37th Airlift Squadron

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, sits on the ramp of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, May 30, 2019. More than 100 Team Ramstein me More

An eight-ship formation of U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules stages on the runway of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 6, 2019. The aircraft are assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 39th AS, 41st A More

A Douglas C-47 Dakota, nicknamed “That’s All Brother”, flies with a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, over Pointe-du-Hoc, France, June 8, 2 More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force commander, delivers a speech during a World War II commemoration June 4, 2015, in Picauville, France. Picauville hosted the memorial commemoration to hono More

World War II re-enactors make final preparation to drive their Sherman tank to a ceremony June 4, 2015, to commemorate the U.S. Army’s efforts to liberate Montebourg, France, after the D-Day landings. More tha More

Col. Brandon Hileman, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander and Chief Master Sgt. Phillip Easton, 86th AW command chief, listen to Ms. Selma Van de Perre, 92-year-old Holocaust survivor, as she shares her story of s More

A U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules assigned to the 96th Airlift Squadron, Minneapolis St. Paul Air Reserve Station, sits on the ramp of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 2, 2019. The 96th Airlift Squadron More

George Shenkle, World War II veteran and former U.S. Army Soldier with the Easy Company, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, watches as a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules from the 37t More

Polish air force members assigned to C-130/M-28 Transportation Squadron, Powidz Air Base, Poland, receive a mission brief from Capt. Jarrod Jones, a pilot from the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germ More

From left to right, Aleksander Lewandowski, Jan Matkowski, Mariusz Przybylski and Nowicki Dawid, students at the Zespol Sakol Technical Air School, receive a U.S. Air Force familiarization brief during communit More

U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Spears, commander of the Aviation Detachment 1, 52nd Operations Group, briefs nearly 100 students from the Zespol school district on the recent activation of the aviation detachment More

Bulgarian paratroopers fall to the ground after performing a static-line jump from a C-130J Super Hercules during a flying training deployment July 15, 2013, Plovdiv, Bulgaria. FTD Thracian Summer was a two-wee More

Paratroopers from the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne) board a C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron on Aviano Air Base, Italy, April 26, 2014. Airmen from the 37th AS flew from Rams More

A Douglas C-47 Skytrain, known as Whiskey 7, flies alongside a C-130J Super Hercules from the 37th Airlift Squadron over Germany, May 30, 2014. The C-47 came to Ramstein for a week to participate in base activi More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Ralph Colas, left, 37th Airlift Squadron, prepares a C-130J Super Hercules for a personnel drop at Powidz Air Base, Poland July 8, 2014. The crew prepared the aircraft for 55 U.S More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexis Effinger-Morris, 435th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron contingency airfield manager, places a visual airfield marking panel in preparation for land zone training held at Powidz Ai More

U.S. Army Sgt. David H. Pa’aluhi, a paratrooper from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, instructs Bulgarian soldiers on proper procedures when exiting an aircraft during Steadfa More

A U.S. Army troop assigned to Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment climbs onto a Strykers during Steadfast Javilen II, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 2, 2014. Steadfast Javelin II sustains interop More

C-130s from Ramstein and the Air National Guard wait on the Ramstein Air Base flightline, Germany, Sept. 3, 2014, to support the Steadfast Javelin II exercise. This NATO-led exercise involves more than 2,000 se More

Airmen from the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tow a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules into position for Steadfast Javelin II on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 3, 2014. This exercise prepares U More

U.S. Army Strykers assigned to the 2nd Cavalry Regiment prepare to load into C-17 Globemaster IIIs in support of Steadfast Javelin II on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 4, 2014. Steadfast Javelin II is a NATO More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team and paratroopers from the 3rd Royal Canadian Regiment prepare for a static line jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules from the 142nd Airlift More

Leaders assigned to 3rd Platoon, Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment discuss preparations to their troops and equipment before deploying in support of Exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Ramstein Air More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Chelsea Nibert, 86th Logistic Readiness Squadron aerial delivery specialist, drives a load of cargo onto a 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules before paratroopers with th More

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team load into a C-130J Super Hercules from the 146th Airlift Wing Sept. 7, 2014, on Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, during exercise Steadfast Javelin. Stea More

The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, 173rd Airborne Brigade, 2nd Cavalry Regiment and other allied forces conduct airfield seizure training at Lielvarde Airbase, Latvia, in support of Exercise Steadfast Javelin II More

Soldiers assigned to 173rd Airborne Brigade assist in air medical evacuation training with aeromedical evacuation team members during Exercise Steadfast Javelin II at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia, Sept. 8, 2014. More

An Airman from a 435th Security Forces Squadron fly-away security team prepares his gear on a C-130-J Super Hercules prior to a mission in support of the Ebola virus epidemic, Oct. 7, 2014, at Ramstein Air Base More

Maj. Mayra Zapata, 633rd Medical Operations Squadron, gets her temperature taken by Tech. Sgt. Saquadrea Crosby, 86th Aerospace Medicine Squadron public health NCOIC, as she deplanes a C-130J Super Hercules at More

Staff Sgt. Brantley Roberson, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron aerial delivery supervisor, waits as Airmen prepare a C-130J Super Hercules to take in cargo at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 20, 2015. Members More

Maj. Tucker McEwen, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, discusses the upcoming mission with his crew during exercise Volfa 15-1 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 21, 2015. McEwen and his crew participated in a low-l More

Airmen from the 86th Maintenance Group prepare to replace a propeller of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron during the Stolen Cerberus II flying training deployment in Elefsis, Greece More

Pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron fly alongside a Polish pilot during training above Powidz Air Base, Poland, April 10, 2015. Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, arrived to Powidz as part of an aircraft More

A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron is about to drop a container delivery system for the first time over Powidz Air Base, Poland, April 15, 2015. Supplies are loaded onto a the deliver More

U.S. and Polish C-130s fly in a five-ship formation above Powidz Air Base, Poland, April 15, 2015. Pilots from Ramstein Air Base, Germany and Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., came to Poland as part of an aviatio More

A C-130J Super Hercules is prepped for an airdrop training exercise over Kosovo May 27, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The airdrop was a joint-exercise between the 37th Airlift Squadron and the 5th Quarte More

Pilots from the 37th Airlift Squadron bring the capabilities of the C-130J Super Hercules to Saber Strike 15 June 10, 2015, at Riga International Airport, Latvia. Airmen from the 37th AS, Ramstein Air Base, Ger More

Paratroopers from multiple allied countries enter a C-130J Super Hercules during International Jump Week, July 7, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The five-day event was led by the 435th Contingency Respons More

Senior Airman Tristan Geray, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, poses for a photo in front of a C-130J Super Hercules July 18, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Loadmasters at the 37th AS work around the cloc More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Stephen Nelson, 435th Contingency Response Group air traffic controller, uses a kestrel to obtain wind speeds and direction during Aviation Detachment 16-1, Oct. 27, 2015, at Powidz A More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Bryce Johnson, C-130J Super Hercules pilot, writes down coordinates of anti-aircraft ‘threats’ as part of a training scenario during Aviation Detachment 16-1, Oct. 28, 2015 at Powidz, Polan More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Barry King II, 37th Airlift Squadron commander, greets U.S. Ambassador to Poland Paul W. Jones, during Jones’ visit to Powdiz Air Base, Poland, Oct. 29, 2015. Jones had the opportunity t More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob Konopka, 37th Airlift Squadron aviation resources management specialist, attempts to say a Polish tongue twister during a community outreach event at a Polish special needs More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brandon Ravenell, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares a low-cost low-altitude bundle during Aviation Detachment 16-1, Nov. 2, 2015, at Powidz Air Base, Poland. LCLA bundle More

Capt. Chris Scott, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, prepares for a flight Nov. 25, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Aircrew members spent more than seven hours to prepare and fly an air drop training mission ov More

Airmen, Soldiers, NATO members and Santa Claus listen to a brief before parachuting out of a C-130J Super Hercules for an International Jump Week toy drop event Dec. 7, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The More

Senior Airman Brandon Ravenell, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares a C-130J Super Hercules during Exercise Carpathian Spring May 9, 2016, at Otopeni Air Base, Romania. Carpathian Spring 2016 provides U. More

An Airman from the 86th Maintenance Squadron releases liquid oxygen from a C-130J Super Hercules before flight during Exercise Carpathian Spring May 10, 2016, at Otopeni Air Base, Romania. The U.S. and Romania, More

Airman 1st Class Brandon Durfee, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, looks out of a C-130J Super Hercules during Exercise Carpathian Spring May 13, 2016, over Romania. The 37th AS, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, beg More

A 37th Airlift Squadron crew, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, teaches a Romanian Air Force pilot how they go through routine checks before an airfield seizure flight during Exercise Carpathian Spring, May 18, 2016, More

U.S. Airmen from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, pose with Romanian Airmen and U.S. Army soldiers for a group photo during Exercise Carpathian Spring May 19, 2016, at Otopeni Air Base, Romania. The exercise allowed More

American and Italian soldiers perform final checks on their parachutes prior to entering a C-130J Super Hercules as part of this year’s annual Swift Response training exercise June 7, 2016, on Ramstein Air Base More

Brig. Gen. Jon T. Thomas, 86th Airlift Wing commander, greets Lt. Col. Derek Gallagher, 76th Airlift Squadron commander, before taking off for his final flight as the 86th AW commander July 19, 2016, at Ramstei More

Lt. Col. Barry A. King. II, 37th Airlift Squadron commander, left, shakes hands with Chief Master Sgt. Samuel Frederick, 37th AS superintendent, as he disembarks a C-130J Super Hercules on Ramstein Air Base, Ge More

A C-130J Super Hercules taxis into its parking spot after arriving for Exercise Stolen Cerberus IV at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, April 19, 2017. U.S. Air Force and Army service members will train alongside the H More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Freed, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, briefs the Hellenic air force and U.S. Army about the jump they will undergo during Exercise Stolen Cerberus IV at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules flies above the Greek coastline during Exercise Stolen Cerberus IV near Elefsis Air Base, Greece, April 21, 2017. During the exercise, the U.S. Air Force and Army have wor More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Matthew Gee, 37th Airlift Squadron aircraft loadmaster, prepares a C-130J Super Hercules for departure during Exercise Stolen Cerberus IV at Elefsis Air Base, Greece, April 19, 2017 More

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Cecil Johnson, a 37th Airlift Squadron load master gives an all clear for a Humvee to drive off a C-130J Super Hercules April 26, 2016, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey. The Humvees will More

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Operations Group salute while the German flag is lowered during a Memorial Retreat Ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 26, 2017. Memorial Day commemorates all More

Paratroopers from multiple NATO countries sit inside a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules during International Jump Week on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 10, 2017. Approximately 500 service members from mo More

A free-fall parachutist from the Netherlands participating in International Jump Week 2017 prepares to land near Bitburg, Germany, July 11, 2017. International Jump Week was created to increase the readiness of More

Loadmasters assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron take in the view of Italy from a C-130J Super Hercules during exercise Ares Shadow, Aug. 11. Ares Shadow is a 48th Fighter Wing-led personnel recovery exercise More

Families of U.S. Airmen with the 424th Air Base Squadron, and of U.S. Soldiers assigned to the 39th Signal Battalion, visit Santa's C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, on Chièvres Air Base, Dec. 21, 2017. Airmen wi More

From left to right, U.S. Army Sgt. Kwame Scaife, Chief Warrant Officer 2 David Minnis, and Staff Sgt. Michael Bethea, 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company jumpmasters, pose for a photo in Plovdiv, More

A U.S. Airman conducts a final gear check prior to jumping from a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, over Alzey Drop Zone, Germany, March 29, 2018. The check ensures all equipment is properly secured before More

U.S. Army jump master, Sgt. Katelyn Garret and Royal Moroccan Armed Forces paratroopers pull the static line and deployment bags back into a C-130J Super Hercules during Exercise African Lion 18, April 16, 2018 More

A Royal Moroccan Armed Forces paratrooper receives a U.S. Air Force 37th Airlift Squadron patch from a 37th AS loadmaster, during Exercise African Lion 18, April 16, 2018 at Rabat Airfield, Morocco. African Lio More

U.S. Army 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team airborne parachute riggers, put cardboard under a container delivery system load for balance support during Exercise African Lion 18, April 18, 2018 at Kenitra Air B More

Col. Maj. Nezar Jaafri, center, and Capt. Zohair Elqoubii, right, 1st Brigade Infantry Airborne loadmasters, speak with Exercise African Lion 18 U.S. Air Force command staff, April 18, 2018 at Kenitra Air Base, More

Royal Moroccan Armed Forces Sgt. Chief Salwa Elbhiri, a nurse and midwife, secures a harness during Exercise African Lion 2018, April 19, 2018, at Kenitra Air Base, Morocco. The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces serv More

U.S. Air Force loadmasters assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, and a C-130J Super Hercules crew chief assigned to the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron sit on the ramp of a C-130J as it taxis down the taxiw More

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class David Tan (left), and Staff Sgt. Dustin Dixon (right), both 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters, listen as Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Hernandez, a 37th AS instructor More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jayson Cruz Santiago (left) and Airman 1st Class David Tan, both 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters, inspect a rigging alternate method zodiac bundle as a Hellenic More

Two U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules fly in formation in front of a Hellenic Air Force C-130H Hercules during the final training flight for Stolen Cerberus V, over Megara Drop Zone, Greece, May 15, 2018. Co More

Loadmasters assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron stand in the back of a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 12, 2018. Aircraft loadmasters are responsible for properly loading, s More

Participants of Thracian Summer 2018 attend a safety briefing before beginning operations in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, July 12, 2018. More than 10 units worked together to ensure the exercise kicked off successfully t More

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster uses night vision goggles during a night flight over Bulgaria, July 15, 2018. During Thracian Summer 18, deployed members accomplished 2,173 training events, of which 347 were night More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Bryant Bailey, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, flies a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft over Romania with Lt. Col. Alex Miller, 37th AS director of operations, Aug. 21, 2018. Bailey and Miller f More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Laramie Combs, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency airfield manager looks through his binoculars as C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ra More

U.S. Air Force and Romanian air force personnel brief each other on daily objectives for exercise Carpathian Summer 2018 on Otopeni Air Base, Romania, Aug. 22, 2018. Carpathian Summer is a bilateral training ex More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christian Martin, 86th Operations Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Rescue, and Escape specialist, briefs 37th Airlift Squadron pilots on their SERE scenario in Bolovani, Romania, Au More

A U.S. Air Force loadmaster assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron prepares to cut the restraints of a container delivery system to airdrop it from a C-130J Super Hercules over Romania, Aug. 28, 2018. The night More

U.S. Soldiers from the 173rd Airborne Infantry Brigade Combat Team sit and wait to board a U.S. Air Force C-130H Hercules during Saber Junction 18 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 19, 2018. Saber Junction i More

Maj. Andrew Huddleston, 4th Air Support Operations Squadron air mobility liaison officer, watches airdrops during Saber Junction 18, Germany, Sept. 20, 2018. As an AMLO, Huddleston provided assistance to the U. More

A U.S. Army soldier scans the drop zone during Saber Junction 18 in Germany, Sept. 20, 2018. During the exercise, U.S. Air Force aircrafts provided support for personnel and equipment drops for the 173rd Airbor More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Taylor, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron flying crew chief, watches as a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft is refueled on Ramstein Air Base, Germany Oct. 31, 2018. Crew chiefs ensu More

37th Airlift Squadron loadmasters conduct a final review in a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, in the skies of Germany, Nov. 8, 2018. The loadmasters ensured that cargo loaded onto the aircraft was properl More

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, march to the location of their bare base site during exercise Contested Forge on Grost More

A paratrooper prepares to land after a static-line jump out of an 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, during Operation Toy Drop 2018 over Alzey Drop Zone, Germany, Dec. 12, 2018. The goal of the o More

U.S. and French air force aircrew members walk toward a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules on Orleans-Bricy Air Base, France, March 18, 2019. French airmen flew French air force C-130Js and dropped U.S. made More

Moroccan Lt. Archiche Alaedin, a Royal Moroccan Air Force pilot, observes two 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmasters rigging cargo before conducting aerial training during exercise African Lion More

A U.S. Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 480th Fighter Squadron undergoes post-flight checks as a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, taxis pas More

A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules takes off from Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 1, 2019. Three C-130Js took off in formation to support U.S. Army members participating in the commemoration event More

Local civilians watch as a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, taxis down the runway of Cherbourg-Maupertus Airport, France, June 2, 2019. Th More

Three C-130J Super Hercules, assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, taxi to the runway before taking off and participating in a formation practice flight near Cherbourg, France, Ju More

Department of Defense civilian Curtis Sneddon, 422nd Communications Squadron base equipment custodian officer in the Royal Air Force Croughton, England, smiles before a ceremony began to honor all airborne troo More

A silhouette of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules appears on the English Channel during a flight June 4, 2019. The 37th Airlift Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is the legacy squadron of the 37th Tr More

People gather in the village square of Sainte-Mère-Église, France, June 6, 2019, to celebrate freedom and honor all service members who fought for it on D-Day, 75 years ago. To commemorate the 75th anniversary More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, laughs with a French local as he tells a story following a ceremony held honoring the 358th Fighter Group in Coigny, France, June 8, 2019. More