Nov. 24, 2021 Airlifter Melvin: Delivering hope, raising spirits An Airman from the 86th Medical Squadron was selected as Airlifter of the Week, Nov. 5, 2021, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, after catching the national spotlight for his outstanding accomplishments during Afghanistan evacuation operations.
Nov. 2, 2021 Ramstein completes role in historic humanitarian airlift The final flight carrying Afghan evacuees to the United States from Ramstein Air Base departed Germany Oct. 30, 71 days after the first flights from Afghanistan began arriving at the installation.All remaining evacuees departed on a commercial B767, marking the end of the operation here.
Oct. 13, 2021 Ramstein resumes outbound flights to US after three-week pause Flights transporting Afghan evacuees to the United States from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, resumed Oct. 9, 2021.
Sept. 30, 2021 Red Cross thanks OAW, COVID-19 volunteers American Red Cross and U.S. military leadership thanked volunteers for donating their time and efforts in response to Operation Allies Welcome and COVID-19 during a volunteer recognition ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 28, 2021.
Sept. 29, 2021 Ramstein, ROB administer COVID-19 vaccines to evacuees Approximately 3,600 doses of the Janssen COVID-19 vaccine were administered to Afghan evacuees at Ramstein Air Base and Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany, Sept. 26, 2021.
Sept. 27, 2021 In-flight medical care key enabler to Afghan evacuation mission It’s not surprising the emergent, humanitarian nature of the Non-combatant Evacuation Operation out of Afghanistan created a need for medical care outside routine Aeromedical Evacuation missions.
Sept. 22, 2021 Ramstein, ROB medical professionals administer MMR vaccines Medical professionals assigned to Ramstein Air Base and Rhine Ordnance Barracks, Germany, began mass administering mumps, measles and rubella, and chickenpox vaccines to Afghan evacuees awaiting onward travel.
Sept. 22, 2021 KMC rallies to support OAR During Operation Allies Refuge, a yard boss’ responsibility is to assign Airmen and augmentees working within an evacuee pod at Ramstein Air Base, Germany with a duty.
Sept. 22, 2021 Outreach program aims to bring taste of home to Afghans In an attempt to provide a taste of home, personnel assigned to the 86th Force Support Squadron and the 786th Force Support Squadron met with evacuees to gain a better understanding of traditional Afghan meal preparation. They learned how to prepare and cook palatable and culturally appealing meals
Sept. 22, 2021 Donations redirected to other bases Donations which poured in to support the Afghan evacuation efforts at Ramstein Air Base continue to benefit evacuees outside the installation.