Last May, a group calling itself the 'Red Cells' took responsibility for a bombing in West Berlin that blasted a 3-foot-deep crater near a review stand shortly before thousands of visitors were scheduled to attend a military parade there. hahn air base officers club bombingfarmington hills police. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. [2]--Jlind (talk) 22:44, 13 September 2016 (UTC)Reply[reply], I thought the bombing was later in '77 as well. Air Force officials said there were no calls claiming responsibility for the bombing. We had 4 teams. --Paul Pot (talk) 15:02, 28 June 2008 (UTC) During the VIetnam era, the sign at Rhein-Main read "Gateway to Europe"Reply[reply], --Cold War-- The 20th, 48th, 49th, 50th and 81st Fighter Bomber Wings and the 36th Fighter Day Wing became tatical fighter wings. He said Rhein Main AFB. Washington Post September 1, 1981 A powerful bomb exploded this morning in Ramstein, West Germany, outside the headquarters of U.S. and NATO European Air Force operations, injuring 20 people. This report was compiled by staff writers Jean Albright, Paul Bourgeois, Charlie Bowden, Allen Cowan, Chris Estes, Dick Hodgson, Ed Reavis, Judy Sarasohn and Dan Wollam. It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. The fact that the blast occurred when most airmen were arriving for duty was no coincidence, said Capt. George P. Sillia, deputy chief of public affairs, saw a "gigantic flash of light" just after arriving at his office in the headquarters building. Otherwise the theater was great. Appointments at the base clinic were canceled. This was the first time USAFE had tasked an entire wing to perform its wartime mission in a chemical environment for a sustained period of time. I remember the destruction quite well. Three of those aerial victories were against German Me-262 jet aircraft. [citation needed] Origins [ edit] He said we were like brothers and then all of a sudden, we lost all contact. Damien ended up with a cut on his toe. RHEIN-MAIN AB, Germany A powerful car bomb exploded early Thursday at Rhein-Main AB, killing two Americans and injuring more than 20 people. I finally got the answer when I was in college (NTSC vs PAL). I had a great time and intend to go again next year. I went to the DoDDS school at Gateway Gardens. Our mission was Air Base Air Defense for Spangdahlem Air Base (A Battery & HHB), Bitburg Air Base (B Battery) and Hahn Air Base (C Battery). In 3rd grade I had a teacher who taught us Oceanography in depth and in 5th we had a focus on Japan. Damien got pinned under a bookshelf. HAHN, West Germany -- Two bomb blasts ripped through a U.S Air Force officers club Sunday less than 24 hours after West Germany's peace movement began its 'hot fall' of protests against American missile deployment in Europe. The 50th Space Wing (50 SW) is a wing of the United States Air Force under the major command of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). The other victims suffered mostly cuts and were released after treatment on the base. In April a nine-pound bomb was discovered and defused at a military community center on the U.S. Air Force base in Wiesbaden the day one of the jailed leftists died. West Germany has been relatively successful in the battle against terrorism, but there has been a flare-up this year that has troubled the Government of Chancellor Helmut Kohl. The Rhein Main Officers Club Club Bombing was December 1976, conducted by the terrorists group Revolutionary Cells, loosely affiliated with the Red Army Faction and Baader Meinhof gang. He said the bombs probably were detonated by timers. The woman survived the blast and was flown by Army helicopter to the Army hospital at Landstuhl. HAHN, West Germany -- Two bomb blasts ripped through a U.S Air Force officers club Sunday less than 24 hours after West Germany's peace movement began its 'hot fall' of protests against. Units 50th Tactical Fighter Wing: Calvin Harris forbids Taylor Swift from writing about him. The blast occurred at 7:15 a.m. as hundreds of employees were reporting to work. HQ USAFE inactivated the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hahn Air Base, Germany. Open to all active duty, guard/reserve, DoD civilians & spouses with access to MacDill. Risk Not Evaluated or Not Required. CECIL FIELD NAS. The blast severely damaged other cars in the lot and pounded the four-story, L-shaped joint headquarters building, shattering windows, blowing down interior walls and smashing equipment and furniture, according to the official statement. 2023 Stars and Stripes. I was there with my friend, Damien. HQ USAFE inactivated the 38th Tactical Missile Wing, Wueschheim Air Station, Germany, because of terms of the Intermediate- Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. Coach Ruffalo was either a Master Sergeant or Senior Master Sergeant. Do you have HAHN AIR BASE Reunion information you'd like to share, "When I Joined VetFriends, I read about the email locator service, and sent an email to my old friend. Officials at the hospital, which specializes in burn treatment and neurological care, said the woman was dead on arrival. Seems crazy now, but you could wait at what was a bus stop for a ride from Gateway Gardens to main base. 1966-1970, 67153, K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base Service Years 1966 - 1974 1974 Pepin, James, Sgt. Carl Dieter Spranger, an Interior Ministry official, said his agency has information indicating the Revolutionary Cells are planning a widespread campaign of violence during the demonstrations. Police said no one was injured by the two blasts that shattered windows and damaged walls and a ceiling at the club near Hahn U.S. Air Force base south of Koblenz inthe early hours. Here is a list of some of the attacks in 1985 and prior years: Jan. 7: A homemade bomb exploded at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization fuel pipeline in central West Germany. 1990 $40.00 [The Pentagon later identified the woman as Becky Jo Bristol of San Antonio, the wife of Senior Airman John Bristol, who is with the Medical Airlift Squadron at the base.] TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. Motorists entering the base had to show both sides of their identification cards, their vehicle registrations and drivers' licenses. Fortunately he had also become a member and responded to my email. The explosion killed one man and one woman. Aug. 8: Terrorists kill an American soldier in a bombing at the U.S. Rhein- Main Air Base near Frankfurt. When the airplanes and crews arrived at Hahn in August 1953, it marked the first mass flight of an entire tactical wing from the United States to continental Europe - a historic step in the history of the Air Force. Werner Loew of the West German criminal police said in Wiesbaden that the explosive had been detonated by a timing device and had evidently been smuggled onto the base not long before the explosion, at 7:15 A.M., in a green 1976 Volkswagen Passat car with a forged United States military license plate DN-4554. The bomb exploded behind the 435th Tac Airlift Wing headquarters building in a parking lot bounded by a dormitory and the audio-video club. The airman, and a friend from Phoenix, Ariz., who did not want their names used, said nervousness was widespread on the base. HAHN, West Germany -- West German and American authorities searched today for terrorists whose bomb blasts in a U.S. Air Force officers club occurred only hours before a large anti-nu:lear protest at a NATO air base. I got out of school for two days looking at mug shots. Before 1985, the Red Army Factions last major attack on a U.S. military base was the bombing of the U.S. Air Forces European headquarters at Ramstein, in southwestern West Germany, in 1981. The facades and roofs of several buildings were damaged, but officials said there was no structural damage. In what seemed like seconds, a window broke and a firefighter appeared. Pursuant to the same order, Major D. Robin . But Air Force spokesmen said American and NATO flying operations had not been affected by the explosion. We wonder about the rest that served with us in the artillery unit we served in. involved maneuvers which would allow his formation to split up to attack 21 OCT 1955: The 50th Fighter Bomber Wing at Hahn Air Base, Germany, became the first USAFE unit to receive the new F-86H. A spokesman for the 56th Field Arty Brigade in Schwaebisch Gmuend, the only American Pershing II unit in Europe, said the command was satisfied with its security. from around the world. West German government officials have warned that the 'hot fall' protests, which the peace movement expects will be joined by up to 1 million people, might be undermined by terrorists. I was a Firefighter Stationed at Rhein Main from 1975/1979. The officers club, directly behind. No one was injured, police said. It was supposed to be the Base Exchange but the explosion was Real and we were informed to look around the BX and go lend a helping hand to those at the Officers Club as there was a real explosion. The other was in serious but guarded condition. Marlin W. Yankee, Maj. John G. Whitcomb, Maj. Henry Fiumara, Maj. Robert Introne, Maj. Charles V. Tookey and Lt. Robert Batterman. We stayed at the base hotel for several months waiting for housing. Sunday's blast came less than 24 hours after the West German peace movement began a 'hot fall' of protest actions against the planned deployment of U.S. cruise and Pershing-2 missiles in Europe that government officials have warned may be undermined by terrorist groups. The 313th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, became the first F-16 operationally ready squadron in USAFE. Bombs exploded at four United States military bases early today, a little more than a week before President Reagan is scheduled to arrive in West Germany for a NATO meeting. Aerial views of the base prior to completion of Project Tonedown, in which aircraft taxiways and runways will be camouflaged according to US Air Force Europe specifications. We raced volkswagens on our time off and we'd go to the range and shoot all day. Thursday's bombing occurred about seven weeks after an unsolved bombing at the civilian commercial airport. Calvin Harris forbids Taylor Swift from writing about him. The 332nd FG performed well in air-to-air combat, shooting down 94 enemy aircraft. Today's blast was the third violent attack this year on a U.S. facility in West Germany. I ran out and saw my wife, who's also in the Air Force, running toward the office. Glitches delay start of Florida recount for senator, governor. The unit is the host wing at Schriever Air Force Base, located east of Colorado Springs, Colorado. There was also a Hindu Indian shop attached to the club and they sold Indian artifacts, carpets, glassware, brassware, etc. All rights reserved. During the summer of 1944, they began flying P-47 Thunderbolts and P-51 Mustangs, including long-range escort missions of bombers deep into Berlin. "Normally I park a couple of yards from where the blast occurred, but this morning I was a few minutes early, so I stopped at the post office first," Stewart said. LOS ANGELES, April 15 (UPI) -- Electronic dance music artist Calvin Harris is Taylor Swift's newest romantic interest, but Harris, 31, reportedly doesn't want a song written about him. Wilson R. Evans II, Lt. Col. Richard A. Myers, Capt. The Air Force said all but one of the injured Americans were officers. "Spang" Air Base had the Wild Weasel mission for USAFE and flew F4's and was just getting in F16's to supplement the F4's. . [5] In September 1993, Hahn Air Base was turned over to the German Government. Refreshed US-Philippine relations revive fighter jet training paused 3 decades ago, Victims of Army helicopter collision in Alaska include 2 chief warrant officers, Sexual Facebook post spurs UN Command to review its social media policies, Reports of sexual assaults increased in Navy, Air Force and Marines in 2022; Army saw decline, New bill aims to expand mental health care for military families, K-Town Now features the latest news from the Kaiserslautern Military Community. German Interior Minister Friedrich Zimmermann sent a telegram to wing commander Col. Ronnie C. Peoples, expressing deep regret over the incident, which he said would evoke revulsion and outrage throughout his country. The attack was the seventh this year on U.S. or NATO military installations in Germany, and the first one in which people died. At the Darmstadt military community, security increased to check the front and back of identification cards, a full check of the photo, and the vehicle registration. The Associated Press April 5, 1986 Undated (AP) _ Saturday's bombing of a West Berlin nightclub that killed a U.S. soldier and a young woman was the first major terrorist attack in West Germany this year. The woman pushed me to go to that window. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (AP) - A White House spokesman today called the bombing a ''shameful act'' and said early information indicates a radical group was targeting United States and other Western military personnel. "I went through World War II here, and I heard a lot of explosions, but nothing like that before. A team of West German and U.S. military police experts began an investigation. Hahn Air Base, Germany. When 17th Air Force moved from Wheelus Air Base, Libya to Ramstein Air Base, the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing became one of the principal units assigned to new 17th Air Force. Thank you so much again for helping me CAR BOMB KILLS 2 ON A U.S. AIR BASE IN WEST GERMANY, https://www.nytimes.com/1985/08/09/world/car-bomb-kills-2-on-a-us-air-base-in-west-germany.html, John Tagliabue, Special To the New York Times. Capt. I have been a Bears fan ever since. The 50th Tactical Fighter Wing then moved to Hahn from Toul - Rosieres. The register sat higher on a counter. The explosions coincided with anti-nu:lear protests at the Ramstein NATO air base, where West German and U.S. military police arrested 160 demonstrators during an air show for defying a ban on protests and spreading propaganda. When I arrived in Okinawa I fortunately, for two years, was assigned as a clerk to the Officers Club Office which used to be . I watched it burn to the ground from the dormitory building I lived in. I also had freedom to go to main base using the hitching posts. Similar attacks on U.S. targets in West Germany over the past year have been carried out by left-wing terrorist groups calling themselves 'Red Cells' or 'Revolutionary Cells.'. Following training, the wing, led by officers such as then Maj. Charles E. Yeager, moved to Hahn Air Base, Germany, to serve as a counter to Soviet expansion in Europe. Watched the building burn and it was only later that we learned it was destroyed by a device placed by a terrorist group.65.25.68.125 (talk) 13:41, 5 September 2013 (UTC)[1]Reply[reply], I was a U.S. Army officer stationed in the FRG from 1977-1980. The base is the main transit hub for the movement of U.S. forces to and from the European Comd. The company's core business, however, is a ticketing solution that gives travel agencies access to airlines via computer reservation systems and allows them to issue tickets on the Hahn Air HR-169 document. Col. Ralph Wetzl, a senior base commander, told reporters that neither the type of explosive device used nor its exact location had been determined by investigators. I used to hitch rides all the time to go to the Four Seasons shop where the toys were. 84-1263 and 84-1293, assigned to the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing, Hahn Air Base, Federal Republic of Germany. find my friend. In 1970 Ammirati opened Dino's, an Italian restaurant, in Hohenecken, Germany. That left an indelible impression on me. Sign up to receive our newsletter regarding Veterans, Reunions, Military, Veteran Benefits, Military Pictures, Jokes, Military History, The 38th Tactical Missile Wing, a ground launched cruise missile (GLCM) unit, at Wueschheim Air Station, Germany, was declared operationally ready. Veteran L. Prickett, "Dear VetFriends, Thanks so much for your help! One spring day in 1972, V Corps barracks in Frankfurt was bombed, killing one American officer and injuring 13. Frank H. Scarton, 19, of Woodhaven, Mich., assigned to the 437th Military Airlift Wing, Charleston AFB, S.C. I am glad I found this page this morning after talking about the O Club bombing at the office. I remember vividly being told that I'd have to get something at the train station and could change a few dollars to DM there if needed as the O-Club had just been gutted by the bombing. NEW YORK, March 26 (UPI) -- Emilia Clarke does not regret turning down the lead role in the movie adaptation of the erotic novel Fifty Shades of Grey. The new structure gave more effective control of maintenance activities, consolidated resource management under one individual, and provided greater potential for the combat support group commanders to concentrate attention on "people programs." Arrived in April 1977 and asked where the O-Club was so I could get something to eat as there was considerable time to kill before my train to Ludwigsburg left from the Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. They also claimed the bombing of the Abrams Building in Frankfurt. ". That same year saw the 496th Fighter Interceptor Squadron assigned to the 50th Wing, after spending 12 years at Hahn. No fatalities several injured. To fill out this checklist, please add the following code to the template call: Somebody should add some lines about Rhein-Main ABs role during the Vietnam War. Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.236.88.148 (talk) 15:58, 30 April 2018 (UTC)Reply[reply], If anyone can find reference material online of either bombing, Id be willing to take on editing this article. Two of the injured were taken to the Air Force hospital at Wiesbaden. As a precautionary measure, U.S. officials closed the base to all nonduty personnel today. Investigators said they suspect the Red Army Faction, once known as the Baader-Meinhof gang, was responsible for the bomb. I would spend my money on model airplanes. VILNIUS, Lithuania, March 20 (UPI) -- Military conscription returns to Lithuania amid Eastern Europe's military tension. Gen. Joseph D. Moore, assistant deputy chief-of-staff for operations, and Lt. Col. Douglas R. Young, an operations officer -- were flown by helicopter to a military hospital in Landstuhl, a few miles from Ramstein, where their condition was reported as stable. The Officer's club was just a few blocks from our dorm building that housed several mean and women, as well as the Command Post, Comm Center, and I think a few other offices. He is so thankful I called and we exchanged addresses and he wants to come and visit. I was taken to the clinic where they put cotton pads on my eyes and said I had smoke inhalation. HQ USAFE activated its fourth ground launched cruise missile unit, the 38th Tactical Missile Wing, at Wueschheim Air Station, Germany. ''I have only got a couple of weeks to go,'' one said. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Six bombs have been found on United States and other Western military bases in West Germany in 1985. He was being kept overnight for observation. It was just a pen holder. Ten other U.S. Air Force personnel and two West German civilians also were treated in Landstuhl, a U.S. statement said. Officials said the car got on base because it bore counterfeit USAREUR plates with the number DN 4544. Glitches delay start of Florida recount for senator, governor. Is this the place or is anyone interested in the 7406 Sq. Staff Sgt. A police spokesman said a total of five bombs were concealed inside fire extinguishers on the premises but only two exploded. JACKSONVILLE AND CLAY. 5th grade was also when they started teaching us German, but I wasn't interested then. It was just after or before the second Terrace Club bombing in Frankfurt. Coach Ruffalo showed us the letter from Chicago. Anyone can read what you share. Witnesses said it blew a hole four feet across and five feet deep, and cast debris hundreds of yards. One of the injured hospitalized at Wiesbaden was identified by Air Force officials as Senior Airman Mathias M. Reams, 22, assigned to the 437th Military Airlift Wing. At Hahn Air Base, the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing conducted a Salty Mace excercise. During the three years in France, the 50th Wing converted to F-100D Super Sabre aircraft and, in 1959, returned to Hahn Air Base. Reply[reply], I was a Chapel Manager at Rhein-Main between '76-78. How cool is that. Eighteen people were injured. I remember my mom talking about it and seeing the damage. His mom had some business in the club and I tagged along because they were going to the BX afterwards. But the circumstances of the attack resembled one by left-wing West German terrorists in 1972 against the U.S. Army headquarters in Heidelberg. Lithuania brings back military conscription. A West German police spokesman said five bombs were found hidden in fire extinguishers at the officers club, but only two went off. The incident at the air base, which is near Frankfurt, was the worst attack on an American installation in West Germany since the bombing of Ramstein Air Base in 1981, when 18 people were wounded. The 7425th Group was redesignated the 50th Air Base Group. In December 1984 and January 1985, the Red Army Faction was blamed for more than 30 bomb and arson attacks on NATO facilities and government buildings. The explosion occurred in a parking lot at Ramstein Air Base, about 70 miles southwest of Frankfurt, shortly after 7 a.m., just before most of the headquarters staff was scheduled to arrive for work. Thank you so much again for helping me I dont remember the year sometime 76-78. It was a beautiful store, but one I couldn't afford shopping in. Captured, he was released 4 March to the International Red Cross.He received the Air Force Cross, a Purple Heart, and the 1991 Jabara Award for Airmanship for his heroism. I asked him which base. Security was immediately tightened at the base. They believe the driver was dressed in military clothes and escaped by walking off base to a waiting car. When we got there it was still black and white. Investigators blamed the leftist Red Army Faction terror gang. They did not go off and caused no deaths or injuries. Since 1999 we have specialised in distribution services for other airlines and ticketing solutions for travel agencies. KEY WEST. As a subscriber, you have 10 gift articles to give each month. It was not :lear whether the bombings were linked to the beginning of the West German peace movement's widely publicized 'hot fall' of protests against NATO's planned deployment of American nu:lear missiles in western Europe, police said. Source: DoD, Scene Camera Operator: MSGT Ralph E. Kelly. Russian dance troupe under investigation after twerking performance goes viral. I was in the O Club when the bomb went off in 1977. Sign up to receive a daily email of today's top military news stories from Stars and Stripes and top news outlets Duval. The police said the bombings did not seem related. In a telegram to President Reagan, Mr. Kohl deplored the latest attack and promised swift action ''to cast light on the deed.''. You can still see the blood over there where part of an engine flew into the street.". find my friend." Callers claiming to represent the Red Army Faction and a previously unknown Arab revolutionary group claimed respnsibility. German investigators believe a metallic green 1976 Volkswagen Passat was driven onto the base early Thursday morning and was parked behind the building. The attack here came less than six weeks after a bomb blew up in adjacent Frankfurt airport, killing one man and two children. Police officials said at least 10 of the injured were Americans. Later in the day, the scene of the bombing, near the headquarters building, was one of burned-out and twisted automobiles, some lying on the side or upside down, and others with their trunks or hoods blasted open and burned. I really enjoyed my time at Rhein Main. PANAMA CITY CSS. I realized my missed opportunity a few years later. With American forces drawing down to 100,000 troops in Europe from 340,000, nearby Hahn Air Base was closed a year ago and, just to the south, Zweibruecken was shut down in 1991. It was my first indication that there were some Germans who didn't like us. Makes me feel better that a few others recall that one as usually the 1981 and 1985 bombings pop up immediately in searches and people think you've got years and details confused if you mention a 1977 bombing there. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The 'Red Cells' group claimed responsibility for 38 terrorist attacks last year, some of which were carried out against U.S. military and civilian targets. A powerful bomb exploded this morning in Ramstein, West Germany, outside the headquarters of U.S. and NATO European Air Force operations, injuring 20 people including two senior officers and causing extensive damage to the building, U.S. officials said. The command first initiated the concept at the 50th Tactical Fighter Wing on Hahn Air Base during FY74. This structure became the standard base/wing organization throughout the US Air Force on 1 July 1975, For the first time, a USAFE team, representing the 496th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Hahn Air Base, Germany, took part in the Aerospace Defense Commands competition William Tell, at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Three F-16s and associated support personnel deployed from the United States to Hahn Air Base, Germany, to run a European test and evaluation of the F-16. 1985 $115.00 Seller: nanhofen (4,667) 100% Buy It Now +$18.00 shipping Sponsored Named Certificate (MR CLAUS ALT)-Hahn Air Base . I ended up next to a woman who put her hands on my shoulders. . He told me later that while he was trapped he was tempted to grab a ring off the floor, but it was too hot to touch. As I recall, there was no loss of life. I didn't see anyone and was no help. Larry Stewart was a few minutes early for duty Thursday, which he believes may have saved his life. 6424-Supply Officer Status USAF Veteran Primary Unit 1972-1974, 6424, 1830th Electronics Installation Squadron . Members of the Red Army Faction are suspected. Those hospitalized included Senior Airman Matthias M. Reams, also of the 437th Airlift Wing, and Barbara Reuter, a West German base employee.
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