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Ramstein Air Base.
Category. Statistic.
Location. Germany.
Opened in. 1952.
Closed in. Open.
Operated by. USAF as part of United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE - AFAFRICA).
Owned by. United States Air Force.
Outside link. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramstein_Air_Base.
C-130 and Ramstein AB Control Tower

US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft assigned to Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, flies over the Ramstein AB tower, before retiring to the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) or "bone yard" at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona.

It has been involved in many recent OTL conflicts such as both wars in Iraq. It is a major communications hub in the US, German and NATO military system.

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