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Khobar Towers: ceremony honors survivors, fallen

U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. William G. Holt II, Air University vice commander, gives closing remarks after the Khobar Towers survivors’ monument dedication ceremony at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, June 24, 2022. Holt thanked the friends, family and guests who attended the ceremony and recognized the servicemembers who lost their lives during the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing while honoring the survivors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Coates)
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Khobar Towers: ceremony honors survivors, fallen

Attendees of the Khobar Towers survivors’ monument dedication ceremony, unveil a Khobar Towers monument at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, June 24, 2022. The monument was made to honor those who survived the attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Coates)
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Khobar Towers: ceremony honors survivors, fallen

Members assigned to the 71st Rescue Squadron and 23rd Wing leadership show support during the Khobar Towers survivors’ monument dedication ceremony at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, June 24, 2022. Five members from the 71st RQS lost their lives 26 years ago during the bombing of Khobar Towers on June 25, 1996, in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Coates)
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Khobar Towers: ceremony honors survivors, fallen

Members attending the Khobar Towers survivors’ monument dedication ceremony, render a salute during the playing of the national anthem at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, June 24, 2022. On June 25, 1996, 19 lives were lost and hundreds were injured in a terrorist attack on the Khobar Towers housing complex in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Coates)
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Khobar Towers: ceremony honors survivors, fallen

Family members of Airman 1st Class Justin Wood, deceased, take photos of a Khobar Towers monument at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, June 24, 2022. Wood’s life was taken during the bombing of Khobar Towers on June 25, 1996. Wood’s family attended the unveiling ceremony to show their support to those who survived. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Coates)
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Khobar Towers: ceremony honors survivors, fallen

Friends and family of personnel who served during the Khobar Towers attack June 25, 1996, stand in front of a Khobar Towers monument at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama, June 24, 2022. The monument was made to honor survivors of the attack. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Rachel Coates)
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Captain Christopher J.J. Adams receives Airman's Medal

Catherine Adams, mother of U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher J.J. Adams, holds his Airman’s Medal in front of an HC-130 Hercules at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 11, 2022. Adams posthumously received an Airman’s Medal for his heroic actions during the attack on the Khobar Towers housing complex at King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia the night of June 25, 1996. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Johns.)
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23rd Wing Commander escorts posthumous Airman's Medal recipients mother to ceremony

U.S. Air Force Col. Russ Cook, 23rd Wing commander, escorts Catherine Adams, mother of U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher J.J. Adams, to an Airman’s Medal ceremony at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 11, 2022. Members of the 71st Rescue Squadron lined the halls out of respect for the Adams’ loss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Johns.)
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Captain Christopher J.J. Adams posthumously receives Airman's Medal

U.S. Air Force Col. Rus Cook, 23rd Wing commander, presents an Airman’s Medal to Catherine Adams, mother of U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher J.J. Adams, during a ceremony at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, March 11, 2022. Adams’ family received his Airman’s Medal 26 years after his death. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Johns)
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Moody honors memory of Khobar Towers at 25th anniversary event

An honor guardsman performs taps symbolizing the death and remembrance of fallen Airmen at Patrick Space Force Base, Fl., June 25, 2021. This salute is traditional for military funerals and memorials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeckah Medeiros)
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Moody honors memory of Khobar Towers at 25th anniversary event

The firing party released a three-rifle volley salute in memory of the fallen Airmen at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, June 25, 2021. This salute is traditional for military funerals and memorials. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeckah Medeiros)
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Moody honors memory of Khobar Towers at 25th anniversary event

Two Airmen from the 45th Force Support Squadron honor guard salute during the wreath laying ceremony at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, June 25, 2021. Five of the 19 Airmen that died during the Khobar Towers bombing were from Patrick SFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeckah Medeiros)
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Moody honors memory of Khobar Towers at 25th anniversary event

A single flag is propped out of the top of an HC-130C static display at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, June 25, 2021. Gold Star family members visited Patrick SFB for the Khobar Towers 25th memorial ceremony. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeckah Medeiros)
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Moody honors memory of Khobar Towers at 25th anniversary event

A ceremonial flag with a single rose sits on a vacant chair during the Khobar Towers memorial ceremony at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, June 25, 2021. The vacant chair symbolizes the body of an Airman, the flag symbolizes the life an Airman lost and the rose symbolizes the memory of the Airman. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Rebeckah Medeiros)
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Khobar Towers: A Survivor's Vignette

A board displays the name tapes of all the Airmen who have retired as rescue pilots at the Heritage Room in the 71st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June 23, 2021. Lawrence Branch retired as a reserve HC-130J Combat King II pilot at then Patrick Air Force Base, Florida. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)
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Khobar Towers: A Survivor's Vignette

Larry Branch, 347th Operations Support Squadron HC-130J Combat King II contract instructor, poses for a photo on the flightline at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, June 23, 2021. Branch served in Operation Southern Watch when Khobar Towers, a U.S. military lodging complex in Dharan, Saudi Arabia, was bombed by a Saudi terrorist group. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)
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Khobar Towers: A Survivor's Vignette

The rescue simulator building at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia is dedicated to Airman 1st Class Justin R. Wood. Wood’s life was taken two weeks prior to his 21st birthday during the bombing of Khobar Towers. (U.S Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Briana Beavers)
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