Buechel Air Base

The 702d Munitions Support Squadron is a Geographically Separated Unit responsible for receipt, storage, maintenance, and control of U.S. war reserve munitions in support of the German Air Force 33rd Tactical Air Force Wing (Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 33) PA-200 Tornado. The squadron directly supports North Atlantic Treaty Organization contingency and wartime operations and its strike mission.

Organization

The 702 MUNSS is divided into 5 flights consisting of the Maintenance, Operations, Communications, Custody and Mission Support. The U.S. squadron area consists of:

1. Mission Support area
2. Community activity/support center (including: consolidated club, AFN decoders and a shoppette)
3. Dining facility
4. Fitness center

The squadron can provide a number of services like a main operating base, but on a much smaller scale.

Defense Service Network dialing instructions

The DSN is the provider of long-distance communications for the Department of War. Every installation has a special DSN number, and those numbers vary by location. To place a call to a DSN, the caller must be using a military phone on an installation. When dialing a DSN number from a stateside installation to another CONUS installation, it is not necessary to dial the stateside DSN area code. When dialing a stateside DSN number to/from overseas locations, the DSN area code must be included. Büchel DSN numbers are:

DSN Area Codes:

• Stateside: 312
• Overseas: 314

Calling Büchel AB numbers:

• From a DSN: 314-456-XXXX (last 4 digits of the office line)
• From German number, dial: 06565-61-5XXX (last 3 digits of the office line)
• From non-German number, dial +4906565-61-5XXX (the last 3 digits of the office line)

Emergencies

For emergencies, please contact the local authorities at 112.