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Ramstein celebrates National Police Week 2023

Photos by Airman 1st Class Jared Lovett
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
May 26, 2023
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Chad VanCleave-Goff, 86th Security Forces Squadron senior enlisted leader, runs during a 5k memorial event during Police Week at Ramstein Air Base, May 15. During the week, the base held several events honoring Police Week including a Defender Challenge, 5K run and a final guardmount.
U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Chad VanCleave-Goff, 86th Security Forces Squadron senior enlisted leader, addresses participants of police week during a opening ceremony of Police Week, at Ramstein Air Base, May 15. In 1963, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Police Week. National Police Week offers honor, remembrance, and peer support, while allowing law enforcement, survivors, and citizens to gather and pay homage to those who gave their lives in the line of duty.
Contingency Response team members assigned to the 435th Security Forces Squadron perform log presses as part of the Defender Challenge during Police Week at Ramstein Air Base, May 16.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Semaje Keys, 24th Intelligence Squadron fusion analyst, sings the German and U.S. national anthems during Police Week’s final guardmount at Ramstein Air Base, May 19. The observance was established to recognize local, state and federal law enforcement officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice or have become disabled in the line of duty.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Roy Calatayud, center, 1st Combat Communications Squadron communications security responsible officer, and Senior Airman Charles Putnam, right of Calatayud, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron avionics journeyman, stand at the starting line of a 5k during Police Week at Ramstein Air Base, May 15.
Contingency Response team members assigned to the 435th Security Forces Squadron perform log presses as part of the Defender Challenge during Police Week at Ramstein Air Base, May 16.
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 86th Security Forces Squadron push a utility vehicle during a Police Week event at Ramstein Air Base, May 16. The Defender Challenge consisted of a timed ruck, a log press and carry, a downed vehicle push, combat life-saver training and a scavenger hunt.
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Skylor Hunt, 569th United States Forces Police Squadron logistics superintendent, bows his head for an invocation during Police Week’s final guardmount at Ramstein Air Base, May 19.
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Mya Esparza, 86th Security Forces Squadron operations support, and Airman 1st Class Stephanie Rojas, 569th United States Forces Police Squadron armorer, present the colors during Police Week’s final guardmount at Ramstein Air Base, May 19. The purpose of police week is to commemorate law enforcement officers, past and present.
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