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721st Air Mobility Operations Group: No faster than safe by Tech. Sgt. Jocelyn Ford 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Recently, the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group held a safety down day on Ramstein Air Base. Each of the organizations under the 721st AMOG — the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 721st Aerial Port Squadron, 313th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron, and 10th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight participated, crafting events as they pertained to their job. The purpose of the down day was to allow 721st AMOG leaders to focus on growing their Airmen. They worked with the 618th Air Operations Center to minimize air traffic into and out of Ramstein for the day to ensure sufficient training was conducted and focus was directed to the material. “We needed this, and not just for the purpose of safety,” said Tech. Sgt. Joey Whatley, 721st AMXS C-Flight flight line expediter. “To actually limit See 721ST AMOG, Page 2

Members of the 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and 721st Aerial Port Squadron watch as their leaders attempt to use safety wire to secure a bolt as part of the maintenance relay during the 721st Air Mobility Operations Group safety down day on Ramstein Air Base, Oct. 19. In addition to the relay, physical fitness, resilience and other wingman concepts were all included in the safety down day. Photo by Senior Airman Devin M. Rumbaugh

From NCO to Second Lieutenant Tech Sgt. Olivia Sandrini, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, command support staff and programs section chief, shows emotion at a surprise gathering recognizing her pending promotion to 2nd Lt., on Ramstein Air Base, Nov. 1. Sandrini was one of five people in the Air Force to be selected by Senior Leader Enlisted Commission Program to be an Air Force officer.

Story and photos by Airman 1st Class Milton Hamilton 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs Tech. Sgt. Olivia Sandrini, 721st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, command support staff and programs section chief, received a call from Gen. Stephen W. Wilson, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, to inform her she had been selected to attend Officers Training School via the Senior Leader Enlisted Commission Program Nov. 1. Sandrini said she was stunned to find out she was one of five people in

the Air Force to be awarded this honor. “SLECP is a commissioning program that gives our top Air Force leaders an opportunity to hand-pick members of our enlisted force that demonstrate exceptional job performance, leadership ability, and the potential skills required of our commissioned officers,” said Maj. Brad Seehawer, 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing executive officer. “There’s only a select few chosen each year, and it’s highly competitive.” See 2ND LIEUTENANT, Page 5


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