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Wiesbaden Army Air Field was selected as the site for Headquarters, [[United States Air Forces In Europe in 1947, in large part due to it's proximity to Frankfurt am Main, where the U.S. Seventh Army was Headquartered.
In 1948 the facilty served as the hub for all activities supporting the Berlin Airlift, with around-the-clock flights from Wiesbaden Air Base.
In 1973 HQ USAFE was relocated to Ramstein Air Base, near Kaiserslautern. The Air Force moved most personnel out of Wiesbaden in 1975 as part of Operation creek Swap, in wich most Army facilities in Kaiserslautern were turned over to the Air Force, in exchange for the facilities at Wiesbaden. The USAF, however, retained a small presence at Lindsey Air Station, an administrative part of the former Wiesbaden Air Base.
An Army Armored Brigade was stationed at Wiesbaden Air Base in the mid 1970s until it was replaced by the 3D Combat Support Command and 12th Aviation Brigade in the mid 1980s. From 1975 through 1993 Wiesbaden was a joint Army/Air Force community with a service-wide reputation for excellence that was enhanced by the strong bonds that developed between these organizations.
In 1993, Wiesbaden Air Base is offically named Wiesbaden Army Air Field.
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