United States Air Force in the United Kingdom

Bases of the United States Air Force
in the United Kingdom

Map of Royal Air Force stations used by the United States Air Forces in Europe.
Date1951—present
Location
United Kingdom
Result Phased down in number as a result of the end of the Cold War, some maintained as part of the NATO military alliance.

Since 1942 the United States has maintained air bases in the United Kingdom. Major Commands of the USAF having bases in the United Kingdom were the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), Strategic Air Command (SAC), and Air Mobility Command (AMC).