496th Air Base Squadron
The 496th Air Base Squadron (496 ABS) is a United States Air Force Geographically Separated Unit (GSU), stationed on the Spanish Air and Space Force (SASF) installation of Morón Air Base, Spain. The 496 ABS is part of the 65th Air Base Group, Lajes Field, Portugal under the 86th Airlift Wing, Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
| 496th Air Base Squadron | |
|---|---|
496th ABS air traffic controllers in the control tower at Morón Air Base | |
| Active | 1976-Present |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Type | Base Operations-Support Integration |
| Role | Power Projection |
| Part of | United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa |
| Garrison/HQ | Morón Air Base, Spain |
| Nickname(s) | Matadors |
| Motto(s) | We Project Airpower |
| Website | https://www.ramstein.af.mil/ |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Lt Col Mark D. Nexon |
| Insignia | |
| 496th Air Base Squadron emblem (Approved 17 October 1994) | |
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