Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.155.58.160 (talk) 01:02, 4 June 2009 (UTC)Reply[reply], Yes, there was a bombing of the Rhein Main Officer's Club, in 1977 I think; I was there. The base spokesman said three people had been brought to local hospitals and about 20 others had been treated for minor injuries at the base infirmary and released. It was a wonderful moment that we will both remember for the rest of our lives, and we owe it to VetFriends. Copyright 2023 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved. German authorities are in charge of the investigation. USAFE completed a realignment of F-4 aircraft on USAFE bases by mission, design, and series. I went to the DoDDS school at Gateway Gardens. AFSC/MOS 29150-Communications Center Specialist . 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 blast left a crater several feet deep. I called the number ans wow he was blown away when he found out who I was. CECIL FIELD NAS. The 50th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hahn Air Base, Germany, received the commands first operational F-16 aircraft. The store was destroyed along with a fur store attached to the club. find my friend." This was the first time a complete wing deployed at one time from the United States to Europe. Hahn Air Base | Military Wiki | Fandom 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 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. We had 4 teams. Page contents not supported in other languages. I'd also hit the BX and Stars and Stripes bookstore. About 30 cars were damaged as the blast ripped out windows and doors of surrounding buildings and sent debris flying hundreds of yards. We stayed there about a year and a half. His mom had some business in the club and I tagged along because they were going to the BX afterwards. I got out of school for two days looking at mug shots. RHEIN-MAIN AB, Germany A powerful car bomb exploded early Thursday at Rhein-Main AB, killing two Americans and injuring more than 20 people. 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. If you served in Hahn Air Base, Join TWS for free to reconnect with service friends. Hahn Air Base was a United States Air Force installation near Lautzenhausen in Germany for over 40 years. Maj. Bernard F. Fisher, assigned to the 496th Fighter Interceptor Squadron at Hahn Air Base, Germany, received the Medal of Honor for his heroic rescue of a downed pilot while serving in Vietnam. Feb. 1: Red Army Faction terrorists kill Ernst Zimmerman, a West German industrialist, in his suburban Munich home. No one could answer that question or why their picture was sharper. 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. To keep out gawkers, investigators also blocked off a five-block area including the headquarters, dormitory, audio-video club and transient quarters. The 38th Tactical Missile Wing moved from Hahn to Sembach Air Base, Germany. He underwent more than seven hours of surgery. I had an artificial knee, elbow and shoulder and severe back pain since the explosion and am 100% service connected bc of it. 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 other was in serious but guarded condition. This was a major crisis in my peer group. 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. Calvin Harris forbids Taylor Swift from writing about him. I had a great time and intend to go again next year. Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.105.204.18 (talk) 05:57, 15 February 2012 (UTC)Reply[reply], A seperate section about the Red Army Faction bombing, along with more information about the events, would be of use. Or purchase a subscription for unlimited access to real news you can count on. 2003 JAN 15 AM I!