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Big munitions delivery for Ramstein in Germany
« on: October 29, 2018, 02:09:59 PM »
https://www.businessinsider.com/ramstein-air-base-in-germany-got-its-biggest-ammo-delivery-since-1999-2018-10?utm_source=feedburner&amp%3Butm_medium=referral&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+businessinsider+%28Business+Insider%29&utm_content=FeedBurner+user+view

Hmm, the Air Force is stockpiling munitions at Ramstein AFB in Germany.  My wife and I are planning a cruise through the Baltics in the summer of 2019.  We have been saving for this for several years since it is on my wife's bucket list to see the Baltics and St. Petersburg.  We picked next summer because I semi-jokingly said that if we are going to go, we should do so before we go to war with Russia.  I wonder if you can get a refund from the cruise line if war breaks out.
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Re: Big munitions delivery for Ramstein in Germany
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2018, 02:34:37 PM »
I was stationed about 30km's  north of Ramstein.  We used to go to the commissary and PX at Ramstein or at Vogelweh (which was like a shopping mall as part of KMC).  The ex- worked at Landstuhl (which is also part of KMC, near Ramstein.)

It's surprising they published this as normally munitions movements and quantities are held very close to the vest (usually on a "need-to-know" basis.)

Anyway, here's a link to the USAG Rheinland-Pfalz website, if you want to find out more.  My old unit (92nd MP Co.) is listed there.

   https://home.army.mil/rheinland-pfalz/
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Re: Big munitions delivery for Ramstein in Germany
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2018, 10:09:13 AM »
Here is was wondering what kind of tour was next for Rammstein...
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