Ramstein Airmen prepare critical infant formula shipments for US

U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load a pallet of infant formula onto a C-17 Globemaster lll aircraft assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2022. The infant formula arrived from Switzerland as part of the U.S. Government’s Operation Fly Formula to rapidly transport infant formula to the United States due to critical shortages there. Under Operation Fly Formula, the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services are authorized to request Department of Defense support to pick up overseas infant formula that meets U.S. health and safety standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)
A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii carries pallets of infant formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2022. Hundreds of boxes of infant formula arrived from Switzerland and were unloaded, palletized and loaded on a C-17 for transport during Operation Fly Formula, an operation to quickly import infant formula to the United States that meets U.S. health and safety standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Wongwai)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Austin Simmons, loadmaster assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, helps transport pallets of infant formula onto a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft during Operation Fly Formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2022. The President of the United States launched Operation Fly Formula to speed up the import of infant formula from Europe to the United States due to critical shortages there. The formula will be transported to Plainfield, Indiana via a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III coordinated by U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Wongwai)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load a pallet of infant formula onto a C-17 Globemaster lll aircraft assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2022. The infant formula arrived from Switzerland as part of the U.S. Government’s Operation Fly Formula to rapidly transport infant formula to the United States due to critical shortages there. Under Operation Fly Formula, the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services are authorized to request Department of Defense support to pick up overseas infant formula that meets U.S. health and safety standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ryan Hettenbaugh, 721st Aerial Port Squadron ramp services supervisor, drives a Tunner aircraft loader with pallets of infant formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2022. The President of the United States launched Operation Fly Formula to speed up the import of infant formula from Europe to the United States due to critical shortages there. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jacob Wongwai)
Senior Airman Jolan Besse, 721st Aerial Port Squadron loadmaster, assists Airmen as they load infant formula onto a C-17 Globemaster lll aircraft assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 22, 2022. The infant formula arrived from Switzerland as part of the U.S. Government’s Operation Fly Formula to rapidly transport infant formula to the United States due to critical shortages there. Under Operation Fly Formula, the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services are authorized to request Department of Defense support to pick up overseas infant formula that meets U.S. health and safety standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Security Force Squadron escort a semi-truck carrying infant formula during Operation Fly Formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 21, 2022. The infant formula arrived from Switzerland as part of the U.S. Government’s Operation Fly Formula to rapidly transport infant formula to the United States due to critical shortages there. Under Operation Fly Formula, the USDA and the Department of Health and Human Services are authorized to request Department of Defense support to pick up overseas infant formula that meets U.S. health and safety standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Arterius Cochran, 721st Aerial Port Squadron Cargo Specialist, unloads a semi-truck full of infant formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 21, 2022. Approximately 132 pallets of infant formula will be transported to the United States using U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft departing from Ramstein Air Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens)
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Arterius Cochran, 721st Aerial Port Squadron cargo specialist, unloads infant formula from a semi-truck at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 21, 2022. Hundreds of boxes of infant formula arrived from Switzerland and were unloaded and palletized for transport during Operation Fly Formula, an operation to quickly import infant formula to the United States that meets U.S. health and safety standards. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron place plastic over a pallet of infant formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 21, 2022. During Operation Fly Formula, Airmen prepared pallets for the initial flights to the United States using U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft coordinated by U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens)
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 721st Aerial Port Squadron build pallets of infant formula during Operation Fly Formula at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 21, 2022. The President of the United States launched Operation Fly Formula to speed up the import of infant formula from Europe to the United States due to critical shortages there. The formula will be transported to Plainfield, Indiana via a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III coordinated by U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alexcia Givens)