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200409-F-KY598-1031

Left to right: U.S. Air Force Capt. Chris Robosky, 86th Medical Support Squadron medical logistics flight commander, Senior Master Sgt. Drew Robinson, 86th MDSS medical logistics superintendent, Capt. Jordan Pickell, 86th MDSS medical logistics flight contingency operations officer in charge, and Master Sgt. Matt McDonald, 86th MDSS medical logistics flight clinical engineering superintendent, pose for a photo after Robinson was awarded Airlifter of the Week at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. One of Robinson’s recognized accomplishments was the identification and resolution of an Air Force-wide Food and Drug Administration/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health issue with expiration dates on N95 masks. The resolution is estimated to ensure $2.4 million worth of masks are in service for rapid coronavirus disease 2019 response instead of being erroneously destroyed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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200409-F-IO516-1001

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August (upper left), 86th Airlift Wing commander, Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon (bottom left), 86th AW command chief, and Maj. Tyler Duncan (bottom right), 86th Munitions Squadron commander, teleconference with the Airlifter of the Week, Senior Airman Christopher Williams (upper right), 86th MUNS precision guided munitions crew chief, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. Airlifter of the Week is a program that recognizes Airmen who go above and beyond in making the 86th AW the World’s Best Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kirby Turbak)

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200409-F-KY598-1008

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Drew Robinson, 86th Medical Support Squadron medical logistics superintendent, left, poses for a photo with Capt. Chris Robosky, 86th MDSS medical logistics flight commander, after being coined as Airlifter of the Week at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon, 86th AW command chief, recognized Robinson via teleconference call, as everyone involved in the ceremony practiced appropriate Health Protection Condition Charlie measures. Robinson was recognized for organizing and equipping 49 medical logistics flight Airmen to palletize and deploy three unit type codes of medical supplies to Aviano Air Base, Italy, in response to coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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Earth Day 2020: Time to think about mother Earth

Each year, Earth Day campaigners call for events with an annual altering theme. In the US, the 2020 Earth Day theme is “Climate Action.” (Courtesy illustration by the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Installation Management Flight)

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Earth Day 2020: Time to think about mother Earth

In 1970, Congress authorized the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency and the passage of the Clean Air, Clean Water and Endangered Species Acts. As a result, Americans began honoring Earth Day on the April 22, every year. (Courtesy illustration by the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Installation Management Flight)

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Earth Day 2020: Time to think about mother Earth

The 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Installation Management Flight offers a fun way for kids to create a rainbow from used scraps from around the house. (Courtesy photo by the 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Installation Management Flight)

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Rock hunting trends on Ramstein

Gavin Gentry, top, Ramstein Elementary School student, places a painted rock while his mother, Danyelle Gentry, Ramstein Elementary School front office assistant, holds him at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 7, 2020. When coronavirus disease 2019 prompted the need for physical distancing, the Gentrys started a trend of decorating rocks and placing them along walkways for people to find. Others began doing the same and the Gentrys created an online group, Ramstein Rocks, which now has more than 150 members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Rock hunting trends on Ramstein

A rock has been placed in the woods for others to find at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 7, 2020. Ramstein Rocks is an online group that helps keep families entertained and connected while maintaining coronavirus disease 2019 physical distancing precautions. Adults and children enjoy decorating rocks and hiding them along walkways throughout Ramstein housing for others to find. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Rock hunting trends on Ramstein

Gavin Gentry, Ramstein Elementary School student, places a painted rock to bring joy to those who find it at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 7, 2020. Approximately 150 members have joined the online Ramstein Rocks group, which started the trend of decorating and placing rocks around Ramstein housing. At a time when families are adhering to coronavirus disease 2019 physical distancing precautions and children not being able to play with friends in a typical manner, rock decorating and hunting provide joy and entertainment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Rock hunting trends on Ramstein

The Gentry family’s painted rocks are placed to bring joy to the community at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 7, 2020. The Gentrys paint and place rocks along walkways to give families something to look for and get excited about while out walking. Many other families have joined in and added their rocks, showing unity while still maintaining physical distancing.. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Rock hunting trends on Ramstein

Grace Gentry, Ramstein Intermediate School student, paints a rock to brighten her community at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 7, 2020. Ramstein Rocks is an online group that helps keep families entertained and connected while maintaining coronavirus disease 2019 physical distancing precautions. Adults and children enjoy going on rock hunts, taking pictures and sharing them with the group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Rock hunting trends on Ramstein

Danyelle Gentry, Ramstein Elementary School front office assistant, paints words of encouragement for the Ramstein community at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 7, 2020. Gentry started the Ramstein Rocks online group to bring joy and give families a means of entertainment during coronavirus disease 2019 isolation. Members of the Ramstein community continue to connect while still maintaining physical distance precautions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Rock hunting trends on Ramstein

Danyelle Gentry, left, Ramstein Elementary School front office assistant, and her husband, Master Sgt. Garett Gentry, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron section chief, paint rocks to place around the community at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 7, 2020. When coronavirus disease 2019 prompted the need for isolation on base, the Gentrys began painting and placing rocks around Ramstein housing walkways. Adults and children enjoyed finding the rocks and joined in making them; currently, there are more than 150 members of the online Ramstein Rocks group. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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Rock hunting trends on Ramstein

The Gentry family paints rocks to place around their community and bring joy at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 7, 2020. Isolation is a challenge for many during coronavirus disease 2019 precautions. By starting a community that paints rocks and places them along walkways, the Gentrys found a way to connect with people while still maintaining physical distancing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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200408-F-QS178-1030

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sarah Schechter, 86th Airlift Wing staff chaplain, and her family say a blessing over the candles as they lead a virtual Passover Seder from their home in Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 8, 2020. Schechter used technology to maintain physical distancing protocols while performing the 3,000 year-old ritual ceremony with members of the Jewish community. More than 25 individuals from Europe, Asia and the United States, signed in to join the family for Passover while at home due to coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford)

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200408-F-QS178-1040

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sarah Schechter, 86th Airlift Wing staff chaplain, and her family lead a virtual Passover Seder from their home in Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 8, 2020. Schechter used technology to maintain physical distancing protocols while performing the 3,000 year-old ritual ceremony with members of the Jewish community. More than 25 individuals from Europe, Asia and the United States, signed in to join the family for Passover while at home due to coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford)

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200408-F-QS178-1071

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sarah Schechter, 86th Airlift Wing staff chaplain, her husband, Rabbi Joe Charnes, and their daughter Yael, lightly strike one another with scallions during a virtual Passover Seder from their home in Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 8, 2020. The ritual of striking one another while singing the Passover song “Dayenu,” a song of gratitude, is a Jewish tradition originating with Jews in the Middle East. This lighthearted ritual symbolizes “chiding” each other, with chives, for their lack of gratitude over their redemption. Physical distancing, implemented due to coronavirus disease 2019, encouraged many to look towards technology as a way to share in traditional communal rituals. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford)

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200408-F-QS178-1086

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sarah Schechter, 86th Airlift Wing staff chaplain, and her family say a blessing over matzah, unleavened, flatbread, during the virtual Passover Seder from their home in Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 8, 2020. Many blessings and songs are performed during the 3,000 year-old ritual ceremony of Passover Seder, often going until early morning hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford)

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200408-F-QS178-1061

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sarah Schechter, 86th Airlift Wing staff chaplain, breaks a piece of matzah during a virtual Passover Seder from their home in Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 8, 2020. Matzah is an unleavened bread made of only flour and water, and a significant piece to the Passover rituals. More than 25 individuals from Europe, Asia and the United States, signed in to join the family for Passover while at home due to coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford)

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200408-F-QS178-1009

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sarah Schechter, 86th Airlift Wing staff chaplain, tests communication capabilities in her home in Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 8, 2020. Schechter and her family hosted a virtual Passover Seder from their home to maintain physical distancing protocols while performing the 3,000 year-old ritual ceremony with members of the Jewish community. Physical distancing protocols put in place to slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019 encouraged many to look towards technology as a way to share in traditional communal rituals such as the Passover Seder. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford)

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