Ramstein’s Year in Review: November and December 2015

Photo by Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron and the 86th Logistic Readiness Squadron load a pallet of toys into one of Ramstein's C-130J Super Hercules for an International Jump Week Toy Drop event Dec. 7, 2015, on Ramstein. Airmen, Soldiers, NATO members and Santa Claus parachuted out of the plane along with the pallet of toys at Alzey Drop Zone, Germany.
Photo by Airman 1st Class Tryphena Mayhugh
Airmen from the 37th Airlift Squadron and the 86th Logistic Readiness Squadron load a pallet of toys into one of Ramstein’s C-130J Super Hercules for an International Jump Week Toy Drop event Dec. 7, 2015, on Ramstein. Airmen, Soldiers, NATO members and Santa Claus parachuted out of the plane along with the pallet of toys at Alzey Drop Zone, Germany.
Courtesy photo Firefighters from the 86th Civil Engineering Squadron suit up in hazmat suits as they prepare to quell a chemical line rupture  Nov. 17, 2015, on Ramstein. The rupture spewed hazardous chemicals within a cold storage facility containing Defense Commissary Agency food items.
Courtesy photo
Firefighters from the 86th Civil Engineering Squadron suit up in hazmat suits as they prepare to quell a chemical line rupture Nov. 17, 2015, on Ramstein. The rupture spewed hazardous chemicals within a cold storage facility containing Defense Commissary Agency food items.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharida Jackson Members of the Ramstein Royals volleyball team huddle before their match during the Department of Defense Dependents Schools European volleyball championships Nov. 7, 2015, on Ramstein. Ramstein was one of 26 teams from three divisions competing in the DODDS European volleyball championships.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharida Jackson
Members of the Ramstein Royals volleyball team huddle before their match during the Department of Defense Dependents Schools European volleyball championships Nov. 7, 2015, on Ramstein. Ramstein was one of 26 teams from three divisions competing in the DODDS European volleyball championships.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharida Jackson The Incirlik Hodjas, white jerseys, compete against the Ansbach Cougars during the Department of Defense Dependents Schools European volleyball championships Nov. 7, 2015, on Ramstein.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Sharida Jackson
The Incirlik Hodjas, white jerseys, compete against the Ansbach Cougars during the Department of Defense Dependents Schools European volleyball championships Nov. 7, 2015, on Ramstein.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Leslie Keopka U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to personnel from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing about their time in Germany during the 2015 USO Holiday Troop Tour Dec. 9, 2015, on Ramstein. This was the 15th year of the USO Troop Tour.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Leslie Keopka
U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks to personnel from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing about their time in Germany during the 2015 USO Holiday Troop Tour Dec. 9, 2015, on Ramstein. This was the 15th year of the USO Troop Tour.
Photo by Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood Santa Claus hands a child a toy during Toy Drop, which initiated International Jump Week,  Dec. 7, 2015, at Alzey Drop Zone, Germany. Families watched as paratroopers jumped from a C-130J Super Hercules and received gifts from Santa to kick off the holiday season.
Photo by Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood
Santa Claus hands a child a toy during Toy Drop, which initiated International Jump Week, Dec. 7, 2015, at Alzey Drop Zone, Germany. Families watched as paratroopers jumped from a C-130J Super Hercules and received gifts from Santa to kick off the holiday season.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore Actors Elizabeth Banks and David Wain talk with the crowd during the 2015 USO Holiday Troop Tour Dec. 9, 2015, on Ramstein. Ramstein was the last stop of the 15th annual tour.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore
Actors Elizabeth Banks and David Wain talk with the crowd during the 2015 USO Holiday Troop Tour Dec. 9, 2015, on Ramstein. Ramstein was the last stop of the 15th annual tour.