Year in Review: September

Photo by Senior Airman Damon KasbergParatroopers jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron Sept. 20, 2014, over Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Paratroopers from eight nations came to the Netherlands to re-enact the jumps made during Operation Market Garden 70 years ago. The commemoration was held to honor those who died to liberate the Netherlands.
Photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
Paratroopers jump out of a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron Sept. 20, 2014, over Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Paratroopers from eight nations came to the Netherlands to re-enact the jumps made during Operation Market Garden 70 years ago. The commemoration was held to honor those who died to liberate the Netherlands.

 

Photo by Senior Airman Damon KasbergU.S. Army Sgt. David H. Pa’aluhi, paratrooper from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, rigs a Bulgarian soldier’s parachute during Steadfast Javelin II Sept. 2, 2014, on Ramstein.
Photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
U.S. Army Sgt. David H. Pa’aluhi, paratrooper from the 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, rigs a Bulgarian soldier’s parachute during Steadfast Javelin II Sept. 2, 2014, on Ramstein.

 

Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael StuartAirman 1st Class Kyle McCarty, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance journeyman assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, sings during a Tops in Blue performance Sept. 13, 2014, at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center on Ramstein.
Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael Stuart
Airman 1st Class Kyle McCarty, 15th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance journeyman assigned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, sings during a Tops in Blue performance Sept. 13, 2014, at the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center on Ramstein.

 

Photo by Senior Airman Damon KasbergU.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Luis R. Rodriguez, 82nd Airborne Division U.S. Army Advance Airborne School senior instructor, leads paratroopers to their aircraft Sept. 20, 2014, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, during a re-enactment of the jumps made during Operation Market Garden.
Photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Luis R. Rodriguez, 82nd Airborne Division U.S. Army Advance Airborne School senior instructor, leads paratroopers to their aircraft Sept. 20, 2014, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, during a re-enactment of the jumps made during Operation Market Garden.

 

Photo by Senior Airman Damon KasbergMembers of Team Ramstein render a salute during a 9/11 ceremony Sept. 11, 2014, at Fire Station One on Ramstein. The ceremony was held to honor the first responders who lost their lives at the World Trade Center 13 years ago.
Photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
Members of Team Ramstein render a salute during a 9/11 ceremony Sept. 11, 2014, at Fire Station One on Ramstein. The ceremony was held to honor the first responders who lost their lives at the World Trade Center 13 years ago.

 

Photo by Senior Airman Damon KasbergThen U.S. Army PFC Mario Patruno, 101st Airborne Division, 506th Company F paratrooper, gazes at a C-47 Skytrain Sept. 20, 2014, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Patruno participated in both D-Day and Operation Market Garden 70 years ago.
Photo by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
Then U.S. Army PFC Mario Patruno, 101st Airborne Division, 506th Company F paratrooper, gazes at a C-47 Skytrain Sept. 20, 2014, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands. Patruno participated in both D-Day and Operation Market Garden 70 years ago.