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Members of the 86th Civil Engineer Group salute during reveille, marking the beginning of their monthly Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force training day, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 12, 2012. The 86th CEG provide, maintain and protect property assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, the Kaiserslautern Military Community and associated units while supporting worldwide contingencies with trained combat engineers and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin O'Neil-McKeown)
Members of the 786th Civil Engineer Squadron receive training on a sewer truck’s operations during their monthly Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force training day, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 12, 2012. The 86th CEG provide, maintain and protect real property assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, the Kaiserslautern Military Community and associated units while supporting worldwide contingencies with trained combat engineers and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin O'Neil-McKeown)
Airman 1st Class Ronald Murray, 786th Civil Engineer Squadron, structural journeyman welds sheet metal during the monthly Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force training day, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 12, 2012. The 86th CEG provide, maintain and protect property assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, the Kaiserslautern Military Community and associated units while supporting worldwide contingencies with trained combat engineers and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin O'Neil-McKeown)
Members of the 886th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management, perform samplings for an exercise during the monthly Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force training day, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 12, 2012. The 86th CEG provide, maintain and protect real property assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, the Kaiserslautern Military Community and associated units while supporting worldwide contingencies with trained combat engineers and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin O'Neil-McKeown)
Capt. Colin White, 86th Civil Engineer Squadron operates an Excavator during the monthly Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force training day, Ramstein Air Base, Germany, July 12, 2012. The 86th CEG provide, maintain and protect real property assigned to the 86th Airlift Wing, the Kaiserslautern Military Community and associated units while supporting worldwide contingencies with trained combat engineers and equipment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Caitlin O'Neil-McKeown)
by Senior Airman Caitlin O'Neil-McKeown
86th Airligt Wing Public Affairs
7/16/2012 - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- The 86th Civil Engineer Group supports worldwide contingency operations with highly trained, fully equipped civil engineer Airmen. These Airmen provide, operate, maintain, protect and divest infrastructure to perform Air Force missions within the Kaiserslautern Military Community.
The 86th CEG provides and maintains uninterrupted services to 21.3 million square feet of property, 1,766 facilities and over 5,000 housing units on 5,144 acres on Ramstein, Sembach, Einsiedlerhof, Kapaun, Landstuhl, Vogelweh and 20 geographically separated units. Readiness, EOD and firefighters, assigned to seven fire stations, are ready at a moments notice to handle any emergency.
The group has accomplished much to include; earning three Air Force-level awards for outstanding mission accomplishment in 2002. In addition, the group won seven USAFE-level CE awards, two USAFE-level annual personnel awards, 11 wing level Awards and six Professional Military Education awards.
