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Master Sgt. Jonathan Mehringer, 86th Security Forces Squadron flight chief, inspects defenders during guard mount. Defenders with the 86th SFS all play a part helping defend and secure more than 50,000 people in the KMC. The 86th SFS Airmen ensure the safety of all base resources, property and personnel from hostile forces.
The 86th Mission Support Group is one of the largest MSGs in the Air Force and is larger than some wings with approximately 3,600 members serving more than 50,000 Americans — the largest concentration of Americans outside the continental U.S.
The 86th MSG supports Ramstein with the 86th Security Forces Squadron, 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron, the 86th and 786th Force Support Squadrons, 700th Contracting Squadron, 86th Communications Squadron, 2nd Air Postal Squadron and the Deployment Transition Center.
“The mission of the 86th Mission Support Group is to support combat airlift and ensure the strategic capabilities here at this installation,” said Col. Troy E. Dunn, 86th MSG commander. “Ramstein is truly a power projection platform, and the 86th MSG plays an important role in that.
“We’ve strived to foster a climate of respect, where we encourage our outstanding Airmen to step up and step in,” Dunn continued. “This climate of respect has resulted in a multitude of innovations and accolades for the 86th MSG.”
The Deployment Transition Center provides U.S. Airmen and Marines with a chance to decompress and reintegrate into their units and families after deployments. Their ground-breaking mission has received recognition from Gen. James Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, who said the DTC is “one of the best initiatives to come out of 12 years of combat.”
“We are proud of what the transition center has done in the past, what they are currently doing and their long-term future in our Air Force,” Dunn said. “Until the last person leaves the deployed or combat environment, the DTC is here to stay.”
The 86th Communications Squadron is the largest in the Air Force and provides strategic communications and cyberspace support for three geographic areas of responsibility.
Providing security and law enforcement for the KMC is the 86th Security Forces Squadron and the 569th U.S. Forces Police Squadron. Their combined AOR is a massive 1,100 square miles — an area about the size of Rhode Island.
The 700th Contracting Squadron provides contract execution for the wing as well as U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa requirements to ensure the ability to purchase necessary materials, services and goods.
The Kaiserslautern community enjoys a variety of services, entertainment and support thanks to the combined efforts of the 86th and 786th Force Support Squadrons. Whether enjoying a performance by the Tops in Blue, getting a new identification card or settling into a room at lodging, service members have the 86th MSG to thank.
“We’re dedicated to taking care of Airmen and their families,” Dunn said.
The 2nd Air Postal Squadron is one of only two in the Air Force and covers 91 countries supporting 350,000 Department of Defense and Department of State personnel. They are the outstanding professionals to thank for that letter from Mom or Dad.
“I really love the Air Force,” Dunn said. “I am the third generation military in my family… so this is all I know and love it. I love Airmen. I love being around Airmen and their families, so it’s really important to me that we give back and take care of them.”
The mission focus of the 86th MSG ensures it will always be a power projection platform.
Additionally, it provides world class support to the combat airlift mission, strategic capabilities and the KMC.
