U.S. Air Forces in Europe

Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe.

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.

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.

United Kingdom
- RAF Lakenheath
  - F-15E
  - F-15C/D
- RAF Mildenhall
  - C-130E Hercules
  - KC-135R
  - MC-130 Combat Talon
  - MC-130 Combat Shadow
  - MH-53 Pave Low IIIE
- RAF Fairford
  - Operated as surge base, particularly for U.S. based B-52s
Belgium
- Chi�vres AB
  - C-37

Germany
- Spangdahlem AB
  - F-16 Fighting Falcon
  - A-10
  - OA-10A
- Ramstein AB
  - C-130E
  - C-20
  - C-21
- Stuttgart-Echteringen Airport
  - C-21

Iceland
- Keflav�k

Italy
- Aviano AB
  - F-16
- Cagliari

Turkey
- Izmir
- Ankara
- Incirlik

Cyprus
- RAF Akrotiri
  - U-2S

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