KMC civilians honored in Length-of-Service Ceremony

Photo By Staff Sgt. Taylor Slater | Amelita Bugard, center, a 25-year length-of-service honoree, poses for a photo with her family in front of a C-130J Hercules aircraft at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 6, 2019. Earlier in the day, families attended a length-of-service ceremony recognizing more than 100 civil servants for long-standing employment with the U.S. government. After the ceremony, family and friends were invited on a base tour to learn more about Ramstein Air Base’s mission and capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Taylor D. Slater)  

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, GERMANY

12.13.2019

Story by Airman 1st Class Taylor Slater 

86th Airlift Wing

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany – More than one hundred American and non-U.S. civilians were honored for their continued service to the U.S. government during the Kaiserslautern Military Community’s Fall Length-of-Service Ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, December 6, 2019.

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Mark R. August, 86th Airlift Wing commander, provided opening remarks and presented honorees with certificates and lapel pins. The honorees’ length-of-service to the government ranged from 20 to 50 years.

After the ceremony, honorees and their family members were treated to a reception at the German Canteen and a tour of Ramstein Air Base to hear about its airlift mission.

The following civilians were honored for 45 years of service:

Thomas Stuppy, 86th Communications Squadron

Monika Emrich, 86th Dental Squadron

Karl Kramer, 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron

Peter Wilhelm, Defense Commissary Agency Kaiserslautern Central Distribution Center

Maria Ackermann, 86th Civil Engineer Group

Eleonore Wilking, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron

The following civilian was honored for 50 years of service:

Jerry R. Cannon, 86th Force Support Squadron (Non-Appropriated Fund)

• Date Taken: 12.13.2019
• Date Posted: 12.13.2019 05:24
• Story ID: 355544
• Location: RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, RHEINLAND-PFALZ, DE