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3rd Air Force

Third Air Force
3af-f15.jpg
F-15E Strike Eagle of the 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, England
Active 18 December 1940 – present
Country  United States
Branch Flag of the United States Air Force.svg  United States Air Force
Part of United States Air Forces in Europe.png  United States Air Forces in Europe
Garrison/HQ Ramstein Air Base
Engagements
  • World War II - American Campaign Streamer (Plain).png
    World War II - American Theater
Decorations
  • US Air Force Outstanding Unit Award - Stremer.jpg
    Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (5×)
Commanders
Current
commander
Lt Gen Richard M. Clark
Notable
commanders
Lewis H. Brereton
Roscoe C. Wilson
Francis H. Griswold
Insignia
Emblem of the Third Air Force Third Air Force - Emblem.png

The Third Air Force (3 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA). Its headquarters is Ramstein Air Base, Germany. It is responsible for all U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa operations and support activities in the U.S. European Command and U.S. Africa Command's areas of responsibility.

One of the four original pre–World War II numbered air forces, it was established on 26 March 1941, at Tampa, Florida with a mission of air defense of the Southeastern United States and Gulf Coast regions. During the war, its primary mission became the organization and training of combat units prior to their deployment to the overseas combat air forces.

Its Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sergeant Phillip L. Easton.

The command directs all USAFE and AFAFRICA forces engaged in contingency and wartime operations in the United States European Command (EUCOM) and United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) areas of responsibility. It also has a unique mission as the U.S. military's primary liaison to the British government, which is conducted through the command's 3 AF-UK headquarters at RAF Mildenhall, England. As an integral part of America's commitment to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Third Air Force's area of responsibility includes missions and personnel in the United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, and portions of France.


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