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200408-F-QS178-1019

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sarah Schechter, 86th Airlift Wing staff chaplain, adjusts her yarmulke in preparation of the Passover Seder in her home in Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 8, 2020. Schechter has been active duty for more than 17 years, and is the first and only female Rabbi in the Air Force. Due to coronavirus disease 2019, physical distancing protocols have been put in place, leaving many to look towards technology to carry out traditional communal rituals such as the Passover Seder. Schechter and her family led a virtual Seder using video chat, allowing more than 25 individuals from Europe, Asia and the United States to sign in and participate in the Passover observances. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford)

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200408-F-QS178-1025

U.S. Air Force Maj. Sarah Schechter, 86th Airlift Wing staff chaplain, and her family greet virtual guests in a video group chat from their home in Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 8, 2020. Schechter and her family hosted a virtual Passover Seder to maintain physical distancing protocols put in place to slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford)

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200408-F-QS178-1028

Rabbi Joe Charnes lights a candle as the Passover Seder begins at his home in Kaiserslautern, Germany, April 8, 2020. Lighting candles is a ritual performed for Jewish holidays to represent the energy of the season. Passover represents the season of redemption and renewal, the candles represent the light and energy, behind that redemption. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford)

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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-QS178-1061

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-QS178-1071

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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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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200409-F-KY598-1023

U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Drew Robinson, 86th Medical Support Squadron medical logistics superintendent, speaks to Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Ernesto J. Rendon, 86th AW command chief, on a teleconference call recognizing him as Airlifter of the Week at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. The call was held to congratulate Robinson on his medical logistics accomplishments while still practicing safe physical distancing measures during coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)

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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-QS178-1001

Members of the Contemporary Service Worship Team gather near the Northside Chapel at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. The team of volunteers came together to record worship songs at sunrise to accompany the sermon aired Easter Sunday. The use of technology became necessary to adhere to physical distancing protocols set in place to slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford)

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200409-F-QS178-1004

A member of the Contemporary Service Worship Team sets up a camera to record outside the Northside Chapel at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. Chaplains assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing turned to either live streaming services, or pre-record and posting videos to get their message out to abide by physical distancing protocols in place to slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford)

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200409-F-QS178-1007

Members of the Contemporary Service Worship Team record their music outside the Northside Chapel at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. The team of volunteers came together to record worship songs at sunrise to accompany the sermon aired Easter Sunday. The use of technology became necessary to adhere to physical distancing protocols set in place to slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford)

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200409-F-QS178-1011

Members of the Contemporary Service Worship Team gather near the Northside Chapel at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. The team came together to record worship songs at sunrise to accompany the sermon aired Easter Sunday. The use of technology became necessary to adhere to physical distancing protocols set in place to slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford)

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200409-F-QS178-2018

U.S. Air Force Capt. Alex Johnson, 86th Airlift Wing staff chaplain, records a sermon for future viewers outside the Northside Chapel at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. The sermon was pre-recorded, edited and posted for the congregate due to physical distancing protocols prohibiting gatherings of more than two people. The physical distancing protocols were put into place to slow the spread of coronavirus disease 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn A. Ford)

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200409-F-RA202-1002

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Williams, left, 86th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, is recognized by wing and squadron leadership via teleconferencing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. Leadership honored Williams with Airlifter of the Week while maintaining coronavirus disease 2019 physical distancing. The award was an example of how Team Ramstein innovates to continue the mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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200409-F-RA202-1010

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Williams, second from left, 86th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, is named Airlifter of the Week via online communications with wing and squadron leadership at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. By utilizing online video communications, leadership honored an outstanding Airmen while complying with coronavirus disease 2019 physical distancing. Units and leadership worked together to continue to honor Airmen while maintaining necessary precautions to protect Team Ramstein’s health and safety. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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200409-F-RA202-1026

For his dedication and skills, U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Christopher Williams, 86th Munitions Squadron precision guided munitions crew chief, is Airlifter of the Week at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 9, 2020. In light of coronavirus disease 2019, the 86th Airlift Wing leadership used online communications instead of physical visits to continue honoring outstanding Airmen. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)

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