United States Air Force
Air service branch of the U.S. military
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| 2022 | Third Air Force (3 AF) was headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, serving as USAFE-AFAFRICA's sole numbered air force with ten wings and over 32,000 personnel. |
| 2015 | The 60th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron was inactivated after conducting UAV missions from Djibouti since 2010. |
| April 20 2012 | Formally assumed current designation of United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) when the Seventeenth Air Force was inactivated, expanding its mission to include operations in Africa. |
| October 2011 | The 414th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron was activated at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey. |
| 2010 | The 60th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron began flying Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) from Djibouti. |
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