Airmen plow through first snowfall

Photos by Senior Airman Armando A. Schwier-Morales
A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the Ramstein flightline Dec. 3 as civil engineers clear the ramp after the first snowfall of the season. The 786th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment shop came in early in the morning to ensure Ramstein can keep launching aircraft.
A C-17 Globemaster III sits on the Ramstein flightline Dec. 3 as civil engineers clear the ramp after the first snowfall of the season. The 786th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment shop came in early in the morning to ensure Ramstein can keep launching aircraft.

 

Airman 1st Class Pascal Dieujuste, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, cleans off a plow after the shop cleared the first snow of the season from the flightline Dec. 3. Dieujuste and a team of Airmen started early in the morning to ensure Ramstein could keep launching aircraft.
Airman 1st Class Pascal Dieujuste, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment operator, cleans off a plow after the shop cleared the first snow of the season from the flightline Dec. 3. Dieujuste and a team of Airmen started early in the morning to ensure Ramstein could keep launching aircraft.

 

Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment shop bring their vehicles in for repairs after plowing the Ramstein flightline  Dec. 3. The heavy equipment shop sprang into action as the first snow of the season hit the ground to ensure the mission continued.
Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron heavy equipment shop bring their vehicles in for repairs after plowing the Ramstein flightline Dec. 3. The heavy equipment shop sprang into action as the first snow of the season hit the ground to ensure the mission continued.

 

Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron plow the remaining snow off the flightline after receiving the first snow of the season Dec. 3. The 786th CES heavy equipment operators plow, brush and keep the runways, taxiways and ramps clear to ensure mission success no matter the weather.
Airmen from the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron plow the remaining snow off the flightline after receiving the first snow of the season Dec. 3. The 786th CES heavy equipment operators plow, brush and keep the runways, taxiways and ramps clear to ensure mission success no matter the weather.