News 435th CRSS welcomes new commander July 11, 2024 U.S. Air Force Col. Robert Rayner, 435th Contingency Response Group commander, passes the 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. David Deal, 435th CRSS incoming commander, during the 435th CRSS’s change of command ceremony, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 25, 2024. The 435th CRG is U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa’s only expeditionary open-the-base force. The group provides a scalable, cross-functional, rapidly deployable force designed to assess and open airbases to perform initial airfield operations enabling rapid standup of combat operations anywhere in the European Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo) U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. David Deal, 435th Contingency Response Support Squadron incoming commander, walks with his daughter as the official portion of the change of command ceremony ends at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, June 25, 2024. The 435th CRG is U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa’s only expeditionary open-the-base force. The group provides a scalable, cross-functional, rapidly deployable force designed to assess and open airbases to perform initial airfield operations enabling rapid standup of combat operations anywhere in the European Command’s area of responsibility. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo) « Previous × Next » Share Tweet