The 435th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility at Ramstein AB, Germany, recently supported the movement of its 30,000th patient since Operation Iraqi Freedom began in 2003. The CASF provides care and support for patients flown into Germany from Iraq or Afghanistan, preparing them to leave for the US on evacuation flights or for transport to nearby Landstuhl Regional Medical Center.
Golden Dome Details Begin to Emerge
Dec. 7, 2025
The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield to protect the United States will have some “operational capability” in 2028, the program’s leader said Dec. 6 at the Reagan National Defense Forum.

