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In addition, they provide back shop maintenance and ground support equipment for the largest en route location in Air Mobility Command, while also operating Central Intermediate Repair Facilities for T-56 engines/propellers, wheels and tires, patient oxygen bottles, and precision measurement equipment laboratory supporting both EUCOM and CENTCOM.
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The maintenance group accomplishes all aspects of aircraft and equipment maintenance to fulfill the wing's airlift, contingency, and support missions. The fleet consists of 14 C-130Js, five C-21As, and one C-37A. The operations group also leads a geographically separated units at Chièvres AB, Belgium. The operations group provides theater airlift, distinguished visitor transport, and aeromedical evacuation capability by maintaining readiness to deploy and employ all assets across the spectrum of air combat support missions. The 86th Airlift Wing is comprised of seven groups: 86th Operations Group, 86th Maintenance Group, 86th Mission Support Group, 86th Civil Engineer Group, 86th Logistics Readiness Group, 86th Medical Group, and 65th Air Base Group at Lajes Field, Azores. Ramstein Air Base is in the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate (aka Rheinland-Pfalz) and is part of the Kaiserslautern Military Community - the largest American community outside of the United States. Ramstein Air Base is located one and a half miles east of the city of Ramstein, about two miles west of the city of Landstuhl, and seven and a half miles west of the city of Kaiserslautern. Strengthen Relations with Joint and Allied Partners
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Develop and Care for Airmen and their Families Air Forces in Europe.īuild Airmen, Project Power, and Support Partners. The 86th Airlift Wing is the host wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.