Reserve, Guardsmen ensure Ramstein's contribution to AF Total Force package: "In February 2009, an Air Force Print News article quoted Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley as saying, 'I am proud to report that the Total Force team of regular, Reserve, Guard and civilians - along with our Joint partners - continues to provide world-class air, space and cyber capabilities for our combatant commanders.'
At Ramstein, that Total Force package is represented well by the 38th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.
The 38th EAS mission is different from other units here because the unit is faced with almost constant personnel turnover, as most of their personnel are traditional reservists serving no longer than six months at a time.
The 199 servicemembers in the unit, from the commander to the lowest ranking Airmen, are from the Air National Guard or the Air Force Reserves."
