Post Tagged with: "435th Air Ground Operations Wing"

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Courtesy photoStaff Sgt. Luis Devotto, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s Contingency Readiness Group Air Adviser Branch air adviser special vehicle maintenance, goes over a schematic of a Halvorsen Loader aircraft loader with a Bulgarian Joint Forces Command members in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. Devotto and Staff Sgt. Jonathan Rasmussen, 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron transportation specialist from Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, trained 16 members for two Bulgarian movement control teams on the operations and maintenance of a Halvorsen Loader.

Air adviser aides Bulgarian, NATO interoperability

by Senior Airman Timothy Moore
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

It is not always easy to step out of your comfort zone, but for military members it is sometimes required. One Airman from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s Contingency Response Group had the opportunity to step out and excel.

October 9, 2014 ×

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Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, meets with Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing during the 3rd Air Force immersion tour at the 435th Construction and Training Squadron compound Sept. 30 on Ramstein. During his tour of multiple units within the wing, Roberson learned about their day-to-day tasks and how they contribute to the overall Air Force mission.

3rd AF commander emphasizes competence, care, character to 435th AGOW

Story and photo by Senior Airman Holly Mansfield
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Lt. Gen. Darryl Roberson, 3rd Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force commander, toured units of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Sept. 30 on Ramstein.

October 9, 2014 ×

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Courtesy photosMaster Sgt. Albert Black, 435th Contingency Response Group air adviser, instructs a Latvian fuels team on a fuels system icing inhibitor at Lielvarde Air Base, Latvia. The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s Air Adviser Branch executed five missions at once, the most it has ever done in one week, Sept. 15 to 19 in three NATO countries.

435th AGOW succeeds at ‘Big Week’

by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s Air Adviser Branch recently succeeded in accomplishing five missions at once — the most ever done in one week.

October 2, 2014 ×

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Air Advisers Branch reaches new level

by Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s Air Adviser Branch executed five missions at once, the most it has ever done in one week, Sept. 15 to 19 in three NATO countries.

September 18, 2014 ×

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Teresa Bracher, 86th Airlift Wing chief of protocol, watches a change of 
command dry-run July 17 on Ramstein. The wing protocol office is made up of a four-man team that provides support to approximately 22,000 military members and Department of Defense civilians.

Behind the scenes with protocol

by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

There hangs a simple white board, covered in what seems are the trivial scribbles of a to-do list. Though insignificant at first glance, a closer look reveals extraordinary events like meeting President Obama and the Air Force chief of staff, to planning the details of a change of command and promotion ceremonies.

July 24, 2014 ×

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435th AGOW, 435th AEW welcome new command chief

435th AGOW, 435th AEW welcome new command chief

by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

The 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 435th Air Expeditionary Wing welcomed their new command chief, Chief Master Sgt. Samuel T. Simmons.

July 17, 2014 ×

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael StuartAir Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III speaks during an all call Tuesday on Ramstein. Welsh and his wife, Betty, visited to interact with Airmen and discuss the state of the Air Force as well as gain a better understanding of Team Ramstein’s responsibilities.

CSAF visit focuses on people, pride, respect

by Senior Airman Jonathan Stefanko and Airman Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III returned to Ramstein Air Base Tuesday and Wednesday to speak with Airmen, listen to their stories of service, update them on pressing issues facing the Air Force, and thank them for their service.

July 10, 2014 ×

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Photo by Airman 1st Class Michael StuartU.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brian Angell, 435th Contingency Response Group personnel parachute program manager, directs people from different nations during International Jump Week May 4 at Rhine Ordnance Barracks. More than 300 jumpers from nine different nations performed a total of 404 static-line jumps and 132 high-altitude low-opening jumps in three days.

CRG goes above, beyond for international jump week

by Airman Larissa Greatwood
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs

Each year, the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s Contingency Response Group hosts International Jump Week to bring partner nations’ airborne units together to conduct training and foster working relationships.

June 5, 2014 ×

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AGOW, USAFE, 493rd FW work with Hungarian AF

by Master Sgt. Albert Black
435th Contingency Response Group Air Adviser Branch

Building upon a long history of cooperation between the United States and Hungary, members of the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa staff and 493rd Expeditionary Fighter Wing spent three days with partners from the Hungarian air force at Kecskemét Air Base.

April 10, 2014 ×

Commentary

Roaring lions, small dogs

by Chaplain (Maj.) Mike Curtis
435th Air Ground Operations Wing

The place to see a lion is in a zoo. Well-fed and exercised, the king of the beasts is there to be seen in all its glory. There’s even a nice barrier to ensure the lion stays on its side and the people stay on theirs. In other words, there are no unauthorized snacks for the lion.

February 13, 2014 ×