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November 11, 2016
Volume 40, number 45
Trust, teamwork, training key to Ramstein’s success
Photo by Senior Airman Nicole Keim
Leaders from the 86th Airlift Wing brief Gen. Tod Wolters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Kaleth Wright, USAFE-AFAFRICA command chief, during an immersion tour of the 86th Airlift Wing Nov. 1 on Ramstein. Wolters and Wright visited different units around Ramstein during the immersion, where they recognized outstanding Airmen for their contributions to the mission.
Courtesy of 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Gen. Tod D. Wolters, U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa commander, visited the men and women of the 86th Airlift Wing Nov. 1, citing the wing’s operations and successes as a model, ranking it as the best he has seen in a career spanning more than three decades. “I live on Ramstein, and this is renowned as a great installation,” Wolters said. “I’m here to tell you that it has just gotten better. This is the most squared away wing that I have ever seen in the history of my service to the United States Air
Force. Its pieces and parts, and the sum that they create, are something that no other defense service will be able to replicate in our lifetimes.” Credit goes to the men and women of the 86th that make this possible, Wolters added. “It’s a testament to all of you; it’s a testament to our 21st century Air Force,” Wolters said. Infrastructure resiliency was the theme for visits to several Ramstein units, which included stops at the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron Water Plant and the 86th Operations Support Squadron Air Traffic Control Tower. Wolters was particularly impressed by the caliber of Airmen
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he met during these visits. “I was briefed by a staff sergeant this morning, and I guarantee you that when I was a lieutenant colonel running a squadron, I was about half as smart and half as articulate as that staff sergeant,” Wolters said. “That’s the talent that our Air Force brings in today. And because we train so hard, we molded and grew that young Airman into a staff sergeant. And before you know it, you’ve got someone who is 26 years old, and they are talking to you with the same maturity and sageness of a CEO of a billion dollar corporation. That’s us. … That’s you. And we need to take advantage of that. We need to make
sure that we’re so good that nobody wants to come out and fight you.” Staff Sgt. Joshua Moore, 86th Medical Support Squadron pharmacy technician, was among those who briefed Wolters. Moore’s team developed an innovative solution to the needs of the flying community for high-altitude missions, and shared his story with Wolters. “It was awesome and rewarding,” Moore said. “It really shows a lot, coming from our leadership, when they recognize our team for what they do. We place a lot of pride in what we do at the pharmacy, and we See SucceSS, Page 2