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Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force
Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force insignia
Active
1951–1993
Disbanded
30 June 1993
Countries
Canada United States West Germany
Allegiance
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Part of
Allied Air Forces Central Europe
Headquarters
Trier Air Base (1951–1958) Ramstein Air Base (1958–1980) Heidelberg (1980–1993)
Military unit
Fourth Allied Tactical Air Force (4 ATAF) was a NATO military formation under Allied Air Forces Central Europe tasked with providing air support to NATO's Central Army Group (CENTAG) in the southern portion of West Germany. 4 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.
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