German Ministry recognized by USAFE-AFAFRICA for COVID support, Afghan aid, Ukraine support

Lt. Gen. John D. Lamontagne, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air Forces Africa deputy commander, left, coins Dr. Stephen König, deputy head of Department 4 Polizei from Rhineland-Pfalz, left-middle, Toni Eichler, member of Department 6 for the Protection of the Constitution from Rhineland-Pfalz, right-middle, and Dr. Jörg Zorbach, deputy head of section for the Armed Forces US Stabilization Program from Rhineland-Pfalz, right, in Mainz, Germany, March 20, 2023. The German Ministry of the Interior and for Sports of the State of Rheinland-Pfalz received the USAFE-AFAFRICA Medal of Distinction, March 20, for outstanding support of the U.S. Air Force in Germany. Normally awarded to individuals, the ministry was recognized as a whole and by exception for their close cooperation with the U.S. Air Force, on several matters, over the past couple of years.