The Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), formally the United States Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, is a formation of the United States Army headquartered at Caserma Ederle, Italy. The Southern European Task Force was formally activated during a ceremony October 25, 1955. On 3 December 2008 in Rome, Italy, an official announcement by the U.S. and Italian governments stated that SETAF would become USARAF, and one week later on 9 December 2008 USARAF was established as the Army Service Component Command of AFRICOM. According to the Army Times, this marked the end of the airborne chapter of the unit's history and the beginning of its new role as the Army component of AFRICOM.
In November 2020, U.S. Army Africa consolidated with U.S. Army Europe and Africa and was re-designated U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF). In the years since SETAF-AF’s inception, it has made progress through a consistent program of senior leader engagements and regionally focused activities. It has witnessed the restructuring of the African exercise program to address regional concerns, built multilateral relationships and supports a shared vision of 53 stable, secure nations.