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File AR/SB-572 Class open place Accessioned 21 February 2026

Ramstein Air Base

Declassified

Where the retrograde stopped for want of fuel nobody could lawfully sell.

In the record

  1. 21 January 2026 The basing lockoutHost nations revoke diplomatic clearance for American tanker sorties at Ramstein and Mildenhall, and close wes…
  2. 26 January 2026 The retrograde, and the fuel nobody could sellThe largest American movement out of Europe since 1990 stops on the ramp at Ramstein. Not for politics: the as…
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