around the shores of West and East Africa, under the direction of United States Africa Command. It previously had a significant Mediterranean presence function against the Soviet Navy's 5th Operational Squadron (Mediterranean Squadron, effectively fleet sized), and for most of the Cold War was the most powerful maritime striking force along NATO's southern flank. The United States Air Forces in Europe, the Wing-support command, and Third Air Force, USAFE's Warfighting Headquarters are both based at Ramstein Air Base in Germany. They are now much reduced from their high Cold War strength and provide a pool of airpower closer to many trouble spots than aircraft flying from the United States. The United States Marine Corps Forces, Europe is headquartered in Panzer Kaserne in Böblingen (Stuttgart), Germany, and serves as the Marine Corps component of EUCOM. MARFOREUR is integral in the planning and execution of Black Sea Rotational Force. A subordinate unified command of EUCOM is SOCEUR (Special Operations Command Europe), headquartered at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. Special forces units within the AOR include the 352nd Special Operations Group of the USAF, based at RAF Mildenhall in the UK, a U.S. Navy SEALs unit, and Naval Special Warfare Unit 2 and 1st BN, 10th Special Forces Group located at Panzer Kaserne, Germany. EUCOM is also headquartered at Patch Barracks in Stuttgart-Vaihingen, Germany. The Kaiserslautern Military Community is the largest U.S. community outside of the U.S., while the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center is the largest U.S. military hospital overseas, treating wounded Soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan. Service components United States Army Europe (USAREUR) (Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden, Germany): 2nd Stryker Cavalry Regiment: Rose Barracks, Vilseck, Germany 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team: Vicenza, Italy 12th Combat Aviation Brigade: Katterbach Kaserne, Ansbach, Germany 7th Army Joint Multinational Training Command: Grafenwoehr, Germany US Army NATO Brigade: Heuberg Kaserne, Sembach, Germany 19th Battlefield Coordination Detachment: Kaiserslautern, Germany 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command: Kaiserslautern, Germany 21st Theater Sustainment Command: Panzer Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany 16th Sustainment Brigade: Smith Barracks, Baumholder, Germany 18th Military Police Brigade: Grafenwoehr, Germany 30th Medical Brigade: Sembach, Germany 7th Mission Support Command: Kaiserslautern, Germany 1st Human Resources Sustainment Center 405th Army Field Support Brigade: Daenner Kaserne, Kaiserslautern, Germany 409th Contracting Support Brigade: Kaiserslautern, Germany 266th Financial Management Support Center United States Naval Forces Europe (NAVEUR) (Naples, Italy): United States Sixth Fleet (Naples, Italy) Navy Region Europe (Naples, Italy) United States Air