VILSECK, Germany — Soldiers at this Bavarian base got their football fix this week courtesy of an NFL-style skills challenge and some face time with two visiting league luminaries of earlier decades.

Every year, countless U.S., joint, and multinational command units converge on the Grafenwöhr Training Area to utilize its expansive selection of maneuver areas, ranges, and training facilities.

GRAFENWOEHR, Germany — The U.S. Army’s oldest school for noncommissioned officers celebrated 75 years of molding young leaders, and its longtime German partners shared in the festivities Wednesday.