Squadron (Nigerien Air Base 101, Niger) 449th Air Expeditionary Group (Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti) 12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron (Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti) 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (C-130J Super Hercules) 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (Pararescuemen) 435th Air Ground Operations Wing (Ramstein Air Base) 603rd Air and Space Operations Center (Ramstein Air Base) Tenant Flying Units not part of USAFE-AFAFRICA: 95th Reconnaissance Squadron (RC-135V/W) (ACC) (RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom) 352nd Special Operations Wing (AFSOC) (RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom) 7th Special Operations Squadron (CV-22B Osprey) 67th Special Operations Squadron (MC-130J Commando II) The United States Air Forces in Europe Band with its approximately 48 members is located on Ramstein Air Base, Germany. In addition to its own units, the command is routinely augmented by rotational aircraft and personnel from Air Combat Command (ACC), Air Mobility Command (AMC), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) units in the United States, as well as Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and Air National Guard (ANG) units. Air Forces Africa comprises two air expeditionary groups, both subordinate to the 435th Air Expeditionary Wing (435 AEW). The 449th Air Expeditionary Group (449 AEG) at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti flies a multitude of missions for Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa (CJTF-HOA). Among its subordinate units are the 75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (C-130) as well as pararescuemen from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron which are rotated from rescue wings in the United States. The 60th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron flew UAVs from Djibouti from after 2010 until it was inactivated in 2015. The 409th Air Expeditionary Group (409 AEG) carries out surveillance and reconnaissance missions across the entire Africa Command area of responsibility, from multiple locations. It is equipped with unmanned aerial vehicles. Lineage, Assignments, Components Redesignated: from United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe to United States Air Forces in Europe on 7 August 1945 Was a specified command of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 22 January 1951 – 1 July 1956 Redesignated: United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa on 20 April 2012 Assignments European Theater of Operations United States Army, c. 18 June 1942 European Command, 15 March 1947 United States Air Force, 26 September 1947–present Stations Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France, 26 September 1944 Wiesbaden AB, Germany (Later West Germany), 28 September 1945 - 15 August 1953 Lindsey AB (later, Lindsey AS), West Germany, 15 August 1953 - 14 March