Patriot Mission

Members of the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 37th Airlift Squadron help load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 7, 2013. The 86th Airlift Wing provides support to the NATO led coalition that will augment Turkey's air defense capabilities and contribute to the de-escalation of the crisis along the border. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Holly Cook)

Patriot Mission

Members of the 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 37th Airlift Squadron help load cargo onto a C-130J Super Hercules on the flightline at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 7, 2013. The 86th Airlift Wing provides support to the NATO led coalition that will augment Turkey's air defense capabilities and contribute to the de-escalation of the crisis along the border. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Holly Cook)

Clothing sales

Airman 1st Class Hector Serrano, 86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron aircraft propulsion apprentice, shops at military clothing issue on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 7, 2013. This is Serrano's first visit to military clothing issue since arriving on Ramstein. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan)

Bay chief

Airman 1st Class Dracey Green, 86th Security Forces Squadron, sweeps the stairway as a part of his bay chief duties on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Jan. 7, 2013. The Bay Chief program is an initiative where dorm residents do their part to keep the dorm clean and in order. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Trevor Rhynes)

Holiday season, Post Office

Senior Airman Jonathan Lee, 86th Communication Squadron postal specialist, brings mail to the service window at the Northside Post Office on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 17, 2012. The post office receives its highest customer traffic during the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan)

Holiday season, Post Office

Chief Master Sgt. Tiffany Smith, U. S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Force Africa, chaplain assistant manager and her son, Cadet 2nd Lieutenant Brett Smith, Germany 821st Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps A flight commander, volunteer at the Northside Post Office on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 17, 2012. The post office receives its highest customer traffic during the holiday season. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jordan Castelan)