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Remember that Spagdahlem housed four fightersquadrons only 15 years or so ago. No need to move the sold remaining F-16 squadron IMHO!Bennie wrote:The shelter area at Ramstein has recently been refurbished if I'm not mistaken....evhest wrote:Spangdahlem now named as home for C-130s and CV-22, surprisingly. Could point to F-16s moving elsewhere.
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Aviano:mac wrote:Does the USAF still have a base in Italy?
evhest wrote:Spangdahlem now named as home for C-130s and CV-22, surprisingly. Could point to F-16s moving elsewhere.
The planned move of 300 troops to Italy probably refers to that F-16 Sqn at Spangdahlem going to Aviano.mac wrote:Does the USAF still have a base in Italy? Or is this the tactical way to create a fast-jet base in Riga/Tallinn area?
The planned move of 300 tropps to Italy is related to the 606th ACS and not the 480th FS.p_shadow wrote:evhest wrote:Spangdahlem now named as home for C-130s and CV-22, surprisingly. Could point to F-16s moving elsewhere.The planned move of 300 troops to Italy probably refers to that F-16 Sqn at Spangdahlem going to Aviano.mac wrote:Does the USAF still have a base in Italy? Or is this the tactical way to create a fast-jet base in Riga/Tallinn area?
Regarding USAF in Portugal, during this year it will reduce 485 of its military personnel assigned to BA4 at Lages and dispense 500 of the 900 civilian (local) workers. That means a huge loss in yearly-GDP for Azores!
The actual source is usafe.af.milW&R wrote:According Flugzeug Forum
Following the relocation of the 606th ACS, Spandgdahlem AB will receive the 352nd Special Operations Group, currently located at RAF Mildenhall. This move will include about 10 CV-22s and 10 MC-130J aircraft, and associated personnel.
But they've had plenty of good ones too ....evhest wrote:The US Air Force has had bad experiences with housing fast and slow moving types at one base in the past (ie. very deadly incident at Pope AFB). Moving the F-16s further east or south (not Ramstein) would also fit into a bigger strategy picture.
Well if they have something like a noise quota it surely will not be met at neather Ramstein or Spangdahlem these days!Robin wrote:Question how will local German's take the news of having an extra 15 KC-135's operating from Ramstein, and the noisy CV-22 at Spangahlem?????
Thought the Germans were very noise sensitive ?????????
Can't really see Ramstein shelters being any use for the KC-135's....
Both Ramstein & Spang have sufficient ramp space to house these units already. No doubt new infra structure and housing will be foreseen in the near future to make it more comfortable. As for the noise, I doubt the extra 15 KC's would have any effect on the noise levels at Ramstein as the number of local aircraft (and transient aircraft) dwindled down in the past few years.Robin wrote: Can't really see Ramstein shelters being any use for the KC-135's....
