On the flight from Qatar to the US base in Ramstein, Palatinate, a pregnant woman suddenly went into labor. After landing, the woman in the hold gave birth to a girl.
Washington / Ramstein – The Afghan baby, who was born on board a US transport aircraft, was named after the aircraft by the parents, according to military sources.
The girl, who was born on the German US base in Ramstein, was now called “Reach” after the call sign of the machine, explained the commander of the US armed forces in Europe, General Tod Wolters. The US Air Force’s Boeing C-17 transport aircraft often use the callsign “Reach” followed by a combination of numbers.
“As you can well imagine, as an Air Force pilot, my dream is to see the young kid named Reach grow up as a US citizen and (later) fly US Air Force combat aircraft for the Air Force,” said Wolters. which was connected to the US Department of Defense via video. The military spoke to the parents, said Wolters. In addition, two more infants were born to evacuees in the nearby military hospital in Landstuhl, he said. The babies are fine.
Contractions started on the flight
The mother of the baby Reach went into labor and had health problems on the flight from the emirate of Qatar to Germany on Saturday. Her condition improved after the C-17 flew lower and the air pressure increased as a result, as the US transport command had explained on Sunday. The maneuver helped save her life. After landing, the woman in the hold gave birth to a girl with the help of soldiers.
For the Afghans, the air force base in Ramstein in the Palatinate is just a transit station. From there they are currently mostly flown to Dulles in Virginia near Washington, from where they are initially distributed to US military bases. According to Wolters, Ramstein, the world’s largest US air force base outside of home, can temporarily accommodate up to 12,000 Afghans. Together with other German locations, including Grafenwöhr and Spangdahlem, as well as a base each in Italy and Spain, 25,000 evacuees could currently be supplied. dpa
