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F r o m W i k i p e d i a , t h e f r e e e n c y c l o p e d i a
Former NATO military aviation formation
Military unit
Second Allied Tactical Air Force (2 ATAF) was a NATO military formation under Allied Air Forces Central Europe tasked with providing air support to NATO's Northern Army Group (NORTHAG). 2 ATAF commanded all flying units based within its sector and all reinforcements flying into its sector, as well as ground-based radar systems and stations, air defense units and the airfields in its sector.
History
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Second Allied Tactical Air Force was formed in 1958. Is area of responsibility covered the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany north of the city of Kassel and south of the Elbe river. The commander of 2 ATAF was the commanding Air Chief Marshal of the British RAF Second Tactical Air Force , which was renamed RAF Germany on 1 January 1959.
A Communication Squadron for 2 ATAF was established in February 1952, and disestablished in January 1959 at RAF Wildenrath , by being redesignated RAF Germany Communication Squadron.[1]
The peacetime headquarters of 2 ATAF were at RAF Rheindahlen (Mönchengladbach), the command center in the case of war for 2 ATAF. NORTHAG was in the Netherlands at Joint Operations Center Maastricht (JOC Maastricht). In 1983 NATO began with the construction of Static War Headquarters Castlegate in Linnich , Germany, as a replacement for JOC Maastricht. An Alternate War HQ was located at Kanne (Belgium ) north of Fort Eben-Emael .[2]
2 ATAF commanded RAF Germany, the Belgian Air Force , the Royal Netherlands Air Force , two divisions of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe ) and one US Air Force Tactical Fighter Group, as well as extensive air defense and radar installations provided by Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
If needed, 2 ATAF would have been reinforced with units from the US Third (UK based), Eighth (reconnaissance and bombing), Ninth (immediate reinforcements) and Twelfth Air Force (follow on reinforcements), and with French Air Force and Royal Air Force units. At the start of hostilities, 2 ATAF would have had immediately around 700 combat planes at its disposal. The following units would have come under 2 ATAF in wartime:
2 ATAF was disbanded on 30 June 1993, its duties were taken over by Allied Air Forces Central Europe .
War time structure c. 1989
[ edit ] A Phantom FGR.2 of No. 92 Squadron landing at RAF Wildenrath in the mid-1980sRoyal Air Force Germany bases with flying units in 1989 (all located in North Rhine-Westphalia )
A F-15C Eagle of 32d Tactical Fighter Squadron taxiing at Soesterberg Air Base in the mid-1980sRoyal Belgium Air Force 2 ATAF assigned bases in 1989
A Mirage 5BR of 42nd Squadron takes off in 1989An Alpha Jet taking off in 1985Royal Netherlands Air Force 2 ATAF assigned bases in 1989
A F-16A Fighting Falcon of No. 323 Fighter/Bomber Squadron lands at Leeuwarden Air Base in 1983
Headquarters Second Allied Tactical Air Force, RAF Rheindahlen /JOC Maastricht
Air Defence Operations Center (ADOC), Kanne
Sector Operations Center 1 (SOC 1), Aurich
Sector Operations Center 2 (SOC 2), Uedem
1st Btn, 33rd (Luftwaffe) Signal Regiment, Control and Reporting Center Uedem
3rd Btn, 33rd (Luftwaffe) Signal Regiment, Control and Reporting Center Brakel
V. Training Group, 2nd Luftwaffe Technical School, Control and Reporting Center Erndtebrück
Belgian Air Force , Control and Reporting Center Glons , Belgium
4th Btn, 33rd (Luftwaffe) Regiment, Faßberg , with 12× mobile Radar systems forward deployed to the inner German border.
Royal Air Force Germany RAF Rheindahlen (Mönchengladbach)
US Air Force
Belgian Air Force
1st Wing , Beauvechain Air Base
2nd Wing , Florennes Air Base
1st Squadron , 24× F-16A Fighting Falcon
2nd Squadron, 24× F-16A Fighting Falcon
3rd Wing, Bierset Air Base
8th Squadron, 36× Mirage 5BA
42nd Squadron, 22× Mirage 5BR (Reconnaissance)
9th Wing, Sint-Truiden Air Base
7th Squadron, 16× Alpha Jet's
11th Squadron, 16× Alpha Jets
10th Wing note 2 , Kleine Brogel Air Base
23rd Squadron, 24× F-16A Fighting Falcon
31st Squadron , 24× F-16A Fighting Falcon
Missile Wing, Düren , FRG[3]
Wing Staff, Düren
9th Operations Group, Grefrath , FRG
13th Operations Group, Düren , FRG
50th Squadron, Düren, (9x MIM-14 Nike Hercules launch stations)
51st Squadron, Blankenheim , (9x MIM-14 Nike Hercules launch stations, disbanded 1989)
Missile Support Group, Düren , FRG
Belgian Army
43rd Artilleriebataljon, Brakel
A/43rd Company, Beverungen with 6× MIM-23 Hawk stations
B/43rd Company, Höxter with 6× Hawk launch stations
C/43rd Company, Brakel with 6× Hawk launch stations
D/43rd Company, Bad Driburg 6× Hawk launch stations
62nd Artilleriebataljon, Essentho
A/62nd Company, Korbach with 6× MIM-23 Hawk stations
B/62nd Company, Wolfhagen with 6× Hawk launch stations
C/62nd Company, Essentho with 6× Hawk launch stations
D/62nd Company, Diemelstadt 6× Hawk launch stations
Royal Netherlands Air Force
Eindhoven Air Base
No. 316 Fighter/Bomber Squadron, 18× NF-5A Freedom Fighter
No. 422 Squadron, (3× I-Hawk launch stations & 3× Flycatcher/Bofors 40L70 AAA)
Gilze-Rijen Air Base
No. 314 Fighter/Bomber Squadron, 18× NF-5A Freedom Fighter
No. 121 Squadron, (3x I-Hawk launch stations & 3× Flycatcher/Bofors 40L70 AAA)
Leeuwarden Air Base
Twente Air Base
No. 313 Fighter/Bomber Squadron, 24× F-16A Fighting Falcon
No. 315 Fighter/Bomber Squadron, 24× F-16A Fighting Falcon
No. 222 Squadron, (3× I-Hawk launch stations & 3× Flycatcher/Bofors 40L70 AAA)
Volkel Air Base
No. 306 Reconnaissance Squadron, 18× F-16A F-16A Fighting Falcon (Reconnaissance)
No. 311 Fighter/Bomber Squadron, 24× F-16A F-16A Fighting Falconnote 2
No. 312 Fighter/Bomber Squadron, 24× F-16A F-16A Fighting Falconnote 2
No. 420 Squadron, (3× I-Hawk launch stations & 3× Flycatcher/Bofors 40L70 AAA)
De Peel Air Base (for reinforcements)
No. 421 Squadron, (3× I-Hawk launch stations & 3× Flycatcher/Bofors 40L70 AAA)
3rd Guided Weapons Group, Blomberg
5th Guided Weapons Group, Stolzenau
No. 500 Squadron, Borstel with 6× I-Hawk launch stations
No. 501 Squadron, Winzlar with 6× I-Hawk launch stations
No. 502 Squadron, Hoysinghausen with 5× Patriot launch stations
No. 503 Squadron, Reinsdorf with 5× Patriot launch stations
German Air Force
3rd Luftwaffendivision , Kalkar
4th Luftwaffendivision , Aurich
Wittmundhafen Air Base
Jagdgeschwader 71 , 2× squadrons with 15× F-4F Phantom II each, and 4× F-4F in reserve
1st Air Defense Missile Command, Heide
26th Air Defense Missile Wing, Heide, with 6× MIM-104 Patriot squadrons; each with 1× Engagement Control Station, 1× Radar Set, 8× launch stations
37th Air Defense Missile Wing, Cuxhaven , with 4× MIM-23 Hawk squadrons; each with 6× launch stations
39th Air Defense Missile Wing, Eckernförde , with 4× MIM-23 Hawk squadrons; each with 6× launch stations
2nd Air Defense Missile Command, Bremervörde
24th Air Defense Missile Wing, Delmenhorst , with 6× MIM-104 Patriot squadrons; each with 1× Engagement Control Station, 1× Radar Set, 8× launch stations
31st Air Defense Missile Wing, Westertimke , with 4× MIM-23 Hawk squadrons; each with 6× launch stations
36th Air Defense Missile Wing, Bremervörde, with 4× MIM-23 Hawk squadrons; each with 6× launch stations
3rd Air Defense Missile Command, Oldenburg
33rd Signal Regiment, Goch
34th Signal Regiment, Alt Duvenstedt
WE.177 tactical nuclear weapons .
Note 2: Nuclear sharing unit capable of delivering B61 tactical nuclear weapons .
See also
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References
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^ Alter, Fritz. "Gliederung und Stationierung der belgischen Streitkräfte in Deutschland im Jahre 1989" (PDF) . Retrieved 15 July 2017 .
O. W. Dragoner, Die Bundeswehr 1989 Volume 2.1, available here
O. W. Dragoner, Die Bundeswehr 1989 Volume 3, available here
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
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