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C-23A over the Rhine Valley. The squadron was reactivated in 1977 to operate the Military Airlift Command (MAC) aerial port at Ramstein Air Base.It serviced transient C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster transports at Ramstein, loading and unloading cargo and also received airlifted equipment and personnel for United States Army Europe (USAREUR) forces units in Germany.
The 86th Air Base Group was activated as the main base support unit for Landstuhl while the 7030th HQ Support Group was the main base support unit for Ramstein. On 1 December 1957, the two bases were consolidated into the largest NATO-controlled air base in service on the continent .
Its last assignment was with the 86th Fighter Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, where it was inactivated September 1994. The squadron was first activated as the 628th Bombardment Squadron in 1943. While retaining its mission as a ground attack unit, it became the 512th Fighter-Bomber Squadron a few months after activating.
The United States military’s Ramstein Air Base in Germany prepared for evacuees from Afghanistan on August 19 and 20, the U.S. Air Force said.This footage shows cots and and tents being built ...
The United States Air Force's 435th Air Expeditionary Wing (435 AEW) is an inactive air expeditionary unit assigned to the Third Air Force, last stationed at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. As of 2022, the wing had forward deployed units in six locations in West and East Africa. [ 2 ]
United States Air Force: Type: Aeromedical evacuation: Part of: United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. Third Air Force. 86th Airlift Wing. 86th Operations Group; Garrison/HQ: Ramstein Air Base, Germany: Motto(s) Always Ready [1] Decorations: Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Combat "V" Device Air Force Outstanding Unit ...
The 86th Air Division (Defense) was a re-designation of the 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing at Ramstein Air Base, West Germany, on 18 November 1960 when the 86th FIW was combined with the ground radar functions of the 501st Tactical Control Wing. [1] Its mission was to upgrade the air defense capabilities of Western Europe.
The United States Air Force's 450th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The squadron was first activated in July 1974 as the 6950th Security Squadron and served as an intelligence gathering unit in the United Kingdom until inactivating in 1995.