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Ramstein transports USAID medical aid to Beirut

Photos by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
August 13, 2020
A C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron sits on the flight line as Airmen prepare it to receive cargo at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 11. The 37th AS transported emergency medical kits on behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development to Beirut that will support up to 60,000 people for three months following the deadly explosion there on Aug. 4. These kits are designed to enable local hospitals to address the critical medical needs of the victims of the explosion as well as COVID-19 patients.
U.S. Air Force Capts. Sarah Miller and Thomas Arnett, 37th Airlift Squadron pilots, perform a preflight check at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 11. Ramstein Airmen transported medical kits provided by the U.S. Agency for International Development to Lebanon to treat victims of a recent explosion as well as COVID-19 patients.
U.S. Air Force Capt. Thomas Arnett, 37th Airlift Squadron pilot, gives a preflight brief at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 11. Ramstein supported the U.S. Agency of International Development by transporting medical kits to Lebanon to help with the medical needs of victims of a recent explosion as well as COVID-19 patients.
Members of the 721st Aerial Port Squadron load a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 11. Airmen assigned to Air Mobility Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa routinely work together at Ramstein AB to prepare and load cargo for transport. The cargo included medical kits from the U.S. Agency for International Development, which requested the unique capabilities of the U.S. Department of Defense to transport the relief supplies to Lebanon.
U.S. Airmen assigned to Ramstein Air Base prepare pallets with U.S. Agency for International Development supplies at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 10. Airmen assigned to Air Mobility Command and U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa routinely work together to prepare and load cargo for transport. The Airmen are transporting medical supplies for patient care after a deadly explosion in Beirut, Lebanon.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Clayton Merritt, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, directs a cargo loader at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 11. On behalf of the U.S. Agency for International Development, Ramstein Airmen transported emergency medical kits to Beirut, Lebanon, that will support up to 60,000 people for three months to treat victims of a recent explosion as well as COVID-19 patients.
Medical supply kits sit inside a C-130J Super Hercules at Ramstein Air Base, Aug. 11, while Airmen prepare the aircraft for departure. The medical supplies will be provided to the American University of Beirut and Lebanese American University, both longstanding U.S. Agency for International Development partners whose hospitals are treating victims of a recent explosion as well as COVID-19 patients. The medical supplies include medicines, bandages, gauze, examination gloves, thermometers and syringes.
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