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        Policy UpdatesNewsroomReoptimizationBIOGRAPHIESAF Senior Leaders      Hotel workers standing in a lobby.200825-F-KY598-1007
                        
                        
                        Leadership from the 786th Force Support Squadron Kaiserslautern Military Community lodging team pose for a photo in the lobby of the Ramstein Inn on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 25, 2020. The Air Force Innkeeper Award Program announced the KMC lodging operation as the winner of the 2020 Air Force Innkeeper Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)
                
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                        Jennifer Ankovic, 786th Force Support Squadron lead guest service representative, left, checks in a guest at the Ramstein Inn on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 25, 2020. The 786th FSS Kaiserslautern Military Community lodging operation at Ramstein was awarded the 2020 Air Force Innkeeper Award for being the best large-category lodging operation in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)
                
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                        Steven McCabe, 786th Force Support Squadron housekeeping supervisor, left, and Victoria Schenk, 786th FSS housekeeping lead, change linens at the Ramstein Inns – Vogelweh on Vogelweh Military Complex, Germany, Aug. 25, 2020. The 786th FSS Kaiserslautern Military Community lodging operation, comprised of more than 1,200 rooms in 30 facilities spread out over four properties, was awarded the 2020 Air Force Innkeeper Award. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)
                
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                        Anthony Allen, 786th Force Support Squadron lodging logistics supply technician, right, and Zio Escobar, 786th FSS lodging logistics material handler and motor vehicle operator, restock housekeeping supplies at the lodging warehouse on Einsiedlerhof Air Station, Germany, Aug. 25, 2020. From frontline workers dealing directly with customers to behind-the-scenes workers in logistics, the entire 786th FSS Kaiserslautern Military Community lodging staff was recognized by the Air Force Innkeeper Award Program as the best lodging operation in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class John R. Wright)
                
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Ramstein AB wins 2020 Air Force Innkeeper AwardPublished Aug. 31, 2020
                    
                    By Airman 1st Class John R. Wright
                    
                    
                    86th Airlift Wing/Public Affairs
            **RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) --**The Air Force Innkeeper Award Program announced **Ramstein Air Base** as the winner of the 2020 Air Force Innkeeper Award Aug. 20.
The award, divided into large and small categories based on number of rooms, recognized the 786th Force Support Squadron Kaiserslautern Military Community lodging team as the best large-category lodging operation in the Air Force.
With nearly 1,300 rooms, KMC lodging spans 30 facilities spread out over four properties on Ramstein, Vogelweh, Kapaun and Landstuhl.
“This award speaks volumes to the outstanding hard work and dedication the lodging team puts forth 24/7,” said **Brig. Gen. Josh M. Olson**, **86th Airlift Wing** commander.
Air Force lodging operations, meeting the highest standards were evaluated on customer service, financial measures and related support activities by an Innkeeper Evaluation Board composed of lodging experts from the **Air Force Services Center**.
In previous years, evaluations were conducted during in-person installation visits, however 2020 candidates received a virtual review of the main facets of their operations.
The virtual review included everything from the front desk area to housekeeping standards and staff training, said Sonya Houston, 786th FSS KMC lodging general manager. It evaluated the operations and logistics section, inventory controls, storage practices, vehicle maintenance, work order management and working relationships with civil engineering to maintain facilities.
Created in 1981, the Air Force Innkeeper Award Program recognizes installation-level lodging facilities providing the most outstanding accommodations and customer service to Air Force travelers.
“Even in the midst of COVID-19, we feel that if any base deserves this award, it is Ramstein (AB),” Houston said. “Our mission has been non-stop, and we’ve been excelling at that mission.”
Not even one of the four KMC lodging properties have closed their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic. Their implementation of and strict adherence to necessary health and safety guidelines ensured that they continued to serve the military community.
“Deployments didn’t stop, redeployments didn’t stop and aircrew missions didn’t stop,” Houston said. “So we have still been dealing with all of those challenges, and doing it quite well.”
The lodging staff has continued to adapt and modify customer service practices, so they may ensure travelers who must self-quarantine still have everything they need while maintaining proper physical distance.
“We ask if there’s anything they need, and let them know to stay in the room,” said Tunisia Sulzbach, 786th FSS Ramstein AB lodging manager. “Our housekeepers gather kits to support them;.things to keep their rooms clean – garbage bags, extra linen, towels – to get them through that time. We still continue with customer service, we just had to change it up a little bit.”
The management team made a point to recognize that winning the award was a collective effort. From the frontline workers dealing directly with customers to the behind-the-scenes workers in logistics, the entire staff’s hard work, dedication and determination is what made them the best lodging operation in the Air Force.
“I couldn’t be prouder,” Olson said when speaking to the KMC lodging team. “Thanks for the top-notch customer service and continued excellence you provide in a demanding and ever-changing environment.”AFWN 



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