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Children bringing hope

August 27, 2021
Evacuees color at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 21. Ramstein Air Base is providing safe, temporary lodging for evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge. This operation is facilitating the quick, safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other at-risk Afghans from Afghanistan. Evacuees will receive support, such as temporary lodging, food and water and access to medical care as well as religious care at Ramstein Air Base while preparing for onward movements to their final destinations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
Artwork by evacuees hangs on a wall at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 21. Ramstein Air Base is providing safe, temporary lodging for evacuees from Afghanistan as part of Operation Allies Refuge. This operation is facilitating the quick, safe evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants, and other at-risk Afghans from Afghanistan. Evacuees will receive support, such as temporary lodging, food and water and access to medical care as well as religious care at Ramstein Air Base while preparing for onward movements to their final destinations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
U.S. Air Force Airman Andrew Markos, 721st Aerial Port Squadron passenger service specialist, hands a toy to an evacuee at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 24. U.S. Airmen work non-stop delivering clothing, toys and water. Ramstein, a transit location for evacuees from Afghanistan, is providing temporary lodging, food, medical services and treatment while they await transportation to more permanent resettlement locations. Ramstein Air Base transformed into U.S. European Command’s primary evacuation hub supporting one of the largest, most complex humanitarian airlift operations in history. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Edgar Grimaldo)
A U.S. Air Force Airman plays the ukulele for children from Afghanistan during Operation Allies Refuge at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 24. Ramstein is providing safe, temporary lodging for evacuees. Many service members are also volunteering to raise morale for evacuees as they await transportation to more permanent resettlement locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lt. Col. William Powell)
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. William Karsten, member of the U.S. Army Europe and Africa Band and Chorus, speaks to an Afghan child during Operation Allies Refuge at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 22. The U.S. Army Europe Band & Chorus is stationed in Sembach Kaserne and is currently the Army’s premier musical ambassadors in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Caleb S. Kimmell)
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