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A C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron sits on the flight line at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2020. Members of the 37th AS participated in Exercise Falcon Leap 2020, an annual parachute exercise held at Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak)

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U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Kellan Hyacinthe, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, sets up a static line anchor cable on a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2020. Static line jumps allow airborne military units to drop into battle via parachutes. The 37th AS recently participated in Falcon Leap 2020, an annual parachute exercise held in the Netherlands. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak)

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Pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron prepare to land at Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2020. The 37th AS provided airlift capabilities to European military airborne troops during Exercise Falcon Leap 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak)

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Belgian, Dutch and German airborne military members board a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, at Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2020. Exercise Falcon Leap 2020 takes inspiration from Operation Market Garden, an Allied World War II airborne mission. Operation Market Garden’s intent was to capture three major bridges to reach Germany’s industrial heartland. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak)

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The official patch for Exercise Falcon Leap 2020 is shown on the shoulder of U.S. Air Force Maj. Erik Svendsen, 37th Airlift Squadron instructor pilot, at Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2020. Members of the 37th AS participated in the exercise with military members from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands and the West Virginia Air National Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak)

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U.S. Army jumpmasters support Belgian, Dutch and German airborne military members while they perform a static line airdrop over the Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2020. The airborne members jumped from 1,000-1,300 feet high, into the same drop zones as those involved in Operation Market Garden, 76 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak)

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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bruno Ruiz Camacho, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, pulls static lines after a personnel drop over the Netherlands, Sept. 18, 2020. Exercises like Falcon Leap 2020 allow better interoperability among other U.S. branches and international mission partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak)

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Falcon Leap 2020: 37th AS participates in international exercise

Published Sept. 23, 2020
By Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak
86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany --

On September 18, 2020, members of the 37th AS participated in Exercise Falcon Leap 2020, an annual parachute exercise held at Eindhoven Air Base, Netherlands. The 37th AS provided airlift capabilities to Belgian, Dutch and German airborne military members. Exercise Falcon Leap 2020 takes inspiration from Operation Market Garden, an Allied World War II airborne mission. Operation Market Garden’s intent was to capture three major bridges to reach Germany’s industrial heartland. Exercises like Falcon Leap 2020 allow better interoperability among other U.S.

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