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Third Air Force command team visits 39th Air Base Wing, engages with Airmen

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, Third Air Force commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Stephanie Cates, Third Air Force command chief, speak with U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Halleman, 39th Operations Support Squadron commander, and U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Amy Saunders, 39th OSS superintendent, during a base visit at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Oct. 4, 2024. The leadership team had a chance to meet with Airmen, observe ongoing operations and gain a better understanding of the challenges and successes of the wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Joshua Hoskins)
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Third Air Force command team visits 39th Air Base Wing, engages with Airmen

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Stephanie Cates, Third Air Force command chief, speaks to members of the 39th Air Base Wing during a base visit to Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Oct. 3, 2024. Cates served as the guest speaker during the wing’s Airman Leadership School graduation ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vaughn Weber)
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Third Air Force command team visits 39th Air Base Wing, engages with Airmen

U.S. Air Force Capt. Ahmed Alghadhban, left, 39th Medical Group bioenvironmental officer, briefs U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, Third Air Force commander, about contingency response capabilities at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Oct. 3, 2024. The command team received briefings on the wing’s role in supporting humanitarian and contingency operations, underscoring the importance of Incirlik as a critical hub for regional and global missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzie Plotnikov)
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Third Air Force command team visits 39th Air Base Wing, engages with Airmen

U.S. Air Force Capt. Willy Gideon, left, 39th Air Base Wing chaplain, receives a coin from U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, Third Air Force commander, at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Oct. 3, 2024. The leadership team had a chance to meet with Airmen, observe ongoing operations, and gain a better understanding of the challenges and successes of the wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzie Plotnikov)
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Third Air Force command team visits 39th Air Base Wing, engages with Airmen

Third Air Force leadership receive a briefing about the 39th Medical Group’s decontamination station at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Oct. 3, 2024. The command team received briefings on the wing’s role in supporting humanitarian and contingency operations, underscoring the importance of Incirlik as a critical hub for regional and global missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzie Plotnikov)
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Third Air Force command team visits 39th Air Base Wing, engages with Airmen

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, Third Air Force commander, signs a visitor’s book next to Turkish air force Brig. Gen. Kemel Güleç, 10th Main Jet Base Command commander, at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Oct. 3, 2024. Moga met with Güleç and had discussions focused on the longstanding U.S.-Türkiye partnership, emphasizing NATO collaboration and shared security goals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzie Plotnikov)
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Third Air Force command team visits 39th Air Base Wing, engages with Airmen

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, Third Air Force commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Stephanie Cates, Third Air Force command chief, receive a briefing from Airmen assigned to the 39th Medical Group at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Oct. 3, 2024. The medical team briefed about the Personnel Reliability Program, clinic operations, and check-in procedures. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzie Plotnikov)
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Third Air Force command team visits 39th Air Base Wing, engages with Airmen

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Paul Moga, Third Air Force commander, recognizes a superior performer, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Carl Mata, an Airman assigned to the 39th Medical Group, at Incirlik Air Base, Türkiye, Oct. 3, 2024. The leadership team had a chance to meet with Airmen, observe ongoing operations and gain a better understanding of the challenges and successes of the wing’s mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Suzie Plotnikov)
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Recognizing excellence

Lt. Gen. Oscar M.A. Nyoni, Zambia Air Force commander and Association of African Air Forces chairman, salutes delegates during the opening ceremony for the 2024 AAAF Working Group in Lusaka, Zambia, Sept. 16, 2024. The AAAF is a voluntary, non-political organization focused on collaborative, multilateral engagements to promote African-led air power solutions among 29 African member nations in collaboration with the United States Air Force. The working group is building on the AAAF exercise series, a tactical means by which the association operationalizes its goals of developing each African air force capacity, capability, and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Demi M. Ebert)
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Opening remarks

Zambia Air Force Col. Wingstone Nyika, left, Association of African Air Forces co-secretary general, and U.S. Air Force Col. Kristin M. Cullinan, AAAF secretary general, delivered the liaison officer pre-brief during the 2024 AAAF Working Group in Lusaka, Zambia, Sept. 16, 2024. The AAAF is a voluntary, non-political organization focused on collaborative, multilateral engagements to promote African-led air power solutions among 29 African member nations in collaboration with the United States Air Force. The working group is building on the AAAF exercise series, a tactical means by which the association operationalizes its goals of developing each African air force capacity, capability, and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Demi M. Ebert)
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Working together

Liaison officers introduce themselves during the LNO pre-brief at the 2024 Association of African Air Forces Working Group in Lusaka, Zambia, Sept. 16, 2024. The AAAF is a voluntary, non-political organization focused on collaborative, multilateral engagements to promote African-led air power solutions among 29 African member nations in collaboration with the United States Air Force. The working group is building on the AAAF exercise series, a tactical means by which the Association operationalizes its goals of developing each African air force capacity, capability, and interoperability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Demi M. Ebert)
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Flour Power

In the interest of maximizing cargo space on Berlin Airlift aircraft, flying bags of flour into the city was an example of mission efficiency, but not without its risks as flour can be highly flammable when dispersed in the air. The Berlin Airlift flew more than 640 tons of flour into the city every day during the mission – enough to make 1.4 million loaves of bread every day. (USAF photo)
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Team Effort for the Berlin Airlift

An example of the American-British cooperation during the Berlin Airlift was the ground control led approach equipment used to land transport aircraft from several countries every minute during frequent periods of poor visibility. Here, both USAF and RAF radar men work side-by-side to operate the GCA at Gatow Airfield in the British sector of Berlin. Left to right: RAF Cpl. William Black, Aberdeen, Scotland; RAF Flt. Lt. Allen Green, Bournemouth, England; USAF Master Sgt. Wilfred Kranz, Harbor Beach, Michigan; RAF Flt. Lt. Edward Attwell, Lincolnshire; RAF Cpl. Eric Renshall, Liverpool; RAF Aircraftman (OR-1) Peter Stephenson, Liverpool. (USAF Photo)
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End of the Blockade

The determination of the people did not falter. Berliners and USAFE personnel supporting the Berlin Airlift crowd around to view the ceremonies commemorating the End of the Berlin Blockade in Germany on May 12, 1949. The end of the blockade didn’t halt the Berlin Airlift as leaders wanted to build up a stockpile of food and coal in the event the Soviets tried other means to contain Berlin later – plus the Berlin Airlift was so efficient that more supplies could be flown into the city in a day than could be transported in by other means. The Berlin Airlift ended on Sept. 30, 1949.(USAF Photo)
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Clarence the Camel on Tour

Children in Heidelberg - donned in their best Halloween costumes - were eager to pet Clarence the Camel, the mascot of the pilots of the 86th Fighter Group and donate some of their candy to the children of Berlin, so Clarence could ferry the candy to the blockaded city on his own C-47 Operation Vittles flight. The camel was the mascot for Operation Vittles - also known as the Berlin Airlift - as people would deposit gifts and candy for the Berlin children in the camel's saddlebags during football games on the 86th Neubiberg Air Base, as well as other events across West German U.S. bases. (Martin / ©1948, 2024 Stars and Stripes All Rights Reserved -- Used with permission)
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Clarence the Camel Flies Again

Clarence the Camel, mascot for the 86th Fighter Group at Neubiberg Air Force Base, and his handler, 1st Lt Donald Butterfield, stand in a C-47 aircraft amid 5,000 pounds of donated candy and toys on the way to Berlin for distribution to children of the blockaded city. (Gerald Waller / © 1948, 2024 Stars and Stripes, All Rights Reserved -- Used with Permission)
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Last USAF flight of the Berlin Airlift

By spring 1949, the operation to supply Berlin was working so efficiently that, on some days, more goods were flown into the city than had arrived before the blockade by road, water, and rail combined. The continuing positive reporting on Allied tonnage and the growing reputation of the Western powers were certainly part of the reason for the lifting of the Soviet blockade on May 12, 1949. Despite the end of the blockade, the Airlift continued until Sept. 30, 1949. The historical events known as the “Berlin Blockade” and the “Berlin Airlift” are thus chronologically not wholly identical.
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A Christmas Gift from Irving Berlin

As a way of showing his support for the servicemembers participating in the Berlin Airlift, the American songwriter, Irving Berlin, wrote a song especially for them called “Operation Vittles.” During the “Christmas Caravan” show at the Wiesbaden Opera House on Christmas Eve, 1948, the songwriter led a chorus of Airmen in performing the song. The lyrics to the song were published in the Task Force times, the Berlin Airlift newsletter so the crowd could sing along. (Courtesy Photo)
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Carrying on a tradition

A Douglas C-47 Skytrain drops candy onto a drop zone on Wiesbaden Army Airfield during the 75th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany, June 16, 2024. The Douglas C-47 Skytrain was the first aircraft used by the U.S. during the airlift but was later replaced by aircraft that could transport larger payloads. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Zoe Y. Tourne)
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More than a milk run

A Douglas C-47 Skytrain, participating in the Berlin Airlift, parked at Wiesbaden Air Base, Germany, is loaded with food and supplies for the people of the Soviet blockaded city of Berlin on Aug. 18, 1948. (Photo courtesy of Byers, Joint Export Import Agency, Frankfurt, Germany, Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, Accession Number: 71-3984)
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