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86 AW CC, CCC visit Ramstein gates

Photos by Senior Airman John Wright
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
February 12, 2021
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, 86th Airlift Wing commander, right, works with Tech. Sgt. Zita Martinez-Oros, 86th Security Forces Squadron bravo flight chief, at the gates on Ramstein Air Base, Feb. 8. Olson and 86th AW Command Chief Master Sgt. Hope Skibitsky visited the gates to work with Defenders and see first-hand how they detect and defeat threats to protect resources and personnel on base.

 

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, 86th Airlift Wing commander, scans an ID card while working with Tech. Sgt. Zita Martinez-Oros, 86th Security Forces Squadron bravo flight chief, at the gates on Ramstein Air Base, Feb. 8. Olson and 86th AW Command Chief Master Sgt. Hope Skibitsky visited the gates to work with 86th SFS Defenders who provide the first line of defense on the installation. 

 

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Zita Martinez-Oros, 86th Security Forces Squadron bravo flight chief, shows Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, 86th Airlift Wing commander, ID card scanning techniques at the gates on Ramstein Air Base, Feb. 8. The 86th SFS Defenders use the Installation Access Control System (IACS) to assist in verifying access credentials for those entering the base.

 

U.S. Air Force 86th Airlift Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Hope Skibitsky, right, works with Airman 1st Class Jonathan Serrano-Sierra, 86th Security Forces Squadron security forces member, at the gates on Ramstein Air Base, Feb. 8. The 86th SFS provides 24/7 installation defense and law enforcement in all weather conditions – rain, sleet, snow, extreme cold and extreme heat.

 

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Josh Olson, 86th Airlift Wing commander, uses a scanner while working with the 86th Security Forces Squadron to check personnel in at the gates on Ramstein Air Base, Feb. 8. Defenders working at the gates scan and visually inspect the ID cards of all vehicle occupants.
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