Photos by Airman 1st Class Julianne Showalter
Pilots from the 86th Airlift Wing, 76th Airlift Squadron and 37th
Airlift Squadron attended a water survival refresher course March 23 at
Baumholder Garrison. The course, taught by Survival, Evasion,
Resistance and Escape specialists, instructed aircrews how recover from
a water egress. All aircrews must go through this refresher course
every 36 months.
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Angelika Lantz
21st TSC Public Affairs
It was all about role models when the 21st Theater Support Command
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Airman 1st Class Julianne Showalter
Ramstein Airmen participated in a Phase I Operational Readiness
Exercise March 19 to 23. Known as
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Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian
According to various Internet sources, during World War II the Army Air
Force was interested in a jet-powered flying wing with armored leading
edges. The Northrop XP-79
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Dr. Marshall Michel
86th Airlift Wing historian
The Air Force had learned from bitter experience in World War II that
strategic bombers needed fighter escorts. In 1947, however, with the
arrival of the huge, very long range B-36
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