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Colonel (COL) Ronnie Peoples, commander, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing, salutes the raising of the US flag during the dedication of the Luftbrucke Memorial. The monument, a symbolic western bridge, is a replica of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Berlin's Tempelhof Central Airport and is dedicated to the men who died during the 1948-1949 Berlin airlift

Distinguished guests attend the dedication ceremony for the Berlin Airlift Memorial. They are from left to right: General John Vessey (GEN), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of STAFF; Mayor Lummer, Senator for Internal Affairs Berlin; GEN Richard Lawson, Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command; GEN Glenn Otis, Commander U.S. Army Europe; Misnisterialdirgent Christoph Hinz, Federal Ministry of Transportation; Major General Robert Patterson (MGEN), Commander 322nd Airlift Division; Major General Marquitan, Commander Air Transport Command, German Air Force; Colonel Ronnie Peoples, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing Vice Commander

A US Air Force honor guard stands at attention during the dedication of the Luftbrucke Memorial. The monument, a symbolic western bridge, is a replica of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Berlin's Tempelhof Central Airport and is dedicated to the men who died during the 1948-1949 Berlin airlift

General (GEN) Charles L. Donnelly Jr., commander in chief, United States Air Force Europe, speaks during the dedication of the Luftbrucke Memorial. The monument, a symbolic western bridge, is a replica of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Berlin's Tempelhof Central Airport and is dedicated to the men who died during the 1948-1949 Berlin airlift

Members of the honor guard position wreaths at the Luftbrucke Memorial during its dedication ceremony. The monument, a symbolic western bridge, is a replica of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Berlin's Tempelhof Central Airport and is dedicated to the men who died during the 1948-1949 Berlin airlift

Berlin Mayor and Senator for Internal Affairs Heinrich Lummer speaks during the dedication of the Luftbrucke Memorial. The monument, a symbolic western bridge, is a replica of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Berlin's Tempelhof Central Airport and is dedicated to the men who died during the 1948-1949 Berlin airlift

Wreaths that were placed at the base of the Luftbrucke Memorial during its dedication ceremony. The monument, a symbolic western bridge, is a replica of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Berlin's Tempelhof Central Airport and is dedicated to the men who died during the 1948-1949 Berlin airlift

The Berlin Brigade Drill Team practices its routine as people gather for the dedication of the Luftbrucke Memorial. The monument, a symbolic western bridge, is a replica of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Berlin's Tempelhof Central Airport and is dedicated to the men who died during the 1948-1949 Berlin airlift

The Rhein-Main Community Choir practices for the dedication of the Luftbrucke Memorial. The monument, a symbolic western bridge, is a replica of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Berlin's Tempelhof Central Airport and is dedicated to the men who died during the 1948-1949 Berlin airlift

Attending the dedication ceremony for the Luftbrucke Memorial are, left to right: Colonel (COL) Ronnie Peoples, commander, 435th Tactical Airlift Wing; General (GEN) Charles L. Donnelly Jr., commander in chief, US Air Force Europe; Ronald Lauder, deputy assistant secretary of defense for NATO and European affairs; and Colonel Lafitte of France. The monument, a symbolic western bridge, is a replica of the Berlin Airlift Memorial at Berlin`s Tempelhof Central Airport and is dedicated to the men who died during the 1948-1949 Berlin airlift

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Base: Rhein-Main Air Base

Country: West Germany (FRG)

Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Fernando Serna

Release Status: Released to Public

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AIRMAN First Class (A1C) Lewis Noriega, USAF, 437th Aircraft Generation Squadron (AGS), Charleston AFB, South Carolina, services the liquid oxygen (LOX) system on a C-17A Globemaster III, on the flightline at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

Capt. Michael Plash, 815th Airlift Squadron pilot,

An aerial view of a portion of the base, showing the main runway and hangar area. The 20th Tactical Fighter Wing, U.S. Air Force Europe (USAFE), and the 42nd Electronic Combat Squadron, USAFE, are based at Upper Heyford

An air-to-air left side view of a Utah Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft over the northern part of the English Channel

US Air Force (USAF) SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Ronnie Lock, a Security Police (SP) assigned to the 310th Space Group (SG), aims his 5.56mm M16A1 rifle with a 40mm M203 grenade launcher equipped with Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System (MILES) gear from the kneeling position during the Security Forces Tactics competition conducted at Vandenberg Air Force Base (AFB) California (CA), during Exercise GUARDIAN CHALLENGE 2002. Guardian Challenge, a four-day space and missile competition, is hosted annually at Vandenberg AFB, CA to test the wartime readiness of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) professionals

A German armament team loads ammunition into a 20 mm anti-aircraft gun during a practice drill

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Members of the 626th Aerial Port Squadron (APS), push a pallet of cargo into a C-141 Starlifter for deployment. US Army soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division and Ukrainian Army soldiers from the 24th Motorized Rifle Division will participate in the humanitarian and peacekeeping exercise in the training area near L'viv, Ukraine

Cargo aboard a U.S. Air Force C-130J Hercules from

MSGT Jim Wines films a 374th Tactical Airlift Wing paratroop drop

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