Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of Staff Sgt. Ron Ellis as he fast ropes in from an MH-60 helicopter during a Combat Search and Rescue exercise in Hohenfels, Germany, Mar. 31, 2004.

Here is a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of an American flag sitting in the cockpit of an Apache helicopter that Chief Warrant Officer 3 Sean Merrill checks on Feb. 28, 2008 in Balad, Iraq, before he leaves on a mission.

Kandahar, Afghanistan, Feb. 28, 2002: Horse power is a common source of transportation in Kandahar, Afghanistan.

Here’s a photo from the Stars and Stripes archives of the aftermath of the 2009 the DODDS-Europe Division IV girls soccer championship game.

Vogelweh, Germany, July 27, 2001: Shaquille O’Neal, who played basketball at Fulda High School as a sophomore, signs a basketball for a young fan at the Vogelweh Powerzone.

Spangdahlem Air Base, Nov. 24, 2003: Carol Malackowski, wife of Lt. Col. Patrick Malackowski, waves her husband in as he pilots his A-10 Thunderbolt II to a Spangdahlem Air Base hangar.

A snowboarder kicks up a curtain of snow as he comes down the Tiefenbach glacier at Sölden, Austria, on Oct. 1, 2003.

Frankfurt, Germany, May 5, 1993: Jazz legend Wynton Marsalis plays at the Alte Oper, one of the first stops of his 1993 European tour.

A pair of young sledders kick up snow as they try to come to a stop on the slopes of Grindelwald, Switzerland, on Jan. 2, 2002.

Kirkuk, Iraq, May 5, 2003: Air Force Master Sgt. Daniel Wear, Staff Sgt. Chip Davidson, and Staff Sgt. Brian Curtis, left to right, hoist a strand of concertina wire to help secure a living area.