Ramstein Bronze Star awarded
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Shawn Ricchuito, 886th Civil Engineer Squadron firefighter recently received a bronze star for his meritorious service as the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron fire chief while supporting Operation Enduring and Iraqi Freedom. The citation for the award explained that during his time with the 379th Expeditionary Wing, Sergeant Ricchuito displayed superior leadership while integrating 240 personnel from 35 installations across four air and space expeditionary force rotations to support firefighting support and emergency services for more than 1,600 facilities, 8,700 joint and coalition combat partners and more than 100 aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jocelyn Rich)