Air Reserve Components
The Air Reserve Components for USAF are Air Force Reserve Com- mand and the Air National Guard. 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, bomber, airlift, 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, Denver 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 (Afghanistan); Enlisted 53,233 Helicopter 15 Iraqi Freedom (Iraq); 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 Group 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 Wing 433rd Airlift Wing 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) Ohio (C-5A) Wash. (C-17Aa) 452nd Air Mobility Wing 459th Air Refueling Wing 507th Air Refueling Wing 916th Air Refueling Wing 927th 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 310th Space Wing NAS JRB Fort Worth, 419th Fighter Wing 442nd Fighter Wing 482nd Fighter Wing 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 944th Fighter Wing Duke Field, 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 513th Air Control Group A-10 FTU Det. Randolph AFB, Tex. Moody AFB, Ga. JB Elmendorf, Alaska Tinker AFB, Okla. (E-3a) Davis-Monthan AFB, (AT/T-38, T-1, T-38)a (A-10a) (F-22Aa) Ariz. 926th Group 943rd Rescue Group 307th Fighter Squadron 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 302nd Airlift Wing 315th Airlift Wing 403rd Wing 439th Airlift 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 910th 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 934th Airlift Wing Pittsburgh 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 Washington, 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 national security 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 Bagram Airfield, 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. 104th Fighter Wing 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 142nd Fighter Wing Portland Arpt., Ore. 156th Airlift Wing Luis Munoz Marin Arpt., 159th Fighter Wing NAS JRB New Orleans, La. Puerto Rico F-16 Distributed Common Ground Station 113th Wing JB Andrews, Md. 102nd Intelligence Wing Otis ANGB, Mass. 114th Fighter Wing Joe Foss Field, S.D. 181st Intelligence Wing Hulman Arpt., Ind. 115th Fighter Wing 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., Iowa 123rd Intelligence Squadron Little Rock AFB, Ark. 138th Fighter Wing Tulsa Arpt., Okla. 152nd Intelligence Squadron Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev. 140th Wing Buckley AFB, Colo.
AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2010 105 Air Combat Command Cont. C-130 107th Airlift Wing Niagara Falls Arpt./ARS, N.Y. 144th Fighter Wing Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif. 109th Airlift Wing 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. 158th Fighter Wing Burlington Arpt., Vt. 133rd Airlift Wing Minneapolis-St. Paul ARS, Minn. 169th Fighter Wing McEntire JNGB, S.C. 136th Airlift Wing NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. 174th Fighter Wing Hancock Field, N.Y. 139th Airlift Wing Rosecrans Memorial Arpt., Mo. 177th Fighter Wing 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. 180th Fighter Wing Toledo Express Arpt., Ohio 146th Airlift Wing Channel Islands ANGS, Calif. 187th Fighter Wing Montgomery Regional Arpt., Ala. 152nd Airlift Wing Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev. F-22 153rd Airlift Wing Cheyenne Arpt., Wyo. 192nd Fighter Wing JB Langley, Va. 165th Airlift Wing 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. 129th Rescue Wing Moffett Field, Calif. 179th Airlift Wing 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 121st Air Refueling Wing Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio 115th Fighter Wing Truax Field, Wis. 126th Air Refueling Wing Scott AFB, Ill. 125th Fighter Wing Jacksonville Arpt., Fla. 127th Wing Selfridge ANGB, Mich. 130th Airlift Wing Yeager Arpt., W.Va. 128th Air Refueling Wing General Mitchell Arpt./ARS, Wis. 141st Air Refueling Wing Fairchild AFB, Wash. 134th Air Refueling Wing 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. 162nd Fighter Wing Tucson Arpt., Ariz. 155th Air Refueling Wing 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. 171st Air Refueling Wing Pittsburgh Arpt./ARS Air Education and Training Command 185th Air Refueling Wing Sioux Gateway Arpt./ Col. Bud Day Field, Iowa 186th Air Refueling Wing Key Field, Miss. 118th Airlift Wing (C-130) Nashville Arpt., Tenn. 190th Air Refueling Wing 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. Pacific Air Forces 178th Fighter Wing (F-16) Springfield-Beckley Arpt., Ohio 189th Airlift Wing (C-130) Little Rock AFB, Ark. 154th Wing (C-17, C-130, F-15, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii F-22, KC-135) Air Force Space Command 168th Air Refueling Wing (KC-135) Eielson AFB, Alaska 176th Wing (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 105th Airlift Wing 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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