86th AW commemorates Ramstein’s 74th anniversary

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Danz, 786th Force Support Squadron food service journeyman, cuts an anniversary cake during a cake-cutting ceremony at the Rheinland Dining Facility on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 5, 2026. The ceremony commemorated the 74th anniversary of Ramstein AB, recognizing the installation's history beginning with the opening of Landstuhl Air Base on Aug. 5, 1952, before it became officially known as Ramstein AB in 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

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86th AW commemorates Ramstein’s 74th anniversary

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Ronald Weaver, left, 86th Security Forces Squadron senior enlisted leader, Airman 1st Class Cody Danz, 786th Force Support Squadron food service journeyman, and Col. Jason Schenck, 86th Mission Support Group commander, cut a cake during Ramstein Air Base's 74th anniversary celebration at the Rheinland Dining Facility on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 5, 2026. The event commemorated the installation's history, beginning with the opening of Landstuhl Air Base in 1952 before the installation became officially known as Ramstein Air Base in 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

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86th AW commemorates Ramstein’s 74th anniversary

Ramstein Air Base leadership poses for a photo during a cake-cutting ceremony at the Rheinland Dining Facility on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 5, 2026. The ceremony commemorated the 74th anniversary of Ramstein Air Base, which traces its origins to the opening of Landstuhl Air Base on Aug. 5, 1952, before the installation became officially known as Ramstein Air Base in 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

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86th AW commemorates Ramstein’s 74th anniversary

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Danz, 786th Force Support Squadron food service journeyman, serves cake to an Airman during a cake-cutting ceremony at the Rheinland Dining Facility on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 5, 2026. The ceremony commemorated more than seven decades of Ramstein Air Base history, beginning with the opening of Landstuhl Air Base on Aug. 5, 1952, before the installation became officially known as Ramstein AB in 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

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86th AW commemorates Ramstein’s 74th anniversary

U.S. Air Force Col. Jason Schenck, 86th Mission Support Group commander, speaks during a cake-cutting ceremony at the Rheinland Dining Facility on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 5, 2026. The ceremony commemorated the 74th anniversary of Ramstein Air Base, recognizing the installation's history since opening in 1952 and its continued role in supporting Air Force operations throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)

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86th AW commemorates Ramstein’s 74th anniversary

Published Aug. 5, 2026
By Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo
86th AW/PA

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany - -- U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Cody Danz, 786th Force Support Squadron food service journeyman, cuts an anniversary cake during a cake-cutting ceremony at the Rheinland Dining Facility on Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 5, 2026. The ceremony commemorated the 74th anniversary of Ramstein AB, recognizing the installation's history beginning with the opening of Landstuhl Air Base on Aug. 5, 1952, before it became officially known as Ramstein AB in 1958. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Edgar Grimaldo)