RAMSTEINABI32-1002 governs snow and ice control operations, responsibilities, airfield pavement clearing, and post-season actions at Ramstein Air Base.
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The publication sets snow and ice control priorities, coordination requirements, and responsibilities for airfield pavement operations. It also requires inspection, repair, storage, reporting, and briefing activities after the snow season, and states that compliance is mandatory.
Applies to: It provides civil engineer support to organizations on Ramstein Air Base and Air Force geographically separated installations in the Kaiserslautern Military Community (KMC).
The Snow and Ice Control Committee shall meet twice per year; the pre-season meeting shall occur between 1 September and 15 October and the post- season meeting shall occur between 15 April and 31 May. (paragraph 1)
The Airfield Management Operations, 86th Operations Support Squadron (86 OSS/OSAA) is the single point of contact for airfield pavement snow and ice control priorities. (paragraph 1)
86 MXG/MOC and 721 AMXS/MOC shall communicate their airfield pavement clearing requirements to 86 OSS/OSAA NLT 0400L daily for incorporation into one single integrated priority listing. (paragraph 1)
During and after snow and ice events, Ramstein Air Base must conduct snow and ice control operations around-the-clock to ensure that airfield pavements are properly cleared in order to support both 86th Airlift Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing missions. (paragraph 1)
The Heavy Repair Superintendents are responsible for inspection, repair, and storage of all snow and ice control equipment when the KMC Snow Control Center is deactivated at the end of winter. (paragraph 1)