U.S. Air Force Col. Jamil I. Musa, 86th Airlift Wing deputy commander, talks to teachers during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2024. Musa told teachers from the Department of Defense Education Activity about how much he appreciated them for teaching the children of Airmen and other members of the Kaiserslautern Military Community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
U.S. Air Force 86th Airlift Wing members and Department of Defense Education Activity educators watch a video about the 86 AW mission during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2024. DODEA teachers participated in an immersion tour to help them understand the 86 AW mission and how their work assists Airmen accomplish the mission by caring for and educating their children. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Ballesteros, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, talks to Catherine Poweska-Russell, Department of Defense Education Activity instructional systems specialist, about the 86th Airlift Wing’s mission at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2024. Ballesteros talked to DODEA educators about how the 86 AW C-130J Hercules aircraft fleet functions and what their operations are to support the Global Gateway. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
Educators from Department of Defense Education Activity Europe and others pose for a photo in front of a C-130J Hercules Aircraft during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9 2024. As well as touring the 86th Airlift Wing’s aircraft, members of the immersion took a window tour by bus, where they saw the different entities of the Ramstein AB mission and how they contribute to operation around the globe. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sean Ballesteros, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, speaks to educators from the Department of Defense Education Activity Europe about a C-130J Hercules Aircraft during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9, 2024. Ballesteros spoke about the Ramstein AB mission and how critical it is to operations within the European theater. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)
Christopher Bradeen, Department of Defense Education Activity Europe Central Division representative, Stacy Tremaine, DODEA emotional impairment teacher at Vogelweh Elementary School, and Wendy Randall, DODEA learning impairment moderate and severe teacher at Vogelweh Elementary School, stand next to a C-21A aircraft during an immersion tour at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 9 2024. The immersion tour was designed as an opportunity for educators to immerse themselves in the Ramstein AB mission as well as meet other educators in the Kaiserslautern Military Community and from abroad. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Thomas Karol)