Falcon Leap 2020: 37th AS participates in international exercise

Photo By Tech. Sgt. Kirby Turbak | 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)  

EINDHOVEN AIR BASE, NETHERLANDS

09.23.2020

Story by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak 

86th Airlift Wing

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. branches and international mission partners.

• Date Taken: 09.23.2020
• Date Posted: 09.23.2020 07:12
• Story ID: 378438
• Location: EINDHOVEN AIR BASE, NL