86th SFS Armory first stop in line of defense

Photos by Senior Airman Damon Kasberg
ZB-6 Neils Hanss, 86th Security Forces Squadron assistant NCO in charge of the armory,  attaches an M-203 grenade launch to an M-4 assault rifle Oct. 24 on Ramstein. The Airmen in charge of the armory ensure all equipment is distributed to the appropriate individuals and that it is returned properly at the end of duty shifts.
ZB-6 Neils Hanss, 86th Security Forces Squadron assistant NCO in charge of the armory,
attaches an M-203 grenade launch to an M-4 assault rifle Oct. 24 on Ramstein. The Airmen in charge of the armory ensure all equipment is distributed to the appropriate individuals and that it is returned properly at the end of duty shifts.

 

ZB-6 Neils Hanss, 86th Security Forces Squadron assistant NCO in charge of the armory, ensures accountability of the contents in a weapons case following a service member’s return from deployment Oct. 24. The Ramstein armory has the largest transient weapons program in U. S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa.
ZB-6 Neils Hanss, 86th Security Forces Squadron assistant NCO in charge of the armory, ensures accountability of the contents in a weapons case following a service member’s return from deployment Oct. 24. The Ramstein armory has the largest transient weapons program in U. S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa.

 

ZB-6 Neils Hanss (left), 86th Security Forces Squadron assistant NCO in charge of the armory, and Airman 1st Class Luke Motley, 86th SFS member, prepare for Airmen to return equipment to the armory Oct. 22. During a regular duty day, members of the armory arm more than 300 members with weapons, radios, Tasers and other specialized equipment.
ZB-6 Neils Hanss (left), 86th Security Forces Squadron assistant NCO in charge of the armory, and Airman 1st Class Luke Motley, 86th SFS member, prepare for Airmen to return equipment to the armory Oct. 22. During a regular duty day, members of the armory arm more than 300 members with weapons, radios, Tasers and other specialized equipment.

 

Staff Sgt. Bobbi Shackelford, 10th Allied Expeditionary Air Force medical logistics specialist, performs a weapons check on pistols stored in the armory. Not only does the armory store weapons for the 86th Security Forces Squadron, it also stores weaponry for other base units and service members who are on temporary duty.
Staff Sgt. Bobbi Shackelford, 10th Allied Expeditionary Air Force medical logistics specialist, performs a weapons check on pistols stored in the armory. Not only does the armory store weapons for the 86th Security Forces Squadron, it also stores weaponry for other base units and service members who are on temporary duty.

 

Airman 1st Class Luke Motley, 86th Security Forces Squadron member, inspects ammunition after receiving an M-4 assault rifle magazine at the armory Oct. 24 on Ramstein. Motely, along  with other Airmen who work at 86th SFS armory, is in charge of safekeeping weapons used for base defense and law enforcement purposes, including small caliber firearms and heavy  weapons.
Airman 1st Class Luke Motley, 86th Security Forces Squadron member, inspects ammunition after receiving an M-4 assault rifle magazine at the armory Oct. 24 on Ramstein. Motely, along with other Airmen who work at 86th SFS armory, is in charge of safekeeping weapons used for base defense and law enforcement purposes, including small caliber firearms and heavy
weapons.