The European Command of the US Armed Forces ( eng. United States European Command, USEUCOM, EUCOM ) is a unified command of the US Armed Forces headquartered in the suburb of Stuttgart , Germany .
| European Command of the US Armed Forces United States European Command | |
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 The emblem of the European command of the US Armed Forces | |
| Years of existence | since 1952 |
| A country | USA |
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| Type of | Single command |
| Dislocation | Patch Barracks, ( Stuttgart , Germany ) |
| Nickname | EUCOM |
| Commanders | |
| Acting commander | US Air Force General Todd Walters |
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The command was created on August 1, 1952 .
Responsibilities
EKVS US Responsibility.
EKVS is responsible for 54,000,000 square kilometers and includes 51 states and territories (European states, Turkey , Russia and Israel ).
The commander of the European Command is also the Supreme Commander of NATO Combined Forces in Europe (SACEUR) in the structures of NATO .
During the Gulf war, the European command controlled the forces stationed at the US Air Force Base Incirlik in Turkey.
Components
- US Ground Forces in Europe (United States Army Europe (USAREUR)) - Wiesbaden , Germany
- Multinational Training Command Center - Grafenwer , Germany
- 10th Air Defense Army - Kaiserslautern , Germany
- US Air Force Command in Europe and Africa (United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA)) - Ramstein , Germany
- 3rd Air Army
- US Navy in Europe (United States Naval Forces Europe - Naval Forces Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF)) - Naples , Italy
- US Navy Sixth Fleet
- US Marine Corps Forces in Europe (United States Marine Corps Forces, Europe (MARFOREUR)) - Boeblingen , Germany
- European Command Special Operations Operations (Europe) (SOCEUR) - Boeblingen , Germany