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Major Commands and Reserve Components A major command is a subdivision of the Air Force assigned a major ■ 2012 USAF Almanac part of the Air Force mission and directly subordinate to Hq. USAF. (Note: All data as of Sept. 30, 2011) Air Combat Command Headquarters JB Langley-Eustis, Va. ACC Established June 1, 1992 Commander Gen. G. Michael Hostage III Primary mission Primary force provider of combat air- power—fighter, conventional bomber, air Combat Command, Jb langlEy-Eustis, Va. reconnaissance, battle management, and electronic combat aircraft—to combatant commands; provide C3I CommanderCommander systems and conduct global informa- Gen. WilliamGen. G. M.Michael Fraser Hostage III III tion operations. PErsonnEl Active duty 68,179 1st Air Force 9th9th Air Air Force Force 12th12th Air Air Force Force USAF Warfare Center (Air Forces Northern) ShawShaw AFB, AFB, S.C. S.C. (Air(Air Forces Forces Southern) Southern) Nellis AFB, Nev. Civilian 10,295 Tyndall AFB, Fla. Davis-MonthanDavis-Monthan AFB, AFB, Ariz. Ariz. Total 78,474 Air Forces Central Southwest Asia EquiPmEnt (Total active inventory) Bomber 64 Fighter/Attack 646 ISR/BM/C3 313 Tanker 16 Helicopter 37 Trainer 50 maJor WINGS/centErs LoCation airCraft/mission/weaPon 1st Fighter Wing JB Langley-Eustis, Va. F-22 4th FW Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. F-15E 7th Bomb Wing Dyess AFB, Tex. B-1B 9th Reconnaissance Wing Beale AFB, Calif. MC-12W, RQ-4, T-38A, U-2 20th FW Shaw AFB, S.C. F-16CJ 23rd Wing Moody AFB, Ga. A-10C, HC-130, HH-60G 28th BW Ellsworth AFB, S.D. B-1B 49th Wing Holloman AFB, N.M. F-22, MQ-1, MQ-9, T-38C 53rd Wing Eglin AFB, Fla. A-10C, B-1B, B-2, B-52H, F-15, F-16, F-22, HC-130J, HH-60G, MQ-1, MQ-9, RQ-4 55th Wing Offutt AFB, Neb. E-4B, OC-135B, RC-135S, RC-135U, RC-135V/W, WC-135 57th Wing Nellis AFB, Nev. A-10C, F-15, F-15E, F-16, F-22, HH-60G (23rd Wing), MQ-1, MQ-9 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing Moody AFB, Ga. Battlefield airmen operations and support 99th Air Base Wing Nellis AFB, Nev. Base support 355th FW Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. A-10C, EC-130H (55th Wing), HC-130 & HH-60G (23rd Wing) 366th FW Mountain Home AFB, Idaho F-15E 388th FW Hill AFB, Utah F-16 432nd Wing Creech AFB, Nev. MQ-1, MQ-9 461st Air Control Wing Robins AFB, Ga. E-8C (Active Associate) 505th Command & Control Wing Hurlburt Field, Fla. C2 operational-level tactics, testing, training 552nd ACW Tinker AFB, Okla. E-3B/C/G 633rd ABW JB Langley-Eustis, Va. Joint base facilities support Air Force Rescue & Coordination Center Tyndall AFB, Fla. National search/rescue coordination 58 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2012 Air Education and Training Command Headquarters JBSA-Randolph, Tex. AETC Established July 1, 1993 Primary mission Commander Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. Recruit, train, and educate airmen through basic military training, initial and advanced technical training, and air EduCation and training Command, JBSA-randolph, Tex. professional military education. Commander PErsonnEl Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. Active duty 56,896 Civilian 16,585 Total 73,481 2nd Air Force 19th Air Force 59th Medical Wing Air University EquiPmEnt (TAI) Keesler AFB, Miss. JBSA-Randolph, Tex. JBSA-Lackland, Tex. Maxwell AFB, Ala. Fighter/Attack 150 Special operations forces 14 Air Force Recruiting Service Air Force Security Tanker 29 JBSA-Randolph, Tex. Assistance Training Squadron Transport 25 JBSA-Randolph, Tex. Helicopter 41 Abbreviations: CSO: combat systems officer; JBSA: Joint Base San Antonio; NAS: Naval Air Station; Trainer 1,116 ROTC: Reserve Officer Training Corps. maJor WINGS/centErs loCation airCraft/mission/weaPon 12th Flying Training Wing JBSA-Randolph, Tex. T-1A, T-6A, T-38C (CSO at NAS Pensacola, Fla.) 14th FTW Columbus AFB, Miss. T-1A, T-6A, T-38C 17th Training Wing (TRW) Goodfellow AFB, Tex. Technical training 33rd Fighter Wing Eglin AFB, Fla. F-35 37th TRW JBSA-Lackland, Tex. Basic military and technical training 42nd Air Base Wing Maxwell AFB, Ala. Base support 47th FTW Laughlin AFB, Tex. T-1A, T-6A, T-38C 56th FW Luke AFB, Tex. F-16 58th Special Operations Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. CV-22, HC-130, HH-60, MC-130H, MC-130J, MC-130P 59th Medical Wing Lackland AFB, Tex. Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center 71st FTW Vance AFB, Okla. T-1A, T-6A, T-38C 80th FTW Sheppard AFB, Tex. T-6A, T-38C 81st TRW Keesler AFB, Miss. Technical training 82nd TRW Sheppard AFB, Tex. Technical training 97th Air Mobility Wing Altus AFB, Okla. C-17, KC-135R 314th Airlift Wing Little Rock AFB, Ark. C-130H/J 325th FW Tyndall AFB, Fla. F-22 502nd ABW Fort Sam Houston, Tex. JBSA facilities support Air Force Institute of Technology Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Postgraduate education Air Force Research Institute Maxwell AFB, Ala. Historical research Carl A. Spaatz Center for Officer Education Maxwell AFB, Ala. Officer professional military education (PME) Curtis E. LeMay Center for Doctrine Dev. & Education Maxwell AFB, Ala. Air Force doctrine development Ira C. Eaker Center for Professional Dev. Maxwell AFB, Ala. Professional and techical continuing education Jeanne M. Holm Officer Accession & Citizen Dev. Center Maxwell AFB, Ala. Officer training, ROTC oversight Muir S. Fairchild Research Information Center Maxwell AFB, Ala. Information resources Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education Maxwell AFB, Ala. Enlisted PME Maj. Frank Baumann, a pilot with the 459th Flying Training Squadron, works a simulator at an AETC sym- posium. USAF photo by SSgt. Erik Cardenas AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2012 59 Air Force Global Strike Command Headquarters Barksdale AFB, La. AFGSC Established Aug. 7, 2009 Commander Lt. Gen. James M. Kowalski Primary mission Organize, train, equip, maintain, and provide ICBM forces and nuclear- air force global strikE Command, barksdalE AFB, la. capable bomber forces to combatant commanders. Commander Lt. Gen. James M. Kowalski PErsonnEl Active duty 19,273 Civilian 2,734 8th Air Force 20th Air Force Total 22,007 Barksdale AFB, La. F. E. Warren AFB, Wyo. EquiPmEnt (TAI) Bomber 76 Helicopter 25 ICBM 450 Note: USAF redesignated Strategic Air Command, established Dec. 13, 1944, as Air Force Global Strike Command and activated AFGSC on Aug. 7, 2009. maJor units loCation airCraft/mission/weaPon 2nd Bomb Wing Barksdale AFB, La. B-52H 5th BW Minot AFB, N.D. B-52H 90th Missile Wing F. E. Warren AFB, Wyo. Minuteman III, UH-1N 91st MW Minot AFB, N.D. Minuteman III, UH-1N 341st MW Malmstrom AFB, Mont. Minuteman III, UH-1N 509th BW Whiteman AFB, Mo. B-2 576th Flight Test Squadron Vandenberg AFB, Calif. ICBM testing 625th Strategic Operations Squadron Offutt AFB, Neb. ICBM-related analysis, targeting system operations, training USAF photo TSgt.by Lee OsberryA. Jr. A B-52 speeds down the runway during a rapid launch exercise at Minot AFB, N.D. 60 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2012 Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio AFMC Established July 1, 1992 Commander Gen. Donald J. Hoffman Primary mission air force matEriEl Command, WrigHt-PattErson AFB, Ohio Research, develop, procure, test, and sustain USAF weapon systems. Commander Gen. Donald J. Hoffman PErsonnEl Active duty 19,500 Civilian 64,426 Total 83,926 Aeronautical Systems Air Armament Center Air Force Flight Test Air Force Global Center Eglin AFB, Fla. Center Logistics Support Wright-Patterson AFB, Edwards AFB, Calif. Center EquiPmEnt (TAI) Ohio Scott AFB, Ill. Bomber 4 Fighter/Attack 52 ISR/BM/C3 25 Tanker 2 Air Force Research Air Force Nuclear Air Force Security Arnold Engineering Transport 25 Laboratory Weapons Center Assistance Center Development Center Helicopter 7 Wright-Patterson Kirtland AFB, N.M. Wright-Patterson Arnold AFB, Tenn. Trainer 24 AFB, Ohio AFB, Ohio Note: The commandwide restructuring AFMC an- nounced in fall 2011 is not planned to take effect until Electronic Systems National Museum of Ogden Air Logistics Oklahoma City Oct. 1, 2012. Center the US Air Force Center ALC Hanscom AFB, Mass. Wright-Patterson Hill AFB, Utah Tinker AFB, Okla. AFB, Ohio Warner Robins ALC Robins AFB, Ga. maJor grouPs/Wings loCation airCraft/mission/WEaPon 46th Test Wing Eglin AFB, Fla. A-10C, C-130, F-15, F-15E, F-16CG/CJ, UH-1N 66th Air Base Group Hanscom AFB, Mass. Base support 72nd Air Base Wing Tinker AFB, Okla. Base support 75th ABW Hill AFB, Utah Base support 76th Maintenance Wing Tinker AFB, Okla. Aircraft/weapon sustainment 78th ABW Robins AFB, Ga. Base support 88th ABW Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Base support 95th ABW Edwards AFB, Calif. Base support 96th ABW Eglin AFB, Fla. Base support 309th Aerospace Maintenance & Regeneration Group Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Aircraft maintenance/regeneration 309th MXW Hill AFB, Utah Aircraft/weapon sustainment 377th ABW Kirtland AFB, N.M. Base support 402nd MXW Robins AFB, Ga. Aircraft/weapon sustainment 412th TW Edwards AFB, Calif. Various, including F-35A 448th Supply Chain Management Wing Tinker AFB, Okla. Supply chain operations/oversight 498th Nuclear Systems Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. Nuclear weapons sustainment 711th Human Performance Wing Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Human performance evaluation/research USAF photo by Samuel King Jr. A team from Eglin Air Force Base’s 46th Test Wing arrives at Duke Field, Fla. AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2012 61 Air Force Reserve Command Headquarters Robins AFB, Ga. AFRC Established Feb. 17, 1997 Primary MISSION Commander Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. Provide strike, air mobility, special operations forces, rescue, aeromedical evacuation, aerial firefighting and spray- air force ResErve Command, robins afb, ga. ing, weather reconnaissance, space, Commander flying training, and other capabilities to Lt.