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Major Commands Hq. Air Force The Department of the Air Force incorporates all elements of the Air ■ 2007 USAF Almanac Force and is administered by a civilian Secretary and supervised by a military Chief of Staff. The Secretariat and the Air Staff help the Secretary and the Chief of Staff direct the Air Force mission. Headquarters Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Headquarters Air Force Established Sept. 18, 1947 Secretary Michael W. Wynne HAF Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley ROLE PERSONNEL Organize, train, and equip air and (as of Sept. 30, 2006) space forces Active duty 1,713 Officers 1,456 MISSION Enlisted 257 Deliver sovereign options for the Reserve components 479 defense of the United States of ANG 0 America and its global interests—to AFRC 479 fly and fight in air, space, and cyber- Civilian 871 space Total 3,063 FORCE STRUCTURE— SECRETARIAT One Secretary One undersecretary Four assistant secretaries Two deputy undersecretaries Five directors Five offices FORCE STRUCTURE— AIR STAFF USAF photo by A1C Marleah L. Miller One Chief of Staff One vice chief of staff One Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Eight deputy chiefs of staff Three directors Eight offices The US Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs during a USAF open house at the Pentagon. 86 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007 SECRETARIAT, PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, D.C. Secretary of the Air Force Undersecretary of the Air Force Asst. Secretary of Asst. Secretary of Asst. Secretary of Asst. Secretary Deputy Undersec- Deputy Undersec- the Air Force for the Air Force for the Air Force for In- of the Air Force retary of the Air retary of the Air Acquisition Financial Mgmt. & stallations, Environ- for Manpower & Force for Interna- Force for Space Comptroller ment, & Logistics Reserve Affairs tional Affairs Programs Warfighting Integra- Administrative Auditor General General Counsel Inspector General Director, Director, tion & Chief Informa- Assistant Communications Legislative Liaison tion Officer Director, Air Force Director, Director, Small Busi- Smart Operations 21 Public Affairs ness Programs AIR STAFF, PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, D.C. Chief of Staff Chief Master Sergeant Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff for Deputy Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff Director, Studies & for Manpower & Air, Space, & Information for Plans & Require- for Installations & Mis- Analyses, Personnel (A1) Operations (A3) ments (A5) sion Support (A7) Assessments, & Lessons Learned (A9) Deputy Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Sur- for Logistics (A4) for Communications for Strategic Plans & veillance, & Reconnais- (A6) Programs (A8) sance (A2) Director, Air National Director, Test & Chief of Air Force Chief of Chaplains Chief of Safety Guard Evaluation Reserve Chief Scientist Air Force Historian Judge Advocate Surgeon General Chair, USAF Scien- General tific Advisory Board AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007 87 Major Commands A major command is a subdivision of the Air Force assigned a major ■ 2007 USAF Almanac part of the Air Force mission and directly subordinate to Hq. USAF. In general, there are two types of major commands: functional and geographical. Air Combat Command Headquarters Langley AFB, Va. Established June 1, 1992 ACC Commander Gen. Ronald E. Keys MISSIONS Major operations Force; Red Flag; Unified Endeavor; Operate USAF bombers (active Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan); Unitas; Vigilant Shield; Virtual Flag and ANG and AFRC gained); USAF’s Iraqi Freedom (Iraq); Noble Eagle CONUS-based (active and gained) (US) fighter, reconnaissance, battle man- Major training exercises agement, and command and control Amalgam Dart Series; Amalgam aircraft and intelligence and surveil- Phantom; Ardent Century; Blue Ad- PERSONNEL lance systems (as of Sept. 30, 2006) vance; Blue Flag; Bright Star; Clean Organize, train, equip, and Hunter; Eager Tiger; Eagle Resolve; Active duty 86,809 maintain combat-ready forces for Eastern Falcon; Ellipse Echo; Falcon Officers 12,854 rapid deployment and employment Nest; Foal Eagle; Fuertas Defensas; Enlisted 73,955 to meet the challenges of peacetime Global Lightning; Global Thunder; Reserve components 57,001 air sovereignty and wartime combat Green Flag East and West; Initial ANG 46,476 requirements Link; Internal Look; Iron Falcon; AFRC 10,525 Provide combat airpower to Ameri- Maple Flag; New Horizons Series; Civilian 10,288 ca’s warfighting commands (Central, Northern Edge; Panamax; Positive Total 154,098 European, Northern, Pacific, and Southern); nuclear, conventional, and information operations forces to STRATCOM; air defense forces to NORAD COROLLARY MISSIONS Monitor and intercept illegal drug traffic Test new combat equipment FORCE STRUCTURE Four numbered air forces: 1st, Tyn- USAF photo by TSgt. Ben Bloker dall AFB, Fla.; 8th, Barksdale AFB, La.; 9th, Shaw AFB, S.C.; 12th, Da- vis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Three primary subordinate units: Air and Space Expeditionary Force Cen- ter, Langley AFB, Va.; Air Intelligence Agency, Lackland AFB, Tex.; USAF Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev. 27 wings Five groups OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY (as of Sept. 30, 2006) F-22s assigned to the 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va., fly along the Vir- Flying hours: 30,330 per month ginia coastline. 88 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007 AIR COMBAT COMMAND, LANGLEY AFB, VA. Commander Gen. Ronald E. Keys 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 and Space Expeditionary Force Center Air Intelligence Agency USAF Warfare Center Langley AFB, Va. Lackland AFB, Tex. Nellis AFB, Nev. 53rd Wing 57th Wing 98th Range Wing 99th Air Base Wing 505th Command and Eglin AFB, Fla. Nellis AFB, Nev. Nellis AFB, Nev. Nellis AFB, Nev. Control Wing (A-10, B-1, B-2, B-52, F-15A/ (A-10, F-15C/D/E, F-16C/D, (support) Hurlburt Field, Fla. C/D/E, F-16C/D, F-22A, F-117, HH-60, MQ-1/9) MQ/RQ-1, QF-4, RQ-4, U-2) 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group Tyndall AFB, Fla. (E-9A, QF-4) EQUIPMENT Bomber 118 Recon/BM/C3I 92 (Primary aircraft inventory as of Sept. Fighter/Attack 663 Trainer 36 30, 2006) UNIT BASE WEAPONS 1st Fighter Wing Langley AFB, Va. F-15C/D, F-22A 2nd Bomb Wing Barksdale AFB, La. B-52H 3rd Air Support Operations Group Ft. Hood, Tex. 4th Fighter Wing Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. F-15E 5th Bomb Wing Minot AFB, N.D. B-52H 7th Bomb Wing Dyess AFB, Tex. B-1B 9th Reconnaissance Wing Beale AFB, Calif. RQ-4, T-38, U-2R/S 18th Air Support Operations Group Pope AFB, N.C. 20th Fighter Wing Shaw AFB, S.C. F-16C/CJ/D 23rd Wing Moody AFB, Ga. A/OA-10 (Pope AFB, N.C.), HC-130, HH-60 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/D 49th Fighter Wing Holloman AFB, N.M. F-117A, QF-4, T-38B 53rd Wing Eglin AFB, Fla. A-10, B-1, B-2, B-52, F-15A/C/D/E, F-16C/D, F- 22A, F-117, MQ/RQ-1, QF-4, RQ-4, U-2 53rd Weapons Evaluation Groupa Tyndall AFB, Fla. E-9A, QF-4 55th Electronic Combat Group Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. EC-130H 55th Wing Offutt AFB, Neb. E-4B, OC-135B, RC-135S/U/V/W, TC-135S/W, WC-135 57th Wing Nellis AFB, Nev. A-10, F-15C/D/E, F-16C/D, HH-60, MQ-1/9 67th Network Warfare Wing Lackland AFB, Tex. 70th Intelligence Wing Ft. Meade, Md. 98th Range Wing Nellis AFB, Nev. 99th Air Base Wing Nellis AFB, Nev. 116th Air Control Wingb Robins AFB, Ga. E-8C 355th Wing Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. A/OA-10 366th Fighter Wing Mountain Home AFB, Idaho F-15C/D/E, F-16CJ/D 388th Fighter Wing Hill AFB, Utah F-16C/D 480th Intelligence Wing Langley AFB, Va. 505th Command and Control Wing Hurlburt Field, Fla. 509th Bomb Wing Whiteman AFB, Mo. B-2, T-38 552nd Air Control Wing Tinker AFB, Okla. E-3B/C 820th Security Forces Group Moody AFB, Ga. aPart of 53rd Wing. bBlended wing with active duty and ANG personnel. AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2007 89 An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 20th Fighter Wing prepares to launch during an operational readiness exercise at Shaw AFB, S.C. USAF photo by SSgt. Nathan Bevier 8th AIR FORCE (ACC), BARKSDALE AFB, LA. Commander Lt. Gen. Robert J. Elder Jr. 2nd Bomb Wing 5th Bomb Wing Barksdale AFB, La. Minot AFB, N.D. (B-52H) (B-52H) 9th Reconnaissance Wing 55th Wing 67th Network Warfare Wing 70th Intelligence Wing Beale AFB, Calif Offutt AFB, Neb. Lackland AFB, Tex. Ft. Meade, Md. (RQ-4, T-38, U-2R/S) (E-4B, OC-135B, RC-135S/U/V/W, TC-135S/W, WC-135) 55th Electronic Combat Group Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (EC-130H) 116th Air Control Wing 480th Intelligence Wing 509th Bomb Wing 552nd Air Control Wing 3rd Air Support Operations Robins AFB, Ga. Langley AFB, Va. Whiteman AFB, Mo. Tinker AFB, Okla. Group (E-8C) (B-2, T-38) (E-3B/C) Ft. Hood, Tex. 9th AIR FORCE (ACC), SHAW AFB, S.C. Commander Lt. Gen. Gary L. North 1st Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Wing 20th Fighter Wing Langley AFB, Va. Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. Shaw AFB, S.C. (F-15C/D, F-22A) (F-15E) (F-16C/CJ/D) 23rd Wing 33rd Fighter Wing 18th Air Support Operations Moody AFB, Ga. Eglin AFB, Fla. Group (A/OA-10a, HC-130, (F-15C/D) Pope AFB, N.C. HH-60) 820th Security Forces Group Moody AFB, Ga.
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