Major Commands and Reserve Components

A major command is a subdivision of the Air Force assigned a major ■ 2011 USAF Almanac part of the Air Force mission and directly subordinate to Hq. USAF. (Note: All data as of Sept. 30, 2010)

Air Combat Command Headquarters JB Langley-Eustis, Va. ACC Established June 1, 1992 Commander Gen. William M. Fraser III Primary Mission Organize, train, equip, maintain, and provide strike, intelligence-surveil- , JB Langley-Eustis, Va. lance-reconnaissance, battle manage- ment, command and control, rescue, and electronic warfare airpower forces CommanderCommander to combatant commands. Gen. WilliamGen. William M. Fraser M. Fraser III III.

Personnel Active duty 68,252 Civilian 9,622 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. Total 77,874 Tyndall AFB, Fla. Davis-MonthanDavis-Monthan AFB, AFB, Ariz. Ariz. Equipment (Total active inventory) Air Forces Central Southwest Asia Bomber 63 Fighter/Attack 634 ISR/BM/C3 308 Tanker 16 Helicopter 38 Trainer 23 Air Education and Training Command Headquarters Randolph AFB, Tex. AETC Established July 1, 1993 Commander Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. Primary Mission Recruit, train, and educate airmen through basic military training, initial Air Education and Training Command, Randolph AFB, Tex. and advanced technical training, and professional military education.

Commander Personnel Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. Active duty 57,639 Civilian 15,352 Total 72,991 2nd Air Force 19th Air Force Air University Air Force Recruiting Service Equipment (TAI) Keesler AFB, Miss. Randolph AFB, Tex. Maxwell AFB, Ala. Randolph AFB, Tex. Fighter/Attack 139 Special operations forces 12 59th Medical Wing Air Force Security Tanker 29 San Antonio Military Assistance Training Squadron Transport 44 Medical Center-South Randolph AFB, Tex. Helicopter 49 Lackland AFB, Tex. Trainer 954

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2011 57 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 19,321 Civilian 2,508 8th Air Force 20th Air Force Total 21,829 Barksdale AFB, La. F. E. Warren AFB, Wyo.

Equipment (TAI) Bomber 83 Helicopter 25 ICBM 450 USAF redesignated Strategic Air Command, established Dec. 13, 1944, as Air Force Global Strike Command and activated AFGSC on Aug. 7, 2009.

Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters Wright-Patterson AFB, 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 19,220. Civilian 63,205 Total 82,425 Aeronautical Systems Air Armament Center Air Force Flight Test Air Force Global Center Eglin AFB, Fla. Center Logistics Support Equipment (TAI) Wright-Patterson AFB, Edwards AFB, Calif. Center Ohio Scott AFB, Ill. Bomber 4 Fighter/Attack 45 ISR/BM/C3 12 Tanker 2 Air Force Research Air Force Nuclear Air Force Security Arnold Engineering Transport 25 Laboratory Weapons Center Assistance Center Development Center Helicopter 5 Wright-Patterson Kirtland AFB, N.M. Wright-Patterson Arnold AFB, Tenn. Trainer 23 AFB, Ohio AFB, Ohio

Electronic Systems National Museum of Ogden Air Logistics Oklahoma City 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.

58 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2011 Air Force Reserve Command Headquarters Robins AFB, Ga. AFRC Established Feb. 17, 1997 Commander Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. Primary MISSION 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. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. support the active duty force and assist with domestic and foreign disaster relief.

Personnel 4th Air Force 10th Air Force 22nd Air Force Total (selected reserve) 70,119 March ARB, Calif. NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. Dobbins ARB, Ga. Active duty 512 Civilian (includes technicians) 12,918 Total 83,549 AFRC Recruiting Service Air Reserve Personnel Center Readiness Man- Robins AFB, Ga. Denver agement Group Equipment (TAI) Robins AFB, Ga. Bomber 9 Fighter/Attack 97 SOF 10 ISR/BM/C3 14 Tanker 69 Transport 149 Helicopter 15

Air Force Space Command Headquarters Peterson AFB, Colo. AFSPC Established Sept. 1, 1982 Commander Gen. William L. Shelton primary mission Organize, train, equip, maintain, and provide space and cyberspace op- Air Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. erations forces; develop, procure, and test space systems; sustain national Commander space launch facilities. Gen. William L. Shelton

Personnel Active duty 13,896 Civilian 7,678 14th Air Force 24th Air Force Air Force Spectrum Total 21,574 Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Lackland AFB, Tex. Management Office Alexandria, Va. Equipment (TAI) Air Force Satellite Control Network BMEWS GEODSS Air Force Network Space and Missile Systems Space Innovation and Pave PAWS Integration Center Center Development Center PARCS Scott AFB, Ill. Los Angeles AFB, Calif. Schriever AFB, Colo. Space surveillance radars Satellite systems: AEHF 1 DSP classified GPS: Block II/IIA/IIR 31 DMSP 2 DSCS III 8 Milstar 5 SBIRS 4 Abbreviations: BMEWS: Ballistic Missile Early Warning System; GEODSS: Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space WGS 3 Surveillance System; PAWS: Phased Array Warning System; PARCS: Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characteriza- SBSS 1 tion System; for satellites, see Gallery of Weapons. AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2011 59 Air Force Special Operations Command Headquarters Hurlburt Field, Fla. AFSOC Established May 22, 1990 Commander Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster

Air Force Special Operations Command, Hurlburt Field, Fla. primary Mission Organize, train, equip, maintain, and provide special operations airpower Commander forces to combatant commanders. Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster

Personnel Active duty 12,706 Civilian 1,721 23rd Air Force 1st Special Ops Wing 27th Special Ops Wing Air Force Special Total 14,427 Hurlburt Field, Fla. Hurlburt Field, Fla. Cannon AFB, N.M. Ops Training Center Hurlburt Field, Fla. Equipment (TAI) SOF 86 ISR/BM/C3 38 Helicopter 5 352nd Special Ops 353rd Special Ops 720th Special Tactics Group Group Group RAF Mildenhall, UK Kadena AB, Japan Hurlburt Field, Fla.

Air Mobility Command Headquarters Scott AFB, Ill. AMC Established June 1, 1992 Commander Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. primary Mission Organize, train, equip, maintain, and , Scott AFB, Ill. provide air mobility forces to sustain worldwide airpower operations. Commander Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. Personnel Active duty 45,840 Civilian 9,719 Total 55,559 18th Air Force US Air Force Expeditionary Center Scott AFB, Ill. JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Equipment (TAI) Tanker 186 Transport 322

60 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2011 Headquarters JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii PACAF Established July 1, 1957 Commander Gen. Gary L. North primary Mission Organize, train, equip, maintain, and provide strike, air mobility, and res- cue airpower forces to support Pacific Pacific Air Forces, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii region operations. Commander Personnel Gen. Gary L. North Active duty 29,381 Civilian 8,072 Total 37,453 5th Air Force 7th Air Force 11th Air Force 13th Air Force Yokota AB, Japan Osan AB, South Korea JB Elmendorf-Richardson, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Equipment (TAI) Alaska Hawaii Fighter/Attack 266 ISR/BM/C3 4 Tanker 15 Transport 39 Helicopter 14

US Air Forces in Europe Headquarters Ramstein AB, Germany USAFE Established Aug. 7, 1945 Commander Gen. Mark A. Welsh III

primary Mission Organize, train, equip, maintain, and provide strike, air mobility, battle management, and rescue airpower US Air Forces in Europe, ramstein ab, germany forces to support European and Afri- can theater operations. Commander Personnel Gen. Mark A. Welsh III Active duty 25,534 Civilian 6,250 Total 31,784 3rd Air Force 17th Air Force (administrative control) Ramstein AB, Germany Ramstein AB, Germany Equipment (TAI) Fighter/Attack 172 Tanker 15 Transport 28 Helicopter 5

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2011 61 Headquarters Washington, D.C.

Established Sept. 18, 1947 ANG primary MISSION Director Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III Provide combat capability to the active duty force and security for the homeland; support US domestic and foreign humanitarian and disaster relief. Equipment (TAI) Note: ANG also provides numerous other mission capabilities, including aeromedi- Fighter/Attack 614 cal evacuation, aircraft maintenance, and Personnel SOF 4 security forces. Total (selected reserve) 107,676 ISR/BM/C3 80 Active duty 208 Tanker 179 Civilian (includes technicians) 23,374 Transport 240 Total 131,258 Helicopter 17

Wing System/Mission Wing System/Mission

101st Air Refueling Wing KC-135R 151st Air Refueling Wing KC-135R 102nd Intelligence Wing DCGS C-130, DCGS 103rd Airlift Wing C-21, AOC, CIRF 153rd Airlift Wing C-130, CACS F-15 C-17, F-22, KC-135R C-5A KC-135R 106th Rescue Wing HC-130, HH-60 156th Airlift Wing C-130 107th Airlift Wing C-130 157th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R 108th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R F-16, cyber operations LC-130 159th Fighter Wing F-15 110th Wing C-21 161st Air Refueling Wing KC-135R 111th Fighter Wing F-16, MQ-1, RC-26 C-38, C-40, F-16 163rd Reconnaissance Wing MQ-1 114th Fighter Wing F-16 164th Airlift Wing C-5A F-16 C-130, CRTC 116th Air Control Wing E-8C 166th Airlift Wing C-130, cyber operations 117th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R 167th Airlift Wing C-5 118th Airlift Wing C-130 168th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R, missile warning 119th Wing C-21, MQ-1 169th Fighter Wing F-16 120th Fighter Wing F-15 KC-135R KC-135R 172nd Airlift Wing C-17 122nd Fighter Wing F-16 173rd Fighter Wing F-15 123rd Airlift Wing C-130, battlefield airmen, CRG 174th Fighter Wing MQ-9, RC-26, battlefield airmen, CACS 124th Fighter Wing A-10, battlefield airmen, CACS 175th Wing A-10, C-130J, cyber operations 125th Fighter Wing F-15, RC-26, space launch C-17, C-130, HC-130, HH-60, RAOC KC-135R F-16 127th Wing A-10, KC-135R, special operations, weather 178th Fighter Wing MQ-1 ground station KC-135R C-27J MC-130P, HH-60 F-16 130th Airlift Wing C-130, RC-26 181st Intelligence Wing DCGS 131st Bomb Wing B-2 182nd Airlift Wing C-130 132nd Fighter Wing F-16 183rd Fighter Wing CIRF, CNAF 133rd Airlift Wing C-130 184th Intelligence Wing Battlefield airmen, CACS, DCGS, NOSS KC-135R, CACS KC-135R C-130 186th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R, MC-12W, RC-26 137th Air Refueling Wing KC-135R F-16, RC-26 F-16 188th Fighter Wing A-10 139th Airlift Wing C-130 189th Airlift Wing C-130 C-21, F-16, MGS KC-135R KC-135, RC-26, combat communications 192nd Fighter Wing F-22 F-15 193rd Special Ops Wing EC-130J 143rd Airlift Wing C-130, cyber operations 194th Regional Support Wing battlefield airmen, cyber operations 144th Fighter Wing F-16, RC-26 145th Airlift Wing C-130 C-130 147th Reconnaissance Wing MQ-1 AOC: Air & Space Operations Center; CACS: Command and Control Squadron; CIRF: Central Intermediate Repair Facility; CNAF: Component Numbered Air Force; CRG: 148th Fighter Wing F-16 Contingency Response Group; CRTC: Combat Readiness Training Center; DCGS: 149th Fighter Wing F-16, cyber operations Distributed Common Ground Station; MGS: Mobile Ground Station; NOSS: Network 150th Fighter Wing pararescue and special ops training Operations Security Squadron; RAOC: Region Air Operations Center.

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