• Olson was Commander of Ramstein AFB from Aug. 2020 through July 2022

  As commander of Ramstein Air Force Base, Olson oversaw a string of official posts, advertisements, and communications for 2022 pride month events occurring on base. Some of these events were specifically curated to encourage the participation of children. The synopsis of each post listed below…Source: Judicial Watch

  • POST – June 4th: Advertisement for a drag “Karaoke Night”
  • POST – June 10th: “We’re celebrating PRIDE month with our very first DRAG STORY TIME! Our local Drag King, Sauvage, will be reading some of our favorite stories about what makes each of us special. Story time begins at 1030!”. The graphics included with the post include a rainbow flag and two books from which Drag King Sauvage intends to read. The first book is titled “I Am Perfectly Designed” by Karamo Brown. The second book is titled “The HIPS on the DRAG QUEEN Go Swish, Swish, Swish” with a depiction of three males in dresses.
  • POST – June 10th: Re-promotes the drag queen story hour along with a seven-week reading program aimed at children and teens.
  • POST – June 11th: Advertises another drag show.
  • In May of 2022, a meeting minutes document details upcoming drag and DEI events (color run and a drag event) that would be hosted on Ramstein AFB in celebration of pride month.
  • Another email (sender redacted) dated to the same time revealed a string of 10 other diversity eventsthat Ramstein would host.
  • Another email dated to May 30th describes how servicemen under his command were actively working to advertise these events to base staff.
    • The redacted sender stated: “I have attached our posters, FSS [Force Support Squadron] Calendar, and screen shots of the Facebook events. I’ve also attached a screenshot of the video the drag queen sent us to promote the events. The full video is too big for the NIPR server. The images are too big for the server so I am sending this in 2 emails. Also, I’m sure we also did at least one e-blast but I can’t seem to find it in my email. Let me know if you need anything else.”
  • An invoice dated to June of 2022 reveals that Ramstein Air Base, commanded at the time by Olson, was actively using DoD funds to pay drag queens for performances on base.
  • In June of 2022, Ramstein AFB hosted a pride month color run.

Photo Source: U.S. Air Force