Secretary Cohen addresses troops of the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base. Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen addresses troops of the 86th Airlift Wing at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, on April 8, 1999, who are involved in the humanitarian airlift operations to help the refugees in Albania. Cohen, German Defense Minister Rudolf Scharping, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph W. Ralston, U.S. Air Force, and a 12-member bi-partisan, congressional delegation are making a brief visit to the base. The delegation is comprised of Sens. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, Carl Levin of Michigan, Joseph I. Lieberman of Connecticut, John McCain of Arizona, Jack Reed of Rhode Island and Tim Hutchison of Arkansas; and Reps. Steve Buyer of Indiana, Sam Gejdensen of Connecticut, Ike Skelton of Missouri, John Spratt of South Carolina, Ellen Tauscher of California and Jim Turner of Texas. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.05 MB) Photo By: VIRIN: 471032-G-WCC59-646.jpg Photo Gallery