Members of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing attend a commander’s call, Oct. 20, 2015. Wing leadership from across Europe came together to discuss their strategy to meet global mobility requirements. Addit More
Students in the Expeditionary Active Shooter Training class barricade a door during a simulated active shooter scenario Nov. 5, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The E.A.S.T. class is a requirement for deplo More
Lt. Col. Barb Marshall, 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight chief nurse, unloads a bag in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation sortie Nov. 10, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The flying c More
Airmen from the 721st Aerial Port Squadron listen to a memorial at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 20, 2016. The 721st APS hosted a variety of aerial porters from different units at Ramstein for the annual memo More
Brig. Gen. Jon T. Thomas, 86th Airlift Wing commander, speaks to cadets from the Civil Air Patrol June 20, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The cadets toured Ramstein from June 18 to 24, and visited squadro More
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Melvin Pollack speaks with members of Team Ramstein before the POW/MIA Recognition Day luncheon Sept. 16, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Pollack spent 2,068 days as a POW d More
Staff Sgt. Zachary Rodewig, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-5 Galaxy crew chief, operates a high-reach maintenance platform at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 24, 2017. Rodewig and other 721st AMXS mobil More
Staff Sgt. Kyle Brooks, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems technician, wipes down the area of a number four main fuel tank leak on the wing of a C-17 Globemaster III in Cologne, Germany, More
Staff Sgt. Jacquelyn Alvarez, 721st Aerial Port Squadron NCO in charge of the Unit Learning Center, helps a student flip rollers over inside a C-17 Globemaster III before loading cargo onto the aircraft on Rams More
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521st Air Mobility Operations Wing Airmen don gas masks during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear training session on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 16, 2018. The 721st Air Mobility Operations More
Judson Rackley, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa video operations center communications engineer, right, receives the Purple Heart from U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher Craige, USAFE-AFAFRICA ch More
Maj. Gen. Christopher J. Bence, commander of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, tours the facilities of the 8th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, March 4, 2018. The visit, p More
Building 2411, a new dormitory, shines in the sunlight on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 7, 2018. The building is expected to replace the older dorm 2413. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Joshua Magbanua)
A U.S. Airman assigned to the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron puts his hands up as fellow Airmen verify he is wearing all the correct liquid oxygen protective equipment as part of the maintenance relay duri More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Clark Dewhitt, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron propulsions journeyman, takes a photo of damage on a C-17 Globemaster III engine on Ramstein Air Base, Germany Oct. 31, 2018. The More
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Cody Ray, 24th Intelligence Squadron mission operations commander (right), speaks to members of the Ramstein Cadet Squadron during an open house tour Feb. 2, 2019, on Ramstein Air Base, G More
U.S. Air Force Col. George M. Buch Jr, 721st Air Mobility Operations Group commander, holds a guidon with U.S. Air Force Col. Bradley L. Spears, 521st Air Mobility Operations wing commander, during an Assumptio More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Gordy, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, carries cargo at works with Airmen at the passenger terminal during a 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing visit on Ramstein Air More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing decontaminate a Transport Isolation System on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, after the transport of a potentially infect More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing meet with medical professionals from the German air force at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 4, 2020. The medical professionals reached More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Yusef Gomez, 721st Mobility Support Squadron Air Mobility Control Center noncommissioned officer in charge of operations training, left, Senior Airman Colin Sullivan, 721st MSS AMCC se More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Landon Wilkerson, 721st Mobility Support Squadron Expeditionary Operations Support Flight supervisor, left, and Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Cissna, 721st MSS EOSF noncommissioned officer in c More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jesse McClay, 721st Mobility Support Squadron client systems technician, poses for a photo in his office at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 18, 2020. McClay is responsible for trouble More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Swan, 435th Construction and Training Squadron Silver Flag instructor, climbs a flight of stairs during a 9/11 memorial event on Ramstein Air Base, Sept 11, 2020. Due to COVID-19 More
U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 435th Construction and Training Squadron climb stairs during a 9/11 memorial event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 11, 2020. The annual event honors the 343 firefighters that More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Swan, 435th Construction and Training Squadron Silver Flag instructor, participates in a 9/11 memorial stair climb at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept.11, 2020. The 110 flights o More
A U.S. Air Force Airman marks a tally for the number of stair flights climbed during a 9/11 memorial event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 11, 2020. Volunteers climbed a total of 110 flights of stairs to h More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Emilio Solis, a 786th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team leader, prepares a robot to be used in a training exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 9, 2020. T More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Philpot, a 728th Air Mobility Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, works on a C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft engine during a 721st Air Mobility Squadron training at Ramstein Air More
Tech. Sgt. Shannon Webster, an air transportation craftsman and Navy technical adviser with the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing, secures equipment to a loader at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 2, 2012. We More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Frederick Martin, Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, answers questions during the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing commander’s call, Oct. 20, 2015. Additionally, they discussed More
Two students from the Expeditionary Active Shooter Training class, followed by their instructors, search a hallway as they make their way to an exit during an active shooter scenario Nov. 5, 2015, at Ramstein A More
Senior Airman Beverly Spencer, 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight technician, loads a bag onto a C-17 Globemaster III Nov. 10, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Spencer and a crew of medical pr More
The names of fallen aerial port Airmen are attached to a guidon at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 20, 2016. The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosted a memorial run as part of the annual transportation wee More
Cadets in the Civil Air Patrol board a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft during a tour June 21, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hosted this portion of the tour, allowin More
Airmen assigned to the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron work on a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 24, 2017. The Airmen replaced a panel underneath one of the wings of the aircraft. I More
Senior Airman Kody Hatch, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems technician, walks on top of C-17 Globemaster III to inspect a number four main fuel tank leak repair in Cologne, Germany, Feb. More
Students of the 721st Aerial Port Squadron’s Unit Learning Center prepare pallets of cargo to be loaded onto a C-17 Globemaster III during hands-on training for the class on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 21 More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Heather Sempsrott, 721st Aerial Port Squadron special handling technician, wears protective gear during a training day on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 16, 2018. The 721st Air Mo More
Judson Rackley, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa video operations center communications engineer, gives remarks after receiving the Purple Heart on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 27, 2018. Rackley More
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. George Nichols, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, gives remarks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 7, 2018. The building project for dormitory 24 More
Members of the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 721st Aerial Port Squadron watch as their leaders attempt to use safety wire to secure a bolt as part of the maintenance relay during the 721st Air Mobilit More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Richard Leseberg, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, noncommissioned officer in charge of in-transit munitions facility, loads a pallet of rations onto a truck on Ramstein Air Base, Germany O More
Members of the Ramstein Cadet Squadron listen to a briefing during the 24th Intelligence Squadron open house tour Feb. 2, 2019 on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. A 24th IS Eagle Vision 1 operator described her unit More
U.S. Air Force personnel salute during the arrival of U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Gordy, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, Air Force Expeditionary Center co More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Enock Koech, 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, watches the decontamination of a Transport Isolation System on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, after th More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Sean Smith, 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight aeromedical evacuation operations team officer in charge, points at aeromedical equipment during a facility tour with German air More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Colin Sullivan, 721st Mobility Support Squadron Air Mobility Control Center senior controller, speaks to another agency in support of air operations at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, J More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Cissna, 721st Mobility Support Squadron Expeditionary Operations Support Flight noncommissioned officer in charge, back, assists Tech. Sgt. Brian Sanchez, 721st MSS Aircrew F More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Peter Salas, 721st Mobility Support Squadron cyber operations noncommissioned officer in charge, powers up a monitor in a server room at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 20, 2020. Betw More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Emilio Solis, a 786th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal team leader, unrolls a cable at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 9, 2020. The EOD flight at Ramstein uses many More
Senior Airman Teyana Jackson, a 725th Air Mobility Squadron aerospace propulsion technician, connects a hose to a C- 5 Super Galaxy aircraft engine during a 721st Air Mobility Squadron training at Ramstein Air More
A student in the Expeditionary Active Shooter Training class checks on a fallen Airman during a simulated active shooter scenario Nov. 5, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The course is a requirement for dep More
Lt. Col. Barb Marshall, 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight chief nurse, carries a litter in preparation for an aeromedical evacuation sortie Nov. 10, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The flyin More
Ramstein Airmen take off on a memorial run at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 20, 2016. A variety of agencies from around base came together to remember the fallen Airmen of their career field during the annual More
Maj. Michael Livesay, Ramstein Civil Air Patrol squadron commander, tells CAP cadets about the engines in a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft during a tour June 21, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. CAP include More
Members of the Ramstein Air Base Honor Guard place service caps on a table reserved for past and present U.S. service members and civilians listed as prisoners of war and missing in action during the POW/MIA Re More
Tech. Sgt. Joey Whatley, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft propulsion technician, marshals a high-reach maintenance platform up to a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 24, 2017. More
Senior Airman Kody Hatch, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft fuel systems technician, inspects the pig putty applied to a number four main fuel tank leak on a C-17 Globemaster III in Cologne, Germany, More
Students of the 721st Aerial Port Squadron’s Unit Learning Center push a pallet of cargo onto a C-17 Globemaster III during hands-on training for the class on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 21, 2017. The thr More
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing Airmen stand in protective gear during a chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear training session on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 16, 2018. The 721st Air Mobility More
Judson Rackley, U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa video operations center communications engineer, right, poses for a picture with his wife, Audrea, after receiving the Purple Heart on Ramstein Air Ba More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr., 86th Airlift Wing commander, right, receives a plaque keys from Dave Nichols of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Ramstein Air More
U.S. Air Force 721st Air Mobility Operations Group airmen review maintenance records as part of the maintenance relay during the 721st AMOG safety down day on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 19, 2018. In addit More
A crew chief with the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron martials an U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III on Ramstein Air Base, Germany Oct. 31, 2018. The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing hosted a flight comm More
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander (left), speaks at the Ramstein Cadet Squadron change of command ceremony Feb. 25, 2019, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Members of the 86th A More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. John Gordy, U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center commander and Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, Air Force Expeditionary Center command chief, watch a virtual reality demonstration at t More
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jason McGhee, 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron biomedical equipment technician, left, and Senior Airman Antonio Candler, 313th EOSS medical logistics, decontaminate a More
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing meet with German Air Force aerospace medical professionals during a visit at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 4, 2020. The German air for More
Aircrew cell phone listings appear on a monitor in the 721st Mobility Support Squadron Air Mobility Control Center at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 24, 2020. AMCC Airmen are responsible for contacting aircre More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Landon Wilkerson, 721st Mobility Support Squadron Expeditionary Operations Support Flight supervisor, poses for a photo at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug 17, 2020. Wilkerson is one o More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Peter Salas, 721st Mobility Support Squadron cyber operations noncommissioned officer in charge, poses for a photo in a server room at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 20, 2020. Salas More
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jonathon McCauley, a 786th Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal technician, packs C-4 explosives into a container at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 9, 2020. EOD is res More
A C-5 Super Galaxy aircraft is placed on aircraft jacks during a 721st Air Mobility Squadron training at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 11, 2020. Airmen from Incirlik AB, Turkey, Rota AB, Spain, Spangdahlem A More
Tech. Sgt. Derek Matway, 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight technician, configures power for medical equipment Nov. 10, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Aeromedical evacuation Airmen can use a More
Airmen from the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing, 86th Airlift Wing and 435th Air Ground Operations Wing run in memory of fallen transportation Airmen at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, May 20, 2016. The 521st A More
Two Civil Air Patrol cadets sit in the flight deck of a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft during a tour June 21, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron hosted this portion of More
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Melvin Pollack speaks about his experience as a POW during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day luncheon Sept. 16, 2016, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Pollack spent 2,068 days a More
Staff Sgt. Keith Varden, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron C-17 Globemaster III crew chief, places a panel onto a C-17 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 24, 2017. The 721st AMXS inspects, repairs, and servi More
A C-17 Globemaster III is covered in snow in Cologne, Germany, Feb 11, 2017. A 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintenance recovery team was sent from Ramstein Air Base to fix a number four main fuel tank l More
Airman Garrett Johnson, 727th Air Mobility Squadron air transportation technician, marshals a 25k loader away from a C-17 Globemaster III after he and other Airmen loaded cargo onto the aircraft on Ramstein Air More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jeremy Bull, 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron flight nurse, demonstrates self-aid buddy care techniques on U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Peter Salas, 313th EOSS systems administr More
U.S. Air Force, Brig. Gen. Richard G. Moore Jr. gives remarks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 7, 2018. The building project for dorm 2411 took more than ten years to comple More
Members of the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron push a B-2 maintenance platform and work access stand as part of the maintenance relay during a 721st Air Mobility Operations Group safety down day on Ramstein More
U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol Lt. Col. Christopher Blank, Ramstein Cadet Squadron commander, assumes command from U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander during a chang More
Chief Master Sgt. Kristopher Berg, Air Force Expeditionary Center command chief, speaks with Airman Mark Oglesby, 721st Aerial Port Squadron ramp service specialist, during a 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing More
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Andrea Ford, 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron bio-environmental engineer, decontaminates a Transport Isolation System on a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airc More
U.S. Air Force Maj. Sean Smith, 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight aeromedical evacuation operations team officer in charge, gives a briefing to medical professionals from the German air force’s c More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Shauna McMahon, 721st Mobility Support Squadron Air Mobility Control Center noncommissioned officer in charge of systems, speaks to another agency in support of air operations at Rams More
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Cissna, 721st Mobility Support Squadron Expeditionary Operations Support Flight noncommissioned officer in charge, poses for a photo at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug 17, 202 More
A dummy artillery shell sits awaiting use for a training exercise at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 9, 2020. Many different kinds of inert and active explosives are used by 786th Civil Engineer Squadron explo More
A pendulum sways back and forth measuring aircraft balance during a 721st Air Mobility Squadron training at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 11, 2020. Airmen from Incirlik AB, Turkey, Rota AB, Spain, Spangdahle More
Tech. Sgt. Derek Matway, 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron technician, sets up medical equipment inside a C-17 Globemaster III, Nov. 10, 2015, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Matway and a crew o More
Civil Air Patrol cadets and cadre stand in the back of a C-17A Globemaster III aircraft during a tour June 21, 2106, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The cadets toured Ramstein from June 18 to 24, and visited squ More
Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col Melvin Pollack, center left, joins leaders from Team Ramstein as they lay a wreath in remembrance of the past and present service members listed as prisoners of war or missing in More