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86 AW leadership tours Lajes operations

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, left, wears personal protective equipment while visiting a cryogenic facility, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. The facility houses liquid oxygen, which is converted to a gas and pumped into aviator breathing oxygen cylinders. The pale blue liquid has a boiling point of negative 297 degrees Fahrenheit, requiring the use of PPE. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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86 AW leadership tours Lajes operations

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, collects liquid oxygen from a storage and transfer tank at a cryogenic facility, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. The cryogenic capability is a unique operation, as it supplies breathing oxygen for pilots and crews without expensive outsourcing. In the last year, Lajes filled 76 storage and transfer tanks with over 3,100 gallons of liquid oxygen to support aircraft crossing the Atlantic Ocean. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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86 AW leadership tours Lajes operations

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, right, collects liquid oxygen in a beaker at a cryogenic facility, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. The liquid oxygen is transferred from a 3,000-gallon bulk storage cryotainer into a 50-gallon storage and transfer tank. The storage and transfer tank full of liquid oxygen is later used to service transit aircraft with aviator breathing oxygen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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Traveling to better mental health

Travel has shown to be beneficial to mental health. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Life-saving skills: 86 MDG offers CPR, AED certs

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jessica Paredes, 786th Force Support Squadron fitness center apprentice, prepares to administer a simulated automated external defibrillator shock to a mannequin during an adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED class Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 4, 2020. Students learned how to use an AED to deliver electric shock to the heart. The shock can help restore normal heart rhythm to victims of cardiac arrest. Personnel who learn life-saving techniques help increase the safely of those around them both on and off the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Life-saving skills: 86 MDG offers CPR, AED certs

U.S. Air Force Airmen learn how to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation during an adult CPR and automated external defibrillator class at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 4, 2020. The 86th Medical Group education and training program has 40 CPR instructors across Ramstein and several geographically separated units. Active-duty service members with duty requirements and personnel seeking to become physical training leaders may sign up for CPR and AED classes or other life-saving courses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Life-saving skills: 86 MDG offers CPR, AED certs

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Bailey Brunk, 21st Operational Weather Squadron forecaster, practices applying automated external defibrillator pads during an adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED class at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 4, 2020. In 2019, the 86th Medical Group certified approximately 1500 students through the American Red Cross for CPR. Active-duty service members with duty requirements and personnel seeking to become physical training leaders may sign up for classes. Students take life-saving techniques to their workplaces, allowing Airmen to continue physical training and daily missions in a safer environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Life-saving skills: 86 MDG offers CPR, AED certs

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bethany Sonnick, left, 86th Medical Group education and training program coordinator, instructs Airman 1st Class Brittany Wey, 21st Operational Weather Squadron forecaster, apply automated external defibrillator pads during an adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation and AED class at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 4, 2020. Sonnick demonstrated techniques to the class and required each student to demonstrate the techniques on mannequins. To pass the class, each student had to respond to a mock scenario and demonstrate understanding of life-saving techniques. Personnel who learn to operate an AED and perform CPR can provide a safer work environment to support Ramstein’s airlift mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Life-saving skills: 86 MDG offers CPR, AED certs

U.S. Air Force Airman Olivia Carroll, 786th Force Support Squadron personnel specialist, practices chest compressions during an adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator class at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 4, 2020. The 86th Medical Group education and training program offers adult CPR and AED classes three-to four-times weekly. Students become certified through the American Red Cross to administer life-saving techniques for adults, including CPR and abdominal thrust techniques. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Life-saving skills: 86 MDG offers CPR, AED certs

U.S. Air Force 2nd Lt. Israel Cortez, left, 603rd Air and Space Operations Center information operations strategy integrator, and Staff Sgt. Cody Olthoff, 603rd AOC intelligence analyst, practice chest compressions during an adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator class at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 4, 2020. Students learned CPR, AED operations and abdominal thrust techniques. Emergencies are possible at any time, and knowledge of life-saving techniques can increase chances of survival for victims of cardiac arrest and choking. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Life-saving skills: 86 MDG offers CPR, AED certs

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Brittany Wey, 21st Operational Weather Squadron forecaster, assembles a pocket mask for performing rescue breaths during an adult cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillator class at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 4, 2020. Students learn compressions, rescue breaths, AED operation and abdominal thrust techniques. After passing computer-based learning and hands-on skills assessments, students received their American Red Cross certifications. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Life-saving skills: 86 MDG offers CPR, AED certs

U.S. Air Force Airman Olivia Carroll, left, 786th Force Support Squadron personnel specialist, and Airman 1st Class Bailey Brunk, 21st Operational Weather Squadron forecaster, assemble a cardiopulmonary resuscitation practice mannequin during an adult CPR and automated external defibrillator class at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 4, 2020. The class is available three-to four-times weekly, and certifies students through the American Red Cross to perform CPR and abdominal thrusts. Certifications to perform life-saving techniques help keep Airmen ready to assist in emergencies. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker

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U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon, 86th Airlift Wing command chief, speaks to Airmen during an all-call at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 23, 2020. The all-call was an opportunity for leadership to go over professional airlift operations and how they support joint and coalition partners. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, left, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon, 86th AW command chief, speak to Airmen during an all-call at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 23, 2020. Leadership focused their discussion on mission priorities accomplished in 2019 and commander’s intent for the upcoming year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, center, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon, 86th AW command chief, left, are shown sonobuoy systems by U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Adam P. King, 65th Air Base Squadron commander, at Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. August and Rendon visited the sonobuoy facility during a trip to Lajes as part of a wing-wide all-call initiative. A sonobuoy is a small buoy sonar system that can be dropped from aircraft or ejected from ships. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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200121-F-KY598-1302

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, second from left, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon, 86th AW command chief, third from left, meet with retired Portuguese Air Force Brig. Gen. Eduardo Faria and 65th Air Base Group leadership to tour the aviation museum at Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. August and Rendon visited the museum during a trip to Lajes as part of a wing-wide all-call initiative. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, discusses commander’s intent during an all-call at Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. Leadership highlighted the capabilities that geographically separated units, such as Lajes, provide with their strategic locations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, center, meets with U.S. Air Force Col. Beth D. Graboritz, 65th Air Base Group commander, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Loren Jones-Harris, 65th Civil Engineer Squadron commander, after an all-call to view an updated landing strip and anti-vehicle barrier on Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. During Operation Varsity 19-04, Ramstein CES Airmen helped Lajes improve the landing zone by restoring markings on the asphalt. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, right, and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon, 86th AW command chief, speak to Airmen from the 65th Air Base Group at Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. Ramstein leadership held all-calls across the 86th Airlift Wing to appraise the accomplishments of 2019 and present mission objectives moving forward into the new year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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German community vows to remember

A memorial pillar, containing 192 Holocaust victims’ names stands in Synagogue Square, Kaiserslautern, Germany, Jan. 20, 2020. The memorial is made of remaining pieces of the original synagogue that was destroyed in 1938. While Remembrance for the Victims of National Socialism is held annually on Jan. 27, service members and their families can learn about the victims of the Holocaust by reading about the Kaiserslautern memorials and local history throughout the year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak)

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