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Bassinets for evacuees

Airmen build pods.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dillion Greco, 86th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, assembles a cradle for newborn evacuees at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 24, 2021. Four evacuees have given birth since arriving at Ramstein. 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 next destinations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Jared Lovett)

Airmen build pods.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Dillion Greco, 86th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, builds bassinets for babies born to evacuees during Operation Allies Refuge at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 24, 2021. Three evacuees gave birth on the flight to Ramstein, and one evacuee gave birth while housed here. 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 Airman Jared Lovett)

Airmen build pods.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Dillion Greco, 86th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, constructs bassinets for babies born during Operation Allies Refuge at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 24, 2021. Airmen started fabricating the bassinets for babies born during Operations Allies Refuge Aug. 23. 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 Airman Jared Lovett)

Airmen build pods.

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt Grayson Berryhill, 86th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, fixes padding in bassinets for newborn evacuees at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 24, 2021. Airmen fabricated the bassinets for evacuees who have given birth during Operation Allies Refuge. 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 Airman Jared Lovett)

Airmen build pods.

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Traiven Williams, 86th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance section chief, right, and Staff Sgt. Grayson Berryhill, 86th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, left, lays padding in bassinets for newborn evacuees at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 24, 2021. Four bassinets were fabricated for the four babies born during Operation Allies Refuge. 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 Airman Jared Lovett)

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --