521 AMOW celebrates annual award winners

VOGELWEH MILITARY COMPLEX, Germany – U.S. Air Force Col. Dan Cooley, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing commander, gives opening remarks during his wing’s annual awards ceremony at Vogelweh Military Complex, Germany, Feb. 27, 2023. Cooley is responsible for nearly 2,000 deployed and permanent party Total Force Mobility Airmen organized in two groups with 19 operations locations spanning 5,000 miles across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)
VOGELWEH MILITARY COMPLEX, Germany – The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing Annual Award winners pose for a photo after the ceremony at Vogelweh Military Complex, Germany, Feb. 27, 2023. The wing provides en route aircraft maintenance, command and control, air transportation services, expeditionary aircrew support, and aeromedical evacuation for theater and strategic U.S. Transportation Command taskings. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)
VOGELWEH MILITARY COMPLEX, Germany – Dan Schilling (ret.) provides remarks as the guest speaker during the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing Annual Awards ceremony at Vogelweh Military Complex, Germany, Feb. 27, 2023. Schilling is a retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. and spent more than 30 years in special operations, primarily as a combat controller and special tactics officer. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)
VOGELWEH MILITARY COMPLEX, Germany – The U.S Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa Band performed at the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing Annual Awards ceremony at Vogelweh Military Complex, Feb. 27, 2023. The USAFE-AFAFRICA Band is one of the oldest musical units in the U.S. Air Force and is the only Air Force band stationed in Europe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexandra M. Longfellow)