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Sembãch Air Base (AB) is about 45 minutes east of Ramstein Air Base and serves a population of about 2,000.
Effective 1 April, 1995, Sembãch Air Base became an annex of Ramstein Air Base and is thus referred to as the Sembãch Annex.

INTERNATIONAL BRIEFING ----- Col. Jack R. Best (left), 601st Tactical Control Wing commander, briefs Lt.Gen. Eugen Studer (second from left), chief of the Swiss Air Force, on the mobility of the TPS-44 radar(background). TSgt. William E. Burroughs (third from left) of Det. 8, 601st Tactical Control Squadron, and Swiss Brig. Gen. Arthur Moil listen to Colonel Best. General Studer visited Sembãch Sept. 24 durring a tour of European bases. (USAF PHOTO by SSgt. Don Eden) Image from "The Sembãch Sentinel" dated: October 3, 1969 |
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Sembãch is located in rolling farm country ten miles north of Kaiserslautern, just off the Mannheim/Saarbruecken Autobahn. Also nearby are the vineyards of the Rhine Valley. The State of Rheinland Palatinate stretches from the Rhein River to the north, the Mosel to the northwest, and the Saar to the west. Sembãch is centrally located; shopping, entertainment, and recreation are readily available in nearby Kaiserslautern. Frankfurt International Airport is about a 50- minute drive away. |
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Updated 06-11-04 | 
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