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video-capture lenses—a daylight television, a 955mm fixed focal length zoom and infrared in six fields—mounted on a pallet and strapped down in the cargo hold of the
Hercules. Controlled by two operators in the aircraft, the lenses scan full circle and along 90 degrees of elevation and the airborne camera operators can beam live analog video and digitally-captured still images back to a ground station, where it could be recorded and sent to relief organizations and other users. Atlas Response was the first operational deployment of a C-130 with the Keen Sage camera system, and the 37th C-130 flew 39 sorties using this new capability to search for displaced refugees so they could be provided humanitarian assistance. Eventually the wing received eight Keen Sage configured aircraft.
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1006:, flying from Constanta, Romania, flew its first Operation Iraqi Freedom mission. Initially 38th (P) Squadron flew missions with just 4 aircraft, but even as these missions began help was on the way. On 3 March, the 757th Airlift Reserve Squadron, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown, Ohio, and the 165th Airlift Squadron, 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, Louisville, Kentucky, were called to active duty for one year to join 38th (P) Squadron. The units arrived from 21 to 27 March, and the personnel and equipment increased 38th (P) Squadron from four C-130s and 154 personnel to ten C-130s and 306 personnel.
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Medical Center and initiated steps to prepare building 2117 (Ramstein's South Side
Fitness Center) for contingency use as an Aeromedical Staging Facility. Beginning the day after the president's announcement, the 86th Maintenance Group and the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office configured 3.4 million pounds of supplies in just 120 hours, an operation that normally took 30 days, and began moving munitions for deployment. In November 2002, 29 members of the 86th Civil Engineering Group were deployed to Ganci Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, to prepare for possible operations in Iraq.
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provide some measure of "predictability," by putting Airmen either on call for deployment or actually deployed for 90 days every 15 months. The concept was intended to let all personnel know the dates of their 90-day deployment period well in advance so they could be prepared. The remaining 12 months of the 15-month AEF cycle was to be spent performing routine activities: training, participating in exercises, working on civilian or military education and spending time with their families.
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and departures, 4,200 personnel, and 21,500,000 pounds of cargo. By 22 April the last aircraft transited Bashur
Airfield and four days later, on 26 April, the 86th Contingency Response Group Commander, Col Steven Weart, notified higher headquarters that Bashur Field, Iraq was now closed for air traffic. This was a unique occurrence—normally the 86th CRG turned its bases over for further operations. The closing marked the first time the 86th CRG closed a base it had opened.
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Province in northern
Morocco. On 13 March 2005, in a "rush delivery," two C-130s from the 37th AS delivered more than 19 tons of humanitarian aid to Chad. The mission, which under normal circumstances would have taken several days to plan, was planned and the aircraft launched in less than an hour. On 6 June 2004, three 37th AS C-130s participated in a parachute drop with 13 other USAF airlifters to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day.
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began to deploy as part of the Air
Expeditionary Force "downrange," the euphuism for the Persian Gulf region or the areas in and around Afghanistan. Most of the Ramstein Airmen, especially aircrew, were deployed to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, where they served as part of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. Many of their combat missions were flown into Bagdad International Airport and Balad Air Base, both in Iraq.
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Michigan Air
National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron, and 127th AW, as part of the 86th Airlift Wing's 38th Airlift Squadron (Provisional). With the new arrivals, the combined forces of the 38th (P) Squadron was 154 personnel and four C-130 aircraft, and the unit took primary responsibility for providing airlift for forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina supporting Operation Joint Forge.
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the remains of 72 dependents, all stillborn babies or infants. With the improving atmosphere between the governments of Libya and the United States, the 86th AW was told to proceed to the Libyan capitol, Tripoli, and recover the remains. A team led by
General Johnston flew to Libya on 1 March 2007, to recover the remains, and they were returned to their families at Ramstein.
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were evacuated to
Ramstein, often by 86th AW units, the 75th Airlift Squadron and the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. By August 2003, 86th AW units had flown more than 30 medical evacuation missions back to Ramstein where, once on the ground, critical care transport teams provided acute care and managed patient transfer to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
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like so many of its USAFE counterparts. Instead, Ramstein became an intermediate support base for
American forces deployed to the Persian Gulf and, on 10 August 1990, Ramstein began receiving MAC stage crews as the base became an overflow airfield for Rhein-Main AB, supporting strategic airlift traffic to the Persian Gulf.
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Ramstein AB's aeromedical staging facility activated a 150-bed hospital and blood transshipment center in Hangar 1. The hospital provided triage to its first patients from the
Persian Gulf on the same day. Additionally, personnel from virtually every squadron augmented Air Force and Army units deployed to the gulf.
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operations. The 86th ECRG team parachuted into Bashur with 1000 "sky soldiers" of the 173rd Airborne Brigade on the largest airborne combat insertion since 1989 Operation Just Cause in Panama. The initial cadre was followed by 200 more members from the 86th ECRG and the 86th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron.
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In July 2005, the 86th AW deployed three C-130s from the 37th AS and about 40 personnel to Kigali, Rwanda, in support of NATO missions in Darfur, then in October returned many of the African Union troops to Rwanda. The deployment was similar to one undertaken in October 2004, and during the operation
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By 1999, the new security environment in the Balkans showed the USAF the need for a rapid-deployment "first-in" force to secure a contingency airfield, then establish and maintain the airfield, aerial port operations, and provide force protection. In response to this need, the Air Force activated its
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In addition to serving as a central overflow hub for airlift traffic flying between the US and the Arabian Peninsula, Ramstein also established an intermediate engine repair facility for deployed F-16s, became a huge collection and distribution center for gulf-bound munitions, and on 15 January 1991,
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Then, on 20 September, tragedy. Major Rodolfo "Rod" Rodriguez was killed by a truck bomb in Islamabad, Pakistan, outside the Marriott Hotel. Rodriquez, a 34-year-old Air Force Academy graduate and commander of the Contingency Training Flight, 86th Construction and Training Squadron, became the first
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During 2007, the wing added the 496th ABS, Moron AB, Spain to the 86th OG and the 38th Construction Squadron (CST) to the 86th CRG, where it became the 86th CST. The 496th ABS was to prove especially challenging, since it was on a Spanish Eurofighter base and had a relatively small (approximately 96
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Beginning 6 April, the 86th's 37th Airlift Squadron aircraft began deliveries to the forward base in Constanta, Romania, delivering 57 tons and 58 passengers to Constanta in just seven missions conducted over the course of a week. Over the subsequent weeks, the squadron's nineteen crews continued to
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Beginning 14 February, the 37th Airlift Squadron began using its Keen Sage equipped C-130s to conduct observation missions over Iraq in preparation for possible action. The squadron flew a total of 14 missions, most at night, covering five to 15 targets per flight. To honor this rather "un-airlifty"
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On 16 October 2002, President Bush signed the newly passed Congressional Resolution for "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq," beginning Operation Iraqi Freedom. As soon as this occurred, the 86th Medical Group initiated planning for a 150-bed expansion of the Landstuhl Regional
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May 2000 was a banner month for the 86th. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mike Ryan presented the 86th Airlift Wing with the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon for its actions from 1 September 1997, to 31 August 1999. Additionally, the 86th's C-130 squadron, the 37th Airlift Squadron "Bluetail
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At the same time, members of the 86th Medical Group deployed to the nation of Cameroon for exercise MEDFLAG/Brilliant Lion. 120 doctors and medical technicians administered 20,000 immunizations and performed more than 70 surgeries, as well as delivering and distributing over 50,000 pounds of medical
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The new 86th Airlift Wing was responsible for United States Air Forces, Europe (USAFE) intra-theater airlift throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as supporting operations and exercises throughout the European theater. The reoriented wing's successful transition from F-16s to C-130s
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when the 50th switched to a strike-attack role, with air defense as a secondary mission. (Note: The EF-4C designation was not official. The aircraft were officially F-4C models). The 81st TFS, however remained a part of the 50th TFW but was detached from the wing's operational control and attached
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While the 86th AW participated in numerous events in 2007, one of the most touching was a flight by one of the 38th (P) Delta Squadron's C-130s to Tripoli, Libya, which had once been home to a major American air base, Wheelus. When the United States was forced to leave, it left behind in a cemetery
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In a two-week operation in March 2005, the 37th AS and the 86th Contingency Support Group moved 252 tons of cargo and 357 US Army soldiers into Tibuktu, Mali, in support of the Global War on Terrorism. In August 2004, the 86th AW increased it support of the Global War on Terrorism as wing personnel
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A few days later, on 17 April at Bashur, the airfield the 86th CRG had secured and opened, and the first shipment of humanitarian aid arrived destined for residents near Kirkuk, Iraq. Over 27 days of operations, the 86th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron received more than 370 fixed wing arrivals
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The 37th Airlift Squadron with its C-130E Hercules was soon involved, flying the first Hercules landing into the airfield at 2 pm on 7 April 2003. Processing through as many as five mobility lines at once, 593 members of the 86th AW deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom by 7 April. US casualties
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On 20 March, the Coalition began its air assault on Baghdad. The 86th AW's effort began on 27 March 2003, when 20 members of the 86th Expeditionary Contingency Response Group departed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, and parachuted into Bashur airfield in northern Iraq, to prepare the field for airlift
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The 512th FS was inactivated on 1 October, with its aircraft and personnel also being moved to Aviano, being assigned to the 510th FS. On 21 July 1994 the 86th Wing held a "Fighter Farewell" ceremony for the departure of its last F 16s, most to the 31st FW at Aviano AB, and the 86th Wing became the
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On 1 May 1991, the 86th TFW was redesigned the 86th Fighter Wing and underwent a complete change in its organizational structure as a test base for the USAFE Corona South wing reorganization program, an effort to "flatten" command lines and consolidate span of control. Ramstein's 316th Air Division
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While supporting the Global War on Terrorism in the Middle East and East Asia, much of the 86th AW's focus was on Africa, which was in the US European Command (USEUCOM) area of responsibility. On 28 February 2004, C-130s from the 37th AS joined a humanitarian effort to bring supplies to Al Hoceima
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On 3 May 2003, the 37th Airlift Squadron and 38th AS (P) established stage operations in Constanta, Romania. Flying from Constanta to Kirkuk, Iraq, the 38th Airlift Squadron (P) flew its first mission on 3 May and its last mission on 24 May, the last time the unit would fly into Iraq in support of
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With the rest of the world, the members of the 86th watched the Communist Bloc countries of Eastern Europe with fascination as the events of the late 1989 unfolded. When the Berlin Wall finally began to come down on 9 November 1989 and the celebrations began, many members of the Ramstein community
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Beginning on 17 August 2000, the 86th Wing moved a large contingent of American soldiers to a staging base in Skopje, Macedonia, then on to Kosovo as part of NATO's Immediate Ready Force. By 31 December 2000, the 86th AW, with support from deployed C-130 units, transported 5,000 tons of cargo and
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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
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On 11 August 2008 Russia began an invasion of its neighboring country Georgia. The 86th AW had Airmen from both the CRG and ACOMG on the ground in Georgia, and soon the 37th AS C-130Es began to fly humanitarian aid into the country while many of the 86th AW Airmen remained in place and performed
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On 10 October 2005, Rhein-Main Air Base was officially closed and Ramstein Air Base now designated "The Gateway to Europe." Another bit of good news for Ramstein came on 9 December when, to the delight of about 3,000 soccer fans partying Kaiserslautern's Stiftsplatz, it was announced that the US
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In October 2004, two C-130s from the 37th AS deployed to Kigali, Rwanda, near the Darfur region of Sudan, government organizations in the region. During the deployment the crews transported 380 African Union troops and 3,000 tons of supplies. to provide support and security to the United Nations
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In December, the tempo increased further. A request was sent from the Southern European Task Force requesting the 86th CRG evaluate eight airfields in northern Iraq. On 27 December, members of the Youngstown, Ohio 757th Airlift Reserve Squadron, 910th Airlift Wing, arrived to join the Selfridge,
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The Balkans and Africa were much of the operational focus of the 86th AW in 2000. From March through April 2000, the 86th AW sent seven 37th AS C-130s and crews to Hoedspruit Airfield, Limpopo, South Africa in support of Joint Task Force Atlas Response, a relief effort in southern Mozambique and
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In 1994 the decision was made to change the 86th Wing from a composite wing to a wing devoted to intra-theater airlift, and the 86th Wing began to assume the airlift mission previously held by C-130 Hercules aircraft at the 435th Airlift Wing at Rhein Main Air Base, Germany, which was slated for
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The end of the Cold War brought major force structure changes throughout the Air Force, and the 86th was no exception. On 1 June 1992, the 86th Fighter Wing, which had only been equipped with F-16s, began a slow move to airlift operations when the wing took over the 58th Airlift Squadron and its
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On 3 January 2003, the 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron (MMS) began moving War Readiness Materiel (WRM) for deployment. Over the next eight months, the 86th MMS shipped 8,340 tons of WRM to 13 locations in 9 countries. By August every USAFE location that supported Operation Iraqi Freedom and
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In addition to the wing's "on call" status to support any European crisis, the wing positioned aircraft and medical personnel at emergency landing fields in Spain, Morocco and Banjul for every National Air and Space Administration (NASA) Space Shuttle launch, as well as flying missions for the
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On 1 January 2000, the Air Force introduced the concept of Air Expeditionary Forces, quickly known as AEFs, to respond to the increasing number of contingencies that call for worldwide deployments and to balance the burdens (and opportunities) for such deployments. The AEF concept attempted to
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complied with treaty terms. From 6 April 1991, when the operation began, until September 1993 when its commitment ended, the wing flew nearly 5,000 sorties over Iraq. 526th TFS aircraft twice attacked Iraqi surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites in northern Iraq. For its participation in Provide
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On 17 March, President Bush delivered an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein that he and his sons must leave Iraq within 48 hours. Saddam refused. On 20 March, the 86th Contingency Response Group went through the 86th Airlift Wing Deployment Control Center, Personnel Deployment Function, and Vehicle
586:. In February 1951, the United States and France signed an agreement in which USAF bases in their German occupation zone would be built and made available to USAFE. In late 1952, enough construction was completed at Landstuhl and the 86th Fighter-Bomber Wing was reassigned to the new base.
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During Atlas Response, a new capability was provided by a 37th AS C-130E, serial number 68-0938, the first USAF C-130 to undergo Keen Sage camera system modification. The Keen Sage system was mounted in a metal-encased sphere, slightly larger than a basketball, housing three sophisticated
639:, designed to upgrade the air defense capabilities of Western Europe. HQ USAFE decided to upgrade the 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing and centralize command of all the European Air Defense squadrons in USAFE to it. With this change, the 86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing was redesignated the
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However, with these reconnaissance aircraft at Zweibrücken the 86th Tactical Fighter Wing's designation did not coincide with the wing's mission. The name issue was resolved as part of a USAFE command-wide effort to realign functions and streamline operations called Creek Action.
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The 86th CRG had two subordinate units—the 86th Air Mobility Squadron and 786th Security Forces Squadron – and incorporated more than 30 different jobs. This new, self-contained unit became the Air Force standard for such units, and proved its utility during the Kosovo conflict.
551:, the 86th was one of two active USAF fighter units in Germany (the other being the 36th FG) during the immediate postwar years. Over the next several years, the 86th underwent several redesignations and several station assignments in occupied Germany. In June 1948, the
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and 377th Combat Support Wing were inactivated and all of their former functions placed under the operational control of the 86th Fighter Wing. The lessons learned at Ramstein applied to other units Air Force-wide as they converted to the new organizational structure.
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On 22 September 1977 the newly activated 512th TFS was equipped with the 526 TFS aircraft and the 526 TFS received new planes from McDonnell Douglas St. Louis plant. The unit was designated the 86th Tactical Fighter Group and was under the 86th Tactical Fighter Wing.
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fly round-the-clock operations averaging 4.5 missions per day. On 14 April, the 38th (P) began to fly stage operations from Souda Bay, Crete. Their first mission into Iraq brought US Marines into Erbil in an effort to seal off the Iraq-Syrian border.
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personnel) US contingent and relatively little in the way of support structure. The 86th CST mainly consisted of local nationals, but there was soon a move to add a larger American contingent so it could perform operations outside of Germany.
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Much of this text in an early version of this article was taken from pages on the Ramstein Air Base website, which as a work of the U.S. Government is presumed to be a public domain resource. That information was supplemented
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The support function was taken over by the 435th Air Base Wing, which became the overall host base unit at Ramstein, with mission support, security forces, communications, civil engineering, logistics readiness and medical
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and its airlift support of numerous European contingencies earned it the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the period of 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1995, bringing the wing's total Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards to six.
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Operation Enduring Freedom had received WRM from the 86th MMS. The 86th MMS also deployed seven members to various contingency locations to include Karshi-Khanabad, Uzbekistan, and Bagram, Afghanistan.
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supplies. In August 2001, the 86th Contingency Response Group deployed to Africa as part of Operation Focus Relief, the movement and support of UN-mandated peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone.
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and a large assortment of congressional delegates visited the 86th AW and Ramstein AB. During his visit, the president confirmed the 86th AW's informal motto, "The World's Greatest Airlift Wing."
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the C-130s carried the African Union troops on a thirteen-hour flight to Sudan where the African Union troops were to provide security for aid distribution operations in the area
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national soccer team would play its first-round games in the FIFA World Cup in Kaiserslautern. It was quickly decided that the US team would be quartered at Ramstein Air Base
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On 15 January 2004, as part of an arrangement intended to increase organizational efficiency based on a pattern used by several units in the states, the 86th AW was split.
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under operation "Battle Creek". The last of this variant of the Phantom returned to the US in 1979/1980 and was replaced by the F-4G Wild Weasel at Spangdahlem.
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South Africa following torrential rains and flooding. The 37th flew more than 170 sorties, transporting over 600,000 pounds of cargo and 1,096 passengers.
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agencies and non-government organizations in the region. During the deployment the crews transported 380 African Union troops and 3,000 tons of supplies.
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In March 1958 the 86th Fighter-Bomber Group was inactivated and its operational squadrons were assigned to the Wing. In May, the 406th FIW at
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Ten 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules return home after supporting Exercise Bayonet Resolve, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 5 October 2011.
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with its Electronics Counter-Measures (ECM) equipped McDonnell EF-4C Phantom II "Wild Weasel" fighters was attached to the 86th TFW from the
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Ramstein Airman to die in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the first Ramstein Airman to die in combat since World War II.
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first contingency response group, the 86th Contingency Response Group on 26 February 1999, as part of the 86th AW.
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Iraqi Freedom. On 10 July 2003, the 38th AS (P) flew its last Operation Iraqi Freedom support mission.
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aircraft. On 2 November 2009 the wing completed its transition from C-130E to C-130J models.
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to the 86th Tactical Fighter Wing for support. Squadron tail code for the 81st TFS was "ZS".
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operation, the crews gave themselves the name of the "37th Airlift Reconnaissance Squadron."
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to be based at Ramstein AB. The exact reporting chain for the 779th EAF is not known.
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86th TFW 17th TRS McDonnell Douglas RF-4C-38-MC Phantom AF Serial No. 68-0562, 1970
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305:(KMC) commander, leading the largest American community outside the United States.
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86th TFW General Dynamics F-16C Block 30F Fighting Falcon AF Serial No. 87-0242
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86th Air Base (later, 86th Combat Support; 86th Support; 86th Mission Support)
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McDonnell Douglas F-4E-41-MC Phantom AF Serial No. 68-0527, 86th TFW 527th TFS
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With these changes, the operational squadrons of the 86th TFW in 1978 were:
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and 86th TFW went to Berlin to see the events and take pieces of the Wall.
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The 86th Fighter Wing was established and activated on 1 July 1948 at
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86th Maintenance and Supply (later, 86th Logistics; 86th Maintenance)
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Attached 22 May 1954 – 7 October 1955; 10 August 1956 – 7 March 1958
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Attached 1 July 1954 – 7 October 1955; 10 August 1956 – 7 March 1958
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Attached 1 July 1954 – 7 October 1955; 10 August 1956 – 7 March 1958
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Attached 22 May 1957 – 7 October 1955; 10 August 1956 – March 1958,
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512th Tactical Fighter Squadron (F-4E, RS, green/black tail stripe)
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512th Fighter-Interceptor (later, 512th Tactical Fighter) Squadron
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3075:"Ramstein ushers in new commander at socially-distanced ceremony"
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526th Tactical Fighter Squadron (F-4E, RS, red/black tail stripe)
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In August 2010, the 86th Airlift Wing became a "sister wing" to
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Flies," won the 2000 USAFE Best Airlift Tanker Squadron award.
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small executive fleet of C-12, C-20 Gulfstream, C-21 Lear Jet,
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USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers—1908 to present
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Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories, 1947–1977
664:. On 14 November 1968 the 86th Air Division was inactivated.
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aircraft. The 86th Airlift Wing commander also serves as the
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2725:"Polish, American sister wings celebrate 1-year anniversary"
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Deployment Function in less than three hours—a record time.
3213:. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History, 1984.
2829:"Air & Space Communications group changes designations"
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27 September 2002 – 15 January 2004; 16 July 2009 – present
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In addition, USAFE transferred the 26 TRW from Ramstein to
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F-47D's of the 526th Fighter Squadron at Neubiberg Air Base
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693rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group
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526th Fighter-Interceptor (later, 526th Tactical Fighter)
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Lockheed C-130E Hercules of the 37th AS/86th Airlift Wing
1488:, 24 March 1958 – 1 July 1959; 14 June 1985 – 1 May 1991
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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
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United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
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when tensions with the Soviet Union culminated in the
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United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
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United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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Century Jets: USAF Frontline Fighters of the Cold War
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86th Contingency Response: 26 February 1999 – unknown
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was reassigned to the 86th TFW from the inactivating
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area were just a few minutes flying time from Soviet
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United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978
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1 May 1991 – 15 January 2004; 16 July 2009 – present
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1 May 1991 – 15 January 2004; 16 July 2009 – present
688:. On 1 November 1969, the Air Force reactivated the
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86th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (86 OMRS
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86th Civil Engineering (later, 86th Civil Engineer)
741:On 15 January 1973, the 81st TFS was reassigned to
4019:House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
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801:512th Tactical Fighter Squadron – F-16 84–239 1986
188:with Combat "V" Device (15 Jan 2004 – 31 Oct 2005)
4665:Military units and formations established in 1994
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957:30,604 personnel to support US forces in Kosovo.
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2748:"Pair of C-17s to rotate in and out of Ramstein"
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862:President Clinton signing the 86 AW Wing emblem.
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312:was established and activated on 1 July 1948 at
1339:1 July 1948 – 11 May 1953; 1 May 1991 – present
324:The 86th Airlift Wing is currently made up of:
784:General Dynamics Block 25 F-16 Fighting Falcon
660:as an interceptor, and by much more versatile
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1269:, 5 October-14 November 1968, 1 November 1969
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447:86th Healthcare Operations Squadron (86 HCOS)
4655:Airlift wings of the United States Air Force
375:86th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (86 AMXS)
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3228:. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publications, 2005.
3017:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
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393:86th Material Maintenance Squadron (86 MMS)
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2883:"2018 Heritage Pamphlet 86th Airlift Wing"
1833:. United States Air Force. 26 January 2021
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1547:: attached 30 September – 12 December 1961
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503:65th Logistics Readiness Squadron (65 LRS)
390:86th Logistics Readiness Squadron (86 LRS)
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936:86th AW Personnel Supporting Provide Hope
626:514th FIS to Ramstein (Blue tail stripes)
506:65th Operations Support Squadron (65 OSS)
356:86th Operations Support Squadron (86 OSS)
285:The wing's primary mission is to conduct
2995:Trobe, 1 Lt Alexandra (14 August 2015).
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399:86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron (86 VRS)
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1571:: attached 22 May 1954 – 7 October 1955
1513:Assigned 8 March 1958 – 1 November 1968
1480:Assigned 8 March 1958 – 1 November 1968
1431:Assigned 15 July 1971 – 15 January 1973
1406:: 31 January – 15 March 1973 (detached)
1002:Beginning 11 March 2003, the 86th AW's
468:786th Civil Engineer Squadron (786 CES)
450:86th Medical Support Squadron (86 MDSS)
384:86th Logistics Readiness Group (86 LRG)
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4113:Operational Test and Evaluation Center
3977:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
2997:"65th ABW redesignates at Lajes Field"
2913:"86 Logistics Readiness Group (USAFE)"
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2685:. Air Force Historical Research Agency
1465:Assigned 8 March 1958 – 1 January 1960
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509:65th Security Forces Squadron (65 SFS)
429:786th Force Support Squadron (786 FSS)
417:86th Security Forces Squadron (86 SFS)
205:Brigadier General Adrienne L. Williams
190:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (13x)
21:86th Fighter Wing (Air National Guard)
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3811:603rd Air and Space Operations Center
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1559:: attached 12 January – 12 April 1962
1539:38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
1410:17th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron
918:Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
491:65th Civil Engineer Squadron (65 CES)
465:86th Civil Engineer Squadron (86 CES)
426:700th Contracting Squadron (700 CONS)
3039:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2974:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2946:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2918:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2861:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2807:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2779:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2746:Schonauer, Scott (31 January 2008).
2632:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2607:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2582:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2557:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2532:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2507:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2482:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2457:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2432:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2407:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2382:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2357:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2332:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2307:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2282:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2257:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2232:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2207:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2182:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2157:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2132:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2107:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2082:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2057:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2032:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2007:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1982:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1957:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1932:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1907:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1903:"86 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron"
1882:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1857:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1798:Air Force Historical Research Agency
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1451:: 1 October 1978 – 15 September 1987
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1111:Es aircraft from the United States.
998:86 CRG "Opening the Base" Operations
500:65th Force Support Squadron (65 FSS)
494:65th Communications Squadron (65 CS)
414:86th Force Support Squadron (86 FSS)
411:86th Communications Squadron (86 CS)
351:86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
3849:Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force
3581:United States Air Force in Germany
3089:"Brigadier General Joshua M. Olson"
2654:"496th ABS realigns under 65th ABG"
2652:Rumbaugh, Devin M. (3 April 2019).
1598:, 21 August 1952 – 14 November 1968
1565:: attached 12 April – 8 August 1962
1412:: 12 January 1970 – 31 January 1973
1297:Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe)
1166:on 14 November 1968 (Unit inactive)
1004:38th Airlift (Provisional) Squadron
697:McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom IIs
497:65th Comptroller Squadron (65 CPTS)
405:86th Mission Support Group (86 MSG)
359:424th Air Base Squadron (424 ABS) (
13:
4614:Air & Space Forces Association
4031:Senate Committee on Armed Services
3805:521st Air Mobility Operations Wing
3061:"Brigadier General Mark R. August"
2969:"86 Mission Support Group (USAFE)"
2727:. 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs
2671:
2053:"86 Material Maintenance Squadron"
1978:"86 Aircraft Maintenance Squadron"
1504:525th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1498:514th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1492:513th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1471:496th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1455:440th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1443:197th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1437:151st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
1291:United States Air Forces in Europe
1257:United States Air Forces in Europe
1245:United States Air Forces in Europe
1233:United States Air Forces in Europe
1215:United States Air Forces in Europe
1107:, the Poles having purchased some
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459:86th Civil Engineer Group (86 CEG)
378:86th Maintenance Squadron (86 MXS)
32:
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4660:United States military in Germany
3884:bases and organizations shown in
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3103:"Ramstein welcomes new commander"
3032:Haulman, Daniel (21 March 2016).
2856:"86 Civil Engineer Group (USAFE)"
2578:"65 Logistics Readiness Squadron"
2028:"86 Logistics Readiness Squadron"
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1445:: 25 November 1961 – 11 July 1962
1439:: 25 November 1961 – 11 July 1962
701:66th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
684:, leaving the base available for
396:86th Munitions Squadron (86 MUNS)
303:Kaiserslautern Military Community
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4526:Division of Military Aeronautics
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2999:. USAFE/AF Africa Public Affairs
2723:Lawson, Tyrona (4 August 2011).
2603:"65 Operations Support Squadron"
2328:"86 Medical Operations Squadron"
2278:"86 Aerospace Medicine Squadron"
1928:"86 Operations Support Squadron"
1792: This article incorporates
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1494:: 25 April 1958 – 8 January 1961
1418:: 8 April 1960 – 1 November 1968
1416:32d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron
270:wing, currently assigned to the
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186:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
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169:Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
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1563:476th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1557:436th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1551:435th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1545:434th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1449:417th Tactical Fighter Squadron
1428:Attached 12 June – 14 July 1971
1404:7th Special Operations Squadron
1157:Inactivated on 14 November 1968
1131:, and activated, on 1 July 1948
886:86th Contingency Response Group
488:65th Air Base Squadron (65 ABS)
421:569th US Forces Police Squadron
369:86th Maintenance Group (86 MXG)
278:. The 86th AW is stationed at
4437:Reserve Officer Training Corps
4394:Judge Advocate General's Corps
4036:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
4014:House Armed Services Committee
3142:"86 AW welcomes new commander"
2967:Forte, Maria (16 April 2018).
2911:Forte, Maria (16 April 2018).
2802:"86 Maintenance Group (USAFE)"
2800:Forte, Maria (11 March 2019).
2705:Ramstein sends off last C-130E
2681:Forte, Maria (18 April 2018).
2203:"86 US Forces Police Squadron"
2020:
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1422:81st Tactical Fighter Squadron
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855:, Italy to form the 555th FS.
712:81st Tactical Fighter Squadron
621:Phalsbourg-Bourscheid Air Base
453:86th Medical Squadron (86 MDS)
1:
4585:Women Airforce Service Pilots
3198:. Schiffer Publishing, 1994.
2854:Forte, Maria (4 April 2018).
2774:"86 Operations Group (USAFE)"
2772:Forte, Maria (4 April 2018).
2628:"65 Security Forces Squadron"
2428:"786 Civil Engineer Squadron"
2353:"86 Medical Support Squadron"
2178:"86 Security Forces Squadron"
1782:
1734:List of commanders since 2016
1541:: attached 16–30 January 1973
1311:
1164:86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing
1145:86th Fighter-Interceptor Wing
826:Conversion to an airlift wing
3525:406th Air Expeditionary Wing
2503:"65 Communications Squadron"
2478:"65 Civil Engineer Squadron"
2403:"86 Civil Engineer Squadron"
2253:"786 Force Support Squadron"
2128:"86 Communications Squadron"
1616:West Germany (later Germany)
1586:Germany (later West Germany)
1500:: 15 May 1958 – January 1961
1178:Activated on 1 November 1969
898:On 5 May 1999, US president
444:86th Dental Squadron (86 DS)
7:
3940:Department of the Air Force
3253:Ramstein Air Base Home Page
3034:"65 Air Base Group (USAFE)"
2553:"65 Force Support Squadron"
2153:"86 Force Support Squadron"
1757:, August 2018 – August 2020
1750:, August 2016 – August 2018
1691:C-9 Nightingale (1993–2003)
1152:86th Air Division (Defense)
642:86th Air Division (Defense)
631:86th Air Division (Defense)
549:P (later F-47) Thunderbolts
435:86th Medical Group (86 MDG)
10:
4681:
3945:Secretary of the Air Force
2941:"86 Medical Group (USAFE)"
2228:"700 Contracting Squadron"
1569:527th Fighter-Day Squadron
1393:: 11 August 2015 – present
1299:, 29 November 2008–present
1171:86th Tactical Fighter Wing
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690:86th Tactical Fighter Wing
668:86th Tactical Fighter Wing
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3535:501st Combat Support Wing
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2683:"86 Airlift Wing (USAFE)"
2528:"65 Comptroller Squadron"
2003:"86 Maintenance Squadron"
1764:, August 2020 − July 2022
1743:, June 2015 – August 2016
1618:, 31 January 1973–present
658:Aerospace Defense Command
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4249:Thirteenth Expeditionary
4087:Field Operating Agencies
3520:100th Air Refueling Wing
1360:86th Logistics Readiness
1138:86th Fighter-Bomber Wing
928:Air Expeditionary Forces
662:McDonnell F-4 Phantom II
654:Convair F-106 Delta Dart
319:
246:86th Airlift Wing emblem
4432:Officer Training School
3926:United States Air Force
3209:Ravenstein, Charles A.
3156:"-Adrienne L. Williams"
2833:Kaiserslautern American
2078:"86 Munitions Squadron"
1953:"424 Air Base Squadron"
990:Operation Iraqi Freedom
969:Global War on Terrorism
593:Landstuhl AB sign, 1953
580:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15
513:496th Air Base Squadron
268:United States Air Force
93:United States Air Force
58:1948–1968; 1969–present
4475:Awards and decorations
4108:District of Washington
4101:Direct Reporting Units
3424:Kleine Brogel Air Base
3399:Câmpia Turzii Air Base
2453:"65 Air Base Squadron"
1794:public domain material
1771:, July 2022 – May 2024
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874:The new wing operated
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811:Operation Desert Storm
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574:, as its bases in the
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4518:Aeronautical Division
3835:HQ Air Command Europe
2378:"86 Medical Squadron"
1878:"76 Airlift Squadron"
1853:"37 Airlift Squadron"
1279:Seventeenth Air Force
1267:Seventeenth Air Force
1251:Seventeenth Air Force
1239:Seventeenth Air Force
1116:C-17 Globemaster IIIs
1075:The Gateway to Europe
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645:on 18 November 1960.
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345:76th Airlift Squadron
339:37th Airlift Squadron
330:86th Operations Group
214:Chief Master Sergeant
36:
4389:Aeronautical ratings
3988:Three-star generals
3368:Spangdahlem Air Base
2703:Svan, Jennifer H., "
2303:"86 Dental Squadron"
1778:, May 2024 – present
1776:Adrienne L. Williams
1682:F-16 Fighting Falcon
1602:Zweibrücken Air Base
911:Secretary of Defense
750:Zweibrücken Air Base
743:Spangdahlem Air Base
682:Zweibrücken Air Base
599:Zweibrücken Air Base
4186:Numbered Air Forces
3967:Vice Chief of Staff
3842:Sixteenth Air Force
3160:www.ramstein.af.mil
3121:www.ramstein.af.mil
2890:www.ramstein.af.mil
1831:"86th Airlift Wing"
1713:Boeing C-40 Clipper
1154:on 18 November 1960
1034:2004 Reorganization
754:Rhein-Main Air Base
475:65th Air Base Group
4544:The U.S. Air Force
4457:Fitness Assessment
4414:Chief of Chaplains
4333:Civilian auxiliary
4082:Air National Guard
3984:Four-star generals
3500:39th Air Base Wing
3377:Support facilities
2892:. 2018. p. 33
2835:. 3 September 2004
2713:, 3 November 2009.
1652:F-102 Delta Dagger
1582:Neubiberg Air Base
1533:Attached Squadrons
1398:Assigned Squadrons
1273:316th Air Division
1253:, 1 September 1963
1241:, 15 November 1959
1199:on 1 October 1994.
1173:on 13 October 1969
1140:on 20 January 1950
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907:Madeleine Albright
904:Secretary of State
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637:F-102 Delta Dagger
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557:Neubiberg Air Base
545:
534:86th Fighter Group
150:"Enduring Courage"
38:
31:86th Airlift Wing
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4427:Air Force Academy
4345:
4344:
3972:Director of Staff
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3868:(USAFE-AFAFRICA)
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3789:86th Airlift Wing
3784:52nd Fighter Wing
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3515:86th Airlift Wing
3510:52nd Fighter Wing
3505:48th Fighter Wing
3495:31st Fighter Wing
3474:Stuttgart Airport
3419:Izmir Air Station
3409:Chièvres Air Base
3404:Chabelley Airport
3363:Ramstein Air Base
3348:Incirlik Air Base
3194:Martin, Patrick.
3183:. AIRtime, 2004.
2752:Stars and Stripes
2710:Stars and Stripes
2658:Ramstein Air Base
1730:
1729:
1664:F-104 Starfighter
1658:F-100 Super Sabre
1623:Aircraft operated
1612:Ramstein Air Base
1608:, 1 November 1969
1308:
1307:
1293:, 1 November 2005
1227:Twelfth Air Force
1223:, 10 October 1949
1197:86th Airlift Wing
1183:86th Fighter Wing
1129:86th Fighter Wing
902:, accompanied by
869:86th Airlift Wing
705:RAF Upper Heyford
555:was stationed at
553:86th Fighter Wing
361:Chièvres Air Base
310:86th Fighter Wing
280:Ramstein Air Base
264:86th Airlift Wing
257:
256:
148:"Virtus Perdurat"
138:Ramstein Air Base
16:US Air Force unit
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4530:Army Air Service
4522:Aviation Section
4337:Civil Air Patrol
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1221:2d Air Division
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4560:Core Values
4504:History and
3743:Zweibrücken
3634:Spangdahlem
3488:Major units
3469:RAF Welford
3429:Lajes Field
1684:(1985–1991)
1678:(1971–1986)
1672:(1970–1973)
1666:(1961–1962)
1654:(1959–1968)
1648:(1953–1960)
1642:(1950–1953)
1636:(1947–1950)
1204:Assignments
606:RAF Manston
572:Rhine River
515:(496 ABS) (
483:, Portugal)
481:Lajes Field
423:(569 USFPS)
316:, Germany.
282:, Germany.
176:Decorations
155:Engagements
134:Garrison/HQ
4649:Categories
4506:traditions
4425:Training:
4269:Nineteenth
4264:Eighteenth
3933:Leadership
3724:Rhein-Main
3700:Kaufbeuren
3306:Air Forces
3126:7 November
1783:References
1646:F-86 Sabre
1594:Air Base,
1312:Components
363:, Belgium)
223:commanders
195:Commanders
4485:Equipment
4468:equipment
4399:RED HORSE
4359:Personnel
4316:Squadrons
4274:Twentieth
4259:Sixteenth
4254:Fifteenth
4062:Structure
4002:2010–2019
3997:2000–2009
3992:1940–1959
3957:Air Staff
3737:Wiesbaden
3718:Neubiberg
3712:Landsberg
3045:13 August
3003:24 August
2980:13 August
2952:13 August
2924:13 August
2896:13 August
2867:13 August
2839:13 August
2813:13 August
2785:13 August
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2731:6 January
1774:Brig Gen
1767:Brig Gen
1760:Brig Gen
1753:Brig Gen
1746:Brig Gen
1739:Brig Gen
1660:(1960, 19
1592:Landstuhl
1190:86th Wing
845:86th Wing
616:, Germany
582:bases in
202:commander
140:, Germany
4633:Category
4575:Memorial
4495:Uniforms
4490:Aircraft
4377:enlisted
4367:officers
4352:training
4239:Eleventh
4070:Commands
3654:Stations
3629:Ramstein
3606:Stations
3013:cite web
2663:11 March
2637:10 March
2612:10 March
2587:10 March
2562:10 March
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2012:10 March
1987:10 March
1962:10 March
1937:10 March
1912:10 March
1887:10 March
1862:10 March
1837:10 March
1721:(1993– )
1715:(2004– )
1709:(2010– )
1703:(1993– )
1697:(1993– )
716:50th TFW
652:and the
519:, Spain)
477:(65 ABG)
353:(86 AES)
241:Insignia
165:Gulf War
145:Motto(s)
4513:History
4244:Twelfth
4219:Seventh
4077:Reserve
3886:italics
3680:Bitburg
3662:Lindsey
2689:7 March
1122:Lineage
1049:groups.
720:Hahn AB
656:in the
559:, near
524:History
347:(76 AS)
341:(37 AS)
332:(86 OG)
287:airlift
221:Notable
200:Current
111:Airlift
63:Country
4570:Symbol
4480:Badges
4372:cadets
4304:Groups
4224:Eighth
4209:Fourth
4199:Second
3827:Former
3767:Active
3687:Erding
3647:Former
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3599:Active
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916:, and
623:France
576:Munich
561:Munich
299:C-130J
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81:Branch
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55:Active
4363:Rank
4292:Wings
4234:Tenth
4229:Ninth
4214:Fifth
4204:Third
4194:First
4171:PACAF
4161:AFSOC
4146:AFGSC
3672:Bases
3622:Bases
3592:Bases
3336:Bases
2886:(PDF)
1109:C-130
686:USAFE
320:Units
295:C-37A
291:C-21A
4565:Flag
4452:SERE
4156:AFRC
4151:AFMC
4141:AETC
3880:Non-
3706:Hahn
3230:ISBN
3215:ISBN
3200:ISBN
3185:ISBN
3167:2024
3128:2022
3047:2022
3019:link
3005:2015
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2954:2022
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