521 AMOW: 2020, a year in review January 22, 2021 U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Anthony Pennington, 305th Maintenance Squadron aero repair technician, McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, conducts repairs on a C-17 Globemaster III at Ramstein Air Base, July 7, 2020. Pennington and his team were sent to Ramstein to conduct major repairs on the aircraft after it suffered damage from a lightning strike during a flight to a deployed location. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Devin Boyer) As the first light of dawn broke on Jan. 1, 2020, no one could have predicted the course of the year. Despite the challenges and pressures, the Airmen of the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing exemplified our motto “Depend on us!”