Story by Franklin Fisher | Fort Benning Public Affairs Office | 08.12.2019
FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning, birthplace of the Army’s Airborne, will observe National Airborne Day Aug. 16 with a series of parachute jumps, followed by a graduation ceremony of the nation’s newest paratroopers....
Story by Airman 1st Class Kristof Rixmann | 86th Airlift Wing | 06.09.2019
Sainte-Mère-Église, France -- The Joint Task Force Normandy conducted a commemorative airborne drop to honor the historic airborne operation conducted by Allied forces on June 6, 1944, just outside of Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 9, 2019....
Story by Airman 1st Class Kristof Rixmann | 86th Airlift Wing | 06.08.2019
COIGNY, France -- U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, spoke during a ceremony honoring the 75th anniversary of D-Day and the 358th Fighter Group in Coigny, France, June 8, 2019....
Story by Senior Airman Devin Rumbaugh | 86th Airlift Wing | 06.06.2019
The lineage of the 37th Airlift Squadron, 61st AS, 62nd AS, and 96th AS trace back to Troop Carrier Squadrons that were directly involved with the Invasion of Normandy on June 4, 1944. The four AS’ are part of the fleet of C-130s participating in the commemoration events being held for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day....
Story by Airman 1st Class Kristof Rixmann | 86th Airlift Wing | 06.04.2019
PICAUVILLE, FRANCE -- Ten United States Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa service members paid respects as they attended a ceremony held to commemorate all service members that served on D-Day, June 6, 1944, at the U.S. Air Force monument in Picauville, France, June 4....
Story by Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm | 97th Air Mobility Wing | 04.06.2019
The 54th Air Refueling Squadron hosted a heritage and squadron morale event to celebrate new and departing members, April 6, 2019, in Frederick, Okla....
Story by Maj. Wayne Capps | 315th Airlift Wing | 05.31.2018
On the evening June 5 and the early morning of June 6, 2018, Joint Base Charleston will conduct a real-time historical reenactment of the D-Day invasion, solely on social media. Starting at 7 p.m., both the 437th and 315th Airlift Wings will start Facebook and Twitter posts as if the D-Day invasion is happening in real-time, as it did 74 year ago, through the eyes of their predecessors, the......
Story by Todd Lopez | Defense Media Activity - Army Productions | 05.08.2015
Historic aircraft sweep over the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the Arsenal of Democracy Flyover to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the European theater victory in World War II, May 8, 2015....
