United States Air Forces in Europe

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major command of the United States Air Force numbered air force-level organization

The United States Air Forces in Europe is the U.S. Air Force major command responsible for air operations, readiness, and support across Europe and parts of Africa.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	major command of the United States Air Force → numbered air force-level organization →
abbreviation	USAFE →
alliance	North Atlantic Treaty Organization →
areaOfResponsibility	African theater → European theater →
country	United States of America →
formedAs	Eighth Air Force in Europe →
garrison	Ramstein Air Base →
hasComponent	100th Air Refueling Wing → 31st Fighter Wing → 435th Air Expeditionary Wing → 435th Air Ground Operations Wing → 48th Fighter Wing → 52nd Fighter Wing → 86th Airlift Wing → Seventeenth Air Force → Third Air Force →
headquartersLocation	Germany → Ramstein Air Base → Rhineland-Palatinate →
mission	conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance → conduct theater security cooperation → defend United States and allied interests → deter aggression in Europe and Africa → maintain air superiority → provide air mobility → provide combat-ready air forces → support global operations →
notableOperation	Operation Allied Force → Operation Enduring Freedom → Operation Iraqi Freedom → Operation Odyssey Dawn →
partOf	United States Air Force → United States Department of Defense → United States Department of the Air Force →
predecessor	United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe →
role	air and space power projection → air operations → command and control of air forces → readiness → support → support to NATO operations → support to United States Africa Command → support to United States European Command → training and readiness of assigned forces →
subordinateTo	United States Africa Command → United States Air Force → United States European Command →
theaterOfOperations	Africa → Europe →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
USEUCOM ("U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa") →	componentCommand
RAF Fairford ("United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa") →	partOf
United States European Command →	serviceComponentsInclude
Morón Air Base ("United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa") →	usedBy