Video by Kevin Miller | Department of War | 06.23.2022
Retired Air Force Col. Gail S. Halvorsen, also known as the “Candy Bomber,” is being remembered and celebrated for a life and career that centered on helping others. Halvorsen earned his nickname by dropping candy from his aircraft to German children during the Berlin airlift in 1948-1949. He became a legendary figure whose impact is still felt today....
Video by Staff Sgt. Christopher Dyer | 4th Combat Camera Squadron | 04.25.2019
Participants in the Port Dawg Challenge compete in the Halvorsen 25K Loader Obstacle Course April 25, 2019, at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia. The Port Dawg Challenge is Air Force Reserve Command's premier aerial port competition created to promote professionalism, demonstrate global mission capabilities and help identify best practices to improve wartime readiness. The Halvorsen 25K Loader......
Video by Staff Sgt. John Archiquette | Regional Media Center AFN Europe | 11.22.2016
In 1948, the Soviet Union cut off Berlin from Western Europe, hoping to starve the citizens and force them to give up their freedom. The British and American pilots of Operation Vittles gave them hope. SSgt John Archiquette takes us to Frankfurt, Germany, where one pilot returns to the nation that gave him his nickname: the Candy Bomber. (Social Media Version)...
Video by Staff Sgt. John Archiquette | Regional Media Center AFN Europe | 11.22.2016
In 1948, the Soviet Union cut off Berlin from Western Europe, hoping to starve the citizens and force them to give up their freedom. The British and American pilots of Operation Vittles gave them hope. SSgt John Archiquette takes us to Frankfurt, Germany, where one pilot returns to the nation that gave him his nickname: the Candy Bomber. (TV Version)...
Video by Airman 1st Class Armando Aparicio | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 07.26.2011
B-roll of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Team Alaska in the 25K Halvorsen Driving Event. The Air Mobility Rodeo is at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. The Rodeo runs through to 29 July 2011....
