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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 .
C-130s of the 86th OG on the ramp at Ramstein AB A C-130E Hercules from the 86 OG delivers U.S. Air Force and Bulgarian Special Forces paratroopers to a drop zone near Bezmer Aviation Base, Bulgaria, during Exercise Thracian Spring 2008. 37AS C-130E at Ramstein (USAF) 37 AS C-130E supporting humanitarian operations (USAF)
The group's Detachment 5 was located at Balad Air Base with a mission to recover and launch AMC aircraft transiting Balad, minimizing ground time to reduce exposure to enemy attacks, [3] In 2008, AMC activated the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing at Ramstein. The 521st assumed the theater air mobility support mission and the squadrons of the ...
Air Force component of United States Transportation Command: Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Hickam AFB, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, U.S. Gen Kevin B. Schneider: Provide Air Force component units for United States Indo-Pacific Command: United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) Ramstein Air Base, Germany
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 ...
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 Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) is an American military community in and around Kaiserslautern, Germany, supporting United States Armed Forces and NATO installations, such as the Ramstein Air Base, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Kapaun Air Station, Vogelweh Housing Area, Pulaski Barracks, Kleber Kaserne, Daenner Kaserne, Sembach Kaserne, Miesau Army Depot, and Rhine Ordnance ...
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.