Then & Now

Welcome to Ramey Air Force Base as it was then. The following are pictures from the 1940's: the "Glory Days"! Please click on the thumbnail images below to enlarge the image.

Airman's barracks	US Air Force Hospital	NCO Quarters

Officers housing	Theater	Officers club, pool, & quarters

"Then" Photos courtesy of member Harry Spurlock of Corpus Christi, Texas

Map of Ramey AFB, Sept. 1969

Map courtesy of member Jeff Jones.

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Welcome to the Ramey Air Force Base as it is today. Please click on the thumbnail images below to enlarge the image. These pictures were taken in July of 2001. As you can see, time and lack of funding have not been kind to these places of military historical significance.

Officers Club	Officers Club - foyer	Officers Club - pool

On the left is the base water tank. One can only imagine the vivid red and whte colors it used to be. This hangar still bears scars from hurricane Georges.

Water tank	Hangar

The golf course is still very nice.

Club House	Fairway

The movie theaters & the BX. The Warner theater, right on Belt Road, was torn down a couple of years ago to enlarge the BX parking lot. It was enclosed and air-conditioned. The Roxy theater, the open air one, is still standing. The BX is the new home of the Aguadilla branch of the Puerto Rico Motor Vehicle Bureau, a credit union, a surf shop, a pizza place, etc.

The new Banco Popular.	The Roxy theater	The new BX parking lot, site of the Warner Theater.

The former Ramey Chapel is now an auditorium for UPR - Aguadilla

Chapel - interior	Chapel - exterior

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The former Ramey High School is now used as a Job Corp office.

High School - Front	High School - Hallway	High School - Auditorium

Click here for Ramey High School history

"The worst thing about being a military brat is not being a military brat anymore. When they take away your ID card, they take away your life. Everything you've known. Everything that is security to you."

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Webmaster
www.military-brats.com

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This is the base hospital today. It is a composite of two photographs (left & right sides). The building is still remarkably white despite the graffiti and neglect.

USAF Hospital

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Finally, this is a picture of the inlay in the foyer of the Officers Club. Look familiar? well, it should. This is the source of the logo for the Ramey AFB Historical Association!

Officers Club foyer - inlay

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The Ramey AFB Historical Association is about Preserving History. We are dedicated to the purpose of restoring strategic land marks at Ramey AFB that have made every effort to withstand the sands of time and neglect. These structures represent a proud moment in history for each one of us. We realize this is a monumental undertaking, yet together we can make this a reality once again.

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