U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. David McCormick, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa Band superintendent, moves donated goods at a clothing distribution center at Ramstein Air Base Germany, August 26, 2021. In support of Operation Allies Refuge, hundreds of volunteers have organized and distributed donations to evacuees.
U.S. Air Force members and civilians volunteer at a clothing distribution center at Ramstein Air Base Germany, August 26, 2021. Volunteers package and distribute donation collections to evacuees on Ramstein AB as part of Operation Allies Refuge.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Kevin Rasmussen, 86th Dental Squadron chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery stands in front of a clothing distribution center at Ramstein Air Base Germany, August 26, 2021. The 86th Airlift Wing Emergency Operations Center delivers donations to evacuees twice a day during Operation Allies Refuge.
Marta Laatsch, military spouse, organizes donated clothing at Ramstein Air Base Germany, August 26, 2021. In support of Operation Allies Refuge, hundreds of volunteers have organized and distributed donations to evacuees.
A U.S. Air Force Airman screens Afghan evacuees for medical concerns at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 20, 2021. Ramstein Air Base is providing safe, temporary lodging for evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge. This operation is facilitating the quick, safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and other at-risk Afghans from Afghanistan. Evacuees will receive support, such as temporary lodging, food and water and access to medical care as well as religious care at Ramstein Air Base while preparing for onward movements to their final destinations. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Staff Sgt. Megan Munoz)
Gen. Tod D. Wolters, Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby Press Briefing
5:42 AM8/26/2021
Air Force Gen. Tod D. Wolters, Commander, U.S. European Command and NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) and Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby
U.S. European Command joined forces with the U.S. State Department and several combatant commands to provide urgent, lifesaving assistance to qualified evacuees, including U.S. and Europoean citizens and Afghans who supported America and its NATO Allies during the 20-year Afghanistan war.
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Aircraft Arrive in Iceland for Ally, Partner Training
9:34 AM8/24/2021
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit crew chiefs assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and pilots with the 393rd Bomb Squadron, load luggage onto a stealth bomber at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Aug. 23, 2021. Strategic bomber missions enable crews to maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency, and validate our always-ready global strike capability.
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Aircraft Arrive in Iceland for Ally, Partner Training
8:38 AM8/24/2021
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit crew chiefs assigned to the 509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and pilots with the 393rd Bomb Squadron, load luggage onto a stealth bomber at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Aug. 23, 2021. Strategic bomber missions enable crews to maintain a high state of readiness and proficiency, and validate our always-ready global strike capability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Aircraft Arrive in Iceland for Ally, Partner Training
8:38 AM8/24/2021
U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit crew chiefs with the 509th Aircraft Maintenance squadron prepare a B-2 Spirit for takeoff at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, Aug. 23, 2021. Thanks to its nearly 6,000-mile unrefueled range, the B-2 is capable of expediently delivering massive fire power anywhere on the globe through the most challenging enemy defenses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Parker J. McCauley)
Afghan Evacuees Arrive at Ramstein Air Base, Germany
3:47 PM8/23/2021
U.S. citizens and their families process through the passenger terminal at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, to board a departure flight on their way to the United States as part of Operations Allies Refuge, Aug. 23, 2021. Ramstein, a transit location for evacuees from Afghanistan, provided temporary lodging, food, medical services and treatment while they awaited transportation to the United States. Nearly 48 hours after the operation began, more than 7,000 evacuees have landed at Ramstein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
Soldiers from the 16th Sustainment Brigade set up beds and dividers at the Deployment Processing Center (DPC) on Rhine Ordnance Barracks in Kaiserslautern, Germany August 20th, 2021 in order to support the evacuation of Afghan evacuees. The 21st Theater Sustainment Command supports the Department of State in the transportation, housing, and sustainment of U.S. Citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other at-risk Afghans who are being evacuated from Afghanistan.
