was part of a reorganization of the as a whole, announced by Thomas de Maizière in 2011, which also involved the Air Force shrinking to 23,000 soldiers and thus undergoing major restructuring at all levels. In addition to the higher command authorities, the three air divisions, the Air Force Training Command, and Air Force Weapon Systems Command, were disbanded. The three surface-to-air missile units will merge into a single wing in Husum in Northern Germany. The wing fields 14 MIM-104 Patriot and 4 MANTIS systems. The three air transport wings will be merged into a single wing based at Wunstorf Air Base, which will field 40 A400M Atlas transport planes. The will field three Multirole Eurofighter Wings, each with two squadrons for a total of 143 Eurofighter Typhoon. A fighter-bomber wing fielding Panavia Tornado IDS planes remains in service at Büchel Air Base. The Reconnaissance Wing 51 will remain in service at Schleswig Air Base and add one drone squadron to its Panavia Tornado ECR squadron. The has two main elements subordinate to it: Air Operations Command (), responsible for providing command and control to air operations Air Force Forces Command () Individual Air Force units are either part of the Air Force Operational Forces Command or the Support Forces Command. They only fall under the command of the Air Operations Command when on deployment or attached to EU or NATO organizations. Air Operations Command The main subordinate elements of the Air Operations Command are: Air Operations Center (NATO CAOC Uedem), in Uedem, responsible for NATO's Integrated Air Defense System North of the Alps Air Force Support Group (), in Kalkar Control and Reporting Center 2 (), in Erndtebrück Operations Squadron 21, in Erndtebrück Operations Support Squadron 22, in Erndtebrück Sensor Platoon I, in Lauda Remote Radar Post 240 "Loneship", in Erndtebrück with GM 406F Remote Radar Post 246 "Hardwheel", on Erbeskopf with HADR Remote Radar Post 247 "Batman", in Lauda with GM 406F Remote Radar Post 248 "Coldtrack", in Freising with GM 406F Remote Radar Post 249 "Sweet Apple", in Meßstetten with HADR Sensor Platoon II, in Auenhausen Remote Radar Post 241 "Crabtree", in Marienbaum with Hughes HR-3000 Remote Radar Post 242 "Backwash", in Auenhausen with GM 406F Remote Radar Post 243 "Silver Cork", in Visselhövede with GM 406F Remote Radar Post 244 "Round up", in Brockzetel with HADR Remote Radar Post 245 "Bugle", in Brekendorf with GM 406F