Allied Air Command | |
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Founded | 1 January 2013 |
Type | Tactical level command |
Role | Command and control of air and space forces[1] |
Part of | Allied Command Operations |
Headquarters | Ramstein Air Base, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany |
Website | ac |
Commanders | |
Commander | General James Hecker (US Air Force) |
Deputy Commander | Air Marshal John Stringer (Royal Air Force) |
Chief of Staff | Major General Gianluca Ercolani (Italian Air Force) |
The Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) is the central command of all NATO air and space forces and the Commander Allied Air Command is the prime air and space advisor to the Alliance. When directed by the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), it provides the core of the headquarters responsible for the conduct of air operations. The command is based at the Ramstein Air Base in Germany.