Air Reserve The Air Reserve Components for USAF are the and Air Force Reserve Command. Air Force Reserve Command stood up as a major command Feb. 17, 1997. The change in status, Components authorized 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 ■ 2008 USAF Almanac Storm.

Air Force Reserve Command Headquarters Robins AFB, Ga. Established Feb. 17, 1997 AFRC Commander Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley MISSIONS Support the active duty force Serve in such missions as fighter, , , aerial port opera- tions, , rescue, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, aerial fire fighting, weather recon- naissance, space operations, air- borne air control, flying training, flight USAF photo by Capt. Wade Arnold 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, Den- ver Three numbered air forces: 4th, March ARB, Calif.; 10th, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex.; 22nd, Dobbins ARB, 920th Rescue crews and support personnel at Patrick AFB, Fla., load supplies Ga. onto an HC-130P/N. 35 wings Six groups PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY (as of Sept. 30, 2007) (PAI as of Sept. 30, 2007) Enduring Freedom (); Total (selected reserve) *71,146 Bomber 8 Iraqi Freedom (); Noble Eagle Officers 16,346 Fighter/Attack 89 (US) Enlisted 54,800 Helicopter 13 Civilian 4,062 Total 75,208 Recon/BM/C3I 10 *Numbers for AFRC personnel assigned to Majcoms, FOAs, SOF 8 and DRUs are included here. Tanker 77 Transport 143

114 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2008 AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND, ROBINS AFB, GA.

Commander Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley

4th Air Force 10th Air Force 22nd Air Force AFRC Recruiting Service Air Reserve Personnel Center March ARB, Calif. NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. Dobbins ARB, Ga. Col. Francis M. Mungavin Brig. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree Robins AFB, Ga.

4th AIR FORCE (AMC), MARCH ARB, CALIF. Commander Maj. Gen. Robert E. Duignan

349th Air Mobility Wing 434th Air Refueling Wing 445th Airlift Wing 446th Airlift Wing Travis AFB, Calif. Lackland AFB, Tex. Grissom ARB, Ind. Wright-Patterson AFB, McChord AFB, Wash. (C-5A/B, C-17, KC-10a) (C-5A) (KC-135R) (C-5A) (C-17Aa)

452nd Air Mobility Wing 459th Air Refueling Wing 916th Air Refueling Wing March ARB, Calif. Andrews AFB, Md. Tinker AFB, Okla. Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. Selfridge ANGB, Mich. (C-17, KC-135R) (KC-135R) (KC-135R) (KC-135R) (KC-135R)

932nd Airlift Wing 939th Air Refueling Wing 931st Air Refueling Scott AFB, Ill. Portland Arpt., Ore. Beale AFB, Calif. McConnell AFB, Kan. (C-9A, C-40) (KC-135R/T) (KC-135Ra)

10th AIR FORCE (ACC), NAS JRB FORT WORTH, TEX. Commander Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Coon

301st Fighter Wing NAS JRB Fort Worth, Schreiver AFB, Colo. Hill AFB, Utah Whiteman AFB, Mo. Homestead ARB, Fla. Tex. (F-16C/D) (F-16C/Da) (A/OA-10A) (F-16C/D) 919th Special Ops Wing 340th Flying Training Group 917th Wing 920th Rescue Wing , Fla. Randolph AFB, Tex. Barksdale AFB, Patrick AFB, Fla. Luke AFB, Ariz. (MC-130Eb/Pa) c (AT/T-38, T-1, T-38)a La. (B-52H, A/OA- (HC-130P/N, HH-60G) (F-16C/D) 10A) 477th Fighter Group 926th Group 307th Fighter Elmendorf AFB, Nellis AFB, Nev. Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Langley AFB, Va. a , (F-22A ) (F-15, F-16) (HH-60G) Tinker AFB, Okla. (E-3a) (A-10, F-15, F-16C/D) 78th Reconnaissance Sq. 50th Intelligence Sq. a 13th Reconnaissance Sq. a Creech AFB, Nev. (MQ-1 ) Beale AFB, Calif. (RQ-4a) Beale AFB, Calif. (DGS-2 )

22nd AIR FORCE (AMC), DOBBINS ARB, GA.

Commander Maj. Gen. Martin M. Mazick

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

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

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

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

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2008 115 Headquarters , D.C. Air National Guard Established Sept. 18, 1947

ANG Director Lt. Gen. Craig R. McKinley MISSIONS Provide combat capability to the warfighter and security for the home- land Provide ready units to support Photo by Rick Llinares national security objectives Protect life and property and pre- serve peace, order, and public safety

FORCE STRUCTURE One numbered air force: 1st, Tyndall AFB, Fla. 88 wings Seven squadrons

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan); Iraqi Freedom (Iraq); Noble Eagle (US)

PERSONNEL (as of Sept. 30, 2007) A Maryland Air National Guard C-130J banks during a training mission. Below: 1st Lt. Tyler Cox looks over his F-15 at the , Portland Arpt., Ore. Total ANG military* 106,256 Officers 14,025 Enlisted 92,231 Civilian 179 Total 106,435 *Includes ANG personnel assigned to MAJCOMS, FOAs, and DRUs.

EQUIPMENT USAF photo by SrA. John Hughel (PAI as of Sept. 30, 2007) Fighter/Attack 609 Helicopter 15 Recon/BM/C3I 15 SOF 4 Tanker 179 Transport 214

1st AIR FORCE (ACC), TYNDALL AFB, FLA.

Commander Maj. Gen. Henry C. Morrow

Southeast Air Defense Sector (ANG) Northeast Air Defense Sector (ANG) Western Air Defense Sector (ANG) Tyndall AFB, Fla. Rome, N.Y. McChord AFB, Wash.

116 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2008 The Air National Guard by Major Command Assignment

Air Combat Command Air Education and Training Command A/OA-10A 173rd Fighter Wing (F-15) Klamath Falls Arpt., Ore. 103rd Fighter Wing Bradley Arpt., Conn. 149th Fighter Wing (F-16) , Tex. Barnes Arpt., Mass. (F-16) Tucson Arpt., Ariz. 110th Fighter Wing W.K. Kellogg Arpt., Mich. 178th Fighter Wing (F-16) Springfield-Beckley Arpt., Ohio 111th Fighter Wing Willow Grove ARS, Pa. 189th Airlift Wing (C-130) Little Rock AFB, Ark. 124th Wing Boise Air Terminal, Idaho 175th Wing Martin State Arpt., Md. 188th Fighter Wing Fort Smith Arpt., Ark. 137th Space Warning Sq. Greeley ANGB, Colo. C-130 148th Space Ops Sq. Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 124th Wing Boise Air Terminal, Idaho 156th Airlift Wing Luis Munoz Marin Arpt., Air Force Special Operations Command 175th Wing Martin State Arpt., Md. 193rd Special Ops Wing (EC-130E) Harrisburg Arpt., Pa. Distributed Common Ground Station 102nd Intelligence Wing Otis ANGB, Mass. 181st Intelligence Wing Hulman Arpt., Ind. C-5A 184th Intelligence Wing McConnell AFB, Kan. Stewart ANGB, N.Y. 117th Intelligence Squadron Birmingham, Ala. 164th Airlift Wing Memphis Arpt., Tenn. 123rd Intelligence Squadron Little Rock AFB, Ark. 167th Airlift Wing Eastern W.Va. Arpt., W.Va. 152nd Intelligence Squadron Reno, Nev. C-17 192nd Intelligence Squadron Langley AFB, Va. 172nd Airlift Wing Allen C. Thompson Field, Miss. 234th Intelligence Squadron Beale AFB, Calif. C-21 E-8C 119th Wing Hector Arpt., N.D. 116th Air Control Wing Robins AFB, Ga. C-130 F-15 Schenectady County Arpt., N.Y. 125th Fighter Wing Jacksonville Arpt., Fla. 118th Airlift Wing Nashville Arpt., Tenn. 131st Fighter Wing Lambert-St. Louis Arpt., Mo. 123rd Airlift Wing Louisville Arpt./AGS, Ky. 142nd Fighter Wing Portland Arpt., Ore. 130th Airlift Wing Yeager Arpt., W.Va. 159th Fighter Wing NAS JRB New Orleans, La. 133rd Airlift Wing Minneapolis-St. Paul ARS, Minn. F-16 NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. Andrews AFB, Md. 139th Airlift Wing Rosecrans Memorial Arpt., Mo. 114th Fighter Wing Joe Foss Field, S.D. 143rd Airlift Wing Quonset State Arpt., R.I. Truax Field, Wis. 145th Airlift Wing Charlotte/Douglas Arpt., N.C. 120th Fighter Wing Great Falls Arpt., Mont. Channel Islands ANGS, Calif. 122nd Fighter Wing Fort Wayne Arpt., Ind. Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev. 127th Wing Selfridge ANGB, Mich. 153rd Airlift Wing Cheyenne Arpt., Wyo. 132nd Fighter Wing Des Moines Arpt., Savannah Hilton Head Arpt., Ga. Tulsa Arpt., Okla. 166th Airlift Wing New Castle County Arpt., Del. Buckley AFB, Colo. Mansfield Lahm Arpt., Ohio 144th Fighter Wing Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif. 182nd Airlift Wing Greater Peoria Arpt., Ill. 148th Fighter Wing Duluth Arpt., Minn. KC-135 150th Fighter Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. 101st Air Refueling Wing Bangor Arpt., Maine Burlington Arpt., Vt. 107th Air Refueling Wing Niagara Falls Arpt./ARS, N.Y. 169th Fighter Wing McEntire ANGS, S.C. 108th Air Refueling Wing McGuire AFB, N.J. Atlantic City Arpt., N.J. 117th Air Refueling Wing Birmingham Arpt., Ala. Toledo Express Arpt., Ohio Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio 183rd Fighter Wing Abraham Lincoln Capital Arpt., Ill. Scott AFB, Ill. Montgomery Regional Arpt., Ala. 127th Wing Selfridge ANGB, Mich. 192nd Fighter Wing Richmond Arpt., Va. General Mitchell Arpt./ARS, Wis. MC/HC-130/HH-60 McGhee Tyson Arpt., Tenn. 106th Rescue Wing Francis S. Gabreski Arpt., N.Y. 137th Air Refueling Wing Will Rogers World Arpt., Okla. Moffett Field, Calif. Fairchild AFB, Wash. MQ-1 151st Air Refueling Wing Salt Lake City Arpt. 119th Wing Hector Arpt., N.D. Lincoln Arpt., Neb. 147th Reconnaissance Wing Ellington Field, Tex. 157th Air Refueling Wing Pease Intl. Tradeport ANGS, N.H. 163rd Reconnaissance Wing March ARB, Calif. 161st Air Refueling Wing Sky Harbor Arpt., Ariz. RC-26 Pittsburgh Arpt./ARS 115th Fighter Wing Truax Field, Wis. Sioux Gateway Arpt./Col. 125th Fighter Wing Jacksonville Arpt., Fla. Field, Iowa 130th Airlift Wing Yeager Arpt., W.Va. 186th Air Refueling Wing Key Field, Miss. 141st Air Refueling Wing Fairchild AFB, Wash. Forbes Field, Kan. 144th Fighter Wing Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif. Pacific Air Forces 147th Reconnaissance Wing Ellington Field, Tex. Hickam AFB, 150th Fighter Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. (C-17, C-130, F-15, KC-135) 162nd Fighter Wing Tucson Arpt., Ariz. 168th Air Refueling Wing Eielson AFB, Alaska 174th Reconnaissance Wing Hancock Field, N.Y. (KC-135) 186th Air Refueling Wing Key Field, Miss. Kulis ANGB, Alaska 187th Fighter Wing Montgomery Regional Arpt., Ala. (C-130, HC-130, HH-60, KC-135)

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