Ramstein Air Base …. Drone HQ

[MrMickeysMom]

What are the implications that every single drone attack is run out of the HQ of the United States Air Forces in Europe.

Why were they hugely expanded from 2004 to 2006?

[frankfacts]

1. One implication is the Military owns the nations where its drones are launched

Another is the policy precedes and outlives mere Presidents. Actually, that's more fact than implication.

[hack89]

2. Not every single drone attack is run out of Ramstein Air Base

the drones are piloted from the US. Ramstein is one of the places where the sensor data is sent to - which makes sense because Ramstein Air Base is also HQ for United States Air Forces Africa so they are involved with the anti-terrorism fight.

[hack89]

3. It was expanded because they shut down Rhein-Main Air Base

and consolidated all their functions at Ramstein.