435th Air Ground Operations Wing

25/03/2026

Smiles all around 😀

Thanks to all the blood donors and volunteers who made the blood drive successful!

23/03/2026

Follow the FOLLOW ME Wing to save lives 🩸

WHO: You 🫵

WHERE: 1 CBCS, DOT Classroom, Bldg. 2251

WHEN: Wednesday, March 25

WHY: Your donation can save up to 3 lives!

Ready to be a hero? Sign up to donate or volunteer today!
👉 https://go.mil/ASBP-E

SIGN UP to DONATE BLOOD and/or Volunteer on our NEW system: https://aafes.media/3NuwAvS.
Why? Cool gifts and snacks are nice, but you will feel great knowing your blood donation will maintain the military’s blood supply to help patients in military hospitals! Military & Families LIVE when donors GIVE to the ASBP.

17/03/2026

Just in time

The 435th Construction and Training Squadron wrapped up their first Silver Flag exercise of the year at Ramstein.

Some firsts for this iteration:
🔘Force Support rejoined the exercise after 3 years
🔘 First-ever simulated drone attack

09/03/2026

Mission Ready, Faster. ⚡

The new Advanced Air Advisor Field Craft Academy, a partnership between the 435th CRSS and 1st CBCS, is changing the game by getting our air advisors, ready in record time.

28/02/2026

A mighty congratulations to our 2025 435th Air Ground Operations Wing Annual Award winners! 🏆

It takes a massive amount of dedication to keep the "FOLLOW ME" wing mission moving forward. Seeing the best of the best recognized for their hard work and excellence is a testament to the "First to the Fight" spirit of this wing.

THANK YOU to all the nominees and winners for your leadership, your expertise, and for setting the bar so high.

Additionally, THANK YOU to the supervisors and families for their unwavering support, and a round of applause for all the volunteers who made the ceremony so special.

And the 2025 winners are…

Airman: Senior Airman Jessica Smith, 435 COG

Non-Commissioned Officer: Tech. Sgt. Stephen Brown, 435 COG

Senior Non-Commissioned Officer: Senior Master Sgt. Michael Falleroni, 435 CRG

First Sergeant: Master Sgt. Blythe Cooley, 435 CRG

Enlisted Supervisor: Tech. Sgt. Jose Gonzalez, 435 CRG

Unit Safety Representative: Tech. Sgt. Ryan Feller, 1 CBCS

Additional Duty Weapons Safety Representative: Tech. Sgt. Marlon McLeod, 1 CBCS

Motorcycle Safety Representative: Master Sgt. Arbil Ramos, 435 CTS

Company Grade Officer: Capt. Austin Jacobs, 4 ASOG

Field Grade Officer: Maj. Sean Miller, 435 COG

Flight Commander: Capt. Tyler Stout, 435 CRG

Civilian Category I: Danielle Kessler, 435 CRG

Civilian Category II (Non-Supervisory): Jerrica Oliver, 435 COG

Civilian Category II (Supervisory): Ebel Sven, 435 CRG

Civilian Category III (Non-Supervisory): Hannah St. Luce, 435 CRG

Civilian Category III (Supervisory): Tilo Geib, 435 CRG

Civilian Category IV (Non-Supervisory): Brittany Gettis, 435 COG

Civilian Category IV (Supervisory): Steward Morrison, 435 COG

Team: 1 CBCS Air Operations Flight

Key Support Liaison: April Hummel, 435 COG

Large Unit: 1 CBCS

Small Unit: 2 ASOS

(Note: A few of our winning Airmen were unable to attend the ceremony due to mission requirements; their awards were proudly accepted by leadership on their behalf.)

23/02/2026

When there's a problem, we find a solution

When U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa identified a critical need to counter emerging aerial threats, the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing was ready to answer the call.

The 1st Engineering Installation Squadron and 435th Construction and Training Squadron combined their expertise to deliver a new Fixed-Site Small Unmanned Aerial Detection System to protect the personnel and mission-critical assets of Ramstein Air Base, Germany.

21/02/2026

We now have 17 air advisors who are more ready than ever after completing an upgrade training in a course invented right here in the 435 AGOW.

Through this course, they sharpened their technical and tactical skills needed to advise, assist, and integrate with our international partners🤝

13/02/2026

First to the fight... and first to a mailbox near you. ✈️💌

In the 435 AGOW, we stand ready and that includes even on Valentine’s Day 💖

29/01/2026

🎉 Huge congratulations to the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's Fourth Quarter award winners! Your dedication and excellence are truly inspiring. We are incredibly proud of your achievements and thank you for your outstanding service!

Airman: Senior Airman Shea Haller
Non-Commissioned Officer: Tech. Sgt. Caleb Childers
Senior NCO: Master Sgt. Jose Solis-Aguilar
Company Grade Officer: Capt. Michael Moxness
Field Grade Officer: Maj. Jenna Whetsel
Civilian Category I: Dominique Alvarez
Civilian Category II: Sven Ebel
Civilian Category IV: Joshua Luvene
Team: EX HEAVY RAIN Ex*****on Team
Key Support Liaison: Heather Wilkins

Safey Awards:
Additional Duty Weapons Safety Representative: Senior Airman Alexander Bell
Safety Team: 435th Security Forces Squadron - CATM
Unit Safety Representative: Staff Sgt. Christian Hobbs

*Some awards were accepted on behalf of the recipients*

26/01/2026

When you've got a ghost, you call the Ghostbusters. 👻

But when a crisis hits and communications go dark... Who you gonna call? The 1st Engineering Installation Squadron! 📞

The 1 EIS is the one and only squadron in U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa that can restore critical communications within 72 hours.

13/01/2026

Uniform out of regs 😱
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Switching out SSgt rank for TSgt rank ✨

That's the kind of "uniform correction" we love to see! 😉

A huge congratulations to the 435th AGOW's newest Technical Sergeant, Carlton Vance, who was surprised with an on-the-spot STEP promotion! 👏