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Ramstein Air Base or Ramstein AB (IATA: RMS, ICAO: ETAR) is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in southwestern Germany. It serves as headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and also for NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM). Ramstein is located near the town of Ramstein-Miesenbach, which stands outside the base's west gate, in the rural district of Kaiserslautern.
Ramstein Air Base | |||||||||
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جزء من Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) | |||||||||
بالقرب من Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz في Germany | |||||||||
الإحداثيات | 49°26.21′N 007°36.02′E / 49.43683°N 7.60033°ECoordinates: 49°26.21′N 007°36.02′E / 49.43683°N 7.60033°E | ||||||||
النوع | US Air Force base | ||||||||
المساحة | 1,400 ha (3,500 acres) | ||||||||
معلومات الموقع | |||||||||
المالك | German Federal Government | ||||||||
المشغل | US Air Force | ||||||||
يتحكم فيه | US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa | ||||||||
الحالة | Operational | ||||||||
الموقع الإلكتروني | Official website | ||||||||
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بُني | 1949 | –1953||||||||
قيد الاستخدام | 1953–present | ||||||||
معلومات الحامية | |||||||||
القائد الحالي | Brigadier General Joshua M. Olson | ||||||||
الحامية | 86th Airlift Wing | ||||||||
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معلومات مدرج جوي | |||||||||
المميزات | IATA: RMS، ICAO: ETAR | ||||||||
الارتفاع | 238 metres (781 ft) فوق سطح البحر | ||||||||
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Sources: DoD FLIP[1] |
The east gate of Ramstein Air Base is approximately 16 kilometres (10 mi) from Kaiserslautern (locally referred to by Americans as "K-Town").[2][3] Other nearby civilian communities include Landstuhl, some 5 kilometres (3 mi) from the west gate.
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Overview
References
قالب:Air Force Historical Research Agency
- ^ DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) - Supplement Europe, North Africa and Middle East. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2021. p. B-426.
- ^ "Ramstein AB | Base Overview & Info". Military OneSource (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Archived from the original on 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
'K-Town', as some call it, Kaiserslautern is known for being the largest American community in Europe.
- ^ "Nachtleben in Kaiserslautern: Feiern mit den Amerikanern" [Nightlife in Kaiserslautern: Party with the Americans]. Der Spiegel (in الألمانية). 2013-05-18. ISSN 2195-1349. Archived from the original on 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2022-04-08.
Further reading
- Baugher, Joseph F. "USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers—1908 to present". JoeBaugher.com (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Chicago. Archived from the original on 2022-05-22. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- Endicott, Judy G., ed. (1995-10-01). "Active Air Force wings as of 1 October 1995; USAF active flying, space, and missile squadrons as of 1 October 1995" (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Maxwell Air Force Base: Air Force Historical Research Agency (published 1998). Retrieved 2022-05-22 – via Academia.edu.}}
- Maurer, Maurer, ed. (June 1961). Air Force Combat Units Of World War II. Zenger. ISBN 978-0-89201-092-9. LCCN 80005904. OL 11296466M – via Internet Archive.
- Mueller, Robert. (1989). Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 (PDF). Reference Series (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Washington, D.C.: Center for Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-53-6. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-05-22.}}
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings: Lineage and Honors Histories, 1947–1977. Maxwell Air Force Base: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Retrieved 2022-05-22 – via Internet Archive.
- Red Army Faction (1981-08-31). "Attack Against USAFE Ramstein". German Guerilla (in الإنجليزية الأمريكية). Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2022-05-22.
- Rogers, Brian (2006-03-18). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinckley: Midland Publications. ISBN 978-1-85780-197-2.