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USAFAlmanac ■ Major Commands A major command is a subdivision of the Air Force assigned a major part of the Air Force mission and directly subordinate to Hq. USAF. In general, there are two types of major commands: operational and support. Air Combat Command Headquarters Langley AFB, Va. Established June 1, 1992 ACC Commander Gen. John P. Jumper MISSIONS (Nellis AFB, Nev.); Air Warrior II PERSONNEL Operate USAF bombers (active (Barksdale AFB, La.); Amalgam (as of Sept. 30, 1999) and ANG and AFRC gained); Warrior (NORAD); Baltops, TFW Active duty 85,906 USAF’s CONUS–based (active and (EUCOM); Blue Advance, Fuertas gained) fighter and attack, recon- Defensas, New Horizons (SOUTH- Officers 12,271 naissance, rescue, battle manage- COM); Blue Flag (Hurlburt Field, Enlisted 73,635 ment, and command-and-control Fla.); Bright Star, Initial Link, Inter- Reserve components 58,234 aircraft nal Look (CENTCOM); Cooperative ANG 47,432 Organize, train, equip, and Zenith, JTFEX, Linked Seas, North- AFRC 10,802 maintain combat-ready forces for ern Viking, Roving Sands, Strong rapid deployment and employment Resolve (JFCOM); Global Guardian Civilian 10,817 to meet the challenges of peace- (STRATCOM); Maple Flag Total 154,957 time air sovereignty, wartime de- (Canada); Rugged Arch (CENTAF) fense, and military operations other than war Provide air combat forces to America’s warfighting commands (Central, European, Joint Forces, Pacific, and Southern); nuclear forces to USSTRATCOM; air de- fense forces to NORAD COROLLARY MISSIONS Monitor and intercept illegal drug USAF photo by 2nd Lt. Paula Kurtz traffic Test new combat equipment FORCE STRUCTURE Four numbered air forces: 1st (ANG), Tyndall AFB, Fla.; 8th, Barksdale AFB, La.; 9th, Shaw AFB, S.C.; 12th, Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz. One direct reporting unit: Air War- fare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev. 23 wings OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY Flying hours: 29,275 per month Aircrew and support personnel signal a warrior’s goodbye for an Air Combat Command F-16 taking off on deployment from Shaw AFB, S.C., to Operation Major operations Allied Force. On this morning in June 1999, 12 Fighting Falcons from the 20th Allied Force (Yugoslavia), South- Fighter Wing headed for the conflict in Kosovo. ern/Northern Watch (Iraq) Major training exercises Air Warrior, Green Flag, Red Flag AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2000 81 AIR COMBAT COMMAND, LANGLEY AFB, VA. Commander Gen. John P. Jumper 1st Air Force (ANG) 8th Air Force 9th Air Force 12th Air Force Tyndall AFB, Fla. Barksdale AFB, La. Shaw AFB, S.C. Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz. Air Warfare Center Nellis AFB, Nev. 53rd Wing 57th Wing 99th Air Base Wing Eglin AFB, Fla. Nellis AFB, Nev. Nellis AFB, Nev. (A-10, E-9, F-15A/C/E, F-16C/D, (A-10, F-15C/D/E, F-16, HH-60, (support) F-117, HH-60)a RQ-1A Predator UAV) aE-9 at Tyndall AFB, Fla. EQUIPMENT Fighter/Attack (A/OA-10, E-8, E-9, EC-130, OC-135, (Primary Aircraft Inventory as F-15, F-16, F-117) 724 RC-135, RQ-1, U-2) 106 of Sept. 30, 1999) Helicopter (HH-60) 29 Tanker (HC-130, KC-135R) 15 Bombers (B-1B, B-2, B-52H) 116 Recon/BM/C3I (E-3, E-4, Trainer (T-38, TC-135, TU-2) 39 UNIT BASE WEAPONS 1st Fighter Wing Langley AFB, Va. F-15C/D 2nd Bomb Wing Barksdale AFB, La. B-52H 4th Fighter Wing Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. F-15E 5th Bomb Wing Minot AFB, N.D. B-52H 7th Bomb Wing Dyess AFB, Texas B-1B 9th Reconnaissance Wing Beale AFB, Calif. T-38, U-2R/S 20th Fighter Wing Shaw AFB, S.C. F-16C/D 23rd Fighter Group Pope AFB, N.C. A/OA-10 27th Fighter Wing Cannon AFB, N.M. F-16C/D 28th Bomb Wing Ellsworth AFB, S.D. B-1B 33rd Fighter Wing Eglin AFB, Fla. F-15C 49th Fighter Wing Holloman AFB, N.M. AT-38B, F-4, F-117A, German F-4F 53rd Wing Eglin AFB, Fla. A-10, F-15A/C/E, F-16C/D, F-117, HH-60 55th Wing Offutt AFB, Neb. E-4B, OC-135B, RC-135S/U/V/W, TC-135S/W, WC-135W 57th Wing Nellis AFB, Nev. A-10, F-15C/D/E, F-16, HH-60, RQ-1A 65th Air Base Wing Lajes Field, the Azores (support) — 85th Group NAS Keflavik, Iceland HH-60 93rd Air Control Wing Robins AFB, Ga. E-8C 99th Air Base Wing Nellis AFB, Nev. (support) — 347th Wing Moody AFB, Ga. A/OA-10, F-16C/D, HC-130, HH-60 355th Wing Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz. A/OA-10, EC-130E/H 366th Wing Mountain Home AFB, Idaho B-1B, F-15C/D/E, F-16C/D, KC-135R 388th Fighter Wing Hill AFB, Utah F-16C/D 475th Weapons Evaluation Group* Tyndall AFB, Fla. E-9, BQM-34, MQM-107, QF-4, QF-106 509th Bomb Wing Whiteman AFB, Mo. B-2, T-38 552nd Air Control Wing Tinker AFB, Okla. E-3B/C *Part of 53rd Wing. 82 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2000 1st AIR FORCE (ANG), TYNDALL AFB, FLA. Commander Maj. Gen. Larry K. Arnold Southeast Air Defense Sector (ANG) Northeast Air Defense Sector (ANG) Western Air Defense Sector (ANG) Tyndall AFB, Fla. Rome, N.Y. McChord AFB, Wash. 8th AIR FORCE (ACC), BARKSDALE AFB, LA. Commander Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Keck 2nd Bomb Wing 5th Bomb Wing Barksdale AFB, La. Minot AFB, N.D. (B-52H) (B-52H) 7th Bomb Wing 27th Fighter Wing 28th Bomb Wing Dyess AFB, Texas Cannon AFB, N.M. Ellsworth AFB, S.D. (B-1B) (F-16C/D) (B-1B) 65th Air Base Wing 509th Bomb Wing 85th Group Lajes Field, the Azores Whiteman AFB, Mo. NAS Keflavik, Iceland (support) (B-2, T-38) (HH-60) 9th AIR FORCE (ACC), SHAW AFB, S.C. Commander Lt. Gen. Charles F. Wald 1st Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Wing Langley AFB, Va. Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. (F-15C/D) (F-15E) 20th Fighter Wing 33rd Fighter Wing Shaw AFB, S.C. Eglin AFB, Fla. (F-16C/D) (F-15C) 93rd Air Control Wing 347th Wing Robins AFB, Ga. Moody AFB, Ga. (E-8C) (A/OA-10*, F-16C/D, HC-130, HH-60) *A/OA-10 unit deactivates June 2000. AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2000 83 12th AIR FORCE (ACC), DAVIS–MONTHAN AFB, ARIZ. Commander Lt. Gen. Robert H. Foglesong 9th Reconnaissance Wing 49th Fighter Wing 55th Wing Beale AFB, Calif. Holloman AFB, N.M. Offutt AFB, Neb. (T-38, U-2R/S) (AT-38B, F-4, F-117A, (E-4B, OC-135B, RC-135S/U/V/W, German F-4F) TC-135S/W, WC-135W) 355th Wing 366th Wing Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz. Mountain Home AFB, Idaho (A/OA-10, EC-130E/H) (B-1B, F-15C/D/E, F-16C/D, KC-135R) 388th Fighter Wing 552nd Air Control Wing Hill AFB, Utah Tinker AFB, Okla. (F-16C/D) (E-3B/C) Air Education and Training Command Headquarters Randolph AFB, Texas Established July 1, 1993 AETC Commander Gen. Lloyd W. Newton MISSIONS Recruit, train, and educate qual- ity people Provide basic military training, ini- tial and advanced technical train- ing, flying training, and professional military and degree-granting pro- Staff photo by Guy Aceto fessional education Conduct joint, medical service, readiness, and Air Force security assistance training OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES Recall of Individual Ready Re- servists. Mobility and contingency tasking support to combatant com- manders FORCE STRUCTURE Two numbered air forces and an educational headquarters: 2nd, Keesler AFB, Miss.; 19th, Randolph AFB, Texas; Air University, Max- At Air Education and Training Command’s Lackland AFB, Texas, training well AFB, Ala. instructors have six weeks to guide young raw recruits through basic military Three DRUs: Air Force Recruiting training, turning them into professional airmen. Service and Air Force Security As- sistance Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas, and 59th Medical Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas 16 wings OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY Flying hours: 46,229 per month 84 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2000 PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT (as of Sept. 30, 1999) (PAI as of Sept. 30, 1999) Active duty 65,400 Fighter/Attack (F-15, F-16) 227 Officers 14,656 Helicopter (HH-60, TH-53, Enlisted 50,744 UH-1) 20 Reserve components 5,888 Special Operations Forces ANG 4,353 (MC-130, MH-53) 12 AFRC 1,535 Tanker (KC-135) 24 Civilian 13,936 Trainer (AT/T-38, T-1, T-3*, Total 85,224 T-6, T-37, T-43) 883 Transport (C-5, C-12, C-17, C-21, C-130, C-141) 64 *T-3 no longer in use. UNIT BASE WEAPONS Flying/Aircrew Training Units (Active) 12th FTW Randolph AFB, Texas AT/T-38, T-1, T-6, T-37, T-43 14th FTW Columbus AFB, Miss. AT/T-38, T-1, T-37 45th Airlift Squadron Keesler AFB, Miss. C-12, C-21 47th FTW Laughlin AFB, Texas T-1, T-37, T-38 56th Fighter Wing Luke AFB, Ariz. F-16 58th Special Operations Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. MC-130H/P, HH-60G, MH-53J, TH-53A, UH-1 71st FTW Vance AFB, Okla. T-1, T-37, T-38 80th FTW Sheppard AFB, Texas AT/T-38, T-37 97th Air Mobility Wing Altus AFB, Okla. C-5, C-17, C-141, KC-135 314th Airlift Wing Little Rock AFB, Ark. C-130 325th Fighter Wing Tyndall AFB, Fla. F-15 336th Training Group Fairchild AFB, Wash. UH-1 Technical Training Units 17th Training Wing Goodfellow AFB, Texas 37th Training Wing Lackland AFB, Texas 81st Training Wing Keesler AFB, Miss.
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