U.S. Airmen jump alongside NATO partners during Falcon Leap 21
9:39 AM9/22/2021
Alongside USAFE Special Warfare Airmen (PJ, CRO, STO TACP, TACPO & SERE) from HQ USAFE, 31FW and 435 AGOW, Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa commander, jumped two partner nation static line chutes Friday and Saturday as a part of Dutch exercise Falcon Leap and Operation Market Garden commemoration.
U.S. Airmen jump alongside NATO partners during Falcon Leap 21
1:45 PM9/21/2021
Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa commander, poses with a team of U.S. Air Force parajumpers at Eindhoven Airport ahead of their jump over the Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2021. During the exercise, U.S. forces conducted a series of integrated parachute drops alongside NATO allies from Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)
U.S. Airmen jump alongside NATO partners during Falcon Leap 21
1:44 PM9/21/2021
Allied parajumpers participating in Falcon Leap 2021 float over a drop zone in the Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2021. During the exercise, U.S. forces conducted a series of integrated parachute drops alongside NATO allies from Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland and Portugal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)
U.S. Airmen jump alongside NATO partners during Falcon Leap 21
1:44 PM9/21/2021
Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa commander, receives parachute training at Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands, Sept. 17, 2021. Harrigian is jumping alongside NATO allies as part of Falcon Leap 2021 to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Allied airborne mission Operation Market Garden during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)
U.S. Airmen jump alongside NATO partners during Falcon Leap 21
1:44 PM9/21/2021
Allied aircraft taxi along the runway at Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands, ahead of taking off to drop parajumpers for Falcon Leap 2021, Sept. 17, 2021. A multinational parachute exercise, Falcon Leap demonstrates the U.S.’s commitment to NATO allies who they have served alongside since World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)
U.S. Airmen jump alongside NATO partners during Falcon Leap 21
1:43 PM9/21/2021
Gen. Jeff Harrigian, U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa commander, is fitted for a harness and parachute as part of Falcon Leap 2021 at Eindhoven Airport, Netherlands, Sept. 17, 2021. As a multinational parachute exercise, Falcon Leap commemorates the 77th anniversary of Operation Market Garden, an Allied airborne mission during World War II, designed to capture three major bridges to reach Germany’s industrial heartland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Branden Rae)
U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment, 2d Marine Division, and Swedish Marines with the 204th Rifle Company, 2nd Marine Battalion, 1st Swedish Marine Regiment, maneuver through water as part of an obstacle course during Exercise Archipelago Endeavor on Berga Naval Base, Sweden, Sept. 14, 2021. Exercise Archipelago Endeavor is a multi-domain, field training exercise that focuses on regional engagements by conducting partnered, limited-scale maritime raids, and military-to-military collaboration and strengthens operational capabilities and strategic cooperation between the U.S. Marine Corps and Swedish Armed Forces. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Sarah Pysher)
Two Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade assist in repairing a privacy wall during Operation Allies Refuge at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 10, 2021. Ramstein Air Base is a transit center that provides a safe place for the evacuees to complete their paperwork while security and background checks are conducted before they continue on to their final destination. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Thomas Mort)
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — About 140 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Field Artillery Brigade arrived at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 2, 2021, to help with Operation Allies Refuge.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Simon Ritchie, left, 86th Medical Group field response team chief, and Capt. Jeffery Rueben, center, 52nd Operational Medical Readiness Squadron physician assistant, provide medical check-ups for evacuees at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 31, 2021. Ramstein provides safe, temporary lodging for evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge during the next several weeks. Medical technicians on base provide medicine and assistance for injuries or illnesses while evacuees with more serious concerns are transported to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeffrey Tremel, Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency independent medical technician, searches his backpack for medicine at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 31, 2021. Ramstein provides safe, temporary lodging for qualified evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge mission over the course of the next several weeks. Medical technicians provide medicine and aid for injuries or illnesses while evacuees with more serious medical needs are transported to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center for treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeffery Rueben, center, left, 52nd Medical Readiness Squadron physician assistant, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeffrey Tremel, right, Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency independent medical technician, provide a medical check-up for an evacuee at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 31, 2021. Ramstein provides safe, temporary lodging for evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge over the course of the next several weeks. Medical technicians are available around the clock to provide assistance for evacuees in case of illness or injury. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jeffrey Tremel, Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency independent medical technician, examines an evacuee’s mouth at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 31, 2021. Ramstein provides safe, temporary lodging for evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge operations over the course of the next several weeks. Medical technicians from various units within the European theater aided with providing medical care to evacuees. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)
U.S. Air Force Capt. Danielle Holland, left, 48th Surgical Operations Squadron obstetrics and gynaecology technician, and U.S. Army Lt. Col. L. Rene Key, right, director of Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center Obstetrics and Gynaecology Course at Ft. Hood, Texas, provide medical care to an evacuee at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 20, 2021. Ramstein provides safe, temporary lodging for evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge over the course of the next several weeks. A medical pod with OBGYN care is available for expectant mothers and newborn babies in need of emergency treatment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Slater)
Saving lives and starting lives: Medical efforts in Operation Allies Refuge
9:37 AM9/16/2021
The medical Pods at the temporary Joint Mobility Processing Center at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, are just the first stop for medical care for newly arrived evacuees during Operation Allies Refuge. Here, and throughout their stay on the installation, Air Force medical teams make sure evacuees rapidly get the care they need: whether receiving much needed over-the-counter medicine, being seen by an OB-GYN or getting treated for other illnesses.
A U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing, conducts aerial refueling operations with the 100th Air Refueling Wing during a Bomber Task Force mission over the Atlantic Ocean, Sept. 6, 2021. The stealth bombers integrated with Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft enhancing bomber interoperability with partners and allied nations.
