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⭐ Core Definition: United States Army Europe and Africa

United States Army Europe and Africa (USAREUR-AF) is an Army Service Component Command/Theater Army responsible for directing United States Army operations throughout the United States European Command and United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) area of responsibility.

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 Persian Gulf War, the 2003 invasion of Iraq, the Kosovo War, the War in Afghanistan 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.

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πŸ‘‰ United States Army Europe and Africa in the context of III Armored Corps

III Armored Corps is a corps of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas. It is a major formation of United States Army Europe and Africa.

Activated in World War I in France, III Corps oversaw US Army divisions as they repelled several major German offensives and led them into Germany. The corps was deactivated following the end of the war.

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United States Army Europe and Africa in the context of Strong Europe Tank Challenge

The Strong Europe Tank Challenge was an annual, multinational tank platoon competition held from 2016 to 2018 at GrafenwΓΆhr Training Area, Germany, and hosted by the U.S. Army Europe and the German Army. In February 2025 the competition was held again after a 7 year hiatus, although renamed to the U.S. Army Europe and Africa International Tank Challenge.

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United States Army Europe and Africa in the context of United States Armed Forces oath of enlistment

The oath of enlistment is a military oath made by members of the United States Armed Forces who enlist.

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United States Army Europe and Africa in the context of Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy

The superintendent of the United States Military Academy is the academy's commanding officer. This position is roughly equivalent to the chancellor or president of an American civilian university. The officer appointed is, by tradition, a graduate of the United States Military Academy, commonly known as "West Point". However, this is not an official requirement for the position.

The superintendency had often been a stepping stone to higher prominence in the Army. Four superintendents became Chief of Staff of the Army: Hugh Lenox Scott, Douglas MacArthur, Maxwell Davenport Taylor, and William Westmoreland. The list of superintendents includes five Medal of Honor recipients: Oliver Otis Howard, Douglas MacArthur, Albert Leopold Mills, John McAllister Schofield, John Moulder Wilson. Since the 1980s, the post has been a terminal assignment in the Army; as a condition for detail to the position, officers are required by law to acknowledge that they will retire at the end of their appointment. This formulation was meant to secure the independence of superintendents from unlawful command influence; however, in practice the resulting "lame duck" status restricts their power and influence in the Army. Since 2010, the army has considered reverting to the previous system or recalling a retired officer to fill the post. The mandatory retirement precedent was not followed when Darryl A. Williams was nominated in June 2022 to serve as Commanding General, United States Army Europe and Africa.

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