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The United States European Command (EUCOM) is one of the eleven unified combatant commands of the United States military, headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany.Its area of focus covers 21,000,000 square miles (54,000,000 km 2) and 51 countries and territories, including Europe, The Caucasus, Russia and Greenland.
United States Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) is an Army Service Component Command (ASCC) /Theater Army responsible for directing United States Army operations throughout the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) area of responsibility.
A unified combatant command, also referred to as a combatant command (CCMD), is a joint military command of the United States Department of Defense that is composed of units from two or more service branches of the United States Armed Forces, and conducts broad and continuing missions. [1]
Headquarters Command, USAF: 1946–1976 Military Airlift Command: 1966–1992 Northeast Air Command: 1950–1957 Pacific Air Command: 1946–1949 Special Weapons Command: 1949–1952 Strategic Air Command: 1946–1992 Tactical Air Command: 1946–1992 United States Air Forces Southern Command: 1940–1976
Connected with this effort, a new geographic combatant command, United States Africa Command, is being stood up and is scheduled for completion in September 2008, which may mean a realignment of USN responsibilities for the West African area. As a result, NAVEUR is now sometimes referred to as US Naval Forces Europe-Africa and even NAVAF.
After the war in Europe ended on May 8, 1945, ETOUSA became briefly U.S. Armed Forces Europe, then U.S. Forces, European Theater (USFET), and then, eventually, United States Army Europe. Albert Coady Wedemeyer was chief author of the Victory Program , published three months before the U.S. entered the war in 1941, which advocated the defeat of ...
On 22 February 1944, the Army Air Forces reorganized its commands in Europe. Eighth Air Force was redesignated as United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe (USSTAF) and VIII Bomber Command was redesignated as Eighth Air Force. On 7 August 1945, USSTAF was redesignated as United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). [1]
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