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September 2005 with the formal closure ceremony taking place on 10 October 2005. The final handover to the German government occurred on 30 December 2005 and
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Although originally envisioned as a bomber base by USAFE, as a result of the Berlin
Airlift, Rhein-Main became a principal European air transport terminal. With the end of the blockade, the 513th TCG was inactivated on 16 October 1949. The 61st TCG returned to routine transport operations until the
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September 2001 until 2005, Rhein-Main continued to provide support for transient military cargo aircraft and AMC-chartered civilian airliners supporting military transport activities throughout Europe, also acting as a waypoint for air mobility operations throughout Southwest Asia towards the
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Nearly a year after the blockade began, the Soviet Union lifted it at 00:01, on 12 May 1949. However, the airlift did not end until 30 September, as the
Western nations wanted to build up sufficient amounts of supplies in West Berlin in case the Soviets blockaded it again.
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are parked on the ramp at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, on 26 December 1995. The aircraft were used to deploy troops and equipment for the NATO Implementation Force (IFOR) in Bosnia and
Herzegovina and neighboring countries supporting Operation Joint
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reconnaissance aircraft in 1958, mostly indistinguishable from other common C-130 aircraft. The 7406th operated and maintained the aircraft and provided the front-end flight crews (pilots, navigators, flight engineers, etc.). A separate
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Air Base. The group assumed control of the transport mission, carrying out routine operations from the base using C-47 and C-54 aircraft. The 61st TCG was comprised of the 14th, 15th, and 53rd Troop
Carrier Squadrons.
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At Rhein-Main Air Base, military and civilian supplies from
Giessen Quartermaster Depot arrive in trucks of the 67th Transportation Company for transfer to waiting aircraft during the Berlin Airlift.
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Construction of the Rhein-Main transport passenger and cargo terminal was completed in 1946, allowing an increase of air traffic into the base after the closure of the military passenger terminal at
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The 7575th
Operations Group operated at Rhein-Main from 1 July 1977 to 31 March 1991. Initially, three unique subordinate units were assigned to the group: the 7405th Operations Squadron, the
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for all U.S. servicemen and women serving in West
Germany as well as military and diplomatic air freight destined for U.S. bases and embassies throughout USAFE's Area of Responsibility (AOR).
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to the three
Western-held sectors of Berlin, which lay deep within the Soviet-controlled zone of Germany, by cutting off all rail and road routes going through Soviet-controlled territory.
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These missions were routed through the airbase. They included approximately 50 aeromedical evacuation flights bringing combat wounded Afghan guerrillas and, women and children, from
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occurred. Rhein Main AB was instrumental in the processing of the casualties from that bombing in the days and weeks to follow. 241 military personnel perished in the blast.
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The 7406th continued flying recon missions from Rhein-Main in the C-130B models until 30 June 1973 when the squadron's sister Security Service flying squadron moved to
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bases in France, most heavy transport flights were shifted there and Rhein-Main became a passenger and tactical cargo hub. The 60th Troop Carrier Wing relocated to
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with its C-9A Nightingale aircraft. The 37th Airlift Squadron was subsequently reassigned to Ramstein on 1 October 1994. With these moves completed and most heavy
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chemicals with the volume of polluted soil being approximately 600,000 cubic metres. It was considered highly probable that the contamination originated with
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and redesignated as the 435th Airlift Wing (435 AW). The 37th Tactical Airlift Squadron (37 TAS) became the 37th Airlift Squadron (37 AS) on the same date.
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The 1966 closure of USAFE bases in France increased cargo traffic at Rhein-Main extensively. On 1 July 1969, Military Airlift Command (MAC) transferred the
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pilots took turns firing on the unarmed C-130 when the American aircraft penetrated Soviet airspace while on a mission along the Turkish-Armenian border.
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flight operations each day. Daily or weekly contract air passenger flights were also conducted for United States personnel arriving in or leaving Europe.
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leveled the entire base, and in October 2015, commenced building what would become a third passenger terminal (Terminal 3) and other airport facilities.
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equipment and specialized aircraft maintenance personnel. The mission of the 7405th and 7580th was to conduct covert reconnaissance flights through the
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Although the primary mission of Rhein-Main was strategic and tactical airlift, the base also operated a substantial set of special operations missions.
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From 1947 until the 1960s, dependent children of military and government personnel living on base or in the surrounding communities attended
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At its peak, Rhein-Main AB had a population of 10,000. However, by 1993, USAF officials announced the intent to downsize the base by half.
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was activated at Rhein-Main Air Base to assist in the airlift, also using C-54s. Troop Carrier Squadrons activated with the 513th were the
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in B747F aircraft, transported Texas mules to Afghanistan in a covert operation providing logistics to the Afghan guerrillas.
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snuck a car laden with explosives onto the base and parked it behind the headquarters building. At approximately 7:15 AM
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using both civil and military aircraft. Rhein-Main Air Base became the main terminal in western Germany for the American
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arrived, bringing an increased cargo capability to the wing. The 60th TCW consisted of the
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cargo aircraft to transport the last shipment of air-delivered supplies.
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aircraft. Another 10 Pack Animal Transport flights, flown by
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1131:wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
1049:Operations Desert Shield/Storm
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780:Frankfurt American High School
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303:Redeveloped as Terminal 3 of
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1233:communications intelligence
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818:435th Tactical Airlift Wing
760:Flughafen Frankfurt am Main
256:Official website (archived)
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