Home > News > Photos

Photos

Keyword: Category: Tag: Sort By:
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)


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)

Related Imagery
Romanian air force’s International Senior Enlisted Leader Visit attendees pose for a photo at Bucharest, Romania, July 10, 2018.
Royal Air Force Chief Warrant Officer Jake Alpert, Allied Air Command command senior enlisted leader, and Plutonier Adjutant Principal Daniel Sîmpetru, Chief Master Sgt. of the Romanian air force, talk during the Romanian air force’s International SEL Visit at Mihail Kohalniceanu Air Force Base, Romania, July 11, 2018.
Plutonier Adjutant Principal Daniel Simpetru, Chief Master Sgt. of the Romanian air force, laughs at a dinner during the Romanian air force’s International Senior Enlisted Leader Visit at Bucharest, Romania, July 10, 2018.
Romanian air force’s International Senior Enlisted Leader Visit attendees walk the flight line at Borcea Air Force Base, Romania, July 11, 2018.
Chief Master Sgt. of the Turkish air force Ibrahim Türker and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Phillip L. Easton, United States Air Forces in Europe and Africa command chief, talk during the Romanian air force’s International Senior Enlisted Leader Visit at Bucharest, Romania, July 10, 2018
Royal Air Force Chief Warrant Officer Jake Alpert, Allied Air Command command senior enlisted leader and U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Phillip L. Easton, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces in Africa command chief, converse during the Romanian air force’s International SEL Visit at Bucharest, Romania, July 10, 2018.
A Romanian air force member listens during the Romanian air force’s International Senior Enlisted Leader Visit at Mihail Kohalniceanu Air Force Base, Romania, July 11, 2018.
U.S., Royal, Turkish, Romanian, and Bulgarian, air forces senior enlisted leaders pose for a photo at the Palace of the Parliament during the Romanian air force’s International SEL Visit at Bucharest, Romania, July 10, 2018.
Senior enlisted leaders from the Romanian, Bulgarian and Turkish Air Forces converse during the Romanian air force’s International SEL Visit at Bucharest, Romania, July 10, 2018.
Participants of Thracian Summer 2018 attend a safety briefing before beginning operations in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, July 12, 2018. More than 10 units worked together to ensure the exercise kicked off successfully to build interoperability with the Bulgarian military. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike)
A U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft lands during Thracian Summer 2018 after performing a personnel drop with Bulgarians in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, July 13, 2018. During the exercise, the 37th Airlift Squadron worked on personnel and equipment airdrops both during day and night operations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike)
U.S. Army Sgt. Kwame Scaife, 5th Quartermaster Theater Aerial Delivery Company parachute rigger inspects a U.S. Air Force C-130J Super Hercules aircraft’s static line anchor cable for fraying in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, July 14, 2018. Army jumpmasters assisted in ensuring the safety and proper execution of jump techniques during the exercise. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jimmie D. Pike)