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German Air Force Luftwaffe
The Luftwaffe logo
Active	1935-1945 (Wehrmacht) 1956-1990 (Nationale Volksarmee) 1956-present (Bundeswehr)
Country	Germany
Branch	Air Force
Part of	Bundeswehr
Air Force Headquarters	Bonn
Size	Over 500 aircraft, and 43,000 personnel (2010)
Commanders
Chief of Staff, Luftwaffe	Lieutenant General Aarne Kreuzinger-Janik
Insignia
Luftwaffe Roundel
Aircraft flown
Strike	Panavia Tornado IDS, Alpha Jet
Fighter	F-4F Phantom II, Mikoyan MiG-29, Eurofighter Typhoon
Electronic Warfare	Panavia Tornado ECR
Reconnaissance	Raytheon/EADS EuroHawk, IAI Heron
Transport	C-160, A310MRTT, A319CJ, Bombardier Challenger 601
Training	Northrop T-38 Talon, Raytheon T-6 Texan II, Cessna T-37 Tweet, Grob G-120

The Luftwaffe is the air force of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is also the official name for two of the four historic German air forces, the Wehrmacht air arm founded in 1935 and disbanded in 1946; and the current Bundeswehr air arm founded in 1956.

Organisation

The Luftwaffe is commanded by the Chief of Staff, Luftwaffe (currently Lieutenant General Aarne Kreuzinger-Janik). He is assisted by the Air Staff at the Federal Ministry of Defence in Bonn.

German Air Command

The German Air Force Command is the superior command to all combat forces of the German Air Force.

Subordinate elements are:

• German Air Force Air Operations Command
• National Air Policing Centre
• Air Force Command and Control Regiment

The combat units are organized in four Air Divisions and the so called Air Transport Command

• 1. Luftwaffendivision
  • Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 5 (SAM Wing, MIM-104 Patriot)
  • Jagdbombergeschwader 32 (Fighter Bomber Wing, Tornado IDS and ECR)
  • Jagdbombergeschwader 34 (Fighter Bomber Wing, Tornado IDS)
  • Jagdbombergeschwader 49 (Fighter Bomber Wing, Alpha Jet)
  • Jagdgeschwader 74 (Fighter Wing, F-4F Phantom II)
  • German Air Force Tactical Training Center Italy
• 2. Luftwaffendivision
  • Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 2 (SAM Wing, MIM-104 Patriot)
  • Jagdbombergeschwader 31 “Boelcke” (Fighter Bomber Wing, Tornado IDS and ECR)
  • Jagdbombergeschwader 33 (Fighter Bomber Wing, Tornado IDS)
  • Jagdbombergeschwader 41 (Fighter Bomber Wing, Alpha Jet)
  • Jagdgeschwader 73 "Steinhoff" (Fighter Wing, MiG-29)
• 3. Luftwaffendivision
  • Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 2 (SAM Wing, MIM-104 Patriot)
  • Jagdbombergeschwader 38 (Fighter Bomber Wing, Tornado IDS)
  • Jagdbombergeschwader 44 (Fighter Bomber Wing, Tornado IDS)
  • Jagdbombergeschwader 43 (Fighter Bomber Wing, Alpha Jet)
  • Jagdgeschwader 72 (Fighter Wing, EF-2000)
• 4. Luftwaffendivision
  • Flugabwehrraketengeschwader 1 (SAM Wing, MIM-104 Patriot)
  • Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 „Immelmann“ (Strike Reconnaissance Wing, Tornado Recce, IAI Heron)
  • Jagdbombergeschwader 35 (Fighter Bomber Wing, Tornado IDS)
  • Jagdbombergeschwader 36 (Fighter Bomber Wing, Alpha Jet)
  • Jagdgeschwader 71 "Richthofen" (Fighter Wing, F-4F Phantom II)
  • German Air Force Regiment "Frisia"
• Air Transport Command
  • Special Air Mission Wing, Federal Ministry of Defence
  • Lufttransportgeschwader 61 (Air Transport Wing, C-160)
  • Lufttransportgeschwader 62 (Air Transport Wing, C-160)
  • Lufttransportgeschwader 63 (Air Transport Wing, C-160)
  • Hubschraubertransportgeschwader 64 (UH-1D)
  • Lufttransportgeschwader 65 (Air Transport Wing, C-160)