26th Civil Engineering Squadron

The 26th Civil Engineering Squadron was a unit of the United States Air Force, primarily assigned to the 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing at Zweibrücken Air Base, West Germany, during the Cold War. Activated to provide essential engineering support, the squadron was responsible for base construction, maintenance, and emergency response, ensuring mission readiness and operational capability in a forward-deployed environment. The 26th CES played a critical role in sustaining infrastructure and supporting NATO operations until the closure of Zweibrücken Air Base in the early 1990s. Following the end of the Cold War, the unit was inactivated as part of broader U.S. force reductions in Europe.