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Ending the war before Christmas was the plan in mind when American, British and Polish troops boarded aircraft and flew across the English Channel into the Netherlands to conduct Operation Market Garden on Sept. 17, 1944.

The 86th Airlift Wing Wing Staff Agencies consist of several base units organized directly under the wing.

The 86th Mission Support Group is one of the largest MSGs in the Air Force and is larger than some wings with approximately 3,600 members serving more than 50,000 Americans — the largest concentration of Americans outside the continental U.S.

As one of only two logistics readiness groups in the Air Force, the 86th Logistics Readiness Group houses the largest transportation, supply, logistics plans and war reserve materiel accounts in U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa.

Deep in the woods of the Grafenwöhr Training Area, an Army medic runs smack into simulated enemy fire.

For more than 50 years, American Forces Network has been a bridge between America and Germany, bringing entertainment and news to the service members and families in the KMC.

Breathing is one of the most basic, involuntary and often overlooked human actions. At higher altitudes, breathing can quickly become one of the most conscious thoughts as it becomes harder to do.