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@RampSideRon · 26 Jan 2026 · 14:40

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Ron // ramp side @RampSideRon · 26 Jan 2026 · 14:40

Two C-17s that should have left at 0900 are still sitting there. Cleared three times by our side. Zero times by the Germans. Reason on the hold sheet: "security inspection."

Nobody is shouting. That is what is frightening about it. It is completely quiet out there.

Ramstein, this afternoon
↩ 4.8K ⇄ 61K
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