67-783: RMS may refer to: Places [ edit ] Ramstein Air Base , in Germany (IATA code RMS ) Republik Maluku Selatan (Republic of the South Moluccas), a self-proclaimed republic in the Maluku Islands, founded in 1950 Organizations [ edit ] Learned societies [ edit ] Ramanujan Mathematical Society , a learned society founded in 1985 in India Royal Medical Society ,
134-647: A British jazz/rock fusion band, formed in 1982 Richard Matthew Stallman , often referred to as "rms", a software freedom activist and computer programmer Royal Mail Ship , the ship prefix used for seagoing vessels that carry mail under contract to the British Royal Mail Resilient Multi-mission Space STaR Shot program, an Australian satellite defence program being developed by Airbus at Lot Fourteen in Adelaide, South Australia Topics referred to by
201-454: A cancer of connective tissues Rostral migratory stream , one path that neuronal stem cells travel along to reach the olfactory bulb Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis Computing [ edit ] Rate-monotonic scheduling , a scheduling technique in operating systems Record Management Services , file-management processes in OpenVMS operating systems Record Management System ,
268-528: A former US mail transportation service Raytheon Missile Systems , a former company which manufactured missiles Regroupement des militants syndicaux ("Trades-Union Militants Grouping"), a political organization in Quebec, Canada, in the 1970s Revenue Management Society , a British industry organisation Risk Management Solutions, a subsidiary of Moody's Corporation RMS, a prefix for Royal Mail Ships and aircraft, UK Roads and Maritime Services ,
335-581: A former agency of the New South Wales government, Australia Rotana Media Services , the advertising and marketing wing of Rotana Group Rotating Memory Systems, Inc., a defunct hard disk drive manufacturer Royal Society of Miniature Painters, Sculptors and Gravers , originally the Royal Miniatures Society, London Science and technology [ edit ] Biology and medicine [ edit ] Rhabdomyosarcoma ,
402-455: A full view of the massive Air Operations Center map on the opposing wall. The AOC was the largest room in the complex. Its three-story map was used to plot minute-by-minute movements of friendly and unidentified aircraft. But the center was much more than just a tracking station, because it could also react to threats. They always knew the current operational status of air weapons in theater including missiles, and could dispatch armed response "at
469-511: A key role in supporting forward military operations, particularly those deploying to Eastern Europe and Africa . Constructed between 1949 and 1952 by the French Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers , Ramstein Air Base is part of the larger Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC), which houses around 54,000 American service members and over 5,400 U.S. civilian employees. Additionally, more than 6,200 German workers are employed within
536-871: A learned society founded in 1737 at the University of Edinburgh Medical School Royal Meteorological Society , a learned society founded in 1850 in Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire Royal Microscopical Society , a learned society founded in 1839 in London, now headquartered in Oxford Russian Mineralogical Society , a learned society founded in 1817 in Saint Petersburg Russian Musical Society ,
603-2047: A learned society founded in 1859 and disbanded in 1917 Schools [ edit ] United States [ edit ] Radnor Middle School , in Radnor, Pennsylvania Redwood Middle School (Saratoga, California) Rice Middle School , in Plano, Texas Richardson Middle School , in Chicago, Illinois Richland Middle School , in Richland Hills, Texas Riverwood Middle School , in Kingwood, Texas Robinson Middle School , in Plano, Texas Rocky Mountain semester , in Leadville, Colorado; now called High Mountain Institute Semester Romulus Middle School , in Romulus, Michigan Roosevelt Middle School (Oakland, California) Rosemount Middle School , in Rosemount, Minnesota Ridgely Middle School , in Lutherville, Maryland Elsewhere [ edit ] Rambhakta Memorial School in Banepa, Kavre, Nepal Reims Management School , in Reims, France Robert May's School , in Hampshire, England The Royal Masonic School for Girls , in Hertfordshire, England Rutland Middle School , in British Columbia, Canada Other organizations [ edit ] Railway Mail Service ,
670-410: A moment's notice". By the early 1960s, the manual plotting system used to track aircraft at the cave and elsewhere throughout West Germany was too slow and inaccurate for the quick responses necessary. Beginning in 1962, airmen trained in the new 412L air weapons control system began to arrive in Germany and at the cave. Over the next year, the new GE semi-automatic system was installed. When complete at
737-411: A period between 1968 and 1973, the 86th Wing , under various designations, has been the main operational and host unit at Ramstein Air Base. Throughout the 1950s, the 86th was primarily a Fighter-Bomber Wing. In 1960, it was realigned to an air defense mission and became the 86th Air Division (Defense). The 86th AD was inactivated in 1968. Returning as an F-4 Phantom II Tactical Fighter Wing in 1973,
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#1732773154592804-446: A persistent storage mechanism available to some Java ME configurations Rights Management Services , a component of MS Windows Server 2003 Other uses in science and technology [ edit ] Reconfigurable Manufacturing System , designed for rapid change in its structure Residual mean square , a measure of the difference between data and a model of that data Revenue Management System (or revenue management software),
871-470: A result including 129 motor registries offices. Roads and Maritime Services was responsible for the registration of vehicles (including the issuing of registration plates ) and the issuing of driver licences in New South Wales , boat/PWC ( personal watercraft ) licences, including testing and administering of licences. Additionally, RMS produced photo cards for identification of non-drivers and issues photographic firearms licences and security licences for
938-451: A separate APO from the south side. The north side (Ramstein AB) is APO AE 09012, while the south side (Landstuhl AB) is APO AE 09009. Also separate Combat Support Groups, the 7030th for the north side, and the 86th for the south side existed. These were consolidated in the 1980s, and the two Combat Support units were merged into the 377th Combat Support Wing. There
1005-503: A software system for managing occupancy in hotels and suchlike RMS (noise reduction) ( Rauschminderungssystem ), a Dolby-B-compatible compander in the former GDR in the 1980s Root mean square , a measure of the magnitude of a varying quantity Royal Microscopical Society thread, or society thread , a screw thread used for microscope objective lenses " Watt RMS ", an erroneous term for "average power" used in audio measurements Other uses [ edit ] RMS (band) ,
1072-732: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ramstein Air Base Ramstein Air Base ( IATA : RMS , ICAO : ETAR ) is a United States Air Force installation located in Rhineland-Palatinate , southwestern Germany . It serves as the headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM). The base plays
1139-712: Is still a north and south side Fitness Centers . The current northside Community Center before housed the WAF NCO Club. As well, there were two Movie Theaters on the North side and two on the South side. Currently, only two still stand on the north side: a remodeled Nightingale Theater (known before as the Four Corners Theater) on the corner across from the Base gas Station, and the north side AAFES dry cleaners that
1206-516: The 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing , based at Toul-Rosieres Air Base, France, and two of its squadrons, the 38th and 32d, equipped with the RF-4C Phantom II , were relocated to Ramstein on 5 October 1966. Assigned squadrons of the 26th TRW at Ramstein were: While at Ramstein, the 26th TRW acquired a number of other units with different flying missions. One function gained by the 26 TRW, almost immediately after arriving at Ramstein,
1273-512: The 316th Air Division was activated, centralizing command authority at Ramstein. The 86 TFW became the division's flight operations arm, while the newly formed 377th Combat Support Wing , also activated in 1985, became responsible for the logistical and administrative support on base, replacing the 86th and 7030 Combat Support Wings. On 28 August 1988, Ramstein Air Base was the site of the tragic Ramstein airshow disaster , which killed 72 spectators and three pilots, and injured hundreds. After
1340-425: The 322nd Airlift Division that arrived on 23 June 1978, and SAC 's 7th Air Division that arrived on 1 July 1978. In December 1980, HQ Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force was moved from Ramstein to Heidelberg and co-located with HQ Central Army Group. In 1984, an enlisted airman (Sgt Darrel Dietlein), assigned to the 1964th Communications Group , solicited National Headquarters Civil Air Patrol to charter
1407-565: The Cold War , the 86th was realigned to become the 86th Airlift Wing . On 1 July 1993, the 55th Aeromedical Airlift Squadron moved from the 435th AW at Rhein-Main Air Base Germany to Ramstein. On 1 October, the 75th and 76th Airlift Squadron arrived at Ramstein from the 60th AW at Travis Air Force Base California, and 437th AW at Charleston AFB South Carolina , respectively. A year later on 1 October 1994,
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#17327731545921474-719: The New South Wales Police Firearms Registry, Commercial Agents and Private Inquiry Agents cards and Mobility Parking Permits. All cards issued by RMS were physically printed by the card division in Parkes, New South Wales . Within NSW, the Transport Management Centre is responsible for managing special events and unplanned incidents and disseminating information to motorists. It is the central point for identifying and directing
1541-630: The 1st Canadian Air Group, 1st and 2nd Divisions of the West German Air Force , and units of the USAFE's 3rd and 17th Air Force. HQ USAFE fully completed its move from Wiesbaden to Ramstein in early 1991. With USAFE's arrival in 1973, Ramstein entered a period of expansion. The duel commander of the 316th AD / 86 TFW became host commander of Americans living in the Kaiserslautern Military Community instead of
1608-408: The 37th Airlift Squadron was transferred to Ramstein from Rhein-Main. In 1999, the activation of the 86th Contingency Response Group brought the airfield and aerial port operations and provision of force protection at contingency airfields mission to the wing. On 24 May 2004, the 38th Combat Support Wing was activated to enhance support to USAFE geographically separated units. This wing
1675-400: The 630th Military Airlift Support Squadron from Rhein-Main Air Base was assigned to Ramstein and a large cargo aerial port constructed. This allowed Military Airlift Command C-141 and C-5 Galaxy aircraft to use Ramstein as a transshipment point for material, which was then moved within USAFE by C-130 tactical transports. In the spring of 1972, the 7th Special Operations Squadron (SOS)
1742-508: 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 . It was called "Ramstein–Landstuhl Air Base", but later, after the West German government continued construction of the A6 autobahn from Kaiserslautern to Saarbrücken, the autobahn cut off access at
1809-611: The 86th TFW performed that mission until 1994, deploying components to the Middle East during the 1990 Gulf War . On 14 August 1976, the Strategic Air Command 306th Strategic Wing was activated at Ramstein with a KC-135 air refueling and an RC-135 reconnaissance mission. The 306th also functioned as the focal point for all SAC operations in Europe and as liaison between SAC and USAFE. The wing moved to RAF Mildenhall , England on 1 July 1978. In June 1985,
1876-648: The East Gate to Ramstein AB will be extended from its current location to just off the Autobahn 6 Einsiedlerhof exit to the base at what is known as the Elvis Gate. From 2004 to 2006, Ramstein Air Base underwent an extensive expansion with a major construction project – including an all-new airport terminal , among other new facilities, through the so-called Rhein-Main Transition Program which
1943-639: The European Encampments along with their traditional military studies, cadet programs and aerospace education efforts. The Ramstein Cadet Squadron commander as of February 2022 is 1st Lt Cody Chenowith. The squadron is the central hub for all CAP units in Europe. Membership as of April 2024 was 55 members. In the subsequent years, a companion cadet squadron was formed at Spangdahlem Air Base. Distance learning cadets are located at SHAPE, Belgium and Hohenfels, Germany. Additionally,
2010-596: The KMC. Air Force units in the KMC employ nearly 9,800 military personnel, supported by approximately 11,100 family members. 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. Other nearby towns include Landstuhl , located 5 km (3 mi; 3 nmi) from
2077-641: The Kindsbach Cave had become too small and its cost for renovation too high. The USAFE vacated the facility and, on 31 October 1993, control was returned to the German government and the German government returned the facility to the original owner of the land. Today, the Kindsbach Cave is private property, through tours of the cave can be arranged. The cave is overgrown by vegetation, trees, and new housing. The new 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing stood up on 4 September 2008. As of June 2020 ,
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2144-619: The Ramstein Cadet Squadron is the second oldest and continuous operating unit on the installation and even predating the 86th Air Wing. Today, the base is home to the Allied Air Command , which is responsible to Joint Force Command Brunssum , the only and main NATO command unit on Ramstein AB. Close to Ramstein was the site of Air Defense Operations Center (ADOC) — Kindsbach , AKA 'Kindsbach Cave' –
2211-567: The Soviet Union. The center had a digital computer to work out bombing problems, cryptographic equipment for coded message traffic and its own photo lab to develop reconnaissance photos. Responsible for an air space extending deep behind the Iron Curtain , the center interacted directly with The Pentagon , NATO, Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe and all USAFE bases. With its massive telephone switchboard and 80 teletype machines,
2278-471: The TMC' The current Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between various Government agencies in NSW states that the TMC has the following responsibilities: The TMC will: As part of its duty to provide major road infrastructure, RMS was responsible for the provision of several car ferries. These ferries are all toll-free, and include: RMS was responsible for light operation in the following 13 lighthouses: At
2345-640: The U.S. base. Roads and Maritime Services Roads and Maritime Services (also known as Roads & Maritime Services ) was an agency of the New South Wales Government responsible for building and maintaining road infrastructure and managing the day-to-day compliance and safety for roads and waterways. The agency was created on 1 November 2011 from a merger of the Roads & Traffic Authority and NSW Maritime . Planning responsibilities were transferred to Transport for NSW , which
2412-638: The US Army 21st Commanding General. The Wiesbaden USAF Community was then traded to the US Army Control as for an even Kaiserlautern switch. The KMC from the 1950s to the early 1990s had an average population of Americans of 110,000, outnumbering those Germans in the City of Kaiserslautern for that period. Allied Air Forces Central Europe was established at Ramstein on 28 June 1974. Ramstein subsequently provided support for other headquarters including
2479-505: The WAFs (Women's Air Force). The barracks that were built at Ramstein AS were used to house WAFs and single women that worked as U.S. Government employees at both Ramstein AS and Landstuhl AB. On 27 April 1953, Headquarters, Twelfth Air Force was activated on Ramstein Air Base, having moved from its joint facilities with HQ USAFE at Wiesbaden AB . What was not generally known at
2546-468: The associated flying and support units. On 1 February 1952, Det 1, 86th Fighter-Bomber Wing arrived at Landstuhl AB from Neubiberg Air Base near Munich . On 1 June 1953, Ramstein Air Station was opened. Ramstein was the location of headquarters, Twelfth Air Force, and supported family housing, base exchange, commissary, dependents' schools and other administrative offices for
2613-546: The base's west gate. In 1940, construction of today's Bundesautobahn 6 was stopped when a bridge that was being built across the Rhine River near Mannheim collapsed, leaving a section of autobahn that could not be used. A part of the unused autobahn to the west of Mannheim, near Kaiserslautern , was used as an airstrip by the Luftwaffe . The airstrip was also used by the advancing U.S. Army Air Forces during
2680-401: The cave was plugged into everything in the outside world. The center was receiving more than 1,000 calls a day. As a further measure of protection, the cave was fully self-contained with its own water supply , electric backup-generators, climate controls , dining facilities and sleeping accommodations for its 125-man crew. Visitor passes were rarely issued to this secret facility. Throughout
2747-410: The cave, the current air picture over East and West Germanies, as well as parts of the eastern Soviet bloc countries, was displayed on a 12-by-12-metre (40 ft × 40 ft) screen with radar information provided by various 412L sites located throughout West Germany. Senior U.S. staff monitored the dynamic display 24/7 . Over the next several years, additional 412L sites throughout Germany joined
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2814-403: The commander of the 521st AMOW is Colonel Adrienne Williams. In December 2023 a new Space Force component stands up at Ramstein Air Base. On 7 March 1966, French President Charles de Gaulle announced that France would withdraw from NATO's integrated military structure. The United States was informed that it must remove its military forces from France by 1 April 1967. As a result,
2881-459: The drawing board from the U.S. Department of Defense to build a new Medical Center on the current U.S. Army Weilerbach Storage Installation just to the east of Ramstein AB. Construction is to be completed in and around 2024.. It will be a twelve-story facility to house all departments of LRMC and the current Ramstein AB Clinic along with Dental Clinic facilities for the whole KMC. In turn,
2948-682: The expected move of HQ USAFE to Ramstein. This entire operation, code-named "Creek Action", was carried out as part of the USAF's new worldwide policy of locating the most vital headquarters in thinly populated rural areas rather than near cities. Later, HQ USAFE was moved, due to the fact that US Intelligence found that the Soviets had plans to invade Western Europe through the Fulda Gap in West Germany. The military thought to move vital HQs on
3015-649: The final months of World War II. The old autobahn section is still used as the access road to the east and west gates of the base and the A6 was rebuilt south of the air base after the war. During the initial postwar era, the USAAF repaired several former Luftwaffe airfields in Bavaria , part of the American occupation zone of Germany. The area was a swamp that had to be built up by two metres (six feet) A train line
3082-490: The first "Cadet Squadron" in West Germany, naming the unit "Ramstein Cadet Squadron" and becoming the unit's first commander as a CAP First Lieutenant. The Ramstein Cadet Squadron was formed with Captain Mark Bailey serving as the unit's first liaison officer, as well as other like minded military volunteers and roughly six cadets. To this day, the squadron enjoys vibrant member participation, as well as base support, hosting
3149-450: The network, until the manual system had been totally replaced. In April 2015, Ramstein Air Base was reported by German and international media as an important control center in the drone war staged under the Obama administration against targets in areas like Pakistan , Yemen , Afghanistan and Somalia . The German government claimed not to have been informed about this function of
3216-594: The other side of the Rhein River for protection. As a result of this policy change, Ramstein air base became a large multi-national NATO center: in addition to the USAFE's headquarters, it also housed the new NATO headquarters of the Allied Air Forces Central Europe (AAFCE). The AAFCE also commanded the 2nd Allied Tactical Air Force (2ATAF) and the 4th ATAF. The 4th ATAF, which had been headquartered at Ramstein for many years, included
3283-571: The outer perimeter with regard to traffic management such as the coordination of Traffic Emergency Patrols. Traffic Emergency Patrols vans patrol major road routes and respond to unplanned incidents with the aim of returning the road to normal operating conditions as soon as possible. Both Traffic Commanders and TEP units carry a wide array of traffic management devices such as traffic cones , barrier boards and road signage. Both also are permitted to use and display red and blue emergency lighting and are designated as 'emergency vehicles'. ' Role of
3350-614: The response to incidents such as crashes, breakdowns and spills. It passes on information to the public through the media, the RMS call centre and variable message signs along routes. In 1999 the NSW Transport Management Centre (TMC) established Traffic Commander and Traffic Emergency Patrol (TEP) services throughout the Greater Urban Area of Sydney to provide 24-hour 365-day-a-year coverage to "Manage
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#17327731545923484-463: The site of Europe's underground combat operations center. The facility was located in a former German western front command headquarters. The French took control of the underground bunker after World War II, and USAFE assumed control in 1953. After major renovations, USAFE opened the center on 15 August 1954. The center was a state-of-the-art, 67-room, 3,400-square-metre (37,000 sq ft) facility where USAFE could have led an air war against
3551-429: The south of the base which is where the main gate was in the city limit of Landstuhl. The main gate was moved to the west side of the base which was in the town of Ramstein. The two bases were joined and the current Kisling Memorial Drive cut off to the public which made one base. In 1961, the base was officially named "Ramstein Air Base." One legacy of the two separate air bases is that the north side of Ramstein retained
3618-443: The south side and Ramstein Air Station (station, no airstrip) on the north. From 1948 to the opening of the bases in 1953, it was the largest one spot construction site in Europe employing over 270,000 workers at one time. Enough construction was completed in mid-1952 that Landstuhl AB was opened on 5 August. Its facilities included a runway, dispersal hardstands, a control tower , ramps, and other flight-related facilities and
3685-519: The time Roads and Maritime Services was dissolved on 1 December 2019, key road building projects that RMS were undertaking either directly, through contractors or via public/private partnerships, included: Previously Roads and Maritime Services maintained separate offices, which were the most widespread offices of the New South Wales Government in the state. They have almost universally been replaced by Service NSW offices. While
3752-407: The time and not made public until after the end of the Cold War in 1993, was the desire to have HQ Twelfth Air Force in close proximity to the Air Defense Operations Center (ADOC) — Kindsbach, a.k.a. 'Kindsbach Cave' — the site of NATO's underground combat operations center. The 86th Air Base Group was activated as the main base support unit for Landstuhl while
3819-462: The traffic arrangements around an incident scene and return the road to normal operating conditions with the utmost urgency." Traffic Commanders take command of traffic management arrangements at an incident (such as a motor vehicle collision) and liaise with other response agencies such as the Police, and assist in clearing the road and minimising the effects and disruption to traffic. Traffic Commanders exercise command and control of RMS resources at
3886-478: The years, leadership changed but USAFE led the operations through numbered Air Forces. The center's commander was the USAFE Advanced Echelon. The glassed-in office was on the top floor of the three-story underground command center. Directly under the office was the management for offensive air operations. And the bottom floor office was the management for defensive air operations – to include support for U.S. Army forces and West German Civil Defense. All three offices had
3953-480: Was assigned flying C-130Es, C-47As, and UH-1Ns. Because of the special operations mission of the 7 SOS, it reported directly to HQ USAFE for operational control. As part of operation "Creek Action", a command-wide effort to realign functions and streamline operations, HQ USAFE transferred the 26th TRW from Ramstein to Zweibrücken Air Base and the 86th Tactical Fighter Wing was reassigned from Zweibrücken to Ramstein on 31 January 1973. From its inception, Ramstein
4020-598: Was created on the same day. In April 2019, it was announced that the agency was to have all its functions transferred to Transport for NSW. Legislation was passed in the NSW Parliament in November 2019, and it was dissolved on 1 December 2019. Roads and Maritime Services managed 4,787 bridges and 17,623 km (10,950 mi) of state roads and highways , including 3,105 km (1,929 mi) of national highways , and employed 6,900 staff in more than 180 offices throughout NSW, significantly less as not providing drivers license to people that had undertake tests to do so as
4087-423: Was designed as a NATO command base. In 1957, Ramstein provided support for NATO's HQ Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force , which moved to Ramstein from Trier Air Base on 10 November 1957 upon the closure of that facility. Also on that date, HQ Twelfth Air Force was transferred to Bergstrom Air Force Base , Texas, and was assigned to Tactical Air Command . It was replaced by HQ Seventeenth Air Force (USAFE) which
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#17327731545924154-456: Was inactivated in 2007. The 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing was activated on 4 September 2008. The wing is the headquarters for the existing 721st Air Mobility Operations Group at Ramstein and the 521st AMOG at Naval Station Rota, Spain . The 521st AMOW provides an enhanced level of control for the AMC route structure in Europe, which includes critical locations for getting people, cargo and patients to and from current war zones. By 1984,
4221-512: Was initiated in support of the total closure of Rhein-Main Air Base on 30 December 2005 and transferring all its former capacities to Ramstein Air Base (70%) and Spangdahlem Air Base (30%). Ramstein served as temporary housing for the United States men's national soccer team during the 2006 World Cup . Source: Fletcher, Air Force Bases, Volume II Source: Fletcher, Air Force Bases, Volume II Reassigned from Neubiberg Air Base , West Germany in 1952 and except for
4288-437: Was known as the Ramstein Rocket Theater. Near the Ramstein Air Base is the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center (LRMC), operated by the United States Army . Although part of the Kaiserslautern Military Community, LRMC has a separate history and was never a part of Ramstein or Landstuhl Air Bases, although both facilities have utilized the medical facilities at LRMC, since they were established in 1953. Currently there are plans on
4355-412: Was laid out from Einsiedlerhof-Kaiserslautern in a yoke shape around to the current base and back down to the Landstuhl spur in 1948, by agreement of the U.S. and French Occupational Forces. Trainloads of earth were moved over the line and spread over the base's current area to raise it to its current level. Once the ground was level, construction work began. Two bases were laid out. Landstuhl Air Base on
4422-536: Was moved from North Africa. In turn, the 17th AF was replaced by its mother unit HQ USAFE from Lindsey Air Station, Wiesbaden, West Germany in 1973. The HQ 17th AF was moved to Sembach AB at that time and controlled all USAF Air Divisions and Wings north of the Alps, with the exception of the British Isles and Scandinavia, which were controlled by HQ 3rd AF at Mildenhall. On 31 January 1973, several headquarters were relocated into and out of Ramstein, when Seventeenth AF moved to Sembach Air Base to make room for
4489-404: Was the maintenance and flying of the HQ USAFE liaison aircraft. In addition, the Wing was responsible for flying members of the HQ USAFE staff to Air Force and NATO bases throughout Europe. In addition, the 26th TRW was only designated as a flight, because of its small size. It consisted of a mixture of aircraft, including: T-29s, T-33s, T-39s, C-54s, O-2s, H-19s, and UH-1s. In 1971 a detachment of
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