5 ▁the ▁wing ▁had ▁completed ▁its ▁transition ▁to ▁the ▁Pan avia ▁T orn ado ▁ID S . ▁ ▁The ▁German ▁Air ▁Force ▁int ends ▁to ▁keep ▁ 4 6 ▁T orn ado ▁ID S ▁of ▁Ja Bo G ▁ 3 3 ▁in ▁service ▁until ▁at ▁least ▁ 2 0 2 5 ▁to ▁ensure ▁Germany ' s ▁participation ▁in ▁NAT O ' s ▁nuclear ▁sharing ▁concept . ▁ ▁N uc lear ▁sharing ▁▁ ▁Jag db om berg esch w ader ▁ 3 3 ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁remaining ▁unit ▁in ▁the ▁German ▁Air ▁Force ▁capable ▁of ▁deliver ing ▁nuclear ▁weapons . ▁In ▁b unk ers ▁at ▁Bü ch el ▁Air ▁Base ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁can ▁store ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 4 ▁B 6 1 ▁nuclear ▁bomb s ▁for ▁use ▁on ▁the ▁German ▁T orn ados . ▁The ▁number ▁of ▁currently ▁stored ▁bomb s ▁at ▁Bü ch el ▁is ▁class ified , ▁but ▁estimated ▁to ▁be ▁between ▁ 1 0 ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁bomb s . ▁The ▁bomb s ▁are ▁serv iced , ▁guard ed ▁and ▁in ▁case ▁of ▁war ▁activ ated ▁by ▁the ▁US ▁Air ▁Force ' s ▁ 7 0 2 nd ▁Mun itions ▁Support ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁ 5 2 d ▁Mun itions ▁Main ten ance ▁Group / 5 2 d ▁F ighter ▁Wing . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁Bü ch el ▁air ▁base ▁having ▁a ▁special ▁mand ate ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁safety ▁of ▁its ▁nuclear ▁weapons , ▁the ▁wing ▁is ▁the ▁only ▁flying ▁unit ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁to