Rhein Main Air Base, Germany, July 2005

[kampdog]

I remember being there in 1986. I was stationed at Gibbs Kaserne but would go over to the air base from time to time. I was military police.

[Michaelffm30]

Dieses Video kann mal sehr viel wert sein, denn heute steht von dem alles nichts mehr am Flughafen

[gpolaski1]

@Michaelffm30 Danke, nicht so viele Videos von Rhein Main Air Base existieren, und das ist traurig, weil es eine Legende in der Geschichte USAF war.

[ServingGermanysBest]

@gpolaski1

Thank you very much for uploading your interesting video! Seems that nothing is left over as you can see here.

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Google Maps is luckily not updated so you can see more of the former base.

[gpolaski1]

@ServingGermanysBest Thank you. I got the image and shared it with those who are interested with Rhein Main Air Base history. -GP

[Tacticalopsec101]

we lived in gateway gardens. it brings tears to my eyes with all the memories coming back. i was an air force brat back then. my dad was a loadmaster. had great friends. miss that A.Y.A., man good times. remember, always remember. my last name is Borges if it ever rings a bell.

[823redhorse823]

435 CES from 1990 to 1992. nice video.

[syfydragon]

Damm Shame to lay waste to such a great base. Was there 79 -81 435th CES

and yes the sand pits were a blast

[Drjuscut]

Thank you, thank you, thank you sir for posting this video!! Rhein Main will forever tug at my soul. 1978-1980.

[drnone88]

You forgot the sand pits by the base. Biggest nude beach in Germany ;)

[drnone88]

Nice video. I was there in the mid-80s when all the stuff from the '70s was still there. Probably not half the base it was back then from the looks of it. Did the Germans take down "The Gateway to Europe" sign? There was a spot on the base back in '86 where the Red Army Faction detonated a car bomb...

[One1four]

Im lucky i still experienced hangin out on this base before it closed... Im missing this place that will be forever gone

[hartistry1957]

Very cool man; I lived there Oct '89 to Oct '92. Bush/Gulf 1; Wall comes down; Wife loses baby/severe deformity; GW1 ends; Psycho Dean Melberg slaughters 7 at Fairchild AFB, 92nd General Hospital, my previous assignment; also, around this time, a B-52 nose-dives on camera at the survival school at Fairchild. Loved Frankfurt and its history. Amazing how they preserved as much as they did considering the horrible destruction by Allies.

I lost all my vids man! Thank you very much for posting this.

[tcbwflsh]

Great video. Was a Rhein Mainer from 83-86 LGX

[kalimba04]

Very nice. I served at RM DCS 97-2001. Had a blast.

[isyt1953]

too damn jumpy!!!!

[hayesm2]

Ahh Green Acres as the base commander once called it.

[55amsic]

US ARMY 78-80 IN HANAU 2/6 FA AMD MAC FLIGHT

[Hatchetman6971]

@55amsic Hanau Fliegerhorst Kaserne. B co 205th Aviation Battalion from 1980 to 1983. Marty Walker is my name. I stayed overseas and married my hot wife from Germany in 1986.

[kylelastname]

Thank you sooooooo Much for making this vid and posting it. I lived at Rhein-Main from 96-99. I have a LOT of good memories there.