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FEATURE STORIES
- Wiesbaden Celebrates Airlift Anniversary
 - Sixty years after the Berlin Airlift, thousands of Americans and Germans gathered in Wiesbaden, Germany, for two days to celebrate the airlift's anniversary. Read more.
- Berlin Airlift Veterans Return for Anniversary
 - It wasn't until 1998 that Berlin Airlift veteran Dub Southers thought about the importance of the 1948 effort that provided vital resources to the German city cut in half by Soviet rule. Read more.
- Child of Berlin Airlift Tells Her Story
 - A storybook came alive for German and American youth in Wiesbaden, Germany, when the tale's lead character appeared in person. Read more.
- Anniversary Evokes Memories of Berlin Airlift
 - People with personal experience of the major flashpoint between the the U.S. and the Soviet Union share their remembrances of the Berlin Airlift. Read more.
- Air Show Celebrates Berlin Airlift Anniversary
 - This year's Joint Service Open House commemorates the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift, which Air Force Secretary Michael Wynne said demonstrated to U.S. allies and enemies alike that the country would not be deterred from its commitments. Read more.
- Airlift Delivered Blow to Communism
 - Sixty years ago, the U.S. Air Force launched an operation that relieved some 2.5 million beleaguered West Berlin residents and stretched the Soviet Union’s Iron Curtain at its seams. Read more.
- Pilot Showed Affection Through Confection
 - While members of the Allied Air Forces delivered millions of tons of food, fuel and vital staples in the Berlin Airlift, one American pilot stood out as a favorite of the sweet-toothed children in the German capital. Read more.
PHOTO ESSAYS
- 2008 Joint Service Open House
 - This year's Joint Service Open House commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Berlin Airlift. The event showcased demonstrations by the Navy's Blue Angels, the Army's Golden Knights and the Air Force's F-22A Raptor. View essay.
- The Beginning
 - The Berlin Airlift began with 32 flights by U.S. Air Force C-47s delivering 80 tons of provisions to the Tempelhof Airport, on June 26, 1948. View essay.
- Supply Bases in Germany
 - Air bases in Rhein-Main, Wiesbaden, Celle and Fassberg served as the supply depot for food, coal and other items to be delivered, as well as home and repair shop for the C-47s and C-54s that flew daily roundtrips into West Berlin. View essay.
- The 'Candy Bomber'
 - One of the lasting memories of the Berlin Airlift is the image of Lt. Col. Gail S. Halvorsen dropping chocolate bars tied to tiny hankerchief-sized parachutes from his plane to the children of West Berlin as he flew supplies into Tempelhof Airport. View essay.
- Cartoons
 - The old saying "laughter is the best medicine" to relieve tensions was illustrated with the cartoons Jake Schuffert, published almost daily in "The Task Force Times," the airlift newsletter, capturing the daily humor and ironies in airbridge life. View essay.
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