The Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force (17 EAF) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force located at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. The command served the United States Air Forces in Europe during 1953–1996 and United States Air Forces Africa during 2008–2012.

The Seventeenth Air Force of today, also known as Air Forces Africa, supports U.S. Africa Command via command and control of air forces to conduct sustained security engagement and operations as directed to promote air safety, security and development.

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17th AF, currently designated as Detachment 5, USAFE, will become 17 AF (Air Forces Africa) and serve as the air component for U.S. Africa Command. "We've done a lot of work to get to this point and received extensive support from Team Ramstein and our partners in USAFE, [U.S.] EUCOM, and AFRICOM," General Ladnier said.

Apr 16, 2012 · Carter Ham, U.S. Africa Command commander and presiding officer, will transfer the responsibility from 17th Air Force to USAFE and 3rd Air Force. The inactivation for 17th Air Force is one of the first visible steps in the Secretary of Defense-directed command restructuring.

What is AFI17-101 RMF for Air Force Information Technology (IT)? AFI17-101 RMF is Air Force Regulation 17-101 that provides guidelines and procedures for managing risk within the Air Force IT systems, ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of information.

Oct 22, 2009 · RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany -- 17th Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Ron Ladnier may have put it best when he described the new unit in its first year of operation as "like building an airplane while in flight." The General was referring to conducting operations and engagement in Africa while tailoring the unit to suit the evolving mission and ...

SUBJECT: Department of the Air Force Guidance Memorandum (DAFGM) to Air Force Instruction (AFI) 17-101, RISK MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK (RMF) FOR DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)

Constituted as 17 Medical Operations Squadron on 31 Aug 1994. Activated on 27 Sep 1994. Redesignated as 17 Operational Medical Readiness Squadron on 15 Aug 2019.

Oct 2, 2008 · Seventeenth Air Force stands up Army Gen. William E. "Kip" Ward (left), U.S. Africa Command commander, and Maj. Gen. Ronald R. Ladnier, commander of 17th Air force, unfurl the 17th AF guidon during an assumption-of-command ceremony Sept. 18 at …