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Rheinland-Pfalz and Ramstein Air Base leadership welcome America

An American family poses alongside Ramstein Air Base and Rheinland-Pfalz leaders outside their home in Kottweiler-Schwanden, Germany, Feb. 12, 2020. The group handed out welcome bags as part of the “Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz” program, a program seeking to help U.S. military families assimilate in their German communities. 14 communities around the Kaiserslautern Military Community participate in the program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater)
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Rheinland-Pfalz and Ramstein Air Base leadership welcome America

Minister President Malu Dreyer, Rheinland-Pfalz state government head (center) and Gabriele Schutz, Kottweiler-Schwanden mayor (left), greets a resident of Kottweiler-Schwanden, Germany, Feb. 12, 2020. The “Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz” program aims to help U.S. military families integrate into Germany since 2014. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater)
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Rheinland-Pfalz and Ramstein Air Base leadership welcome America

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander (right), speaks with Minister President Malu Dreyer, Rheinland-Pfalz state government head, in Sulzbachhalle, Kottweiler-Schwanden, Germany, as part of the “Welcome to Rheinland-Pfalz program,” Feb.12, 2020. Ramstein and Rheinland-Pfalz leadership met to distribute welcome bags to U.S. military families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater)
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200207-F-ZZ999-2002

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Natosha Reed, 86th Force Support Squadron commander, front row, fourth from left, poses for a photo with the Harlem Globetrotters and other FSS team members during the Harlem Globetrotters Germany Tour in the Kaiserslautern High School at Kapaun Air Station, Germany, Nov. 15, 2019. The 86th FSS teamed up with Armed Forces Entertainment and Department of Defense Dependent Schools for the event which had an attendance of over 1,100 Kaiserslautern Military Community members. (Courtesy photo)
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200207-F-ZZ999-2001

U.S. Air Force Maj. Natosha Reed, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa International Affairs Operations deputy branch chief, back row, right, poses for a photo with Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. sisters during the Healthy Heart Event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 3, 2018. The event included fitness classes, healthy recipes, blood pressure checks and American Heart Association information. (Courtesy photo)
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200207-F-ZZ999-2003

U.S. Air Force Maj. Natosha Reed, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa African Partnership Flight mission commander, front right, poses for a photo with children at the SOS Orphanage during a community outreach trip in Burkina Faso, April 19, 2017. During the mission, Reed and her counterparts provided more than $1,000 worth of food, school supplies, clothing, shoes, soccer balls and toiletries, which strengthened the relationship between the local and military communities. (Courtesy photo)
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200207-F-ZZ999-2004

U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, Inspector General of the Air Force, center, poses for a photo with Maj. Natosha Reed, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa International Affairs Operations deputy branch chief, right, and Maj. Kira Cooper, Air Force Reserve Command force development chief, left, at the Military and Civilian Workforce Summit in Washington, D.C., Dec. 12, 2017. Harris was the first African-American female to achieve the rank of lieutenant general in the Air Force. (Courtesy photo)
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200205-F-KY598-1034

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Natosha Reed, 86th Force Support Squadron commander, meets with Laura Hyten, wife of Gen. John E. Hyten, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at a Key Spouse luncheon in the Officer’s Club at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 5, 2020. During her visit to Ramstein, Hyten also visited the 86th FSS Child Development Center and Teen Center. (U.S. Air Force photo by John R. Wright)
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200207-F-ZZ999-2005

Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Leo Gray, third from left, poses for a photo with Maj. Natosha Reed, Air Command and Staff College student, third from right, and other military members during the ACSC’s 2016 Gathering of Eagles event, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, May 31, 2016. Gray, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, gave a speech during the event. (Courtesy photo)
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86 AW leadership tours Lajes operations

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, second from right, meets with retired Portuguese air force Brig. Gen. Eduardo Faria, right, to tour the Portuguese Aviation Museum, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. The museum was created by the Portuguese Air Force commander assigned to Air Base No. 4, Lajes, in 2016, to showcase the extensive history of Lajes Field. It combines the history of British and U.S. presence at Lajes, as well as the history of the Portuguese Air Force over the years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)
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86 AW leadership tours Lajes operations

Ammunition for a Browning M2 machine gun is displayed at the Portuguese Aviation Museum, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. The M2 machine gun was used on Fiat G.91 R/4 fighter jets previously assigned to the Portuguese Air Force. This aircraft was operated in the 303rd Squadron from 1966 through 1993 on Terceira Island, Portugal. (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, center, looks at building plans for the Top of the Rock Commons, Lajes Field, Portugal, Jan. 21, 2020. TORC is a multi-purpose building currently under renovation to prepare the hub for many more years of service to the Lajes community. Following a consolidation of operations, the TORC will include a dining facility, ballroom for community events, movie theater, sports bar, tours office, lodging and more. (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, 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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