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| Ramstein Air Base | |||||||||
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| Part of Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC) | |||||||||
| Near Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany | |||||||||
.jpg) Aerial view of Ramstein showing hangars, warehouses and the passenger terminal alongside the flight line | |||||||||
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| Coordinates | 49°26.21′N 007°36.02′E / 49.43683°N 7.60033°E | ||||||||
| Type | US Air Force base | ||||||||
| Area | 1,400 ha (3,500 acres) | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | German Federal Government | ||||||||
| Operator | US Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa | ||||||||
| Condition | Operational | ||||||||
| Website | Official website  | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1949–1953 | ||||||||
| In use | 1953–present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Brigadier General Otis C. Jones | ||||||||
| Garrison | 86th Airlift Wing | ||||||||
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| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: RMS, ICAO: ETAR | ||||||||
| Elevation | 238 m (781 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Sources: DoD FLIP[1] | |||||||||
Ramstein Air Base (IATA: RMS, ICAO: ETAR) is a United States Air Force installation located in Rhineland-Palatinate, southwestern Germany. It serves as the headquarters for the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) and NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM). The base plays a key role in supporting forward military operations, particularly those deploying to Eastern Europe and Africa.
Constructed between 1949 and 1952 by the French Army and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Ramstein Air Base is part of the larger Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC), which houses around 54,000 American service members and over 5,400 U.S. civilian employees. Additionally, more than 6,200 German workers are employed within the KMC. Air Force units in the KMC employ nearly 9,800 military personnel, supported by approximately 11,100 family members.
Ramstein AB alone hosts over 16,200 military personnel, U.S. civilians, and contractors. The base is located near the town of Ramstein-Miesenbach, with the east gate about 16 km (10 mi; 9 nmi) from Kaiserslautern, commonly known as "K-Town" among Americans.[2][3] Other nearby towns include Landstuhl, located 5 km (3 mi; 3 nmi) from the base's west gate.
- ^ 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. 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 German). 2013-05-18. ISSN 2195-1349. Archived from the original on 2022-05-21. Retrieved 2022-04-08.