United States Army Europe and Africa
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.
| United States Army Europe and Africa | |
|---|---|
USAREUR-AF Shoulder Sleeve Insignia | |
| Active | 1947–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, USA |
| Deputy Commanding General | LTG Andrew M. Rohling, USA |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM Jeremiah E. Inman, USA |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia | |
| Combat service identification badge | |
| NATO Map Symbol (1997) | |
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. The two commands were consolidated on November 20, 2020.