86th Airlift Wing Prepares for Arrival of Afghan Evacuees
8:22 AM8/23/2021
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to Ramstein Air Base set up cots at a hangar on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 19, 2021. Ramstein Air Base is providing safe, temporary lodging for qualified evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge during the next several weeks. Operation Allies Refuge is facilitating the quick, safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and other at-risk Afghans from Afghanistan. Qualified evacuees will receive support, such as temporary lodging, food, medical screening and treatment and more at Ramstein Air Base while preparing for onward movements to their final destinations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
86th Airlift Wing Prepares for Arrival of Afghan Evacuees
8:21 AM8/23/2021
U.S. Airmen assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany help set up tents at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 19, 2021. Ramstein Air Base is providing safe, temporary lodging for qualified evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge during the next several weeks. Operation Allies Refuge is facilitating the quick, safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and other at-risk Afghans from Afghanistan. Qualified evacuees will receive support, such as temporary lodging, food, medical screening and treatment and more, while housed at Ramstein Air Base while preparing for onward movements to their final destinations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
Afghan Evacuees Arrive at Ramstein Air Base, Germany
8:19 AM8/23/2021
Volunteers assemble additional cots inside a hangar at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 21, 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 Senior Airman Caleb Kimmell)
Afghan Evacuees Arrive at Ramstein Air Base, Germany
8:18 AM8/23/2021
U.S. Air Force medical technicians speak with Afghan evacuees at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 21, 2021. Ramstein Air Base is providing safe, temporary lodging for evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge during the next several weeks. Operation Allies Refuge 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, medical screening, treatment and more at Ramstein Air Base while preparing for onward movements to their final destination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Manuel Zamora)
Afghan Evacuees Arrive at Ramstein Air Base, Germany
8:18 AM8/23/2021
A group of Afghan evacuees depart a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 20, 2021. Ramstein Air Base is providing safe, temporary lodging for qualified evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge during the next several weeks. Operation Allies Refuge is facilitating the quick, safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and other at-risk Afghans from Afghanistan. Qualified evacuees will receive support such as temporary lodging, food, medical screening, treatment and more at Ramstein Air Base while preparing for onward movements to their final destination. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)
Medical support personnel from the 86th Medical Group help an Afghan mother and family off a U.S. Air Force C-17, call sign Reach 828, moments after she delivered a child aboard the aircraft upon landing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 21. During an evacuation flight from an Intermediate Staging Base in the Middle East, the mother went into labor and began experiencing complications due to low blood pressure. The aircraft commander made the decision to descend in altitude to increase air pressure in the aircraft, which helped stabilize and save the mother’s life. Upon landing, Airmen from the 86th MDG came aboard and delivered the child in the cargo bay of the aircraft. The baby girl and mother were transported to a nearby medical facility and are in good condition. (U.S. Air Force courtesy photo)
Austin Seeks Presidential Approval for Mandatory Troop Vaccinations by Mid-September
9:45 AM8/10/2021
The COVID-19 vaccine will be mandatory for service members by mid-September, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said in a message to the force released today.
All military and civilian DoD personnel will be asked to attest to their vaccination status. Personnel unable or unwilling to do that will be required to wear a mask, physically distance, comply with a regular testing requirement and be subject to official travel restrictions.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Steven Basham, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa deputy commander and Joint Task Force - Israel commander, and other U.S. Air Force members are greeted by Israel Defense Forces Col. Gershon Zlotnik, Israeli Task Force deputy commander, upon arrival in Israel to participate in Juniper Falcon 2021-2, July 23, 2021. Despite the challenges presented by COVID-19, both the U.S. and Israel are focused on building readiness in support of the United States’ ironclad commitment to assist in the defense of Israel and are committed to the safety of our personnel, their families and the communities where activities are taking place. In accordance with host nation guidance, newly arriving personnel were required to wear facial masks, receive COVID-19 tests and proceed to isolation.
U.S. Army Photo by Andre Cameron. An M1A2 tank assigned to the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division arrives at the port facility in Alexandroupoli, Greece, July 20, 2021. This the first time the U.S. Army has deployed tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles and other tracked equipment through the port. The 1st ABCT is arriving for its nine-month deployment to the European theater in support of Atlantic Resolve.
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Kai Pederson, a cyber-defense manager with the 177th Cyber Protection Team, Minnesota National Guard, works alongside Croatian Armed Forces service member 2nd Lt. Marko Bilic during cyber training prior to the start of the joint cyber training exercise, Exercise Adriatic Thunder at Dr. Franjo Tudman Croatian Military Academy, Zagreb, Croatia, on June 14, 2021. More than 30 Airmen and Soldiers from the Iowa and Minnesota National Guard participated in the exercise alongside Croatian Armed Forces, and Kosovo Security Forces personnel.
Iowa Army National Guard Soldiers with Troop B, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, react to flames during fire phobia training at Camp Novo Selo, Kosovo, on April 13, 2021. Troop B is assigned to the Maneuver Battalion for Regional Command-East, Kosovo Force. Hungarian Defense Forces troops provided individual, squad and platoon level instruction on how to prevent injury and maintain structure when faced with fire threats.
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing based at Lakenheath, Royal Air Force Base in the United Kingdom receives refuel from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 from the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing while off the West Coast of Scotland on May 18, 2021. The 48th FW and 185th ARW are both provided support for multinational exercise Formidable Shield 21. Formidable Shield took place in the region of the North Atlantic Ocean around the United Kingdom and Norway.
U.S. Soldiers from 1-167th Infantry Regiment, Alabama Army National Guard participated in Greece-led CENTAUR 21 exercise May 24, 2021 at the Firing Range of Petrochori in Xanthi, Greece. CENTAUR 21 was held in conjunction with the Multinational Exercise DEFENDER-Europe 21.The joint military exercise between American and Hellenic Forces continues to strengthen the NATO allies in an on-going mutual defense cooperation agreement.
A Soldier from the Florida Army National Guard shows an Albanian cadet how to program a radio during DEFENDER-Europe 21-linked exercise Immediate Response, Tuesday, May 18, 2021. DEFENDER-Europe 21 is a large-scale U.S. Army-led exercise designed to build readiness and interoperability between the U.S., NATO allies and partner militaries. This year, more than 28,000 multinational forces from 26 nations conducted nearly simultaneous operations across more than a dozen countries from the Baltics to the strategically important Balkans and Black Sea Region.
