Editing Ramstein Air Base (section)

=== Afghanistan Evacuation ===
[[File:Bound for US, Last Afghan evacuees depart Ramstein Air Base October 2021.jpg|thumb|[[2021 Kabul airlift|Afghan evacuees]] board their final flight from Ramstein Air Base in October 2021]]
In late Summer 2021, Ramstein Air Base became the transfer point for thousands of Afghan civilians fleeing Afghanistan following the [[Fall of Kabul (2021)|fall of Kabul]] back into [[Taliban]] hands as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew from the country. Civilian airlines under the [[Civil Reserve Air Fleet]], such as [[Delta Air Lines|Delta]], [[American Airlines|American]], [[Eastern Airlines, LLC|Eastern]], and [[United Airlines|United]] were allowed to land at Ramstein and serve as flights to take Afghan families and other supporters of the U.S. and NATO forces to new lives in the United States. Those who had to stay on the base were cared for in makeshift living centers which were set up to tend to their needs until they could be processed and flown to the United States. {{refn|{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0FpVoBzSGY |title=Life of Afghan Refugees in Germany (US Military Ramstein Air Base) |date=2021-09-06 |publisher=Armed Forces Zone |access-date=2021-09-25 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/D0FpVoBzSGY |archive-date=2021-11-17 |url-status=live |via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}}}{{refn|{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycklnx3UyEs |title=See inside US air base preparing Afghans for new life in America |date=2021-08-21 |publisher=CNN |access-date=2021-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926025849/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycklnx3UyEs |archive-date=2021-09-26 |url-status=dead |via=[[YouTube]]}}}}