Büchel Air Base

Büchel Air Base is a military air base of the Luftwaffe in Büchel, near the city of Cochem and at about 70 km from Spangdahlem Air Base. It is home to the Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33 of the German Air Force and the 702 Munitions Support Squadron of the United States Air Force. It was formerly the home of the 7501 MUNSS.The TaktLwG 33 has been operating German Panavia Tornado airplanes since 1985, which are capable of delivering the twenty B61 nuclear bombs, which are stored and maintained by the 702 MUNSS of the USAF.