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  • More than medical care: EMEDS prescribes hope

    In less than 24 hours, medical and logistics personnel transformed Ramstein’s Southside Fitness Center Annex into an expansive Expeditionary Medical Support System during Operation Allies Refuge.

  • Airmen, Soldiers provide medical support to evacuees

    U.S. Air Force Airmen and U.S. Army Soldiers work together to provide evacuees with level-one patient care, Aug. 25, 2021, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Level-one patient care includes patients requiring higher levels of care, whose needs can be met with advice and support from the critical care

  • Bassinets for evacuees

    Airmen fabricated bassinets for evacuees who have given birth during Operation Allies Refuge.

  • ‘Reach’ baby signals hope during evac ops

    The birth of a child during an evacuation operation at the height of Operation Allies Refuge on the ramp of a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft signaled a reminder of hope during a time of upheaval and uncertainty.

  • Airmen work nonstop to support Operation Allies Refuge

    Ramstein Air Base transformed into U.S. European Command’s primary evacuation hub supporting one of the largest, most complex humanitarian airlift operations in history. Ramstein, a transit location for evacuees from Afghanistan, is providing temporary lodging, food, medical services and treatment

  • 521 AMOW supports Operation Allies Refuge

    During Operation Allies Refuge — an operation facilitating the quick and safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and other vulnerable Afghans — coordination within the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing is critical to the success of the mission.