U.S. Air Force Honor Guardsmen assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing present the colors during the national anthems at a POW/MIA commemoration event at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 14, 2026. The annual event is a solemn reminder that the sacrifices of the nation’s missing service members will never be forgotten, regardless of time passed. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Myers)
The POW/MIA flag flies alongside the U.S. and German flag at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 14, 2026. The Flag serves as a recognizable symbol that the U.S. will continue to honor the missing and fallen while remaining committed to their return home. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Myers)
Personnel assigned to the Kaiserslautern Military Community run with the POW/MIA flag during a POW/MIA 24-hour remembrance run at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 14, 2026. KMC service members honored the lives of those missing in action by participating in the annual remembrance event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Johnny Foister)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Christian Ortiz-Morales, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency emergency management detachment superintendent, provides information about the organization during POW/MIA remembrance week at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 17, 2026. DPAA conducts global search, recovery, and laboratory operations to provide the fullest possible accounting for missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Vaughn Weber)
U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets salute during a wreath laying at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2026. During the commemoration, JROTC members placed a wreath in solemn tribute to past and present service members listed as prisoners of war or missing in action, a tradition that symbolizes the community’s collective promise to remember all who sacrificed everything, visible or absent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Myers)
U.S. Air Force senior leaders from 86th Airlift Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing walk the opening lap during a POW/MIA 24-hour remembrance run at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 14, 2026. KMC service members honored the lives of those missing in action by participating in the annual remembrance event. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Myers)
U.S. Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets stand in the position of attention during a wreath laying at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 18, 2026. During the POW/MIA remembrance week, base leadership and other guests join to witness the laying of the wreath in solemn tribute to past and present service members listed as POW/MIA, a tradition that symbolizes the community’s collective promise to remember all who sacrificed everything, visible or absent. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Dylan Myers)
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