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Saturday, May 10, 2014
AWACS dispersed to FOBs & FOL: Operations continue as runway restoration begins
With the departure of E-3A tail-number 455 on May 8, 2014, the E-3A Component’s NATO Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft fleet has been fully dispersed to its forward operating bases and location as runway restoration begins at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen, Germany.
“With 455 taking off to FOB Konya, restoration work on our 3,048 meter (10,000 feet) runway can now begin,” explained Maj. Gen. Andrew M. Mueller, Component commander. “This restoration project will resurface the top portion of our 30 year-old runway with 30 centimetres of asphalt.”
This effort will eliminate the concrete surface which has begun to deteriorate over the past several years. The original runway was constructed in the early 1980s and was only expected to last about 20 years. Patch-work has been completed to extend the life of the runway, but the time has come for complete resurfacing.
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