![]() And will assume support of the Patriot Express mission that ferries service members and their families moving to and from Europe. Ramstein will take over Rhein-Main's busy passenger terminal. The squadron has sole responsibility for providing en route, selected home-based aircraft, and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.Įven though Ramstein switched to an airlift mission in 1994, it still hasn't shed all the trappings that once made it the Air Force's premier fighter base in Europe. They also handle a variety of civilian contract carriers. Its 623rd Air Mobility Support Squadron, AMC's largest overseas cargo port, moves incoming and outgoing cargo via C-5, C-141, C-130, and C-17 aircraft. Ramstein's largest flight-line tenant organization, Air Mobility Command's 621st Air Mobility Support Group, provides Air Mobility Command cargo and maintenance support for Ramstein. An alternate APOE in Central Region has been identified and established in the eastern division's sector and has been upgraded to meet the most significant needs of deploying Army forces. Renovations and upgrades to the primary Air Port of Embarkation in Central Region (Ramstein Air Base) are complete and the facilities fully meet the needs of deploying Army forces. Beside Americans, the installation's population is comprised of Canadian, German, British, French, Belgian, and Dutch forces. Ramstein is also a North Atlantic Treaty Organization installation. The 86 AW falls under 3rd Air Force headquartered in the United Kingdom and are further assigned under United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) headquartered, at Ramstein AB. The host unit at Ramstein Air Base has been the 86th Airlift Wing (AW) since after the inactivation of the 316th Air Division and 377th Combat Support Wing. Vogelweh, Kleber, Panzer, Daenner, Meisau, Pirmasens, Rhein Ordenance Barracks and Landstuhl, the Army's Regional Medical Community, all make up this great community. Ramstein, Kapaun and Sembach, are predominately Air Force communities which share their services with the other military members of the KMC. The city's historical past has been preserved even though it has grown to become one of the largest industrial and marketing cities in Germany. K-Town as some call it, is know for being the largest American community outside of the US Over 34,000 Americans share this community with inhabitants from over 70 nations. This area is the main wine growing region for Germany and also known for the largest connected forest, the Palatinate Forest. ![]() The Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) is located in the federal state of Rheinland-Pfalz in the southwest corner of the country. What's more, live pictures taken from the drone operations are analyzed in Germany and compared with intelligence. The pilot controlling the drones is in the US, but with the long distance between the operational area and the US, the data from the remote controlled drones is transmitted via satellite to Germany and then sent via fiber optic cable back to America. The US Ramstein Air Base in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate plays a greater role in the US drone war than many previously thought. ![]()
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