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The respective titles of the service commands were: Commander-in-Chief, [[U.S. Air Forces in Europe]] (USAFE); Commander-in-Chief, [[U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean]]; and Commander-in-Chief, U.S. European Command. In line with the creation of the joint-service European Command, the Army command in Europe has redesignated U.S. Army Europe on 1 August 1952. | The respective titles of the service commands were: Commander-in-Chief, [[U.S. Air Forces in Europe]] (USAFE); Commander-in-Chief, [[U.S. Naval Forces, Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean]]; and Commander-in-Chief, U.S. European Command. In line with the creation of the joint-service European Command, the Army command in Europe has redesignated U.S. Army Europe on 1 August 1952. | ||
The unified command structure was born of the need to address changes wrought not only by America's rapid post-war demobilization but the end of the occupation of Germany in 1949. Questions arose over the U.S. commitment to the defense of Western Europe against the [[Soviet Union]] (USSR). Providing for the common defense was a great concern, especially after the Berlin Crisis of 1948–49 when the Soviet Union blocked access to the divided city and the U.S. and | The unified command structure was born of the need to address changes wrought not only by America's rapid post-war demobilization but the end of the occupation of Germany in 1949. Questions arose over the U.S. commitment to the defense of Western Europe against the [[Soviet Union]] (USSR). Providing for the common defense was a great concern, especially after the Berlin Crisis of 1948–49 when the Soviet Union blocked access to the divided city and the U.S. and United Kingdom responded with an unprecedented airlift. In 1949 the allies established the [[North Atlantic Treaty Organization]] (NATO). | ||
In 1952 the [[area of responsibility]] included continental Europe, the United Kingdom, North Africa and Turkey. The AOR was subsequently expanded to include Southwest Asia as far east as Iran and as far south as Saudi Arabia. | In 1952 the [[area of responsibility]] included continental Europe, the United Kingdom, North Africa and Turkey. The AOR was subsequently expanded to include Southwest Asia as far east as Iran and as far south as Saudi Arabia. | ||