorate the alliance that ended the greatest conflict of the 20th Century. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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USAFE Band returns to Belarus

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jill Diem, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band’s Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble vocalist, dances with a WWII veteran during a concert at the Friendship House June 20, 2016, in Minsk, Belarus. The band played a concert for WWII veterans, Afghanistan conflict veterans and Chernobyl liquidators. Scott Rauland, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires to Belarus, and Svetlana Alexievich, a Nobel Prize laureate, were also in attendance. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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USAFE Band returns to Belarus

Approximately 12 thousand people gather to watch and dance as The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band's Ambassadors Jazz Ensemble perform during the "Jazz Saturdays at the Town Hall" June 18, 2016, in Minsk, Belarus. While in Belarus, 13 bandsmen will perform at other events in Minsk and surrounding communities to commemorate the alliance that ended the greatest conflict of the 20th Century. The United States, Belarus, and other ally and partner nations continue to remember and honor our shared World War II sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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Khatyn Memorial

Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band receive a tour of the Khatyn Memorial in Belarus, June 20, 2016. The USAFE band is in Belarus to perform and commemorate the alliance that ended the greatest conflict of the 20th Century. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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Khatyn Memorial

From left, U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Vladimir Tchekan, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band’s trombone player; U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Dave Dell, USAFE Band trumpet player; Vladimir Yarygin, former submariner for the Soviet Union; Lt. Col. Mike Mench, USAFE Band commander; Grigory, former Air Force wing commander for the Soviet Union; and Chief Master Sgt. Mark Burditt, USAFE Band chief enlisted manager, stand for a photograph in front of the “Unbowed Man” statue June 20, 2016, in Khatyn Memorial, Belarus. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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Khatyn Memorial

Lt. Col. Mike Mench, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band commander, talks with Grigory, former air force wing commander for the Soviet Union, June 20, 2016, in Khatyn Memorial, Belarus. Grigory talked with Mench about his service in the military and thanked him for coming to Belarus. While in Belarus, 13 bandsmen performed at events in Minsk and surrounding communities. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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Khatyn Memorial

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Mench, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band commander, receives a commemorative pin from Vladimir Yarygin, a former submariner for the Soviet Union, June 20, 2016, in Khatyn Memorial, Belarus. Yarygin said he was overwhelmed with happiness and had given Mench the pin to thank him for visiting the memorial. While in Belarus, 13 bandsmen performed at events in Minsk and surrounding communities. The United States, Belarus, and other ally and partner nations continue to remember and honor shared World War II sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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Khatyn Memorial

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mike Mench, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band commander, places a silver oak leaf on Vladimir Yarygin, a former submariner for the Soviet Union, June 20, 2016, in Khatyn Memorial, Belarus. While in Belarus, 13 bandsmen performed at events in Minsk and surrounding communities to commemorate the alliance that ended the greatest conflict of the 20th Century. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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Khatyn Memorial

Lt. Col. Mike Mench, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band commander, talks with Vladimir Yarygin, a former submariner for the Soviet Union, June 20, 2016, in Khatyn Memorial, Belarus. While in Belarus, 13 bandsmen performed in Minsk and surrounding communities to commemorate the alliance that ended the greatest conflict of the 20th Century. The United States, Belarus, and other ally and partner nations continue to remember and honor shared World War II sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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Khatyn Memorial

Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band bring flowers to the site of the “Unbowed Man” statue June 20, 2016, in Khatyn Memorial, Belarus. While in Belarus, 13 bandsmen performed in Minsk and surrounding communities to commemorate the alliance that ended the greatest conflict of the 20th Century. The United States, Belarus, and other ally and partner nations continue to remember and honor shared World War II sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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Khatyn Memorial

Members of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Band salute after placing flowers at the “Unbowed Man” statue June 20, 2016, in Khatyn Memorial, Belarus. While in Belarus, 13 bandsmen performed in Minsk and surrounding communities to commemorate the alliance that ended the greatest conflict of the 20th Century. The United States, Belarus, and other ally and partner nations continue to remember and honor shared World War II sacrifices. (U.S. Air Force photo/Technical Sgt. Paul Villanueva II)

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