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Painting a better community

Local national volunteers from the town of Schwedelbach take a lunch break between repairing a public barbecue pavilion in Schwedelbach, Germany, April 23, 2017. The 86th Airlift Wing Host Nations Office's Grassroots Program for Single Airmen brought together volunteers from Ramstein Air Base and local nationals from Schwedelbach to improve the community and foster cross-cultural understanding. The program intends to host more activities designed to bring the base and local national community together. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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Honoring Holocaust victims

Airmen perform a flag folding ceremony during the 86th Airlift Wing’s Holocaust Remembrance at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 25, 2017. The 86th AW hosted the remembrance to honor the memory, culture and history of the estimated 11 million who were killed during the Holocaust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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Honoring Holocaust victims

Airmen lay stones in accordance with Jewish culture at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 25, 2017. The laying of the stones is a tradition to mark a visit to the grave site of a loved one. Airmen laid stones during the 86th Airlift Wing’s Holocaust Remembrance to honor the victims of the estimated 11 million who were killed during the Holocaust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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Honoring Holocaust victims

Children from Ramstein Air Base schools observe displays created in honor of Holocaust victims at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 25, 2017. The 86th Airlift Wing’s Holocaust Remembrance honors all who were persecuted in the Holocaust as well as anyone who has been affected by the tragedy, including rescuers and U.S. soldiers who risked their lives during the liberation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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Honoring Holocaust victims

Bob Kirk, honored guest at the 86th Airlift Wing’s Holocaust Remembrance, tells stories from his life to audiences at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 25, 2017. As a Jewish individual living in Germany before World War II, Kirk suffered from persecution and escaped to Great Britain via the Kindertranport. Kirk and his wife, Ann, shared their stories to raise awareness of the Holocaust and honor those who were persecuted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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Honoring Holocaust victims

Ann Kirk, honored guest at the 86th Airlift Wings Holocaust Remembrance, tells stories of her experience with the Kinderstansport to audiences at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 25, 2017. The Kindertransport was a series of rescue efforts which brought thousands of refugee Jewish children like Kirk to Great Britain from Nazi Germany between 1938 and 1940. Kirk and her husband, Bob, shared their stories to raise awareness of the Holocaust and honor those who were persecuted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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Honoring Holocaust victims

An Airmen holds a card with the name of a Holocaust victim from the Kaiserslautern Community at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 25, 2017. The cards were given to attendees during the 86th Airlift Wing’s Holocaust Remembrance in order to honor all who were persecuted in the Holocaust as well as anyone who has been affected by the tragedy, including rescuers and U.S. soldiers who risked their lives during the liberation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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Honoring Holocaust victims

Bob and Ann Kirk, Holocaust survivors, attend the 86th Airlift Wing’s Holocaust Remembrance as honored guests at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 25, 2017. The 86th AW hosted the remembrance to honor the memory, culture and history of the estimated 11 million who were killed during the Holocaust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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Honoring Holocaust victims

A Ramstein Air Base student asks Bob and Ann Kirk, Holocaust survivors and honored guests, a question during the 86th Airlift Wing’s Holocaust Remembrance at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 25, 2017. As Jewish people living in Germany before World War II, the Kirks suffered from persecution and escaped to Great Britain via the Kindertranport, a series of rescue efforts to relocate thousands of refugee Jewish children. Today they travel and share their stories to raise awareness of the Holocaust and honor those who were persecuted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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Honoring Holocaust victims

Bob and Ann Kirk, Holocaust survivors and honored guests at the 86th Airlift Wing’s Holocaust Remembrance, pose for a photo at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 25, 2017. As Jewish people living in Germany before World War II, the Kirks suffered from persecution and escaped to Great Britain via the Kindertranport. Today they travel and share their stories to raise awareness of the Holocaust and honor those who were persecuted. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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Honoring Holocaust victims

Bob and Ann Kirk, Holocaust survivors, participate in a wreath laying at the 86th Airlift Wing’s Holocaust Remembrance as honored guests at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, April 25, 2017. The 86th AW hosted the remembrance to honor the memory, culture and history of the estimated 11 million who were killed during the Holocaust. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Baker)
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The beaten path: An Airman’s 381-mile walk for refuge

Staff Sgt. Martha Otto, a former South-Sudanese refugee, holds a photo of her nephew and nieces, whom, like Otto years ago, fled their civil war-torn country of South Sudan in search of safety from Joseph Kony’s Lord Resistance Army. The 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron training manager recently financially assisted her family out of a North Ugandan refugee camp and into boarding school and is passionate about sharing her story to help others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes)
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The beaten path: An Airman’s 381-mile walk for refuge

Staff Sgt. Martha Otto, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron training manager, organizes equipment on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Feb. 21, 2017. Otto, fled her South-Sudanese home at the age of seven in search of safety from Joseph Kony’s Lord Resistance Army and spent most of her childhood in a refugee camp. Today, she is passionate about sharing her perilous journey to help others. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes)
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PARATROOPER EARNS BADGE

Robby Royster, 435th Security Forces Squadron close precision engagement team leader, shakes hands with Staff Sgt. Derek Halverson, 435th SFS personnel parachutist program manager, after Royster was awarded his master rated parachutist badge at Alzey, Germany, April 12, 2017. The master rated parachutist badge is an elite badge granted to few airborne service members which Royster earned with less than ten years in service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes)
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PARATROOPER AWARDED ELITE BADGE

Robby Royster, 435th Security Forces Squadron close precision engagement team leader, prepares to exit a C-130J during Exercise Thracian Spring 17 in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, March 20, 2017. Royster is one of very few U.S. service members to earn the elite status of master rated parachutist; a badge requiring a minimum 36 months on active jump status, 65 exits out of an aircraft, 25 combat equipment jumps, four night jumps and two night duties. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes)
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The beaten path: An Airman’s 381-mile walk for refuge

Kakuma refugee camp, situated in North West Kenya, was home for Staff Sgt. Martha Otto before immigrating to the U.S in 2000, later going on to serve in the U.S. Air Force. Otto fled her South-Sudanese home at the age of seven in search of safety from Joseph Kony’s Lord Resistance Army and spent the majority of her childhood in refugee camps. (Stock photo)
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The beaten path: An Airman’s 381-mile walk for refuge

Staff Sgt. Martha Otto, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron training manager, fled her South-Sudanese home at the age of seven in search of safety from Joseph Kony’s Lord Resistance Army and spent most of her childhood in a refugee camp. Today, she is passionate about sharing her distinctive journey to help others. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes)
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The beaten path: An Airman’s 381-mile walk for refuge

Staff Sgt. Martha Otto, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron training manager and former South-Sudanese refugee, holds salt and beans, the two items she distinctly remembers carrying during her 381-mile walk in search of safety. At the age of seven, the Ramstein Airman, was responsible for carrying a sack of salt as her family’s currency to trade for vegetables and beans, as they made their dangerous journey through the woodlands to a refugee camp in Northern Uganda. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nesha Humes)
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Airmen, Soldiers secure cyber domain

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Nicholas Ramos, 1st Combat Communications Squadron radio frequency transmission systems technician, inspects an antenna during a cyber security audit March 16, 2017, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade’s 201st Cyber Protection Team audited the 1st CBCS’ tactical communications kits, which allow 1st CBCS operators to set up and manage secure communications at deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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Airmen, Soldiers secure cyber domain

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Matthew Malesinski, right, 201st Cyber Protection Team network security analyst, talks with his team during a cyber security audit of the 1st Combat Communications Squadron’s tactical communications kits March 16, 2017, on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The 1st CBCS requested the 201st CPT, which is part of the U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade, to test both the physical and internal security of their systems that allow them to set up and manage secure communications at deployed locations. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)
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