Miracle of Frankfurt

Maria Soto holds her son's hand as he recovers from injuries sustained during the March 2, 2011, shooting at the Frankfurt International Airport, Germany. Senior Airman Edgar Veguilla, 48th Security Forces Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, was being treated at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital in Frankfurt am Main. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn L. Rich)

Miracle of Frankfurt

Army Chaplain (Capt.) Andrew Shriver, U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden, Germany, says a prayer with Staff Sgt. Kris Schneider, his wife Amanda and his father Bruce at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Hospital in Frankfurt am Main. The 48th Security Forces Squadron Airman from RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, was being treated for injuries sustained during the March 2, 2011, shooting at the Frankfurt International Airport. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn L. Rich)

MEDCEUR 2010 community day

U.S. and Montenegrin forces prepare to gather fallen branches and stray garbage during a river clean up outside Danilovgrad, Montenegro, Sept. 8 as part of Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe 2010. MEDCEUR 2010 brings together nine central and eastern European nations for a series of joint activities meant to improve medical mass casualty operation, planning and coordination skills. For more information, visit www.usafe.af.mil/medceur.asp and www.odbrana.gov.me.(U.S. Marine Corp photo/Lance Cpl. Jad Sleiman)

MEDCEUR 2010 community day

Airman 1st Class Kimberly Walls, 48th Medical Support Squadron medical logistics technician from RAF Lakenheath, England, peers over the edge of a boat during a river clean-up outside Danilovgrad, Montenegro, Sept. 8. Airman Walls is part of the Medical Training Exercise in Central and Eastern Europe 2010. MEDCEUR 2010 brings together nine central and eastern European nations for a series of joint activities meant to improve medical mass casualty operation, planning and coordination skills. For more information, visit www.usafe.af.mil/medceur.asp and www.odbrana.gov.me. (U.S. Marine Corp photo/Lance Cpl. Jad Sleiman)

Humanitarian assistance Russia

Military members from U.S. European Command, U.S. Air Forces in Europe, 37th Airlift Squadron and Norwegian flightline workers load firefighting and humanitarian supplies on to a C-130J at Trondheim Airport, Norway, Aug. 14, 2010. The supplies are being delivered to Moscow after an official request from the Russian government to the U.S. and at the request of the Department of State. The Department of Defense directed EUCOM to provide valuable firefighting equipment that includes firefighting protective equipment and tools to help Russia combat the ongoing wildfires. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Lawree R. Washington Jr.)

Humanitarian assistance Russia

Lt. Col. Tobias Sernel, 37th Airlift Squadron commander, adjust flight controls in the cockpit of a C-130J as he prepares to take off from Trondheim Airport, Norway, to deliver firefighting and humanitarian supplies to Moscow Aug. 14, 2010. The supplies are being delivered to Moscow after an official request from the Russian government to the U.S. and at the request of the Department of State. The Department of Defense directed U.S. European Command to provide valuable firefighting equipment that includes firefighting protective equipment and tools to help Russia combat the ongoing wildfires. (US Army photo by Staff Sgt. Lawree R Washington Jr)

U.S. sends firefighting supplies to Russia

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Pallets of firefighting equipment line the cargo bay of a U.S. Air Force C-130J, bound for Russia, here Aug 13, 2010. The equipment is part of a joint U.S. Air Forces Europe, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa, Marine Forces Europe and U.S. Army Europe effort to assist the Russian government in fighting the wildfires in the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Keith Houin)

U.S. sends firefighting supplies to Russia

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Air Force personnel load firefighting equipment onto a C-130J, bound for Russia, here Aug 13, 2010. The equipment is part of a joint U.S. Air Forces Europe, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa, Marine Forces Europe and U.S. Army Europe effort to assist the Russian government in fighting the wildfires in the country. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Keith Houin)

U.S. sends firefighting supplies to Russia

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Air Force personnel load firefighting equipment onto a C-130J, bound for Russia, at Ramstein Air Base Aug. 13, 2010. The equipment is part of a joint U.S. Air Forces Europe, U.S. Naval Forces Europe/Africa, Marine Forces Europe and U.S. Army Europe effort to assist the Russian government in fighting the wildfires in the country. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Lawree Washington)

U.S. sends firefighting supplies to Russia

ROTA, Spain -- Senior Airman Steve Baird III, a loadmaster from the 37th Airlift Squadron out of Ramstein Air Base, Germany guides a tractor carrying pallets of firefighting equipment from Naval Station Rota, Spain on to a C-130J Aug. 12, 2010. NAVSTA Rota sent nearly $20,000 of equipment to help Russia control and extinguish wildfires, save lives, homes, infrastructure, and natural resources. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Paul Cage)

U.S. sends firefighting supplies to Russia

NAPLES, Italy -- Logistic Specialist 2nd Class(SW) Vitali Toptchenko, NSA Naples Lead Fire Inspector Hanz Christian, and Italian national firefighters Maurazio Patrone and Alessio Storto load a pallet of firefighting equipment destined for Russia to help combat wildfires Aug.11, 2010. The U.S. Navy routinely provides foreign humanitarian assistance in times of crisis, in the same manner as many nations around the world. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kristopher Regan)

USAFE members commemorate Armistice Day in Belgium

Col. Scott Manning, USAFE Warrior Prep Center commander, and a few Walcourt children lay a wreath to honor the sacrifices of the living and remember the dead as city authorities, veterans and prisoners of war and townspeople watch in solemn silence. (Courtesy photo)

Robbin Hobbins Atrium dedication

"Robbin Hobbins Atrium" is now etched into the window above the entrance to the atrium located in the Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility USO. During a ceremony Sept. 8 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, the 435th Medical Group dedicated the CASF USO atrium to Mrs. Robbin Hobbins, wife of retired Gen. Tom Hobbins, for her devotion to making the lives of wounded warriors more comfortable. All wounded personnel from Afghanistan and Iraq transit through this CASF facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Bressler)(RELEASED)

Robbin Hobbins Atrium dedication

U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul Toth (left), 435th Aerospace Medical Squadron Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility troop commander, speaks to Mrs. Robbin Hobbins (standing to his right), Col. Angela Thompson, 435th Medical Group commander, and retired Gen. Tom Hobbins at the USO atrium dedication ceremony Sept. 8 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 435th Medical Group dedicated the CASF USO atrium to Mrs. Hobbins for her devotion to making the lives of wounded warriors more comfortable. All wounded personnel from Afghanistan and Iraq transit through this CASF facility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Amber Bressler)(RELEASED)

Ginger Dosedel provides "Sew Much Comfort" to injured servicemembers

Ginger Dosedel, founder of "Sew Much Comfort", visits with arriving patients from an aeromedical evacuation mission at Ramstein Air Base April 6. Sew Much Comfort is an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that designs adaptive clothing for wounded and injured servicemembers.

Berlin Airlift

West Berliners watch as a U.S. cargo plane delivers desperately needed supplies during the Berlin Airlift.

Eagle Vision

Village people from Karadje, Niger, gather around members from the 787th Air Expeditionary Squadron in July as the Ramstein-based Airmen pass out 1,000 pounds of rice they purchased from their own pockets. The 14-person team is deployed to Niger in support of Eagle Vision, a mission to download satellite imagery for map-making purposes.

close one

NEWMARKET, England – Capt. Jennifer Tay, an audiologist at RAF Lakenheath’s 48th Medical Support Squadron, and her husband, Talal Tay, smile with relief at their baby son, Abram. The family arrived home safely after being stranded in Beirut for two weeks during the Israeli-Lebanon crisis. The Tays were evacuated by boat to Cyprus Sunday before making their way back to the UK Monday night.

Dollar ride

1st Lt. Joe Purcell, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, C-17 pilot assits on one of the numerous C-17 missions ferrying American citizens from Cyprus to Ramstein.

All checked

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- Senior Airman Kyle Williams, 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron C-17 loadmaster checks luggage while on a mission transporting American citizens who left the escalating conflict in Lebanon.

Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation of American Citizens from Lebanon

Gen. Tom Hobbins, commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe, signs an autograph for Danni Chmait, American departee, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany on July 22, 2006. After landing at Ramstein, 101 American departees from Lebanon wait in the passenger terminal to travel on to the continental U.S. by means of a C-17 Globemaster aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)(released)

Non-Combatant Evacuation Operation of American Citizens from Lebanon

An American departee chats with an Air Force member at Ramstein Air Base, Germany on July 22, 2006. After landing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 101 American departees from Lebanon wait in the passenger terminal to travel on to the continental U.S. by means of a C-17 Globemaster aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stacy L. Pearsall)(released)

Royal Air Force Station Coningsby

Maj. P.K. Carlton, RAF Typhoon instructor pilot, took his first solo flight in a Typhoon last May while performing his assigned duties with the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. He is assigned to Royal Air Force Station Coningsby, the RAF’s premier fighter station.

US Soccer Hall of Famer Marcelo Balboa to visit USAFE

Renowned National Soccer Hall of Fame Member Marcelo Balboa is to USAFE bases July 10-15 to promote the eXtreme summer ‘06 program