Ramstein (ETAR/RMS) - 2007

[Thijs]

A nice log of Saturday evening 19.15, with thanks to Mainsail at Flugzeugforum:

Now on the ramps:

C-5B 87-0038
C-5A 68-0212
C-5B 86-0017 DEP AROUND 15.00LT
C-5B 85-0007
C-5A 70-0456

C-17A 02-1106
C-17A 98-0054
C-17A 06-6159
C-17A 06-6162 DEP AROUND 15.00LT
C-17A 06-6163
C-17A 05-5140
C-17A 89-1191
C-17A 95-0107
C-17A 03-3127

KC-135R 61-0311
KC-135R 59-1469

KC-10A 85-0033

CC-177 177701 First visit at Ramstein!?!?

[Hilco]

Hi all,

Our log from sunday 02-09-2007:

C-130E 62-1835/RS 86AW/37AS
C-130E 63-7885/RS 86AW/37AS
C-130E 64-0502/RS "86AW"/37AS
C-130E 64-18240/RS "86AW"/37AS
C-130E 70-1260/RS 86AW/37AS "86OG"
C-130H 92-3022 910AW/773AS AFRC
C-130H 92-3024 910AW/773AS AFRC Arr 18:50
C-130J-30 02-1463 146AW/115AS CALIFORNIA ANG
C-130J-30 06-1467 146AW/115AS CALIFORNIA ANG
C-17A 03-3119 172AW/183AS MISSISSIPPI ANG
C-17A 05-5140 452AW/729AS AFRC
C-17A 05-5141 452AW/729AS AFRC Arr 15:24
C-17A 00-0183 62AW Arr 18:25
C-17A 01-0195 437AW Arr +- 19:10
C-17A 02-1104 62AW
C-17A 02-1106 62AW
C-17A 89-1191 437AW
C-17A 95-0107 437AW
C-20D (163)691 VR-1 Arr 16:30, Dep 17:40
C-26D 900530 SIGONELLA AOD Arr 18:15
C-40B 02-0042 1AS
C-5A 68-0212 105AW/137AS NEW YORK ANG Dep 14:45
C-5A 70-0456 433AW/68AS AFRC
C-5B 85-0007 436AW/9AS
C-5B 87-0038 NM
CC-177 177701 429SQ
KC-135R 59-1469 459ARW/756ARS AFRC Dep. 13:45
KC-135R 63-7980 412TW

cheers,

Tim Raats
Hilco Schigt

[Phantom54]

Expect some more security checks in the near future..........

BERLIN, Germany (CNN) --
German authorities say they have arrested three men on suspicion of planning attacks on Frankfurt's international airport and the U.S. air base in Ramstein.
The suspects are said to be members of an "Islamist-motivated terrorist group" and are expected to appear before a federal magistrate.A statement from the German Attorney General's Office issued Wednesday said police conducted overnight raids in several German states, but gave no more details."There was an imminent threat," German Defense Minister Franz Josef Jung told Germany's ARD broadcaster. Two suspects have German citizenship while the third was of a different nationality, CNN's Fred Pleitgen reported.The men were arrested Tuesday evening and were close to carrying out the attacks, the Sudwestrundfunk public broadcaster said.At U.S. European Command in Stuttgart, Capt. Jeff Gradec said German authorities had alerted them of a possible terrorist threat to American installations, but not specifically Ramstein. Gradec said EUCOM had no plans to raise its force protection levels in light of the plots.
Ramstein Air Base is located in western Germany's Rhineland-Palatinate state and is about 125 kilometers (75 miles) southeast of Frankfurt. The base is a major transit point for the U.S. military into the Middle East and Central Asia.The German terror arrests came a day after Danish police arrested eight "militant Islamists," accusing them of storing "unstable explosives."
Authorities in both Germany and the United States have warned of the possibility of a terrorist attack, and security measures have been raised, according to a report from The Associated Press. However CNN's International Security Correspondent Paula Newton reported that intelligence officials have been calling for more cooperation to combat terror plots in Europe, in particular the faster transfer of information between different countries.

Europe is at high risk, officials say, due not only to the Iraq war, but also the NATO mission in Afghanistan, to which many European countries contribute, she said, adding that the Muslim population in Europe is beginning to feel more alienated than it has done in previous decades. "This brings Europe to the battleground," Newton said

[Oscar01]

No here we are *not* going again......

You know this is always the case, you know it's not allowed to take pictures close to the fence and towards the base, so nothing will change.

Just go and enjoy and have a nice chat with the police, they are also just doing their work.

And indeed banter, the US police (at least, I don't know for the German) is using help from locals and spotters.

And if you don't trust it, go to the main gate, and report that you will be out there. At least when the police comes, you can tell that you have nicely "asked" (read: told) them at the gate....

Oscar

[Key]

Your reactions to above here please. That way this topic keeps focused on the moves. Thx!

Erik

[The DJ]

Our log from sunday 02-09-2007:

Also seen before you two arrived, were

93-01327 C-23B (E/1-207 AVN) AK NG dep 1302
06-6163 C-17A 60 AMW dep 1310
61-0311 KC-135R 22 ARW wh dep 1330
85-0033 KC-10A 305 AMW dep 1336
90-0300 C-20A 86 AW dep 1409

By the way did you guys go to Spangdahlem??

Need to go again to Ramstein... 2 "new" C-130J's arrived today.

Regards,
DJ

[Eric van Lisdonk]

Hi DJ,

For your info.
We have 2 places left coming saturday to Ramstein, so when you like to go with us. Please ask!!

What Oscar is writing is corect. 2 weeks ago the German Police told me that they need help from spotters to look for strange persons (terrorist).
Because the spotters are the whole day in RS, the Polizei not.
They are busy to made a list with the Die-Hard RS spotters. I also will help these guy's when i'm there, but in place for that i offer a spotterscorner at both sides were you can take pictures and were you can park your car!!

Cheers,
Eric

[Bjorn320]

especially where you can park your car, saves a long walk.

But what to do if you see something suspicious???

[Hilco]

hey Dj,

I have sent you a pm...

cheers Hilco

[evhest]

Be advised that Ramstein seems to be very quiet the last few days. Seen wednesday 5-9:

298/CD DHC-6-300 FAF
01-1462 C-130J 115AS CA ANG
02-1463 C-130J 115AS CA ANG
02-1464 C-130J 115AS CA ANG
06-1467 C-130J 115AS CA ANG
83-0488 C-130H no mks
92-3022 C-130H 773AS AFRC
92-3024 C-130H 773AS AFRC
58-0023 KC-135R ??
69-0021 C-5A Westover
86-0007 C-5B 436AW
87-0029 C-5B 436AW
05-5140 C-17A 452AMW
06-6161 C-17A 60AMW
03-3118 C-17A 183AS MS ANG

Plus some more C-17's and an unidentified McGuire KC-10 (anyone?)

Seen at Spang where several more C-17's, of which 06-6166 from Dover was the most interesting one. Also here was McGuire KC-10 85-0028.

Groet,
Elmer

[Oscar01]

Hi,

What time were you at Ramstein? You missed a Polish An28 and a French TBM700.

@DJ, perhaps the 2 C-130Js that arrived yesterday are only here for support / crew change, so then you need to hurry

Bye,
Oscar

[evhest]

We missed them both. Too bad, but the French Twin Otter made up for it. Also seen overshooting btw was the Spangdahlem wing king; 91-0352/SP.

Some pics here.

[USAFE]

69-0021 C-5A Westover

It was 86-0021.

[falcon]

A B-1 was this afternoon at RS, he is underway to the show in Brno.

credits, Ice, thunderbird and jockey from Flugzeugforum.

[Stephan Lodewijks]

86-0121/EL (yellow tailband). Yes, it was quite a shock to spot this beauty on finals rwy26....

Regards,

Stephan