Air Force Paints Liberation Stripes on C-130Js to Commemorate 80th D-Day Anniversary

U.S. Air Force airmen from the 86th Maintenance Squadron have painted liberation stripes and added decals to six C-130J Super Hercules aircraft stationed at Ramstein Air Base to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day in Normandy, France. The United States and its allies used the stripes and designations on June 6, 1944, for coordination between the ground and the air parties. According to Tech. Sgt. Garrett Magnie, maintenance officer for the 86th Maintenance Squadron, the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, now known as the 37th Airlift Squadron, was part of the Normandy liberation, AF .mil reported.