UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE – NEPTUNE EAGLE 2024

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UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE (USAF)

Lineage. Established as 8 Air Force on 19 Jan 1942. Activated on 28 Jan 1942. Redesignated: Eighth Air Force on 18 Sep 1942; United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe on 22 Feb 1944; United States Air Forces in Europe on 7 Aug 1945- Was a specified command of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 22 Jan 1951-1 Jul 1956.

Assignments. Air Force Combat Command, 28 Jan 1942 (attached to 1 Air Force for training); European Theater of Operations, U. S. Army, c. 18 Jun 1942; European Command, 15 Mar 1947; United States Air Force, 26 Sep 1947-.

Components. Commands: Air Disarmament (Provisional): 15 Sep 1944-1 Feb 1945. Eastern, USSTAF: 20 Aug 1944-2 Aug 1945. European Air Materiel: 15 Sep-10 Nov 1947. European Aviation Engineer (Provisional): 22 Dec 1945-20 Nov 1946. Headquarters, Command, USAFE (Provisional): 12 Oct 1946-1 Jul 1948. VIII Bomber (later, Eighth Air Force): 1 Feb 1942-16 Jul 1945. VIII Ground Air Support (later, VIII Air Support): 28 Aug 1942-1 Dec 1943. VIII Troop Carrier: c. Jul 1942-16 Oct 1943 (detached entire period). 8 Interceptor (later, 8 Fighter; VIII Fighter): 1 Feb 1942-22 Feb 1944; 16 Jul 1945-20 Mar 1946. 8 Air Force Base (later, 8 Air Force Service; VIII Air Force Service; Air Service, USSTAF: Air Technical Service Command in Europe): c. 9 Jun 1942-30 Sep 1945. IX Air Defense: 2 Dec 1945-1 Feb 1946. XII Tactical Air: 15 Nov 1945-10 Nov 1947. Task Forces: Airlift (Provisional): 29 Jul-4 Nov 1948. 1 Airlift: 14 Oct 1948-1 Oct 1949. Air Depot Areas: Advanced: 18 Oct 1943-1 Mar 1945. VIII Air Force Base (later, Base): 18 Oct 1943-1 Mar 1944; 30 Sep 1945-25 May 1946. VIII Strategic (later, VIII Air Force Service Command), 9 Nov 1943-20 Jul 1945. Eighth Strategic (Provisional) (later, VIII Air Force Service Command): 9 Nov 1943-20 Jul 1945. Air Forces: Third (later, Third Air Force [Air Forces Europe]): 1 May 1951-1 Nov 2005; 1 Dec 2006-. Ninth: Jun 1944-2 Dec 1945. Twelfth: attached 12 Sep-9 Nov 1942; assigned 7 Aug-31 Aug 1945; 21 Jan 1951-1 Jan 1958. Fifteenth: 22 Feb 1944 – 15 Sep 1945. Sixteenth: 15 Apr 1966-. Seventeenth (later, Seventeenth Air Force [Air Forces Africa]: 25 Apr 1953-30 Sep 1996; 1 Oct 2008-. Air Divisions: 2: 1 Jun 1949-20 Jan 1951; 15 Apr 1955-1 Apr 1962. 3: 23 Aug 1948-2 Jan 1949; 21 Jan-1 May 1951; 25 Oct 1953-1 Mar 1954. 40: c. 31 Oct 1945-20 Dec 1946. 42: 26 Jul-13 Oct 1945. 65: 1 Jul 1960 – 1 Jan 1965. 86: 1 Jul 1948-10 Oct 1949; 1 Jan 1958-15 Nov 1959; 1 Jul-1 Sep 1963; 20 May 1965-5 Oct 1968. 302: 18 Jul-c. 8 Dec 1945. 316: 15 Nov 1959-1 Apr 1960. 322: 1 Mar-1 Apr 1954. 7217: 15 Nov 1959-9 Sep 1970. 7499: 29 Jul-5 Sep 1948. Service: European Air Transport: 4 Sep 1945-20 Dec 1947.

Stations. Savannah AB, GA, 28 Jan 1942; Boston Port of Embarkation, 25-27 May 1942; London, England, 18 Jun 1942; Bushy Park, England, 25 Jun 1942; St-Germain-en-Laye, France, 26 Sep 1944; Wiesbaden, West Germany, 28 Sep 1945; Lindsey AB (later, AS), West Germany, 15 Aug 1953; Ramstein AB, Germany, 14 Mar 1973-.

Operations. During World War II, conducted strategic bombardment of enemy targets in Europe as Eighth Air Force. Upon elevation to United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe, commanded the new Eighth Air Force (formed from VIII Bomber Command) in combat operations in France and Germany, and Fifteenth Air Force in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations, plus administrative control of Ninth Air Force. Following the war, as the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), it supervised the air disarmament program and participated in the occupation of the American Zone of Germany. Thereafter, it continued as the air component of the US European Command. During the Soviet blockade of Berlin in 1948 and 1949, it oversaw the American and British operations during the Berlin Airlift. Following the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Apr 1949, one of its primary missions consisted of providing support in a variety of ways – it organized, equipped, and maintained operational readiness of assigned and attached Air Force units and supervised training according to Air Force directives throughout the Cold War which ended in the 1990s. Its mission changed slightly from then to present to one of developing and maintaining light, lean, lethal, and rapid expeditionary aerospace forces, deploying and providing operational units for combat operations as needed.

Service Streamers. World War II European-African-Middle Eastern Service.

Campaign Streamers. Berlin: Humanitarian Airlift.

Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.

Decorations. Air Force Organizational Excellent Awards: 1 Jul 1984-30 Jun 1986; 1 Jul 1986-30 Jun 1988; 1 Jul 1988-30 Jun 1990; 1 Jul 1990-30 Jun 1992; 1 Jul 1992-30 Jun 1994; 1 Jul 1994-30 Jun 1996; 1 Jul 1996-30 Jun 1998; 1 Jul 1998-30 Jun 2000; 1 Jul 2000-30 Jun 2002; 1 Jul 2002-30 Jun 2004; 1 Jul 2004-30 Jun 2005; 1 Jul 2005-31 Dec 2006.

Emblem. Approved on 22 Jul 1947; modified to shield shape, 22 Apr 1954.

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Weight 0.0000 kg
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