The United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) is the U.S. Air Force component of U.S. European Command and one of two major Air Force commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces. File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Seal of the Air Force. ... The U.S. European Command (EUCOM) is unified combatant command of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. ... Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces Pacific The United States Pacific Air Forces (USPACAF or PACAF) is one of nine major U.S. Air Force commands and one of two located outside the continental United States, the other being U.S. Air Forces Europe. ...
Structure
USAFE is headquartered in Ramstein Air Base, Germany. USAFE is subdivided into the Third Air Force based at RAF Mildenhall and the Sixteenth Air Force based at Aviano AB, Italy. Ramstein Air Base is a U.S. Air Force / NATO military airbase near the town of Ramstein, Germany. ... Third Air Force was established in 1940 as the Southeast Air District to provide air defence for that part of continental United States, it also provided air defense and conducted combat training for personnel of newly formed units in World War II. After the war it served Tactical Air Command... Originated as a separate operating agency, Sixteenth Air Force has served both Strategic Air Command and United States Air Forces in Europe. ...