Forces in Europe (USAFE) (Ramstein Air Base, Germany): Third Air Force (Ramstein Air Base, Germany) 31st Fighter Wing, Aviano Air Base, Italy 48th Fighter Wing, RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 100th Air Refueling Wing, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom 435th Air Expeditionary Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 435th Air Ground Operations Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany 501st Combat Support Wing, RAF Alconbury, United Kingdom 39th Air Base Wing, Incirlik Air Base, Turkey Heavy Airlift Wing, Pápa Air Base, Hungary United States Marine Corps Forces, Europe (MARFOREUR) (Panzer Kaserne, Böblingen, Germany) U.S. European Command administers the low-profile U.S. military storage installations in Israel. William Arkin in his book Code Names revealed the locations of some of the American bases in Israel. Arkin writes that the sites do not appear on maps, and their exact locations are classified. According to the book, some of the sites are located at Ben Gurion Airport, Nevatim, Ovda air base, and in Herzliya Pituah. The sites are numbered as "site 51," "site 53," "site 54," "site 55" and "site 56." Some of the depots are underground, others were built as open hangars. According to Arkin, site 51 holds ammunition and equipment in underground depots. Site 53 is munitions storage and war reserve vehicles at Israeli Air Force bases, site 54 is an emergency military hospital near Tel Aviv with 500 beds, and Sites 55 and 56 are ammunition depots. Subordinate unified commands Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR) – (Panzer Kaserne, Böblingen, Germany) Additional supporting units George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies (Garmisch, Germany) NATO School (Oberammergau, Germany) Joint Intelligence Operations Center Europe Analytic Center (RAF Molesworth, Huntingdonshire, UK) List of commanders Previously, this position held the title "Commander-in-Chief (CINC), United States European Command". However, following an order dated 24 October 2002 by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, all CINCs in the United States military were retitled "Commanders" and the use of "CINC" as an acronym for anyone other than the President was forbidden. Notes References Duke, Simon; U.S. Military Forces and Installations in Europe, Oxford University Press for SIPRI, 1989 External links European Organisations based in Stuttgart Military units and formations established in 1952 1952 establishments in West Germany United States military in Stuttgart United States–European relations