435th AGOW reveals annual award winners

The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing displays their unit’s memorabilia during their 80th Anniversary celebration at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 4, 2023. In conjunction with the anniversary, the wing also announced their annual award winners.

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U.S. Air Force Col. Bryan T. Callahan, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing commander, places a written letter in a time capsule presented during the 435th AGOW’s 80th Anniversary celebration at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 4, 2023. Members throughout the wing were able to place letters, memorabilia and other items in the capsule that will be opened in 20 years to commemorate the wing’s 100th anniversary.

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U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jason Skaradzinski, 1st Communications Maintenance Squadron first sergeant, speaks to audience members during the wing’s annual awards and 80th Anniversary ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 4, 2023. Skaradzinski, along with several other personnel, planned the event to showcase the unit’s distinguished performance during the year.

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Proffers for the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing annual awards ceremony reveal awards that will be presented to each winner at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 4, 2023. The 435th AGOW is assigned to Third Air Force, U.S. Air Forces in Europe Command at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and is USAFE’s first wing solely dedicated to supporting battlefield Airmen.

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Members of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing participated in a silent toast for Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action during the wing’s annual award ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 4, 2023. The tradition of setting a separate table in honor of prisoners of war and missing comrades has been in place since the end of the Vietnam War.

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U.S. Air Force Col. Bryan T. Callahan, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing commander, provides opening remarks during the wing’s annual awards ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 4, 2023. The awards ceremony also doubled as the wing’s 80th Anniversary celebration.

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The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing celebrated their 80th Anniversary during their annual awards ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 4, 2023. To commemorate the occasion, 435th AGOW personnel created a time capsule to be opened during their 100th anniversary in 2043.

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Members of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing celebrated their annual award winners and commemorated the wing’s 80th Anniversary during a ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 4, 2023. Each nominee received a medallion prior to the announcement of the winners to highlight their distinguished contributions to the 435th AGOW mission.

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Members of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing celebrated their 80th Anniversary along with the wing’s annual award winners during a ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 4, 2023. The 435th AGOW rapidly establishes expeditionary airfield operations and communications; integrates joint fires and weather across the full spectrum of conflict; and provides theater-wide combat support and training in support of joint objectives.

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435th AGOW reveals annual award winners

Published March 10, 2023
By Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing displays their unit’s memorabilia during their 80th Anniversary celebration at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, March 4, 2023. In conjunction with the anniversary, the wing also announced their annual award winners.