The 26th SPS conducted a duel role on Zweibrucken. The squadron was responsible for base entry control, law enforcement patrol duties, protection of priority USAF assets, restricted area entry control, alarm response, air base ground defense and crime investigatons both on and off base.
The squadron was divided into two separate elements: SPOL; the law enforcement flights, responsible for day to day police duties and calls for service, and SPOS; the security flights, responsible for the flightline areas and protection of priority base resousces. The personnel could be interchanged to some extent, but were two separate job classifications. Both worked together on Zwei to get the job done. On a side note, the fields were merged by the Air Force around the time the base was closed.
photo courtesy of B. Rickard (26th SPS)
Base fire department and a 26th LE cruiser (1988 Chrysler "K" car). Note the single blue european police light and box siren.
photo courtesy of B. Rickard (26th SPS)
Airman G. "Bradbo" Bradley at an entry control point for the flightline.
(take a look at the pic of this same ECP on page 4!)
