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Dressed in flight suits and crammed into a cockpit the size of a clown car, two C-21A Learjet pilots soar through the sky transporting a soldier wounded in battle.

The veterans made it home safely, but their children stayed behind in the U.S. Forces Kindergraves. The children had no chance at life, and most perished before their first birthday. The Kindergraves became the final resting place for 451 American children of service men and women serving in Europe during the buildup of the Cold War.

Designed to expand the use of renewable energy in Germany, the Erneuerbare Energien Gesetz was established, providing financial benefits for renewable energy providers whose cost to produce energy is higher than traditional sources such as nuclear, coal and gas.

In the early morning, silence fills the rooms of Bldg. 2224. Machines lay still, and tools are neatly placed where they belong. The calm is quickly broken as members of the 86th Maintenance Squadron enter the metals shop and begin their workday.

The 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron performs maintenance on the largest fleet of vehicles in the Air Force, with more than 2,000 vehicles in their care.

Though the weather outside is warming up, the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron is always ready for winter.