Honoring heroes: POW/MIA remembrance week

The 86th Airlift Wing hosted events in honor of POW/MIA Remembrance Week, Sep. 11-15. The events included a remembrance week breakfast, a 24-hour ruck march, and a memorial retreat ceremony. The events honored those U.S. service members who were prisoners of war and those who served but never returned home.

U.S. Air Force Col. Jamil Musa, 86th Airlift Wing deputy commander, welcomes guests to a POW/MIA remembrance week breakfast at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 12, 2023.(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaitlyn Oiler)
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Ryan Hines, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels information service center section chief, shares his story as a Purple Heart medal recipient duringat Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Sept. 12, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kaitlyn Oiler)