71 Tactical Air Wing Richthofen

With its Eurofighter weapon system, 71 Tactical Air Wing Richthofen provides a Quick Reaction Alert (QRAQuick Reaction Alert) element at its home base in Wittmund.

Providing this element constitutes a contribution both to NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Integrated Air Defense and to securing German airspace as a standing operational task of the Air Force in times of peace. Together with other Eurofighter units of the Air Force, the Wing also provides forces to secure NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) airspace at locations outside Germany on a temporary basis.