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Air Reserve Components

The Air Reserve Components for USAF are Air Force Reserve Com- mand and the . Air Force Reserve Command stood up as a major command Feb. 17, 1997. The change in status, authorized ■ 2010 USAF Almanac by Congress in the Fiscal 1997 National Defense Authorization Act, was based on the experience gained from the Air Force Reserve component mobilization for Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.

Headquarters Robins AFB, Ga.

Established Feb. 17, 1997

Commander Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. AFRCAir Force Reserve Command

MISSIONS Support the active duty force Serve in such missions as fighter, , , aerial port opera- tions, aerial re­fueling, rescue, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, aerial fire fighting, weather recon- USAF photo by Greg Steele naissance, space operations, air- borne air control, flying training, flight testing, and aerial spraying Provide support and disaster relief in the US Support national counterdrug ef- forts Handle administration of USAF’s individual mobilization augmentees

FORCE STRUCTURE Air Force Reserve Command Recruit- ing Service Air Reserve Personnel Center, Three numbered air forces: 4th, An AFRC A-10 takes off for a sortie at the Utah Test and Training Range. March ARB, Calif.; 10th, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex.; 22nd, Dobbins ARB, Ga. 34 wings Personnel Equipment Eight groups (as of Sept. 30, 2009) (TAI as of Sept. 30, 2009) Total (selected reserve) 67,986 Bomber 9 OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY Officers 14,753 Fighter/Attack 108 Enduring Freedom (); Enlisted 53,233 Helicopter 15 Iraqi Freedom (); Noble Eagle (US) Civilian 13,031 Total 81,017 Recon/BM/C3I 11 SOF 14 *Numbers for AFRC personnel assigned to Majcoms, FOAs, Tanker 69 and DRUs are included here. Transport 149

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2010 103 Air Force Reserve Command, Robins afb, ga.

Commander Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr.

4th Air Force 10th Air Force 22nd Air Force AFRC Recruiting Service Readiness Management Air Reserve Personnel Center March ARB, Calif. NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. Dobbins ARB, Ga. Col. Joe N. Wilburn Col. Nancy C. Zbyszinski Brig. Gen. Kevin E. Pottinger Robins AFB, Ga. Robins AFB, Ga. Denver

4th Air Force (AMC), March aRb, calif. Commander Brig. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree

349th Air Mobility 434th Air Refueling Wing 445th Airlift Wing 446th Airlift Wing Travis AFB, Calif. Lackland AFB, Tex. Grissom ARB, Ind. Wright-Patterson AFB, JB Lewis-McChord, (C-5A, C-17, KC-10a) (C-5A) (KC-135R) (C-5A) Wash. (C-17Aa) 459th Air Refueling Wing 916th Air Refueling Wing March ARB, Calif. JB Andrews, Md. Tinker AFB, Okla. Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. MacDill AFB, Fla. (C-17, KC-135R) (KC-135R) (KC-135Rd) (KC-135Rb) (KC-135Ra)

932nd Airlift Wing 931st Air Refueling Group Scott AFB, Ill. McConnell AFB, Kan. (C-9Ac, C-40) (KC-135Ra)

10th Air Force (acc), nas JRB fort worth, tex.

Commander Maj. Gen. Frank J. Padilla

301st Fighter Wing NAS JRB Fort Worth, Schriever AFB, Colo. Tex. (F-16C/D) Hill AFB, Utah Whiteman AFB, Mo. Homestead ARB, Fla. (F-16C/Da) (A-10A) (F-16C/D) 917th Wing 919th Special Ops Wing 940th Wing Barksdale AFB, La. 920th Rescue Wing , Fla. Patrick AFB, Fla. Beale AFB, Calif. Luke AFB, Ariz. (B-52H, A-10A) b (MC-130E ) (HC-130P/N, HH-60G) (RQ-4a) (F-16C/Da) 340th Flying Training Group 476th Fighter Group 477th Fighter Group A-10 FTU Det. Randolph AFB, Tex. Moody AFB, Ga. JB Elmendorf, Tinker AFB, Okla. (E-3a) Davis-Monthan AFB, (AT/T-38, T-1, T-38)a (A-10a) (F-22Aa) Ariz. 926th Group 307th Fighter Nellis AFB, Nev. Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. JB Langley, Va. (F-15, (F-15, F-16, F-22, (HH-60G) F-16C/D)a MQ-1, MQ-9)a

22nd Air Force (amc), Dobbins aRb, ga.

Commander Maj. Gen. James T. Rubeor

94th Airlift Wing 315th Airlift Wing 403rd Wing Dobbins ARB, Ga. Peterson AFB, Colo. JB Charleston, S.C. Keesler AFB, Miss. Westover ARB, Mass. (C-130H) (C-130Hb) (C-17a) (C-130J, WC-130J) (C-5)

440th Airlift Wing 512th Airlift Wing 514th Air Mobility Wing 908th Airlift Wing Pope AFB, N.C. Dover AFB, Del. JB McGuire, N.J. Maxwell AFB, Ala. Youngstown ARS, Ohio (C-130Hb) (C-5A/B, C-17)a (C-17, KC-10A)a (C-130H) (C-130H)

911th Airlift Wing 914th Airlift Wing Arpt./ARS Niagara Falls Arpt./ARS, N.Y. Minneapolis-St. Paul Arpt./ (C-130H) (C-130Hd) ARS, Minn. (C-130H)

ANGB Air National Guard Base JB Joint Base aAssociate aircraft. bActive-associate (owned by AFRC, flown by active). ARB Air Reserve Base JNGB Joint National Guard Base cAFRC-owned and associate aircraft. Arpt. Airport JRB Joint Reserve Base dReserve-associate (AFRC-owned, flown by ANG). ARS Air Reserve Station NAS Naval Air Station

104 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2010 Headquarters , D.C.

Established Sept. 18, 1947

Director Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III AirANG National Guard

MISSIONS Personnel Equipment Provide combat capability to the (as of Sept. 30, 2009) (TAI as of Sept. 30, 2009) warfighter and security for the home- Total ANG military* 109,196 Fighter/Attack 644 land Officers 14,326 Helicopter 17 Provide ready units to support Enlisted 94,870 Recon/BM/C3I 45 objectives Civilian 23,442 SOF 4 Protect life and property and pre- Total 132,638 serve peace, order, and public safety Tanker 182 *Includes ANG personnel assigned to Majcoms, FOAs, and DRUs. Transport 241 FORCE STRUCTURE 89 wings Nine squadrons

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan); Iraqi Freedom (Iraq); Noble Eagle (US) USAF photo by TSgt. Jeromy K. Cross

A line of ANG C-130J aircraft is readied for a mission at , Af- ghanistan.

The Air National Guard by Major Command Assignment

Air Combat Command

A-10 192nd Intelligence Squadron JB Langley, Va. 111th Fighter Wing Willow Grove ARS, Pa. 234th Intelligence Squadron Beale AFB, Calif. 124th Wing Boise Air Terminal, Idaho E-8C 127th Wing Selfridge ANGB, Mich. 116th Air Control Wing Robins AFB, Ga. 175th Wing Martin State Arpt., Md. F-15 188th Fighter Wing Fort Smith Arpt., Ark. Barnes Arpt., Mass. B-2 120th Fighter Wing Great Falls Arpt., Mont. 131st Bomb Wing Whiteman AFB, Mo. 125th Fighter Wing Jacksonville Arpt., Fla. C-130 Portland Arpt., Ore. 156th Airlift Wing Luis Munoz Marin Arpt., 159th Fighter Wing NAS JRB New Orleans, La. F-16 Distributed Common Ground Station JB Andrews, Md. 102nd Intelligence Wing Otis ANGB, Mass. 114th Fighter Wing Joe Foss Field, S.D. 181st Intelligence Wing Hulman Arpt., Ind. Truax Field, Wis. 184th Intelligence Wing McConnell AFB, Kan. 122nd Fighter Wing Fort Wayne Arpt., Ind. 117th Intelligence Squadron Birmingham, Ala. 132nd Fighter Wing Des Moines Arpt., 123rd Intelligence Squadron Little Rock AFB, Ark. Tulsa Arpt., Okla. 152nd Intelligence Squadron Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev. Buckley AFB, Colo.

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2010 105 Cont. C-130 107th Airlift Wing Niagara Falls Arpt./ARS, N.Y. 144th Fighter Wing Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif. Schenectady County Arpt., N.Y. 148th Fighter Wing Duluth Arpt., Minn. 123rd Airlift Wing Louisville Arpt./AGS, Ky. 150th Fighter Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. 130th Airlift Wing Yeager Arpt., W.Va. Burlington Arpt., Vt. 133rd Airlift Wing Minneapolis-St. Paul ARS, Minn. 169th Fighter Wing McEntire JNGB, S.C. NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. 174th Fighter Wing Hancock Field, N.Y. 139th Airlift Wing Rosecrans Memorial Arpt., Mo. Atlantic City Arpt., N.J. 143rd Airlift Wing Quonset State Arpt., R.I. 178th Fighter Wing Springfield-Beckley Arpt., Ohio 145th Airlift Wing Charlotte/Douglas Arpt., N.C. Toledo Express Arpt., Ohio Channel Islands ANGS, Calif. Montgomery Regional Arpt., Ala. Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev. F-22 153rd Airlift Wing Cheyenne Arpt., Wyo. 192nd Fighter Wing JB Langley, Va. Savannah Hilton Head Arpt., Ga. MC/HC-130/HH-60 166th Airlift Wing New Castle County Arpt., Del. 106th Rescue Wing Francis S. Gabreski Arpt., N.Y. 175th Wing Martin State Arpt., Md. Moffett Field, Calif. Mansfield Lahm Arpt., Ohio MQ-1/MQ-9 182nd Airlift Wing Greater Peoria Arpt., Ill. 119th Wing Hector Arpt., Fargo, N.D. KC-135 147th Reconnaissance Wing Ellington Field, Tex. 101st Air Refueling Wing Bangor Arpt., Maine 163rd Reconnaissance Wing March ARB, Calif. 108th Air Refueling Wing JB McGuire, N.J. 174th Fighter Wing Hancock Field, N.Y. 117th Air Refueling Wing Birmingham Arpt., Ala. RC-26 Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio 115th Fighter Wing Truax Field, Wis. Scott AFB, Ill. 125th Fighter Wing Jacksonville Arpt., Fla. 127th Wing Selfridge ANGB, Mich. 130th Airlift Wing Yeager Arpt., W.Va. General Mitchell Arpt./ARS, Wis. Fairchild AFB, Wash. McGhee Tyson Arpt., Tenn. 144th Fighter Wing Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif. 137th Air Refueling Wing Will Rogers World Arpt., Okla. 147th Reconnaissance Wing Ellington Field, Tex. 141st Air Refueling Wing Fairchild AFB, Wash. 150th Fighter Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. 151st Air Refueling Wing Salt Lake City Arpt. Tucson Arpt., Ariz. Lincoln Arpt., Neb. 186th Air Refueling Wing Key Field, Miss. 157th Air Refueling Wing Pease Intl. Tradeport ANGS, N.H. 187th Fighter Wing Montgomery Regional Arpt., Ala. 161st Air Refueling Wing Sky Harbor Arpt., Ariz. Pittsburgh Arpt./ARS Air Education and Training Command Sioux Gateway Arpt./ Col. Field, Iowa 186th Air Refueling Wing Key Field, Miss. 118th Airlift Wing (C-130) Nashville Arpt., Tenn. Forbes Field, Kan. 149th Fighter Wing (F-16) Lackland AFB, Tex. 162nd Fighter Wing (F-16) Tucson Arpt., Ariz. 173rd Fighter Wing (F-15) Klamath Falls Arpt., Ore. 178th Fighter Wing (F-16) Springfield-Beckley Arpt., Ohio 189th Airlift Wing (C-130) Little Rock AFB, Ark. (C-17, C-130, F-15, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, F-22, KC-135) 168th Air Refueling Wing (KC-135) Eielson AFB, Alaska (C-17, C-130, HC-130, Kulis ANGB, Alaska HH-60) 111th Space Ops Squadron Sky Harbor Arpt., Ariz. 137th Space Warning Squadron Greeley ANGB, Colo. 148th Space Ops Squardon Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 213th Space Warning Squadron Clear AFS, Alaska

Air Force Special Operations Command

193rd Special Ops Wing (EC-130J) Harrisburg Arpt., Pa.

Air Mobility Command

C-5A Stewart ANGB, N.Y. 164th Airlift Wing Memphis Arpt., Tenn. 167th Airlift Wing Eastern W.Va. Arpt., W.Va. C-17 172nd Airlift Wing Allen C. Thompson Field, Miss. C-21 103rd Airlift Wing Bradley Arpt., Conn. 110th Wing W. K. Kellogg Arpt., Mich. 119th Wing Hector Arpt., Fargo, N.D. 140th Wing Buckley AFB, Colo.

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