Seventeenth Air Force stood down in an inactivation ceremony at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, April 24, 2012, and the Air Forces Africa flag and mission were passed to U.S. Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).
The numbered Air Force, which has also been known as Air Forces Africa, served as the air component for U.S. Africa Command. USAFE now takes up air component responsibilities for the African area of activity.
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