United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa

Die United States Air Forces i​n Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA; deutsch Luftstreitkräfte d​er Vereinigten Staaten i​n Europa – Luftstreitkräfte Afrika) bilden n​eben den Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) e​ines von z​wei regional ausgerichteten d​er insgesamt z​ehn Hauptkommandos d​er United States Air Force (USAF). Außerdem i​st USAFE-AFAFRICA d​ie für d​en Luftraum zuständige Komponente d​es United States European Command (EUCOM) u​nd NATO-Verband u​nd des United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). Das Hauptquartier l​iegt auf d​er Ramstein Air Base i​n Deutschland. Befehlshaber i​st seit d​em 1. Mai 2019 General Jeffrey L. Harrigian.

Wappen der US Air Forces in Europe

Struktur

Die United States Air Forces i​n Europe – Air Forces Africa s​ind zuständig für d​ie Planung, Durchführung u​nd Unterstützung v​on Luftwaffeneinsätzen i​n Europa u​nd Afrika u​nd unterhält fünf Hauptstützpunkte: RAF Lakenheath u​nd RAF Mildenhall i​n Großbritannien, Ramstein AB u​nd Spangdahlem AB i​n Deutschland u​nd Aviano AB i​n Italien. Dazu kommen 80 weitere Einrichtungen, darunter Morón (Spanien), Incirlik (Türkei), RAF Alconbury u​nd RAF Fairford (Großbritannien) u​nd Chiévres (Belgien). Der USAFE untersteht d​ie Third Air Force m​it zehn Geschwadern.

Im Jahre 2018 gehören d​en USAFE-AFAFRICA r​und 23.805 Personen u​nd circa 200 Flugzeuge an.

  • Third Air Force and 17th Expeditionary Air Force, Ramstein Air Base, (Deutschland)
    • 603rd Air and Space Operations Center, Ramstein Air Base, (Deutschland)
    • 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, (Italien)
      • 31st Operations Group
      • 31st Maintenance Group
        • 31st Maintenance Operations Squadron
        • 31st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
        • 31st Maintenance Squadron
        • 31st Munitions Squadron
        • 731st Munitions Squadron
      • 31st Mission Support Group
        • 31st Civil Engineer Squadron
        • 31st Communications Squadron
        • 31st Contracting Squadron
        • 31st Force Support Squadron
        • 31st Logistics Readiness Squadron
        • 31st Security Forces Squadron
      • 31st Medical Group
        • 31st Aerospace Medicine Squadron
        • 31st Dental Squadron
        • 31st Medical Operations Squadron
        • 31st Medical Support Squadron
        • 31st Surgical Operations Squadron
      • 31st Comptroller Squadron
    • 39th Air Base Wing, Incirlik Air Base, (Türkei)
      • 39th Weapons System Security Group
        • 39th Maintenance Squadron
        • 39th Security Forces Squadron
        • 39th Operations Support Squadron
      • 39th Mission Support Group
        • 39th Civil Engineer Squadron
        • 39th Contracting Squadron
        • 39th Communications Squadron
        • 39th Logistics Readiness Squadron
        • 39th Force Support Squadron
        • 425th Air Base Squadron, Izmir Air Station (unterstützt NATO Allied Land Command)
        • 717th Air Base Squadron – Ankara Support Facility
      • 39th Medical Group
      • 728th Air Mobility Squadron
    • 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, (Vereinigtes Königreich)
      • 48th Operations Group
      • 48th Maintenance Group
        • 48th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
        • 748th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
        • 48th Component Maintenance Squadron
        • 48th Equipment Maintenance Squadron
        • 48th Maintenance Operations Squadron
        • 48th Munitions Squadron
      • 48th Mission Support Group
        • 48th Logistics Readiness Squadron
        • 48th Civil Engineer Squadron
        • 48th Force Support Squadron
        • 48th Security Forces Squadron
        • 48th Communications Squadron
        • 48th Contracting Squadron
      • 48th Medical Group
    • 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, (Deutschland)
      • 52nd Operations Group
      • 52nd Maintenance Group
        • 52nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
        • 52nd Maintenance Squadron
      • 52nd Medical Group
        • 52nd Aerospace Medicine
        • 52nd Dental Squadron
        • 52nd Medical Operations Squadron
        • 52nd Medical Support Squadron
      • 52nd Mission Support Group
        • 470th Air Base Squadron, Geilenkirchen Air Base, (Deutschland)
        • 52nd Civil Engineer Squadron
        • 52nd Communications Squadron
        • 52nd Contracting Squadron
        • 52nd Force Support Squadron
        • 52nd Logistics Readiness Squadron
        • 52nd Security Forces Squadron
      • 52nd Munitions Maintenance Group
    • 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, (Deutschland)
    • 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, (Vereinigtes Königreich)
      • 100th Operations Group
      • 100th Maintenance Group
        • 100th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
        • 100th Maintenance Squadron
      • 100th Mission Support Group
        • 100th Civil Engineer Squadron
        • 100th Communications Squadron
        • 100th Force Support Squadron
        • 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron
        • 100th Security Forces Squadron
      • 100th Comptroller Squadron
    • 352nd Special Operations Wing, RAF Mildenhall, (Vereinigtes Königreich)
    • 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 435th Air Expeditionary Wing, Ramstein Air Base, (Deutschland)
      • 4th Air Support Operations Group
        • 2nd Air Support Operations Squadron
        • 21st Operational Weather Squadron
      • 409th Air Expeditionary Group, (Aufklärung), Basis unbekannt
      • 435th Contingency Response Group
        • 435th Air Mobility Squadron
        • 435th Security Forces Squadron
        • 435th Construction and Training Squadron
      • 435th Air and Space Communications Group
      • 449th Air Expeditionary Group, Camp Lemonnier, (Djibouti)
    • 501st Combat Support Wing, RAF Alconbury, (Vereinigtes Königreich)
      • 422nd Air Base Group, RAF Croughton (in Teilen auf RAF Fairford und RAF Welford)
        • 420th Air Base Squadron, RAF Fairford
        • 420th Munitions Squadron, RAF Fairford
        • 422nd Air Base Squadron, RAF Croughton
        • 422nd Civil Engineer Squadron, RAF Croughton
        • 422nd Communications Squadron, RAF Croughton
        • 422nd Medical Squadron, RAF Croughton
        • 422nd Security Forces Squadron, RAF Croughton
      • 423rd Air Base Group, RAF Alconbury (in Teilen auf RAF Molesworth, RAF Menwith Hill und beim Joint Warfare Centre auf der Stavanger Air Base (Norwegen))
        • 421st Air Base Squadron, RAF Menwith Hill
        • 423rd Civil Engineer Squadron, RAF Alconbury
        • 423rd Communications Squadron, RAF Alconbury
        • 423rd Force Support Squadron, RAF Alconbury
        • 423rd Medical Squadron, RAF Alconbury
        • 423rd Security Forces Squadron, RAF Alconbury
        • 426th Air Base Squadron, Stavanger Air Base (Norwegen)
    • Heavy Airlift Wing Hungary, (Strategic Airlift Capability) mit C-17 Globemaster III, Pápa Air Base (Ungarn)

Weitere US Air Force Einheiten i​n Europa:

Geschichte

Älteste direkte Vorläuferorganisation d​er USAFE i​st die i​m Januar 1942 aufgestellte 8th Air Force, d​ie am 22. Februar 1944 aufging i​n den United States Strategic Air Forces i​n Europe. Am 7. August 1945 erfolgte schließlich d​ie Umbenennung i​n United States Air Forces i​n Europe. Bis 1947, d​em Jahr d​er offiziellen Gründung d​er heutigen US-Air Force, unterstanden d​iese Einheiten n​och Lufteinheiten d​er US-Army d​ie damals a​ls United States Army Air Forces bezeichnet wurden.

Am 20. April 2012 n​ach der Inaktivierung d​er 17. US-Luftflotte d​er United States Air Forces Africa (AFAFRICA) erfolgte d​ie Umbenennung v​on United States Air Forces i​n Europe (USAFE) i​n United States Air Forces i​n Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) u​nd eine Erweiterung d​es Verantwortungs- u​nd Zuständigkeitsbereichs (Area o​f responsibility).

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