[Scan-DC] German Air Force

[Rick Charles]

Steve. Concur. I also know of two other German facilities. I know at one
time they had their US HQ at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas.  They also
had an F-4 RTU at Holloman AFB, NM. Unsure if either of these two
operations still exist.



Steve Rigby wrote:

> Eric C. Carlson wrote:
>
>  > The German Air Force used to (and I guess still does) have a
>  > daily flight to/from Dulles.  I have also seen "German Air
>  > Force" listed on some of the directional road signs at Dulles.
>
>    Yes, there is a full time and staffed Luftwaffe facility at DIA.
> It is, I believe, essentially a German air force base within the
> United States, albeit small, and is also soverign German territory
> if I am not mistaken.  It is not the only such German facility in
> the United States.  I think there are other, much larger Luftwaffe
> facilities(bases) elsewhere.  One in Texas comes to mind that,
> unless I'm mistaken, houses some German fighters and bombers.  I do
> not believe the DIA facility houses, on a normal basis, similar
> fighting aircraft.  I have been told this arrangement is essentially
> a quid pro quo related to our bases in Germany.
>
>    Steve
>
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