German Air Force Regiment

German Air Force Regiment "Friesland" — III —
Coat of arms of the Objektschutzregiment Lw
Active	1 July 2006–present
Country	Germany
Branch	German Air Force
Type	Air Force Infantry
Role	Ground Defence/Low Level Air Defence
Size	3 Battalions
Garrison/HQ	I. Bn - Schortens II. Bn - Diepholz III. Bn - Diepholz/Schortens IV. Bn - Inactive Regt HQ - Schortens
Motto(s)	Semper Communis (Latin: Always together)
Engagements	War in Afghanistan • ISAF
Commanders
Current commander	Lieutenant Colonel (Oberstleutnant) Hans Peter Dorfmüller
Insignia
Beret badge

The German Air Force Regiment (German: Objektschutzregiment der Luftwaffe (short: ObjSRgtLw) "Friesland") is a ground based regiment sized branch of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) with main locations in Deepholz and Schortens. However, in the future this regiment will be located on Jever Air Base.

The purpose of the regiment is ground based defence of air force bases and installations, as well as capturing and securing enemy air installations. It is divided into three battalions (Objektschutzbataillone). Each battalion, except for an inactive one, consists of a number of Staffeln (squadrons), equivalent to an infantry company.

The two active battalions are structured based on the specialty of the unit.

Previously the German Air Force had an Objektschutz (Force Protection) force in each Fliegerhorstgruppe (Air Base group) to protect the air base, as well as an Objektschutzbataillon. However, due to structural changes in the Bundeswehr, all previous forces have been united to one regiment, the Objektschutzregiment. Thus on July 1, 2006, the Objektschutzbataillone were dissolved and instead the new Objektschutzregiment "Friesland" was founded. The Objektschutzregiment "Friesland" then comprised all former battalions (3 active and 1 inactive).

In 2006 and 2007 the 3. Sqn was deployed to Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan, as part of the German ISAF contingent.

Due to restructuring of the German armed forces, it was announced in October 2011 that the Kerpen barracks of II Battalion would be closed.

The entire regiment was restructured on 1 April 2014. The NBC assets were transferred to the Joint Support Service while Explosive Ordnance Disposal tasks were handed over to the army. The close-range air defence role was transferred to Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 1. A new squadron for mission logistics was set up in the II Battalion at Schortens. The combat engineers from Diepholz will be combined in a new Force Protection squadron in Schortens.