Photo by Airman Austin Stern | 193rd Special Operations Wing | 11.14.2025
Col. Kevin Dellicker (right) assumed command of the 193rd Air Operations Groupafter receiving the guidon from Col. Robert Noren, commander of the 193rd Special Operations Wing,during a ceremony at the 193rd AOG in State College, Pennsylvania, on Nov. 15, 2025. Dellickerenlisted in the Pennsylvania Army National Guard in 1995 before transferring to the Air NationalGuard, where he later......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.22.2020
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Maritza Rivera, 86th Operations Support Squadron airfield management operations shift lead, checks in with her office during a routine nighttime airfield check at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 22, 2020. Rivera checked for inoperable lights, bird and wildlife aircraft strike hazards, and foreign object debris to maintain 24/7 support to aircraft at Ramstein. The......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.22.2020
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Maritza Rivera, 86th Operations Support Squadron airfield management operations shift lead, radios the airfield management operations coordinator during a routine nighttime airfield check at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 22, 2020. All sections of the 86th OSS Airfield Operations Flight, including Airfield Management, maintain 24/7 operations. The Airfield......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.15.2020
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Christopher Garay, 86th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, works at Ground Controlled Approach, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 15, 2020. A dual training program implemented by ATC, cross-trains controllers who work in the Tower and GCA. Airmen like Garay, who have completed the training, are qualified to work in both sections of ATC.......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.15.2020
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Torey L. Jinks, 86th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controller, holds flight progress strips at Ground Controlled Approach, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 15, 2020. Air traffic controllers at GCA record the general information and intent of each aircraft on the strips. By monitoring this information and keeping constant communication with pilots, GCA......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.15.2020
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Martin, 86th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, facilitates the flow of air traffic at Ground Controlled Approach, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 15, 2020. Air traffic controllers at GCA secure safe departures and landings by guiding airborne aircraft until they transition to or from German air traffic controllers. Air traffic......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.15.2020
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Tanner Herring, 86th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, trains on a terminal control workstation at Ground Controlled Approach, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 15, 2020. Herring, who typically works in the ATC Tower, is cross-training to work at GCA, as well. ATC’s dual training program creates more qualified personnel, and allows for......
Photo by Airman 1st Class John Wright | 86th Airlift Wing | 10.15.2020
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jared Martin, 86th Operations Support Squadron air traffic control watch supervisor, facilitates the flow of air traffic on a terminal control workstation at Ground Controlled Approach, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Oct. 15, 2020. Ground Controlled Approach, a component of ATC, guides airborne aircraft, until they transition to or from German air traffic controllers.......
