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| United States Army Europe and Africa | |
|---|---|
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| Active | 1942–present |
| Country |  United States |
| Branch |  Army |
| Type | Army Service Component Command/Theater Army |
| Role | Headquarters |
| Part of | |
| Garrison/HQ | Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Germany |
| Motto(s) | Sword of Freedom |
| Colors | White and red |
| Campaigns | World War II |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commanding General | Gen. Darryl A. Williams |
| Command Sergeant Major | Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremiah E. Inman |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
| Combat service identification badge |  |
| NATO Map Symbol (1997) |  -_AA_-_US_Army_Europe_(FM_101-5-1,_1997_September_30).svg) |
United States Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) is an Army Service Component Command (ASCC) /Theater Army responsible for directing United States Army operations throughout the U.S. European Command (EUCOM) and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) area of responsibility.[1]
During the Cold War, it supervised ground formations primarily focused upon the Warsaw Pact to the east as part of NATO's Central Army Group. Since the revolutions of 1989, it has greatly reduced its size, dispatched U.S. forces to the Gulf Wars of 1990-91 and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Kosovo War, the War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) and increased security cooperation with other NATO land forces. From 1967 to 2006, the U.S. Army Europe dual hatted with the Seventh Army. The Seventh Army has since been dissolved and merged into the command.
In 2020, the Army announced that United States Army Africa would consolidate with U.S. Army Europe to form a new command, U.S. Army Europe and Africa.[2] The two commands were consolidated on November 20, 2020.[3]
- ^ "The U.S. Army Command Structure". US Army. Archived from the original on 8 July 2003. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ Lucas, Ryan (1 October 2020). "Army Consolidating Europe, Africa Commands". Association of the United States Army. Archived from the original on 28 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Army Europe and Africa Commands consolidate". Army.mil. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2020.