Gen. Mike Minihan, Air Mobility Command commander, speaks to guests in Provo, Utah, May 20, 2022, before a ceremony to rename a C-17 Globemaster III to “Spirit of the Candy Bomber.” The ceremony was part of a two-day celebration honoring the life of the legendary World War II pilot Col. Gail Halverson, best known as the “Berlin Candy Bomber” or “Uncle Wiggly Wings” for dropping candy to German children during the Berlin Airlift from 1948-49.

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