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Spangdahlem honors POW/MIA

Airman 1st Class Jarrett Kim, 52nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, runs with the POW/MIA flag in honor of imprisoned U.S. service members and those currently missing in action, Sept. 15, 2022, on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Approximately 82,000 Americans remain unaccounted for as a consequence of all past and ongoing conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Sanchez-Chen)

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Spangdahlem honors POW/MIA

Members from the 52nd Operations Support Squadron participate in a POW/MIA remembrance run, Sept. 14, 2022, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Members of Spangdahlem kept the flag in constant motion for 24 hours straight in honor of American prisoners of war and those missing in action. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Sanchez-Chen)

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Spangdahlem honors POW/MIA

Col. William McKibban, 52nd Fighter Wing vice commander, and Hubert Caloud, superintendent of the Oise-Aisne American cemetery, France, pay tribute to prisoners of war and those missing in action by laying a wreath, Sept. 15, 2022, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. The National POW/MIA Recognition Day was established in 1979 through a presidential proclamation and is honored annually on the third Friday in September. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Sanchez-Chen)

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Senior Master Sgt. John Harden, 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron explosive ordnance disposal superintendent, and Senior Airman Dylan Beck, 52nd CE team member, participate in a POW/MIA remembrance run, Sept. 15, 2022, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. During the run, the POW/MIA flag stayed in motion for 24 hours by volunteers running with the flag to commemorate and symbolize the unwavering pursuit to recover all service members past and present. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Sanchez-Chen)

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Col. Leslie Hauck, 52nd Fighter Wing commander, middle, Col. William McKibban, 52nd FW vice commander, second from right, Chief Master Sgt. Toby Roach, 52nd FW command chief, second from left, and members from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, run with the POW/MIA flag in honor of imprisoned U.S. service members and those currently missing in action, Sept. 14, 2022. American service members are committed to always remembering the sacrifices of POWs and those deemed MIA. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Sanchez-Chen)

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Unit commanders from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, run with the POW/MIA flag during a POW/MIA remembrance run, Sept. 15, 2022. The flag traveled approximately 150 miles during the 24 hour run. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Sanchez-Chen)

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Left to right, Staff Sgt. Christopher Sy, 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron fleet management and operations, Master Sgt. Angelic Briningstool, 52nd LRS equipment accountability element, and Tech Sgt. Robin Strickland, Armed Forces Network Spangdahlem operations manager, participate in a POW/MIA remembrance run, Sept. 15, 2022, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Every 30 minutes, Airmen rotated in order to keep the POW/MIA flag in motion for a full 24 hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Sanchez-Chen)

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Spangdahlem honors POW/MIA

A wreath on display during a POW/MIA remembrance ceremony, Sept. 15, 2022, at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Approximately 82,000 Americans remain unaccounted for as a consequence of all past and ongoing conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Sanchez-Chen)

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Spangdahlem honors POW/MIA

Published Sept. 16, 2022
By Senior Airman Jessica Sanchez-Chen
52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs

SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany -- Airman 1st Class Jarrett Kim, 52nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment mechanic, runs with the POW/MIA flag in honor of imprisoned U.S. service members and those currently missing in action, Sept. 15, 2022, on Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany. Approximately 82,000 Americans remain unaccounted for as a consequence of all past and ongoing conflicts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jessica Sanchez-Chen)