Ramstein Air Base

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Ramstein Air Base Units

Ramstein serves as headquarters for U.S. Air Forces in Europe and is also a North Atlantic Treaty Organization installation.

The host unit is the 86th Airlift Wing, whose commander also serves as the Kaiserslautern Military Community commander.

Also residing at Ramstein is 3rd Air Force, 17th Air Force, the 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing and the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing.

86th Airlift Wing

The 86th Airlift Wing is composed of six groups, 29 squadrons and three bases in Germany, Spain and Belgium. The wing's mission is to conduct USAFE's only airlift, airdrop and aeromedical evacuation operations flying the C-20H, C-21, C-37, C-40B and C-130E and J aircraft, as well as provide rapid mobility and expeditionary combat support for military operations throughout the KMC.

Official mission statement: The mission of the 86th Airlift Wing is to fly, fight, and win in air, space and cyberspace for U.S. European Command and our Joint and Combined partners. We provide exceptional quality of life for the entire Kaiserslautern Military Community and assigned GSUs!

Read the 86th Airlift Wing factsheet
Read the 86th Airlift Wing commander's bio.

Tenant Units

435th Air Ground Operations Wing
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing

U.S. Air Forces in Europe

This base/wing is an installation of U.S.
Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), a major
command of the U.S. Air Force and also
the air component of the U.S. European
Command, a Department of Defense
unified command. Read USAFE's full
fact sheet here.

U.S. Air Force Information

Official Web Site | Official Fact Sheet

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