Hanscom gates renamed for fallen Airmen

Col. Chad Ellsworth, installation commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Henry Hayes, installation command chief, assist Michael and Demetricia Ruiz unveil a plaque and monument officially renaming the Hartwell Gate as the Senior Airman Kcey Ruiz Gate at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., Oct. 2. The ceremony also renamed the Vandenberg Gate to Senior Airman Nathan Sartain Gate. Both Airmen were killed in 2015 when the C-130J Super Hercules aircraft they were on crashed shortly after takeoff in Afghanistan. (U.S. Air Force photo by Linda LaBonte Britt)

PHOTO BY: Linda LaBonte Britt
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