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Tag: 86th Airlift Wing

U.S. Airmen assigned to the 435th Contingency Response Group, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, march to the location of their bare base site during exercise Contested Forge on Grostenquin Air Base, France, Dec. 3, 2018. Contested Forge is an annual exercise that tests the 435th CRG's ability to build a forward operating base and conduct airfield operations in an austere environment, friendly or hostile. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Timothy Moore)

Dec. 10, 2018

Ramstein Airmen build a bare base in contested exercise

GROSTENQUIN AIR BASE, France — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Ramstein Air Base website — Airmen from the 435th Air Ground Operations Wing's 435th Contingency Response Group and more than 11 other organizations, along with one C-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 37th Airlift Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, deployed to Grostenquin Air Base, France, to participate in exercise Contested Forge.

Tanks filter fuel coming in through European pipe lines at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Dec. 12, 2016. Long before being used, incoming fuel is filtered and stored in facilities across base in large tanks that can hold approximately one million gallons. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Lane T. Plummer)

Dec. 15, 2016

Fuels Airmen: the foundation of 86th AW’s mission

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Logistics In Action: Article originally appeared on the Ramstein Air Base website — Technology is advancing every year. It keeps us warm during the winter, cooks our food, and ensures transportation gets us from point A to point B. But no matter how far we technologically advance, we will always need fuel.