United States Air Force U.S. Air Forces in Europe Patch

Criteria: The United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) is the United States Air Force component of U.S. European Command, a Department of Defense unified command, and is one of two Air Force Major Commands outside of the continental United States, the other being the Pacific Air Forces. It is, however, the only USAF Major Command to be headquartered outside of the United States. USAFE is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. It is the oldest continuously active USAF major command, being constituted on January 19, 1942, as the 8th Air Force by the United States Army Air Forces. The command was activated on February 1, 1942, at Langley Field, Virginia. Currently, the command has more than 39,000 active-duty, Reserve and civilian employees assigned.

Show your Air Force pride by wearing this patch on your flight suit or bomber jacket. This patch is sold individually and has the option of hook-and-loop fasteners as well as a leather border.