86th Airlift Wing - Knowledge (XXG)

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video-capture lenses—a daylight television, a 955mm fixed focal length zoom and infrared in six fields—mounted on a pallet and strapped down in the cargo hold of the Hercules. Controlled by two operators in the aircraft, the lenses scan full circle and along 90 degrees of elevation and the airborne camera operators can beam live analog video and digitally-captured still images back to a ground station, where it could be recorded and sent to relief organizations and other users. Atlas Response was the first operational deployment of a C-130 with the Keen Sage camera system, and the 37th C-130 flew 39 sorties using this new capability to search for displaced refugees so they could be provided humanitarian assistance. Eventually the wing received eight Keen Sage configured aircraft.

1017:, flying from Constanta, Romania, flew its first Operation Iraqi Freedom mission. Initially 38th (P) Squadron flew missions with just 4 aircraft, but even as these missions began help was on the way. On 3 March, the 757th Airlift Reserve Squadron, 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown, Ohio, and the 165th Airlift Squadron, 123rd Airlift Wing, Kentucky Air National Guard, Louisville, Kentucky, were called to active duty for one year to join 38th (P) Squadron. The units arrived from 21 to 27 March, and the personnel and equipment increased 38th (P) Squadron from four C-130s and 154 personnel to ten C-130s and 306 personnel. 985:

Medical Center and initiated steps to prepare building 2117 (Ramstein's South Side Fitness Center) for contingency use as an Aeromedical Staging Facility. Beginning the day after the president's announcement, the 86th Maintenance Group and the 86th Logistics Readiness Squadron Traffic Management Office configured 3.4 million pounds of supplies in just 120 hours, an operation that normally took 30 days, and began moving munitions for deployment. In November 2002, 29 members of the 86th Civil Engineering Group were deployed to Ganci Air Base, Kyrgyzstan, to prepare for possible operations in Iraq.

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provide some measure of "predictability," by putting Airmen either on call for deployment or actually deployed for 90 days every 15 months. The concept was intended to let all personnel know the dates of their 90-day deployment period well in advance so they could be prepared. The remaining 12 months of the 15-month AEF cycle was to be spent performing routine activities: training, participating in exercises, working on civilian or military education and spending time with their families.

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and departures, 4,200 personnel, and 21,500,000 pounds of cargo. By 22 April the last aircraft transited Bashur Airfield and four days later, on 26 April, the 86th Contingency Response Group Commander, Col Steven Weart, notified higher headquarters that Bashur Field, Iraq was now closed for air traffic. This was a unique occurrence—normally the 86th CRG turned its bases over for further operations. The closing marked the first time the 86th CRG closed a base it had opened.

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Province in northern Morocco. On 13 March 2005, in a "rush delivery," two C-130s from the 37th AS delivered more than 19 tons of humanitarian aid to Chad. The mission, which under normal circumstances would have taken several days to plan, was planned and the aircraft launched in less than an hour. On 6 June 2004, three 37th AS C-130s participated in a parachute drop with 13 other USAF airlifters to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day.

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began to deploy as part of the Air Expeditionary Force "downrange," the euphuism for the Persian Gulf region or the areas in and around Afghanistan. Most of the Ramstein Airmen, especially aircrew, were deployed to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, where they served as part of the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing. Many of their combat missions were flown into Bagdad International Airport and Balad Air Base, both in Iraq.

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Michigan Air National Guard's 165th Airlift Squadron, and 127th AW, as part of the 86th Airlift Wing's 38th Airlift Squadron (Provisional). With the new arrivals, the combined forces of the 38th (P) Squadron was 154 personnel and four C-130 aircraft, and the unit took primary responsibility for providing airlift for forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina supporting Operation Joint Forge.

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the remains of 72 dependents, all stillborn babies or infants. With the improving atmosphere between the governments of Libya and the United States, the 86th AW was told to proceed to the Libyan capitol, Tripoli, and recover the remains. A team led by General Johnston flew to Libya on 1 March 2007, to recover the remains, and they were returned to their families at Ramstein.

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were evacuated to Ramstein, often by 86th AW units, the 75th Airlift Squadron and the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron. By August 2003, 86th AW units had flown more than 30 medical evacuation missions back to Ramstein where, once on the ground, critical care transport teams provided acute care and managed patient transfer to the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.

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like so many of its USAFE counterparts. Instead, Ramstein became an intermediate support base for American forces deployed to the Persian Gulf and, on 10 August 1990, Ramstein began receiving MAC stage crews as the base became an overflow airfield for Rhein-Main AB, supporting strategic airlift traffic to the Persian Gulf.

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Ramstein AB's aeromedical staging facility activated a 150-bed hospital and blood transshipment center in Hangar 1. The hospital provided triage to its first patients from the Persian Gulf on the same day. Additionally, personnel from virtually every squadron augmented Air Force and Army units deployed to the gulf.

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operations. The 86th ECRG team parachuted into Bashur with 1000 "sky soldiers" of the 173rd Airborne Brigade on the largest airborne combat insertion since 1989 Operation Just Cause in Panama. The initial cadre was followed by 200 more members from the 86th ECRG and the 86th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron.

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In July 2005, the 86th AW deployed three C-130s from the 37th AS and about 40 personnel to Kigali, Rwanda, in support of NATO missions in Darfur, then in October returned many of the African Union troops to Rwanda. The deployment was similar to one undertaken in October 2004, and during the operation

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By 1999, the new security environment in the Balkans showed the USAF the need for a rapid-deployment "first-in" force to secure a contingency airfield, then establish and maintain the airfield, aerial port operations, and provide force protection. In response to this need, the Air Force activated its

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In addition to serving as a central overflow hub for airlift traffic flying between the US and the Arabian Peninsula, Ramstein also established an intermediate engine repair facility for deployed F-16s, became a huge collection and distribution center for gulf-bound munitions, and on 15 January 1991,

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Then, on 20 September, tragedy. Major Rodolfo "Rod" Rodriguez was killed by a truck bomb in Islamabad, Pakistan, outside the Marriott Hotel. Rodriquez, a 34-year-old Air Force Academy graduate and commander of the Contingency Training Flight, 86th Construction and Training Squadron, became the first

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During 2007, the wing added the 496th ABS, Moron AB, Spain to the 86th OG and the 38th Construction Squadron (CST) to the 86th CRG, where it became the 86th CST. The 496th ABS was to prove especially challenging, since it was on a Spanish Eurofighter base and had a relatively small (approximately 96

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Beginning 6 April, the 86th's 37th Airlift Squadron aircraft began deliveries to the forward base in Constanta, Romania, delivering 57 tons and 58 passengers to Constanta in just seven missions conducted over the course of a week. Over the subsequent weeks, the squadron's nineteen crews continued to

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Beginning 14 February, the 37th Airlift Squadron began using its Keen Sage equipped C-130s to conduct observation missions over Iraq in preparation for possible action. The squadron flew a total of 14 missions, most at night, covering five to 15 targets per flight. To honor this rather "un-airlifty"

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On 16 October 2002, President Bush signed the newly passed Congressional Resolution for "Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against Iraq," beginning Operation Iraqi Freedom. As soon as this occurred, the 86th Medical Group initiated planning for a 150-bed expansion of the Landstuhl Regional

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May 2000 was a banner month for the 86th. Air Force Chief of Staff General Mike Ryan presented the 86th Airlift Wing with the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Ribbon for its actions from 1 September 1997, to 31 August 1999. Additionally, the 86th's C-130 squadron, the 37th Airlift Squadron "Bluetail

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At the same time, members of the 86th Medical Group deployed to the nation of Cameroon for exercise MEDFLAG/Brilliant Lion. 120 doctors and medical technicians administered 20,000 immunizations and performed more than 70 surgeries, as well as delivering and distributing over 50,000 pounds of medical

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The new 86th Airlift Wing was responsible for United States Air Forces, Europe (USAFE) intra-theater airlift throughout Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as supporting operations and exercises throughout the European theater. The reoriented wing's successful transition from F-16s to C-130s

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when the 50th switched to a strike-attack role, with air defense as a secondary mission. (Note: The EF-4C designation was not official. The aircraft were officially F-4C models). The 81st TFS, however remained a part of the 50th TFW but was detached from the wing's operational control and attached

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While the 86th AW participated in numerous events in 2007, one of the most touching was a flight by one of the 38th (P) Delta Squadron's C-130s to Tripoli, Libya, which had once been home to a major American air base, Wheelus. When the United States was forced to leave, it left behind in a cemetery

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In a two-week operation in March 2005, the 37th AS and the 86th Contingency Support Group moved 252 tons of cargo and 357 US Army soldiers into Tibuktu, Mali, in support of the Global War on Terrorism. In August 2004, the 86th AW increased it support of the Global War on Terrorism as wing personnel

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A few days later, on 17 April at Bashur, the airfield the 86th CRG had secured and opened, and the first shipment of humanitarian aid arrived destined for residents near Kirkuk, Iraq. Over 27 days of operations, the 86th Expeditionary Air Mobility Squadron received more than 370 fixed wing arrivals

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The 37th Airlift Squadron with its C-130E Hercules was soon involved, flying the first Hercules landing into the airfield at 2 pm on 7 April 2003. Processing through as many as five mobility lines at once, 593 members of the 86th AW deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom by 7 April. US casualties

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On 20 March, the Coalition began its air assault on Baghdad. The 86th AW's effort began on 27 March 2003, when 20 members of the 86th Expeditionary Contingency Response Group departed from Aviano Air Base, Italy, and parachuted into Bashur airfield in northern Iraq, to prepare the field for airlift

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The 512th FS was inactivated on 1 October, with its aircraft and personnel also being moved to Aviano, being assigned to the 510th FS. On 21 July 1994 the 86th Wing held a "Fighter Farewell" ceremony for the departure of its last F 16s, most to the 31st FW at Aviano AB, and the 86th Wing became the

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On 1 May 1991, the 86th TFW was redesigned the 86th Fighter Wing and underwent a complete change in its organizational structure as a test base for the USAFE Corona South wing reorganization program, an effort to "flatten" command lines and consolidate span of control. Ramstein's 316th Air Division

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While supporting the Global War on Terrorism in the Middle East and East Asia, much of the 86th AW's focus was on Africa, which was in the US European Command (USEUCOM) area of responsibility. On 28 February 2004, C-130s from the 37th AS joined a humanitarian effort to bring supplies to Al Hoceima

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On 3 May 2003, the 37th Airlift Squadron and 38th AS (P) established stage operations in Constanta, Romania. Flying from Constanta to Kirkuk, Iraq, the 38th Airlift Squadron (P) flew its first mission on 3 May and its last mission on 24 May, the last time the unit would fly into Iraq in support of

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With the rest of the world, the members of the 86th watched the Communist Bloc countries of Eastern Europe with fascination as the events of the late 1989 unfolded. When the Berlin Wall finally began to come down on 9 November 1989 and the celebrations began, many members of the Ramstein community

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Beginning on 17 August 2000, the 86th Wing moved a large contingent of American soldiers to a staging base in Skopje, Macedonia, then on to Kosovo as part of NATO's Immediate Ready Force. By 31 December 2000, the 86th AW, with support from deployed C-130 units, transported 5,000 tons of cargo and

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The 86th TFW and Ramstein had just begun to absorb the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War when, in August 1990, the Iraqis invaded Kuwait. Under Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, much to the dismay of the 86th TFW personnel, their F-16s did not deploy to the Persian Gulf

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On 11 August 2008 Russia began an invasion of its neighboring country Georgia. The 86th AW had Airmen from both the CRG and ACOMG on the ground in Georgia, and soon the 37th AS C-130Es began to fly humanitarian aid into the country while many of the 86th AW Airmen remained in place and performed

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On 10 October 2005, Rhein-Main Air Base was officially closed and Ramstein Air Base now designated "The Gateway to Europe." Another bit of good news for Ramstein came on 9 December when, to the delight of about 3,000 soccer fans partying Kaiserslautern's Stiftsplatz, it was announced that the US

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In October 2004, two C-130s from the 37th AS deployed to Kigali, Rwanda, near the Darfur region of Sudan, government organizations in the region. During the deployment the crews transported 380 African Union troops and 3,000 tons of supplies. to provide support and security to the United Nations

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In December, the tempo increased further. A request was sent from the Southern European Task Force requesting the 86th CRG evaluate eight airfields in northern Iraq. On 27 December, members of the Youngstown, Ohio 757th Airlift Reserve Squadron, 910th Airlift Wing, arrived to join the Selfridge,

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The Balkans and Africa were much of the operational focus of the 86th AW in 2000. From March through April 2000, the 86th AW sent seven 37th AS C-130s and crews to Hoedspruit Airfield, Limpopo, South Africa in support of Joint Task Force Atlas Response, a relief effort in southern Mozambique and

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In 1994 the decision was made to change the 86th Wing from a composite wing to a wing devoted to intra-theater airlift, and the 86th Wing began to assume the airlift mission previously held by C-130 Hercules aircraft at the 435th Airlift Wing at Rhein Main Air Base, Germany, which was slated for

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The end of the Cold War brought major force structure changes throughout the Air Force, and the 86th was no exception. On 1 June 1992, the 86th Fighter Wing, which had only been equipped with F-16s, began a slow move to airlift operations when the wing took over the 58th Airlift Squadron and its

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On 3 January 2003, the 86th Materiel Maintenance Squadron (MMS) began moving War Readiness Materiel (WRM) for deployment. Over the next eight months, the 86th MMS shipped 8,340 tons of WRM to 13 locations in 9 countries. By August every USAFE location that supported Operation Iraqi Freedom and

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In addition to the wing's "on call" status to support any European crisis, the wing positioned aircraft and medical personnel at emergency landing fields in Spain, Morocco and Banjul for every National Air and Space Administration (NASA) Space Shuttle launch, as well as flying missions for the

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On 1 January 2000, the Air Force introduced the concept of Air Expeditionary Forces, quickly known as AEFs, to respond to the increasing number of contingencies that call for worldwide deployments and to balance the burdens (and opportunities) for such deployments. The AEF concept attempted to

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complied with treaty terms. From 6 April 1991, when the operation began, until September 1993 when its commitment ended, the wing flew nearly 5,000 sorties over Iraq. 526th TFS aircraft twice attacked Iraqi surface-to-air missile (SAM) sites in northern Iraq. For its participation in Provide

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On 17 March, President Bush delivered an ultimatum to Saddam Hussein that he and his sons must leave Iraq within 48 hours. Saddam refused. On 20 March, the 86th Contingency Response Group went through the 86th Airlift Wing Deployment Control Center, Personnel Deployment Function, and Vehicle

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During Atlas Response, a new capability was provided by a 37th AS C-130E, serial number 68-0938, the first USAF C-130 to undergo Keen Sage camera system modification. The Keen Sage system was mounted in a metal-encased sphere, slightly larger than a basketball, housing three sophisticated

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However, with these reconnaissance aircraft at Zweibrücken the 86th Tactical Fighter Wing's designation did not coincide with the wing's mission. The name issue was resolved as part of a USAFE command-wide effort to realign functions and streamline operations called Creek Action.

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The 86th CRG had two subordinate units—the 86th Air Mobility Squadron and 786th Security Forces Squadron – and incorporated more than 30 different jobs. This new, self-contained unit became the Air Force standard for such units, and proved its utility during the Kosovo conflict.

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and 377th Combat Support Wing were inactivated and all of their former functions placed under the operational control of the 86th Fighter Wing. The lessons learned at Ramstein applied to other units Air Force-wide as they converted to the new organizational structure.

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On 22 September 1977 the newly activated 512th TFS was equipped with the 526 TFS aircraft and the 526 TFS received new planes from McDonnell Douglas St. Louis plant. The unit was designated the 86th Tactical Fighter Group and was under the 86th Tactical Fighter Wing.

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fly round-the-clock operations averaging 4.5 missions per day. On 14 April, the 38th (P) began to fly stage operations from Souda Bay, Crete. Their first mission into Iraq brought US Marines into Erbil in an effort to seal off the Iraq-Syrian border.

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personnel) US contingent and relatively little in the way of support structure. The 86th CST mainly consisted of local nationals, but there was soon a move to add a larger American contingent so it could perform operations outside of Germany.

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Much of this text in an early version of this article was taken from pages on the Ramstein Air Base website, which as a work of the U.S. Government is presumed to be a public domain resource. That information was supplemented

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The support function was taken over by the 435th Air Base Wing, which became the overall host base unit at Ramstein, with mission support, security forces, communications, civil engineering, logistics readiness and medical

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and its airlift support of numerous European contingencies earned it the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for the period of 1 July 1993 to 30 June 1995, bringing the wing's total Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards to six.

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Operation Enduring Freedom had received WRM from the 86th MMS. The 86th MMS also deployed seven members to various contingency locations to include Karshi-Khanabad, Uzbekistan, and Bagram, Afghanistan.

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supplies. In August 2001, the 86th Contingency Response Group deployed to Africa as part of Operation Focus Relief, the movement and support of UN-mandated peacekeeping operations in Sierra Leone.

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and a large assortment of congressional delegates visited the 86th AW and Ramstein AB. During his visit, the president confirmed the 86th AW's informal motto, "The World's Greatest Airlift Wing."

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The 86th AW became Ramstein Air Base's operational arm with the 86th Operations Group, the 86th Maintenance Group, 86th Air and Space Communications Group, and 86th Contingency Response Group.

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the C-130s carried the African Union troops on a thirteen-hour flight to Sudan where the African Union troops were to provide security for aid distribution operations in the area

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national soccer team would play its first-round games in the FIFA World Cup in Kaiserslautern. It was quickly decided that the US team would be quartered at Ramstein Air Base

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On 15 January 2004, as part of an arrangement intended to increase organizational efficiency based on a pattern used by several units in the states, the 86th AW was split.

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Comfort, the 86th TFW received credit in a Joint Meritorious Unit Award, though the award did little to placate the wing personnel who felt they had "missed" the war.

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under operation "Battle Creek". The last of this variant of the Phantom returned to the US in 1979/1980 and was replaced by the F-4G Wild Weasel at Spangdahlem.

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As the wing approached its fortieth year of service in Germany, the first F-16C Fighting Falcon arrived on 20 September 1985 and the 512th TFS converted to the

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The 86th Wing (under various designations) has been assigned to Ramstein for almost 60 years, with a brief period (1966–1973) being inactive or assigned to

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South Africa following torrential rains and flooding. The 37th flew more than 170 sorties, transporting over 600,000 pounds of cargo and 1,096 passengers.

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agencies and non-government organizations in the region. During the deployment the crews transported 380 African Union troops and 3,000 tons of supplies.

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In 1972, tail codes for all 86th TFW aircraft at Zweibrücken were standardized as "ZR", per AFM 66-1, when squadron tail codes were eliminated.

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In March 1958 the 86th Fighter-Bomber Group was inactivated and its operational squadrons were assigned to the Wing. In May, the 406th FIW at

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Ten 86th Airlift Wing C-130J Super Hercules return home after supporting Exercise Bayonet Resolve, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 5 October 2011.

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with its Electronics Counter-Measures (ECM) equipped McDonnell EF-4C Phantom II "Wild Weasel" fighters was attached to the 86th TFW from the

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At the beginning of 2004 the 86th Airlift Wing was the largest wing in the Air Force, but its sheer size raised various management issues.

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Ramstein Airman to die in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and the first Ramstein Airman to die in combat since World War II.

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inactivation. With the influx of C-130 personnel, On 1 July, the 526th FS inactivated and its aircraft and personnel moved to

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U.S. Air Forces in Europe Air and Space Communications (later, 86th Air and Space Communications): January 2004 – unknown

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It received its first flying unit, the 17th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, on 12 January 1970. The 17th TRS and its

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In 1968 the Canadian Armed Forces announced they were downsizing their forces in Europe, and Canada's three wings left

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first contingency response group, the 86th Contingency Response Group on 26 February 1999, as part of the 86th AW.

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The 779th Expeditionary Airlift Flight was activated in January 2008 to administer a rotational deployment of two

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1 July 1948 – 8 March 1958; 1 November 1969 – 14 June 1985; 1 May 1991 – 15 January 2004; 16 July 2009 – present

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86th Fighter (later, 86th Fighter-Bomber; 86th Fighter-Interceptor; 86th Tactical Fighter; 86th Operations)

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Assigned 8 March 1958 – 1 November 1968; 31 January 1973 – 22 September 1975; 14 June 1985 – 1 May 1991

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Iraqi Freedom. On 10 July 2003, the 38th AS (P) flew its last Operation Iraqi Freedom support mission.

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However at the time of their arrival in Europe, the F-102 was already being replaced by the McDonnell

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aircraft. On 2 November 2009 the wing completed its transition from C-130E to C-130J models.

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to the 86th Tactical Fighter Wing for support. Squadron tail code for the 81st TFS was "ZS".

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operation, the crews gave themselves the name of the "37th Airlift Reconnaissance Squadron."

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In January 1959 the 525th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Bitburg received its first Convair

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For 18 months the 17th was the only operational squadron on the base. On 12 June 1971, the

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to be based at Ramstein AB. The exact reporting chain for the 779th EAF is not known.

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With the arrival of the jet age in Europe, USAFE wanted to move its units west of the

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On-Site Inspection Agency as part of the Conventional Forces in Europe Treaty.

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86th TFW General Dynamics F-16C Block 30F Fighting Falcon AF Serial No. 87-0242

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86th Air Base (later, 86th Combat Support; 86th Support; 86th Mission Support)

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McDonnell Douglas F-4E-41-MC Phantom AF Serial No. 68-0527, 86th TFW 527th TFS

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Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings

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With these changes, the operational squadrons of the 86th TFW in 1978 were:

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and 86th TFW went to Berlin to see the events and take pieces of the Wall.

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United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA)

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The 86th Fighter Wing was established and activated on 1 July 1948 at

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86th Maintenance and Supply (later, 86th Logistics; 86th Maintenance)

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Attached 22 May 1954 – 7 October 1955; 10 August 1956 – 7 March 1958

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Attached 1 July 1954 – 7 October 1955; 10 August 1956 – 7 March 1958

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Attached 1 July 1954 – 7 October 1955; 10 August 1956 – 7 March 1958

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Attached 22 May 1957 – 7 October 1955; 10 August 1956 – March 1958,

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512th Tactical Fighter Squadron (F-4E, RS, green/black tail stripe)

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512th Fighter-Interceptor (later, 512th Tactical Fighter) Squadron

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526th Tactical Fighter Squadron (F-4E, RS, red/black tail stripe)

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In August 2010, the 86th Airlift Wing became a "sister wing" to

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Flies," won the 2000 USAFE Best Airlift Tanker Squadron award.

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small executive fleet of C-12, C-20 Gulfstream, C-21 Lear Jet,

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USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers—1908 to present

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Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories, 1947–1977

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aircraft. The 86th Airlift Wing commander also serves as the

2736:"Polish, American sister wings celebrate 1-year anniversary" 1808: 1638: 1219: 1021:

Deployment Function in less than three hours—a record time.

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27 September 2002 – 15 January 2004; 16 July 2009 – present

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In addition, USAFE transferred the 26 TRW from Ramstein to

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F-47D's of the 526th Fighter Squadron at Neubiberg Air Base

300:, airdrop and aeromedical evacuation operations flying the 3828:

693rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group

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526th Fighter-Interceptor (later, 526th Tactical Fighter)

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Lockheed C-130E Hercules of the 37th AS/86th Airlift Wing

1499:, 24 March 1958 – 1 July 1959; 14 June 1985 – 1 May 1991 4052:

Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

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United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa

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United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa

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when tensions with the Soviet Union culminated in the

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United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa

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United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa

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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces

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Century Jets: USAF Frontline Fighters of the Cold War

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86th Contingency Response: 26 February 1999 – unknown

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was reassigned to the 86th TFW from the inactivating

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area were just a few minutes flying time from Soviet

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United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978

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1 May 1991 – 15 January 2004; 16 July 2009 – present

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1 May 1991 – 15 January 2004; 16 July 2009 – present

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86th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron (86 OMRS

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86th Civil Engineering (later, 86th Civil Engineer)

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Williams" 2844:Kaiserslautern American 2089:"86 Munitions Squadron" 1964:"424 Air Base Squadron" 1001:Operation Iraqi Freedom 980:Global War on Terrorism 604:Landstuhl AB sign, 1953 591:Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-15 524:496th Air Base Squadron 279:United States Air Force 104:United States Air Force 69:1948–1968; 1969–present 4486:Awards and decorations 4119:District of Washington 4112:Direct Reporting Units 3435:Kleine Brogel Air Base 3410:Câmpia Turzii Air Base 2464:"65 Air Base Squadron" 1805:public domain material 1782:, July 2022 – May 2024 1010: 948: 885:The new wing operated 874: 846: 822:Operation Desert Storm 813: 790: 742: 688: 605: 585:, as its bases in the 555: 48: 4529:Aeronautical Division 3846:HQ Air Command Europe 2389:"86 Medical Squadron" 1889:"76 Airlift Squadron" 1864:"37 Airlift Squadron" 1290:Seventeenth Air Force 1278:Seventeenth Air Force 1262:Seventeenth Air Force 1250:Seventeenth Air Force 1127:C-17 Globemaster IIIs 1086:The Gateway to Europe 1008: 946: 872: 844: 811: 788: 740: 686: 656:on 18 November 1960. 603: 553: 356:76th Airlift Squadron 350:37th Airlift Squadron 341:86th Operations Group 225:Chief Master Sergeant 47: 4400:Aeronautical ratings 3999:Three-star generals 3379:Spangdahlem Air Base 2714:Svan, Jennifer H., " 2314:"86 Dental Squadron" 1789:, May 2024 – present 1787:Adrienne L. 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Ludwig 212: 200: 195: 174: 160: 137:Third Air Force 97: 95: 79: 77: 61: 35: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 4689: 4687: 4679: 4678: 4673: 4668: 4658: 4657: 4651: 4650: 4648: 4647: 4634: 4631: 4630: 4628: 4627: 4622: 4617: 4612: 4607: 4598: 4593: 4588: 4583: 4578: 4573: 4568: 4566:Airman's Creed 4563: 4561:Air Force Band 4558: 4551: 4545:Army Air Corps 4526: 4520: 4518: 4512: 4511: 4509: 4508: 4503: 4498: 4493: 4488: 4482: 4480: 4474: 4473: 4471: 4470: 4465: 4460: 4455: 4453:Basic Training 4450: 4445: 4440: 4433: 4432: 4427: 4422: 4417: 4412: 4407: 4402: 4397: 4395:Specialty Code 4392: 4391: 4390: 4385: 4380: 4372: 4366: 4364: 4358: 4357: 4354: 4353: 4351: 4350: 4341: 4340: 4339: 4334: 4324: 4323: 4322: 4312: 4311: 4310: 4299: 4296: 4295: 4293: 4292: 4287: 4282: 4277: 4272: 4267: 4262: 4257: 4252: 4247: 4242: 4237: 4232: 4227: 4222: 4217: 4212: 4207: 4201: 4199: 4193: 4192: 4190: 4189: 4187:USAFE–AFAFRICA 4184: 4179: 4174: 4169: 4164: 4159: 4154: 4149: 4143: 4141: 4139:Major commands 4135: 4134: 4132: 4131: 4126: 4121: 4115: 4113: 4109: 4108: 4106: 4105: 4100: 4095: 4090: 4084: 4082: 4075: 4069: 4068: 4061: 4059: 4057: 4056: 4055: 4054: 4049: 4039: 4038: 4037: 4032: 4022: 4021: 4020: 4015: 4010: 4005: 3997: 3992: 3991: 3990: 3985: 3980: 3975: 3973:Chief of Staff 3965: 3964: 3963: 3958: 3947: 3945: 3941: 3940: 3935: 3933: 3932: 3925: 3918: 3910: 3901: 3900: 3874: 3871: 3870: 3867: 3866: 3864: 3863: 3856: 3849: 3841: 3839: 3835: 3834: 3832: 3831: 3824: 3819: 3812: 3807: 3802: 3797: 3792: 3787: 3781: 3779: 3772: 3768: 3767: 3764: 3763: 3760: 3759: 3757: 3756: 3751: 3744: 3737: 3732: 3725: 3720: 3713: 3708: 3701: 3694: 3686: 3684: 3680: 3679: 3677: 3676: 3668: 3666: 3659: 3655: 3654: 3651: 3650: 3648: 3647: 3642: 3636: 3634: 3630: 3629: 3627: 3626: 3620: 3618: 3611: 3604: 3600: 3599: 3586: 3584: 3583: 3576: 3569: 3561: 3552: 3551: 3549: 3548: 3543: 3538: 3533: 3528: 3523: 3518: 3513: 3508: 3502: 3500: 3496: 3495: 3493: 3492: 3487: 3482: 3477: 3475:RAF Molesworth 3472: 3467: 3462: 3457: 3452: 3450:Morón Air Base 3447: 3442: 3437: 3432: 3427: 3425:Ghedi Air Base 3422: 3417: 3412: 3407: 3405:Camp Lemonnier 3402: 3397: 3395:Ämari Air Base 3391: 3389: 3385: 3384: 3382: 3381: 3376: 3371: 3369:RAF Mildenhall 3366: 3364:RAF Lakenheath 3361: 3356: 3350: 3348: 3344: 3343: 3331: 3329: 3327: 3326: 3324:Third (Europe) 3320: 3318: 3314: 3313: 3298: 3296: 3295: 3288: 3281: 3273: 3267: 3266: 3261: 3254: 3253:External links 3251: 3249: 3248: 3233: 3218: 3203: 3187: 3184: 3183: 3158: 3155:. 17 May 2024. 3144: 3119: 3105: 3091: 3077: 3063: 3035: 2998: 2970: 2942: 2914: 2885: 2857: 2831: 2803: 2775: 2749: 2726: 2707: 2681: 2655: 2630: 2605: 2580: 2555: 2530: 2505: 2480: 2455: 2430: 2405: 2380: 2355: 2330: 2305: 2280: 2255: 2230: 2205: 2180: 2155: 2130: 2105: 2080: 2055: 2030: 2005: 1980: 1955: 1930: 1905: 1880: 1855: 1819: 1818: 1817: 1816: 1795: 1792: 1791: 1790: 1783: 1776: 1769: 1766:Mark R. August 1762: 1755: 1746: 1743: 1739: 1738: 1734: 1733: 1730:C-130 Hercules 1727: 1721: 1715: 1709: 1703: 1698: 1697: 1696: 1690: 1687:F-4 Phantom II 1684: 1678: 1672: 1666: 1660: 1654: 1648: 1637: 1635: 1632: 1631: 1630: 1620: 1610: 1600: 1588: 1587:Bases assigned 1585: 1584: 1583: 1577: 1571: 1565: 1559: 1553: 1541: 1540: 1537: 1533: 1532: 1526: 1525: 1522: 1518: 1517: 1512: 1506: 1500: 1493: 1492: 1489: 1485: 1484: 1478: 1477: 1474: 1470: 1469: 1463: 1457: 1451: 1444: 1443: 1440: 1436: 1435: 1430: 1424: 1418: 1406: 1405: 1398: 1397: 1393: 1392: 1388: 1387: 1383: 1382: 1378: 1377: 1373: 1372: 1369: 1365: 1364: 1360: 1359: 1356: 1352: 1351: 1347: 1346: 1342: 1341: 1337: 1336: 1324: 1321: 1317: 1316: 1312: 1311: 1305: 1299: 1298:, 31 July 1996 1293: 1287: 1286:, 14 June 1985 1281: 1273: 1272: 1271: 1265: 1259: 1253: 1247: 1241: 1235: 1229: 1218: 1216: 1213: 1212: 1211: 1206:Redesignated: 1204: 1203:on 1 June 1992 1199:Redesignated: 1197: 1192:Redesignated: 1190: 1186: 1185: 1180:Redesignated: 1178: 1173:Redesignated: 1170: 1169: 1166: 1161:Redesignated: 1159: 1154:Redesignated: 1152: 1147:Redesignated: 1144: 1143: 1134: 1131: 1103:their duties. 1087: 1084: 1066: 1063: 1062: 1061: 1057: 1046: 1043: 1002: 999: 981: 978: 940: 937: 898: 895: 887:C-130 Hercules 838: 835: 783: 782: 779: 680: 677: 643: 640: 639: 638: 635: 628: 595:Czechoslovakia 558:Equipped with 536: 533: 532: 531: 528:Morón Air Base 521: 518: 515: 512: 509: 506: 503: 500: 496: 495: 481: 480: 477: 473: 472: 466: 465: 462: 459: 456: 453: 449: 448: 442: 441: 438: 435: 429: 426: 423: 419: 418: 412: 411: 408: 405: 402: 398: 397: 391: 390: 387: 383: 382: 376: 375: 368: 365: 359: 353: 346: 345: 332: 329: 269: 266: 265: 258: 254: 253: 249: 248: 242:Robert C. Oaks 235: 229: 228: 222: 218: 217: 214: 208: 207: 203: 202: 188: 184: 183: 182: 181: 167: 163: 162: 157: 153: 152: 146: 142: 141: 140: 139: 129: 125: 124: 119: 115: 114: 111: 107: 106: 93: 89: 88: 75: 71: 70: 67: 63: 62: 59: 51: 50: 26: 24: 14: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 4688: 4677: 4674: 4672: 4669: 4667: 4664: 4663: 4661: 4646: 4645: 4636: 4635: 4632: 4626: 4623: 4621: 4618: 4616: 4613: 4611: 4608: 4606: 4605:Air Force Two 4602: 4601:Air Force One 4599: 4597: 4594: 4592: 4589: 4587: 4584: 4582: 4579: 4577: 4574: 4572: 4569: 4567: 4564: 4562: 4559: 4556: 4552: 4550: 4546: 4542: 4538: 4534: 4530: 4527: 4525: 4522: 4521: 4519: 4513: 4507: 4504: 4502: 4499: 4497: 4494: 4492: 4489: 4487: 4484: 4483: 4481: 4475: 4469: 4466: 4464: 4461: 4459: 4456: 4454: 4451: 4449: 4446: 4444: 4441: 4439: 4435: 4434: 4431: 4428: 4426: 4423: 4421: 4418: 4416: 4413: 4411: 4408: 4406: 4403: 4401: 4398: 4396: 4393: 4389: 4386: 4384: 4381: 4379: 4376: 4375: 4373: 4371: 4368: 4367: 4365: 4361:Personnel and 4359: 4349: 4345: 4342: 4338: 4335: 4333: 4330: 4329: 4328: 4325: 4321: 4318: 4317: 4316: 4313: 4309: 4306: 4305: 4304: 4301: 4300: 4297: 4291: 4290:Twenty-Second 4288: 4286: 4283: 4281: 4278: 4276: 4273: 4271: 4268: 4266: 4263: 4261: 4258: 4256: 4253: 4251: 4248: 4246: 4243: 4241: 4238: 4236: 4233: 4231: 4228: 4226: 4223: 4221: 4218: 4216: 4213: 4211: 4208: 4206: 4203: 4202: 4200: 4198: 4194: 4188: 4185: 4183: 4180: 4178: 4175: 4173: 4170: 4168: 4165: 4163: 4160: 4158: 4155: 4153: 4150: 4148: 4145: 4144: 4142: 4140: 4136: 4130: 4127: 4125: 4122: 4120: 4117: 4116: 4114: 4110: 4104: 4103:Installations 4101: 4099: 4096: 4094: 4091: 4089: 4086: 4085: 4083: 4079: 4076: 4074: 4070: 4053: 4050: 4048: 4045: 4044: 4043: 4040: 4036: 4033: 4031: 4028: 4027: 4026: 4023: 4019: 4016: 4014: 4011: 4009: 4006: 4004: 4001: 4000: 3998: 3996: 3993: 3989: 3986: 3984: 3981: 3979: 3976: 3974: 3971: 3970: 3969: 3966: 3962: 3959: 3957: 3954: 3953: 3952: 3949: 3948: 3946: 3942: 3938: 3931: 3926: 3924: 3919: 3917: 3912: 3911: 3908: 3898: 3894: 3888: 3883: 3878: 3872: 3862: 3861: 3857: 3855: 3854: 3850: 3848: 3847: 3843: 3842: 3840: 3836: 3830: 3829: 3825: 3823: 3820: 3818: 3817: 3813: 3811: 3808: 3806: 3803: 3801: 3798: 3796: 3793: 3791: 3788: 3786: 3783: 3782: 3780: 3776: 3773: 3771:Organizations 3769: 3755: 3752: 3750: 3749: 3745: 3743: 3742: 3738: 3736: 3733: 3731: 3730: 3726: 3724: 3721: 3719: 3718: 3714: 3712: 3709: 3707: 3706: 3702: 3700: 3699: 3695: 3693: 3692: 3688: 3687: 3685: 3681: 3675: 3674: 3670: 3669: 3667: 3663: 3660: 3656: 3646: 3643: 3641: 3638: 3637: 3635: 3631: 3625: 3622: 3621: 3619: 3615: 3612: 3608: 3605: 3601: 3596: 3590: 3582: 3577: 3575: 3570: 3568: 3563: 3562: 3559: 3547: 3544: 3542: 3539: 3537: 3534: 3532: 3529: 3527: 3524: 3522: 3519: 3517: 3514: 3512: 3509: 3507: 3504: 3503: 3501: 3497: 3491: 3488: 3486: 3483: 3481: 3478: 3476: 3473: 3471: 3468: 3466: 3463: 3461: 3460:RAF Alconbury 3458: 3456: 3453: 3451: 3448: 3446: 3445:Łask Air Base 3443: 3441: 3438: 3436: 3433: 3431: 3428: 3426: 3423: 3421: 3418: 3416: 3413: 3411: 3408: 3406: 3403: 3401: 3398: 3396: 3393: 3392: 3390: 3386: 3380: 3377: 3375: 3372: 3370: 3367: 3365: 3362: 3360: 3357: 3355: 3352: 3351: 3349: 3345: 3340: 3335: 3325: 3322: 3321: 3319: 3315: 3310: 3306: 3302: 3294: 3289: 3287: 3282: 3280: 3275: 3274: 3271: 3265: 3262: 3260: 3257: 3256: 3252: 3246: 3245:1-85780-197-0 3242: 3238: 3234: 3231: 3230:0-912799-12-9 3227: 3223: 3219: 3216: 3215:0-88740-513-4 3212: 3208: 3204: 3201: 3200:1-880588-68-4 3197: 3193: 3189: 3188: 3172: 3168: 3162: 3159: 3154: 3148: 3145: 3133: 3129: 3123: 3120: 3115: 3109: 3106: 3101: 3095: 3092: 3087: 3081: 3078: 3073: 3067: 3064: 3052: 3051: 3046: 3039: 3036: 3031: 3025: 3009: 3002: 2999: 2987: 2986: 2981: 2974: 2971: 2959: 2958: 2953: 2946: 2943: 2931: 2930: 2925: 2918: 2915: 2902: 2895: 2889: 2886: 2874: 2873: 2868: 2861: 2858: 2845: 2841: 2835: 2832: 2820: 2819: 2814: 2807: 2804: 2792: 2791: 2786: 2779: 2776: 2764: 2760: 2753: 2750: 2737: 2730: 2727: 2723: 2722: 2717: 2711: 2708: 2695: 2688: 2686: 2682: 2670: 2666: 2659: 2656: 2644: 2640: 2634: 2631: 2619: 2615: 2609: 2606: 2594: 2590: 2584: 2581: 2569: 2565: 2559: 2556: 2544: 2540: 2534: 2531: 2519: 2515: 2509: 2506: 2494: 2490: 2484: 2481: 2469: 2465: 2459: 2456: 2444: 2440: 2434: 2431: 2419: 2415: 2409: 2406: 2394: 2390: 2384: 2381: 2369: 2365: 2359: 2356: 2344: 2340: 2334: 2331: 2319: 2315: 2309: 2306: 2294: 2290: 2284: 2281: 2269: 2265: 2259: 2256: 2244: 2240: 2234: 2231: 2219: 2215: 2209: 2206: 2194: 2190: 2184: 2181: 2169: 2165: 2159: 2156: 2144: 2140: 2134: 2131: 2119: 2115: 2109: 2106: 2094: 2090: 2084: 2081: 2069: 2065: 2059: 2056: 2044: 2040: 2034: 2031: 2019: 2015: 2009: 2006: 1994: 1990: 1984: 1981: 1969: 1965: 1959: 1956: 1944: 1940: 1934: 1931: 1919: 1915: 1909: 1906: 1894: 1890: 1884: 1881: 1869: 1865: 1859: 1856: 1843: 1837: 1835: 1833: 1831: 1829: 1827: 1825: 1821: 1813: 1812: 1811: 1810: 1807:from the 1806: 1793: 1788: 1784: 1781: 1780:Otis C. 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