U.S. Embassy Berlin officials tour Ramstein AB

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Louis Ludwig, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, left, and U.S. Air Force Col. Bret Echard, 86th Operations Group commander, right, greet Alan Meltzer, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Berlin, center, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 1, 2024. Echard and Ludwig both gave insight on the day-to-day operations and unique challenges faced by the 86th AW, which gave Meltzer a greater understanding of the Wing’s priorities and mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Calvert)

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U.S. Embassy Berlin officials tour Ramstein AB

86th Airlift Wing leadership gives U.S. Embassy Berlin officials a tour of the air traffic control tower at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 1, 2024. 86th AW leadership gave insight on the day-to-day operations and unique challenges faced by the 86th AW, highlighting the wing’s priorities and mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Calvert)

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Marshall Meier, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, gives a brief about the 86th Airlift Wing’s mission set to Alan Meltzer, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Berlin, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 1, 2024. Meier explained the operations and functions of the C-130J to Meltzer which offered a pilot's perspective on the broad mission set and unique capabilities that the aircraft provides to the 86th AW. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Calvert)

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U.S. Embassy Berlin officials tour Ramstein AB

U.S. Air Force Capt. Marshall Meier, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, gives a brief of the C-130J capabilities to Alan Meltzer, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Berlin, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 1, 2024. Meier explained the operations and functions of the aircraft to Meltzer which offered a pilot's perspective on the broad mission set and unique capabilities that the aircraft provides to the 86th Airlift Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Calvert)

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U.S. Embassy Berlin officials tour Ramstein AB

U.S. Air Force Capt. Marshall Meier, 37th Airlift Squadron C-130J Super Hercules pilot, left, gives a tour of the C-130J Super Hercules cockpit to Alan Meltzer, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Berlin, center, and other U.S. embassy officials at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 1, 2024. Meier explained the operations and functions of the C-130J to Meltzer which offered a pilot's perspective on the broad mission set and unique capabilities that the aircraft provides to the 86th Airlift Wing. The C-130J is capable of operating in contested air environments and is used to transport mission essential personnel and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Calvert)

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Alan Meltzer, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Berlin, right, looks inside of a C-21A aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 1, 2024. Meltzer was given the opportunity to tour and receive a briefing on the C-21A’s mission set and capabilities by the aircraft’s pilot. The C-21A is a distinguished visitor transport aircraft and also provides support for aeromedical evacuation missions that can transport Airmen and equipment used on AE missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Calvert)

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Alan Meltzer, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Berlin, talks to U.S. Air Force Col. Bret Echard, 86th Operations Group commander, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Louis Ludwig, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, about the 86th AW’s mission at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 1, 2024. Echard and Ludwig both gave insight on the day-to-day operations and unique challenges faced by the 86th AW, while highlighting the Wing’s priorities and mission set. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Calvert)

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U.S. Embassy Berlin officials tour Ramstein AB

Published Nov. 4, 2024
By Airman 1st Class Trevor Calvert
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Louis Ludwig, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, left, and U.S. Air Force Col. Bret Echard, 86th Operations Group commander, right, greet Alan Meltzer, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires, U.S. Embassy Berlin, center, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 1, 2024. Echard and Ludwig both gave insight on the day-to-day operations and unique challenges faced by the 86th AW, which gave Meltzer a greater understanding of the Wing’s priorities and mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Trevor Calvert)