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Ramstein AB alone hosts over 16,200 military personnel, U.S. civilians, and contractors. The base is located near the town of Ramstein-Miesenbach , with the east gate about 16 km (10 mi ; 9 nmi ) from Kaiserslautern , commonly known as "K-Town" among Americans.
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 ...
To start the flow of C-130 personnel to the 86th, the 435th AW sent approximately 200 personnel from the 37th Airlift Squadron as a Detachment to Ramstein on 7 March 1994. This small detachment began planning and administrative activities, serving as a central point for incoming personnel and equipment transferring to Ramstein.
With about 1600 civilian employees the U.S. air base is the City's most important employer. There are some 8,200 military personnel stationed at Ramstein along with approx. 15,000 family members. The beginning of Ramstein's modern industrial and business expansion began in the 1970s.
In the 1960s, its mission, personnel, and equipment were combined with those of the 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing, which was redesignated the 86th Air Division (Defense). [7] Today the two subordinate groups include: The 521st Air Mobility Operations Group (Naval Station Rota, Spain) [8] 724th Air Mobility Squadron (Aviano AB, Italy)
The 86th TFW and Ramstein had just begun to absorb the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War when, in August 1990, the Iraqis invaded Kuwait. Under Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, much to the dismay of the 86th TFW personnel, their F-16s did not deploy to the Persian Gulf like so many of its USAFE counterparts.
It is located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The squadron traces its history to the constitution of the 1st Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron, Mobile, on 28 January 1952, and its subsequent activation on 1 March 1952 at Johnson Air Base , Japan, as part of the 1808th Airways and Air Communications Service Wing, Airways and Air ...
The 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (86 AES) is a unit of the United States Air Force.It is part of the 86th Operations Group, 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.