The Air Force Forces Command (german: Luftwaffenführungskommando, LwFüKdo), previously the Air Fleet Command (german: Luftflottenkommando) from 1970 to 2001, was a high command authority of the

German Air Force The German Air Force (german: Luftwaffe, lit=air weapon or air arm, ) is the aerial warfare branch of the , the armed forces of Germany. The German Air Force (as part of the ''Bundeswehr'') was founded in 1956 during the era of the Cold War as ...

of the Bundeswehr, responsible for the operations of the Air Force. In 2013, it was disbanded after its functions were merged into the new

Air Force Command The Air Force Command (german: Kommando Luftwaffe, Kdo Lw) is the high command of the German Air Force of the Bundeswehr as well as the staff of the Inspector of the Air Force. It was formed in 2012, as a merger of the German Air Staff (''Führu ...

(''Kommando Luftwaffe''), along with those of the other high command bodies of the German Air Force. Its subordinate elements were: * Air Force Operations Command ** German Joint Force Air Component Command Headquarters (JFAC HQ) * National Air Defense Command Center * German Space Situational Awareness Center * Air Force Support Command *1st Air Division in Southern Germany *2nd Air Division in Eastern Germany *4th Air Division in Western Germany *Air Command and Control Section 1 *Air Command and Control Section 3 *Air Command and Control Section 2 *

Surface-to-Air Missile Wing 5 A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft sy ...

** SAM Battalion 22 **SAM Battalion 23 *Surface-to-Air Missile Wing 2 ** SAM Battalion 21 ** SAM Battalion 24 * Surface-to-Air Missile Wing 1 ** SAM Battalion 25 ** SAM Battalion 26 *

Air Transport Wing 61 Air Transport Wing 61 (german: Lufttransportgeschwader 61) was a wing of the German Air Force (''Luftwaffe''). The wing was founded in 1957 and disbanded on 31 December 2017. At that time it was based at Landsberg-Lech Air Base in Bavaria, Ge ...

(disbanded 31 December 2017) *

Air Transport Wing 62 Air Transport Wing 62 (german: Lufttransportgeschwader 62) is a wing of the German Air Force (''Luftwaffe''). The wing was founded in 1959 and is currently based at Wunstorf Air Base in Lower-Saxony, Germany operating Airbus A400M fixed-wing air ...

Air Transport Wing 63 Air Transport Wing 63 (german: Lufttransportgeschwader 63) was a wing of the German Air Force (''Luftwaffe''). The wing was created in 1957 and was last based at Hohn Air Base in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, operating the last German Transall C-160 ...

Helicopter Wing 64 Helicopter Wing 64 (german: Hubschraubergeschwader 64) is a wing of the German Air Force (''Luftwaffe''). It was subordinate to Air Force Forces Command until that was disbanded in 2013. In 2015 Helicopter Wing 64 was integrated into Air Force ...

* Ministry of Defence Transport Wing * Fighter-Bomber Wing 31 “ Boelcke” * Fighter-Bomber Wing 33 * Fighter Wing 73 "Steinhoff" * Fighter Wing 74 * Reconnaissance Wing 51 "Immelmann" *German Air Force Tactical Training Center Italy * Air Force Regiment "Friesland"

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