A US Air Force C-141 from the 438th Military Airlift Wing transports 39 passengers released from Trans World Airlines flight 847, which was hijacked on June 30 by two Shiite Muslims. At Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, Vice President George H.W. Bush greets the survivors upon their arrival from Damascus, Syria.
F-35As from the Vermont Air National Guard have deployed to Puerto Rico in recent days, continuing a major buildup of U.S. Air Force assets in Latin America aimed at combating drug trafficking and pressuring the regime of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro.
