Year in Review: October, November and December

Photo by Staff Sgt. Sara KellerStaff Sgt. Cassandra Hancock, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares cargo on the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules Oct. 7, 2014, on Ramstein prior to a mission in response to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. This was the first C-130J Super Hercules flight launched in support of Operation United Assistance.
Photo by Staff Sgt. Sara Keller
Staff Sgt. Cassandra Hancock, 37th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, prepares cargo on the ramp of a C-130J Super Hercules Oct. 7, 2014, on Ramstein prior to a mission in response to the Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. This was the first C-130J Super Hercules flight launched in support of Operation United Assistance.

 

Courtesy photoStaff Sgt. Luis Devotto, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s Contingency Readiness Group Air Adviser Branch air adviser special vehicle maintenance, goes over the schematic of a Halvorsen Loader aircraft loader with 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 aircraft loader.
Courtesy photo
Staff Sgt. Luis Devotto, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing’s Contingency Readiness Group Air Adviser Branch air adviser special vehicle maintenance, goes over the schematic of a Halvorsen Loader aircraft loader with 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 aircraft loader.

 

Photo by Senior Airman Timothy MooreMaster Sgt. Timothy Bliefnick, 86th Comptroller Squadron and Wing Staff Agencies first sergeant, helps his daughter, Annabella, place an angel decoration on top of a tree Nov. 17, 2014, in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center on Ramstein.
Photo by Senior Airman Timothy Moore
Master Sgt. Timothy Bliefnick, 86th Comptroller Squadron and Wing Staff Agencies first sergeant, helps his daughter, Annabella, place an angel decoration on top of a tree Nov. 17, 2014, in the Kaiserslautern Military Community Center on Ramstein.

 

Photo by Airman 1st Class Larissa GreatwoodSanta Claus greets children during a tree lighting ceremony Dec. 1, 2014, on Ramstein. The event consisted of musical performances, the tree lighting ceremony, a meet-and-greet with Santa, and cookies and hot cocoa.
Photo by Airman 1st Class Larissa Greatwood
Santa Claus greets children during a tree lighting ceremony Dec. 1, 2014, on Ramstein. The event consisted of musical performances, the tree lighting ceremony, a meet-and-greet with Santa, and cookies and hot cocoa.

 

Photo by Senior Airman Matthew LotzTech. Sgt. Andrew Carpenter, 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron joint tactical air controller, writes down coordinates of a simulated target Dec. 2, 2014, in Barcis, Italy. During a week-long exercise near Aviano Air Base, Italy, U.S. and Dutch military trained with 555th Fighter Squadron pilots to stay current in their proficiencies.
Photo by Senior Airman Matthew Lotz
Tech. Sgt. Andrew Carpenter, 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron joint tactical air controller, writes down coordinates of a simulated target Dec. 2, 2014, in Barcis, Italy. During a week-long exercise near Aviano Air Base, Italy, U.S. and Dutch military trained with 555th Fighter Squadron pilots to stay current in their proficiencies.

 

Photo by Airman Larissa GreatwoodAirman 1st Class Jacob Frost, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department firefighter,  shows Ramstein Middle School students the hoses on a fire truck during Fire Prevention  Week Oct. 9, 2014, on Ramstein. The students learned about the equipment the 86th CES firefighters use during training and real-world situations.
Photo by Airman Larissa Greatwood
Airman 1st Class Jacob Frost, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department firefighter,
shows Ramstein Middle School students the hoses on a fire truck during Fire Prevention
Week Oct. 9, 2014, on Ramstein. The students learned about the equipment the 86th CES firefighters use during training and real-world situations.