Michael Slavin

Michael covers the U.S. military in Bavaria and Central Europe for Stars and Stripes. He is a Milwaukee, Wis., native and alumni of the Defense Information School.

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AFNORTH receiver and running back Nathen Goldsmith blows past defenders for a touchdown in the first half of a football game against the Hohenfels Tigers on Sept. 29, 2023 at Hohenfels Middle High School. Goldsmith finished the night with two rushing and one receiving touchdowns.

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AFNORTH remains a game behind unbeaten Spangdahlem after handling Hohenfels 56-6 on Friday night.

The exhibit Dachshund and the Nobility describes the relationship the German dog breed has shared with royal families throughout the years. Visitors to the museum in Regensburg, Germany, will want to have a phone handy for translations, as displays are in German.

The wonders of the wiener dog get their due at Regensburg’s dachshund museum

Vilseck QB Aron Atakuzi airs out the ball on the final drive against Lakenheath on Friday, Sept. 15 in Vilseck, Germany.

Lakenheath squeaks by Vilseck to remain unbeaten

The Defense Department's new elementary school in Grafenwoehr, Germany, has open conjoined classrooms that can be divided by a glass wall for individual instruction.

US Army base in Grafenwoehr shows off new elementary school

U.S. Marines MV-22B Osprey pilots with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 (Rein.), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, fly aid supplies during a humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operation on Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, Aug. 12, 2023. The amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6) and the 31st MEU is working in coordination with the United States Agency for International Development’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance at the request of the government of Papua New Guinea, in consultation with the Autonomous Bougainville Government, after the volcanic eruption of Mount Bagana. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Gunnery Sgt. J. R. Heins)

Top Marine Corps officer orders servicewide safety review in aftermath of deadly Osprey crash

The Marine Corps will undergo a servicewide safety review in September following an Osprey crash in Australia this week that killed three Marines and left eight hospitalized.

Soldiers assigned to 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment train on the Avenger Air Defense System in Grafenwoehr, Germany, on July 28, 2023. A German man stole one of the unit's Humvees this week and took it for a joyride while intoxicated, Ansbach police said Wednesday.

German with penchant for stealing US Army Humvees goes on drunken joyride, police say

The 21-year-old swiped the vehicle from Shipton Kaserne in Obereichenbach sometime between 2:30 p.m. Monday and 6:45 a.m. Tuesday, Ansbach police said.

A Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey flies aid supplies to Bougainville Island, Papua New Guinea, on Aug. 12, 2023. Gen. Eric Smith, the assistant commandant of the Marine Corps, called for a servicewide safety review to be done by Sept. 15 following an Osprey crash this week that killed three Marines and left eight hospitalized.

Top Marine Corps officer orders servicewide safety review in aftermath of deadly Osprey crash

The Marine Corps will undergo a servicewide safety review in September following an Osprey crash in Australia this week that killed three Marines and left eight hospitalized.

The 5th Judicial Circuit courthouse at Rose Barracks in Vilseck, Germany, on Aug. 29, 2023. A noncommissioned officer at Vilseck has been charged with murder in the March 2022 death of his 5-month-old son.

US soldier faces murder charge in death of 5-month-old son in Germany last year

The court-martial of the 27-year-old soldier, whose name was not released, is expected to occur in the next six to 12 months at Rose Barracks in Vilseck.

Dexavion Sanders receives his promotion to the rank of specialist on Aug. 21, 2020, while assigned to the 367th Support Maintenance Company of the Mississippi National Guard. Sanders was killed Aug. 12, 2023, in Grafenwoehr, Germany, when his car collided with a roadside tree.

Mississippi National Guard member, 22, dies in single-car crash in Bavaria

Another U.S. soldier was killed in a car wreck in Bavaria, the latest in a string of major traffic crashes on German roads involving American service members.

Dignitaries from the Army and Germany break ground on the Operational Readiness Training Complex at the Grafenwoehr Training Area in the German state of Bavaria on Aug. 4, 2023.

US Army kicks off 10-year, $1.3 billion construction of training complex at Grafenwoehr

When complete, the Operational Readiness Training Complex will include 50 buildings and have the capacity to house 5,000 U.S. and foreign soldiers while they train at Grafenwoehr.

Service members take turns showing military vehicles, helicopters, and equipment to attendees for the German-American Volksfest held on August 5th, 2023, in Camp Algiers, Grafenwoehr, Germany.

Friendship and beer bring Americans and Germans together at Grafenwoehr

The 62nd German-American Volksfest kicked off Friday with music, beer and fun for the whole family.

Col. Bruce Bredlow, commander of the 52nd Air Defense Brigade, stands in front of his formation during an assumption of command ceremony for the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment on Aug. 2, 2023, in Ansbach, Germany.

Growing US Army brigade takes over air defense unit in Germany

The recently activated 52nd Air Defense Brigade assumed authority Wednesday of Army artillery efforts in Europe, marking a step forward for the service as it reconstitutes its long-range fire capabilities.

U.S. soldiers get out of a light medium tactical vehicle at Hohenfels Training Area in Germany in 2019. Eight soldiers from the 2nd Cavalry Regiment were injured when their light medium tactical vehicle overturned at the Grafenwoehr Training Area on July 27, 2023.

8 US soldiers escape serious injury from vehicle rollover at Army base in Bavaria

Eight soldiers in Vilseck are recovering after their transport vehicle overturned while heading to a range at Grafenwoehr Training Area.

Soldiers from the 21st Sustainment Command stand in formation during the 7th Engineering Brigade’s reactivation ceremony Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Katterbach Kaserne in Ansbach, Germany.

‘Engineers make the difference’: Army brigade reactivates in Europe after long absence

The 7th Engineering Brigade was reactivated Thursday in Europe after a 31-year absence, marking another example of the service’s renewed presence on the Continent.

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