U.S. Air Force honor guardsmen assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing perform Colors at a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2025. This annual ceremony is a reminder that the sacrifices of our nation’s missing service members will never be forgotten, regardless of time passed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)
Retired Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley shakes the hand of U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Adrienne L. Williams, 86th Airlift Wing commander, during a wreath laying ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 19, 2025. By honoring the fallen and the missing, Ramstein reaffirms its duty to carry their stories forward and ensure their sacrifices are never erased by time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)
U.S. Air Force base honor guardsmen assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing standby at a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2025. By honoring the fallen and the missing, Ramstein reaffirms its duty to carry their stories forward and ensure their sacrifices are never erased by time. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Adrienne L. Williams, 86th Airlift Wing commander, left, and Chief Master Sgt. Clifford L. Lawton, 86th AW command chief, pause for a moment of silence during a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2025. This annual ceremony is a reminder that the sacrifices of our nation’s missing service members will never be forgotten, regardless of time passed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)
U.S. Air Force honor guard service members perform Colors at a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2025. The ceremony included the traditional Missing Man Table, a powerful symbol representing those who are absent but never forgotten. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Adrienne L. Williams, 86th Airlift Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Clifford L. Lawton, 86th AW command chief lead a POW/MIA remembrance walk at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2025. U.S. Air Force service members honored the lives of those missing in action by participating in a remembrance walk for those never forgotten. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Dylan Myers)