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Sandee Rouse, Gold Star mother, and Army Sgt. Maj. Jose Vazquez, Special Operations Command Para-Commando, skydive March 13, 2021, in Zephyrhills, Fla. Rouse's son, Pfc. Jim Markwell, died during Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989. <br>Steven Smith/U.S. Marine Corps
Sandee Rouse, Gold Star mother, and Army Sgt. Maj. Jose Vazquez, Special Operations Command Para-Commando, skydive March 13, 2021, in Zephyrhills, Fla. Rouse's son, Pfc. Jim Markwell, died during Operation Just Cause in Panama in 1989. <br>Steven Smith/U.S. Marine Corps

'I feel like I’m with him': Gold Star mothers skydive in memory of their sons

Two Gold Star mothers experienced a slice of their sons’ best moments, courtesy of Special Operations Command’s elite parachute demonstration team.

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett addresses basic military training graduates, Dec. 10, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Barrett will step down from her post effective Jan. 19, 2021, a day before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. <br>Robert H. Dabbs/U.S. Air Force
Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett addresses basic military training graduates, Dec. 10, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Barrett will step down from her post effective Jan. 19, 2021, a day before President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. <br>Robert H. Dabbs/U.S. Air Force

Air Force Secretary Barrett to resign post prior to change in administration

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett is slated to resign effective Jan. 20.

The meal from Bombay Restaurant includes lamb tikka appetizer, chicken tikka masala, chicken nurani and naan bread.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes
The meal from Bombay Restaurant includes lamb tikka appetizer, chicken tikka masala, chicken nurani and naan bread.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

Bombay in Kaiserslautern serves a whole lot of curry for every taste

I’d like to thank my mother-in-law for introducing us to Bombay Restaurant.

A mouse statue at the entrance to Siegelbach Park in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Siegelbach's people have been nicknamed ''party mice'' since the 19th century.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes
A mouse statue at the entrance to Siegelbach Park in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Siegelbach's people have been nicknamed ''party mice'' since the 19th century.<br>Brian Ferguson/Stars and Stripes

Learn a bit of local lore while exploring Siegelbach Park in Kaiserslautern

The only legal party in my town is at a duck pond, and it involves mice.

Students line up for lunch at Netzaberg Elementary School, Germany, in 2016. The Department of Defense Education Activity will provide free lunches to all overseas students beginning Nov. 2, 2020.<br>Julie Mitchell/Army & Air Force Exchange Service
Students line up for lunch at Netzaberg Elementary School, Germany, in 2016. The Department of Defense Education Activity will provide free lunches to all overseas students beginning Nov. 2, 2020.<br>Julie Mitchell/Army & Air Force Exchange Service

Free school meals program extended to students at schools on US military bases overseas

Students at most overseas Department of Defense Education Activity schools will receive free meals for the rest of the school year, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service said Monday.

Senior Airman David Lawal monitors airmen during the 1.5-mile run of the U.S. Air Force Fitness Test at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 24, 2017. An Air Force Spark Tank proposal uploaded on Oct. 16, 2020, looks to eliminate the Air Force fitness test and replace it with monitored monthly fitness requirements.<br>Isaac O. Guest IV/U.S. Air Force
Senior Airman David Lawal monitors airmen during the 1.5-mile run of the U.S. Air Force Fitness Test at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Aug. 24, 2017. An Air Force Spark Tank proposal uploaded on Oct. 16, 2020, looks to eliminate the Air Force fitness test and replace it with monitored monthly fitness requirements.<br>Isaac O. Guest IV/U.S. Air Force

Idea to replace Air Force fitness test with monthly standards popular on service website

The fitness program proposal has received almost 800 votes and is now the most popular suggestion for Air Force Spark Tank 2021, a campaign designed to spur creative solutions and improvements by airmen.

Europa Park, in Rust, Germany, looks a little like Disney World and has plenty of rides to suit most everyone.<br>Katie Ferguson
Europa Park, in Rust, Germany, looks a little like Disney World and has plenty of rides to suit most everyone.<br>Katie Ferguson

Short lines, coronavirus precautions greet visitors to Germany’s largest theme park for the fall season

As the coronavirus resurges in Europe, the last thing many families are thinking about is a theme park vacation.