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United States Air Force - World - Europe
| Akrotiri |
| Aviano |
| Câmpia Turzii |
| Sigonella |
| Chania/Ioannis Daskalogiannis |
| Chievres |
| Fairford |
| Lakenheath |
| Mildenhall |
| Miroslawiec |
| Ramstein |
| Spangdahlem |
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Akrotiri (LCRA) RAF |
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RWY 10/28 POS 34°35'26"N 032°59'16"E ELEV 76 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 9th RW 9th OG (ACC)  |
Det.1 | U-2S | BB | red/black |  |
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Aviano (LIPA) |
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RWY 05/23 POS 46°01'52"N 012°35'47"E ELEV 413 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 31st FW 31st OG (USAFE)  |
510th FS | F-16CM F-16DM |
Buzzards | AV | purple/white |  |
| 555th FS | F-16CM F-16DM |
Triple Nickel | AV | green/white |  |
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| 56th RQS | HH-60G | Friends in low places | AV |  |
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USAFE youngest wing is the 31st FW from Aviano AB, Italy. While only being stationed at Aviano since 1994, the wing, formerly based at Homestead, Florida, has been heaviliy involved in conflicts over former Yugoslavia, Libya while it also rotates in 'normal' operations and deployed regularly to Afghanistan.
Daniele Faccioli
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Chania/Ioannis Daskalogiannis (LGSA) Soúda |
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RWY 11/29 POS 35°31'54"N 024°08'59"E ELEV 492ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 55th Wing 55th OG (ACC)  |
95th RS Det.1 | RC-135V RC-135W |
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Chievres (EBCV) |
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RWY 08/26 POS 50°34'33"N 003°50'18"E ELEV 201 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 86th AW 86th OG (USAFE)  |
424th ABS | (C-37A) | Red Devils |  |
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| The 424th Air Base Squadron was activated after the deactvation of the 309th AS. The unit doesn't own any aircraft, but borrows a C-37A in support of SACEUR from the 76th AS when needed. | ||||||
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Câmpia Turzii (LRCT) Baza 71 Aeriana |
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RWY 15/33 POS 46°30'16"N 023°53'04"E ELEV 1079ft | ||||||
| Wing | squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 31st FW 31st OG (USAFE) |
31st EOG, Det. 1 | MQ-9A | |
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Fairford (EGVA) |
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| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 9th RW 9th OG (ACC) |
99th RS Det. Fairford | U-2S | BB |  |
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Lakenheath (EGUL) RAF |
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RWY 06/24 POS 52°24'33"N 000°33'46"E ELEV 32 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 48th FW 48th OG (USAFE)  |
492nd FS | F-15E | Bolars/Madhatters | LN | blue/white |  |
| 493rd FS | F-35A | Grim Reapers | LN |  |
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| 494th FS | F-15E | Panthers | LN | red/white |  |
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| 495th FS | F-35A | Valkyries | LN |  |
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Blwch is a Low Fly Area location in the United Kingdom. With much patience, spectaculair pictures like this one of 492nd FS F-15E 97-0220/LN can be made.
Pieter van Polanen
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Mildenhall (EGUN) RAF |
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RWY 10/28 POS 52°21'43" 000°29'11"E ELEV 34 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 100th ARW 100th OG (USAFE)  |
351st ARS | KC-135R/T | Anytime Anyplace Anywhere | D | multi |  |
| 55th Wing 55th OG (ACC) |
95th RS | RC-135S RC-135U RC-135V RC-135W WC-135R |
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| 352nd SOW 752nd SOG  |
7th SOS | CV-22B | Aircommandos |  |
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| 67th SOS | MC-130J | Night Owls |  |
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| 95th RS is a temporary unit and borrows aircraft, as needed, from 55th Wing. | ||||||
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Miroslawiec (EPMI) 12. Baza Bezzalogowych Statkow Powietrznych (12. BBSP) |
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RWY 12/30 POS 53°23'26"N 016°05'03"E ELEV 490 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 52nd FW 52nd OG (USAFE)  |
52nd EOG, Det. 2 | MQ-9A | Team Bison | |
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Ramstein (ETAR) |
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RWY 08/26, 09/27 POS 49°26'13"N 007°36'01"E ELEV 782 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 86th AW 86th OG (USAFE) |
37th AS | C-130J-30 | Blue Tail Flies | RS | white/blue |  |
| 76th AS | C-21A C-37A |
Special Air Mission Europe |  |
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Ramstein AB 86th AW offers a variety of aircraft, including this C-40B assigend to the 76th AS seen here on fnal approach at Eindhoven AB in February 2012
Niels Quist
The C-21A is almost 30 years stationed in Europe. It started its career with the 58th MAS which was in the 90s redesignated into its current operator, the 76th AS
Niels Quist
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Sigonella (LICZ) Cosimo di Palma |
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RWY 10L/28R, 10R/38L POS 37°24'08"N 014°55'21"E ELEV 81 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 9th RW 319th OG (ACC) |
7th RS | RQ-4B | BB | ye/bk |  |
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Spangdahlem (ETAD) |
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RWY 05/23 POS 49°58'35"N 006°41'55"E ELEV 1197 ft | ||||||
| Wing | Squadron | Aircraft Type(s) | Name | Tail Code | Tail Colour | Badge |
| 52nd FW 52nd OG (USAFE) |
480th FS | F-16CM F-16DM |
Warhawks | SP | red |  |
In 2011 both the 22nd FS and the 23rd FS were disbanded and about twenty of the 52nd FW F-16CMs left Spangdahlem to continue duty with the 179th FS of the MN ANG. The remaining F-16CMs continued duty with the reactivated 480th FS 'Warhawks'like this 90-0829/SP
Ralf Butschkat
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