We lived at Ramey Oct57 to Oct60. I was 7 when we arrived, and 10 when we left. I remember the day we landed and, sadly, the day we left. We lived on Circle D, then Borinquen Road across the street from the motor pool, the finally on M Street next to the transient aircraft parking ramp. Crash Boat, Officer’s Beach, the skating rink, little…[Read more]

this is the bottom half of the page below. 2nd half President Johnson newspaper 1968 001

Had to put this in 2 halves, shows the Presidential Plane and pictures from all over Ramey AFB, P.R. when President Johnson visited in 1968 President Johnson 1968 Ramey AFB PR 001

President Johnson’s visit to Ramey in 1968, newspaper article from the Ramey Tropicair 3-2-1968 articles from paper 3-2-68 Ramey Tropicair President Johnson 001

President Johnson’s visit to Ramey in 1968 President Johnson at Ramey AFB, P.R. 1968 001

One of my favorite memories of Ramey was of running the base asphalt roads late at night, barefoot. Because of Air Force FOD paranoia, very few rock chips were used in base road construction or refurbishing, therefore providing a pure asphalt mat easy on the bare feet. I would run the residential streets in the evening cooling winds, and return…[Read more]

Here is another section that was just published to the site: http://www.rameyafb.net/borinquen-field-renamed-in-1948
Ricardo Busquets is really doing a great job putting this material together.

Another section has been added to the history section of the site. Located under Museum Information. Here is the link: http://www.rameyafb.net/the-war-years-1941-1945