In Popular Culture
Ramstein was the aborted landing location of Air Force One in the 1997 movie thriller Air Force One.
In The West Wing episode "Memorial Day", Donna Moss is flown to Ramstein to be treated at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center nearby.
Ramstein Air Base appears in the video game Tom Clancy's EndWar as a possible battlefield. In the game, NATO has collapsed, and the base is then controlled by a European Federation.
In 1994, Rammstein, a German metal band, formed. They have stated that they take their name from the Ramstein air show disaster, and their self-titled song is a reference to the event.
In Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Ramstein Air Base suffers a surprise invasion by Russian Ground Forces after a gas attack.
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