Today, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Mark A. Milley saw firsthand the work military, NGO & German partners at #Ramstein Air Base are doing to care for & transport evacuees from #Afghanistan as part of #OperationAlliesRefuge @thejointstaff #AfgEvac @DeptofDefense
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- U.S. service members and Allies are working tirelessly to safely evacuate individuals from Kabul. Ramstein Airmen have been preparing around-the-clock to provide support, such as temporary lodging, as the base receives aircraft carrying evacuees in the coming days.
- Countries around the world have been stepping up to meet Ukraine’s urgent needs. Today’s historic meeting at Ramstein reaffirmed the unprecedented alignment of U.S. Allies and partners in support of a common cause. 🤝.@SecDef: We held an important session today on long-term support for Ukraine’s defenses including what that will take from our defense industrial bases.
00:00 - A 3-day-old baby born to evacuee parents at @LRMC_Landstuhl, receives phototherapy for jaundice at #Ramstein AB Hangar 5 prior to boarding a flight. @USAirForce MSgt Kyle Brooks, a Religious Affairs Airman with the @AlabamaNG, shields her eyes from the sun. #OperationAlliesRefuge
- Ukrainian MoD Oleksii Reznikov gives opening remarks at the Ukraine Defense Consultative Group at Ramstein today. Ministers of defense and key leaders from 40+ countries gathered to discuss the ongoing crisis in #Ukraine and various issues facing U.S. Allies and partners.
- Satellite imagery shows the before & after at #Ramstein Air Base where the @DeptofDefense, @StateDept, NGOs & partners have constructed a temporary #Humanitarian city to house and care for evacuees from #Afghanistan who are transiting through Germany. #OperationAlliesRefuge
- #Airmen have provided compassionate care to Afghan children since the first #OperationAlliesRefuge flight arrived at @RamsteinAirBase 12 days ago. Medical teams here and at @LRMC_Landstuhl have welcomed 12 children born to evacuees. #AfghanEvac @USArmy @MilitaryHealth
- Yesterday, the medical professionals at #Ramstein Air Base and Rhine Ordnance Barracks completed MMR and Varicella vaccinations for evacuees from #Afghanistan. In less than 72 hours, nearly 9000 people safely received both vaccines. A tremendous effort to keep people healthy.
- Goliath, a certified emotional support dog, has been walking the flight line at #Ramstein with his owner SSgt Barbara Cordero, 86th Medical Group surgical technician, and making friends with Airman, Soldiers & volunteers who are working nonstop to support #OperationAlliesRefuge
- So far... ▪️135+ aircraft arrivals ▪️~16,800 evacuees currently on Ramstein and ROB awaiting travel ▪️16,200+ evacuees have departed Ramstein for the USA 🇺🇸 or another safe location We are the #GlobalGateway! #OperationAlliesRefuge
- Airmen, Soldiers, partners & volunteers at #Ramstein w #OperationAlliesRefuge prepared beds for the arrival of young evacuees from Afghanistan – ensuring they are safe, comfortable & well-cared for until they begin their onward journeys. @usairforce @StateDept @USArmy #AfgahnEvac
- No airfield? No Problem. The 435th CRG enhances their ability to build expeditionary airfields on demand during exercise Agile Wolf 21-01. #ReadyAF 📸 Photos by SrA Milton Hamilton @HQUSAFEAFAF
- A young evacuee from #Afghanistan receives the MMR and Varicella vaccines at #Ramstein as part of an effort to vaccinate evacuees prior to travel to onward locations. Over two days medical teams at Ramstein and Rhine Ordnance Barracks have vaccinated more than 7300 evacuees.
- Our daily #OperationAlliesRefuge update from our @StateDept colleagues: To date, @RamsteinAirBase has facilitated ~73 aircraft departures carrying ~20,932 evacuees en-route to the #USA or other safe destinations. (As of Sep 6, 2021, 10 a.m.)






















