Ramstein Airmen build a bare base in contested exercise
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Tiara Pippens, 435th Contingency Response Squadron contingency response radio frequency transmission technician, connects parts of a Tent Model 60 during exercise Contested Forge on Grostenquin Air Base, France, Dec. 3, 2018. As part of Contested Forge, Pippens and other Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group practiced their capability to set up, conduct, and defend austere airfield operations and a bare base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)