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Second Allied Tactical Air Force | |
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Active | 1958–1993 |
Disbanded | 30 June 1993 |
Countries | Belgium Netherlands United Kingdom United States West Germany |
Allegiance | North Atlantic Treaty Organization |
Part of | Allied Air Forces Central Europe |
Headquarters | RAF Rheindahlen, West Germany |
Second Allied Tactical Air Force (2 ATAF) was a NATO military formation under Allied Air Forces Central Europe tasked with providing air support to NATO's Northern Army Group (NORTHAG). 2 ATAF commanded all flying units based within its sector and all reinforcements flying into its sector, as well as ground-based radar systems and stations, air defense units and the airfields in its sector.