Tree lighting kicks off Ramstein Holiday season

by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh
86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community gather at the annual Ramstein Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 27.

 

U.S. Air Force Col. Joseph Wenckus, 86th Airlift Wing vice commander, and his son, right, pose for a photo with Ralf Hechler, mayor of the union community of Ramstein-Miesenbach during Ramstein’s annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 27. The city of Ramstein-Miesenbach gave Ramstein Air Base the Christmas tree in 2010, to show the ever-growing partnership between the base and the community.

 

Members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community join Santa Claus during the annual Ramstein Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 27. Santa arrived on a fire engine, handed out candy, and took photos with the children.

 

Santa Claus takes a photo with children on Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 27. Santa made his appearance after the tree lighting ceremony ended.

 

Members of the Ramstein Combined Choir sing during the annual Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 27.