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May 19, 2023
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Logistics Readiness Group individual protective equipment element, pose for a photograph at the 86th LRG IPE warehouse on Ramstein Air Base, May 11. The 86th LRG material management personnel are responsible for more than 450,000 items valued at $43 million, which are housed in the largest IPE warehouse in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe command. Photos by Senior Airman Thomas Karol
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Payton Deaughn, 86th Logistics Readiness Group material management journeyman, scans an M50 gas mask into a management system for storage at the 86th LRG individual protective equipment warehouse on Ramstein Air Base, May 11.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Martinez, 86th Logistics Readiness Group material management journeyman, stores chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear protective gear at the 86th LRG individual protective equipment warehouse on Ramstein Air Base, May 11.
M17 pistols are stored and maintained at the 86th Logistics Readiness Group individual protective equipment warehouse on Ramstein Air Base, May 11. The IPE element also ensures military members stationed at Ramstein AB are issued weapons for deployments and can arm the base during potential real-world contingencies.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Martinez, 86th Logistics Readiness Group material management journeyman, inspects body armor to ensure it is assembled correctly at the 86th LRG individual protective equipment warehouse on Ramstein Air Base, May 11.
A forklift is parked after storing individual protective equipment at the 86th Logistics Readiness Group IPE warehouse on Ramstein Air Base, May 11. The 86th LRG IPE element maintains the largest warehouse of its kind in the U.S. Air Forces in Europe, which is approximately 20,000 square feet in size.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Daniel Martinez, 86th Logistics Readiness Group material management journeyman, operates a forklift to store individual protective equipment at the 86th Logistics Readiness Group IPE warehouse on Ramstein Air Base, May 11.
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