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 ■ 2005 USAF Almanac mobilization for Operations Desert Shield and Desert 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, bomber, , , rescue, special operations, aero- medical evacuation, aerial fire fighting, weather reconnaissance, space operations, airborne air control, flying training, flight USAF photo by MSgt. Bill Kimble testing, and aerial spraying Provide support and disaster relief in the US Support national counterdrug efforts

FORCE STRUCTURE Air Reserve Personnel Center, Denver Three numbered air forces: 4th, March ARB, Calif.; 10th, NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex.; 22nd, Dobbins ARB, Ga. 36 wings TSgt. Gregory Little, a loadmaster with the 729th Airlift , checks the Four groups ailerons and flaps on a C-141 at March ARB, Calif. One detachment Four space operations squadrons

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY Enduring Freedom (Afghanistan); PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT Iraqi Freedom (Iraq); Noble Eagle (as of Sept. 30, 2004) (PAI as of Sept. 30, 2004) (US) Total (selected reserve)* 75,322 Bomber 8 Officers 16,724 Fighter/Attack 90 Enlisted 58,598 Helicopter 13 Civilian 14,261 Total 89,583 Recon/BM/C3I 10 SOF 12 *Numbers for AFRC personnel assigned to Majcoms, FOAs, and DRUs are included here. Tanker 77 Transport 137

96 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2005 AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND, ROBINS AFB, GA.

Commander Lt. Gen. John A. Bradley

4th Air Force 10th Air Force 22nd Air Force Air Reserve Personnel Center March ARB, Calif. NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. Dobbins ARB, Ga. Col. James L. Playford Denver

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

349th Air Mobility 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, KC-10a) (C-5A) (KC-135R) Ohio (C-141C) (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-141C, 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) (KC-135R) (KC-135E) (KC-135Ra)

10th AIR FORCE (ACC), NAS JRB FORT WORTH, TEX. Commander Maj. Gen. Allan R. Poulin

301st Fighter Wing 917th Wing NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. Hill AFB, Utah Whiteman AFB, Mo. Homestead ARB, Fla. Barksdale AFB, La. (F-16C/D) (F-16C/D) (A/OA-10A) (F-16C/D) (B-52H, A/OA-10A)

919th Special Ops Wing 920th Rescue Wing 926th Fighter Wing , Fla. Patrick AFB, Fla. NAS JRB New Orleans Luke AFB, Ariz. (MC-130Eb/Pa) (HC-130P/N, HH-60G) (A/OA-10A) (F-16C/D)c

310th Space Group 340th Flying Training Group 513th Air Control Group Det. 1 Schriever AFB, Colo. Randolph AFB, Tex. Tinker AFB, Okla. Shaw AFB, S.C. (AT/T-38, T-1, T-37)a (E-3a) (F-16C/D)a

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

Commander Maj. Gen. James D. Bankers

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 General Mitchell Arpt./ Dover AFB, Del. McGuire AFB, N.J. Maxwell AFB, Ala. Youngstown-Warren Arpt./ARS, ARS, Wis. (C-130H) (C-5A/Ba) (C-141B, KC-10A)a (C-130H) Ohio (C-130H2)

911th Airlift Wing 913th Airlift Wing 914th Airlift Wing Pittsburgh Arpt./ARS NAS JRB Willow Grove, Niagara Falls Arpt./ARS, N.Y. Minneapolis-St. Paul Arpt./ (C-130H) Pa. (C-130E) (C-130H) ARS, Minn. (C-130H)

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

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2005 97 Air National Guard Headquarters , D.C. Established Sept. 18, 1947 ANG Director Lt. Gen. Daniel James III MISSIONS Provide combat capability to the warfighter and security for the homeland Provide ready units to support national security objectives Protect life and property and preserve peace, order, and public safety

FORCE STRUCTURE USAF photo by SSgt. Rebecca Layman One numbered air force: 1st, Tyndall AFB, Fla. 88 wings Two squadrons

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

PERSONNEL (as of Sept. 30, 2004) Fighter forces of the Air National Guard have played key roles in Operation Total ANG military* 106,715 Noble Eagle as well as operations in Southwest Asia. Shown here is an F-16 of Officers 13,555 the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota ANG. Enlisted 93,160 Civilian 23,573 Total 130,288 EQUIPMENT *Includes ANG personnel assigned to Majcoms, FOAs, (PAI as of Sept. 30, 2004) and DRUs. Fighter/Attack 645 Helicopter 15 Recon/BM/C3I 20 SOF 4 Tanker 195 Transport 248

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

Commander Maj. Gen. Marvin S. Mayes

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

98 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2005 The Air National Guard by Major Command Assignment (As of April 1, 2005)

Air Combat Command Air Force Special Operations Command EC-130E A/OA-10A 193rd Special Ops Wing Harrisburg Arpt., Pa. 103rd Fighter Wing Bradley Arpt., Conn. Barnes Arpt., Mass. 110th Fighter Wing W.K. Kellogg Arpt., Mich. 111th Fighter Wing NAS JRB Willow Grove, Pa. 124th Winga Boise Air Terminal, Idaho C-5A 175th Winga Martin State Arpt., Md. Stewart ANGB, N.Y. C-130 C-130 156th Airlift Wing Luis Munoz Marin Arpt., Schenectady County Arpt., N.Y. E-8C 118th Airlift Wing Nashville Arpt., Tenn. 116th Air Control Wingb Robins AFB, Ga. 123rd Airlift Wing Louisville Arpt./AGS, Ky. F-15 130th Airlift Wing Yeager Arpt., W.Va. 131st Fighter Wing Lambert-St. Louis Arpt., Mo. 133rd Airlift Wing Minneapolis-St. Paul Arpt./ARS, 159th Fighter Wing NAS JRB New Orleans, La. Minn. F-15—air defense NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. 102nd Fighter Wing Otis ANGB, Mass. 137th Airlift Wing Will Rogers World Arpt., Okla. 125th Fighter Wing Jacksonville Arpt., Fla. 139th Airlift Wing Rosecrans Memorial Arpt., Mo. Portland Arpt., Ore. 143rd Airlift Wing Quonset State Arpt., R.I. F-16 145th Airlift Wing Charlotte/Douglas Arpt., N.C. Andrews AFB, Md. Channel Islands ANGS, Calif. 114th Fighter Wing Joe Foss Field, S.D. Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev. Truax Field, Wis. 153rd Airlift Wing Cheyenne Arpt., Wyo. 119th Fighter Wing Hector Arpt., N.D. Savannah Arpt., Ga. 120th Fighter Wing Great Falls Arpt., Mont. 166th Airlift Wing New Castle County Arpt., Del. 122nd Fighter Wing Fort Wayne Arpt., Ind. 167th Airlift Wing Eastern West Arpt., W.Va. 127th Winga Selfridge ANGB, Mich. Mansfield Lahm Arpt., Ohio 132nd Fighter Wing Des Moines Arpt., Iowa 182nd Airlift Wing Greater Peoria Arpt., Ill. Tulsa Arpt., Okla. KC-135 Buckley AFB, Colo. 101st Air Refueling Wing Bangor Arpt., Maine 147th Fighter Wing Ellington Field, Tex. 107th Air Refueling Wing Niagara Falls Arpt./ARS, N.Y. 148th Fighter Wing Duluth Arpt., Minn. 108th Air Refueling Wing McGuire AFB, N.J. 150th Fighter Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. 117th Air Refueling Wing Birmingham Arpt., Ala. Burlington Arpt., Vt. Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio 169th Fighter Wing McEntire ANGS, S.C. Scott AFB, Ill. 174th Fighter Wing Hancock Field, N.Y. General Mitchell Arpt./ARS, Wis. Atlantic City Arpt., N.J. McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tenn. Toledo Express Arpt., Ohio Fairchild AFB, Wash. 181st Fighter Wing Hulman Arpt., Ind. 151st Air Refueling Wing Salt Lake City Arpt. 183rd Fighter Wing Capital Arpt., Ill. Lincoln Arpt., Neb. Dannelly Field, Ala. 157th Air Refueling Wing Pease Intl. Tradeport ANGS, N.H. 188th Fighter Wing Fort Smith Arpt., Ark. 161st Air Refueling Wing Sky Harbor Arpt., Ariz. 192nd Fighter Wing Richmond Arpt., Va. 163rd Air Refueling Wing March ARB, Calif. F-16—air defense Pittsburgh Arpt./ARS 144th Fighter Wing Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif. 184th Air Refueling Wing McConnell AFB, Kan. HC-130/HH-60 Sioux Gateway Arpt., Iowa 106th Rescue Wing Francis S. Gabreski Arpt., N.Y. 186th Air Refueling Wing Key Field, Miss. MC-130/HH-60 Forbes Field, Kan. Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif.

Air Education and Training Command

F-15 173rd Fighter Wing Klamath Falls Arpt., Ore. F-16 C-130 149th Fighter Wing , Tex. (204th Airlift Sq.) Hickam AFB, Hawaii c Tucson Arpt., Ariz. Kulis ANGB, 178th Fighter Wing Springfield-Beckley Arpt., Ohio F-15 d C-130 (training) 154th Wing (199th FS) Hickam AFB, Hawaii 189th Airlift Wing Little Rock AFB, Ark. HC-130/HH-60 176th Wing (210th RQS) Kulis ANGB, Alaska KC-135 154th Wing (203rd ARS) Hickam AFB, Hawaii Air Force Space Command 168th Air Refueling Wing Eielson AFB, Alaska 137th Space Warning Sq. Greeley ANGB, Colo. 148th Space Ops Sq. Vandenberg AFB, Calif. a Also flies C-130s. b Blended wing with active duty and ANG personnel. c Includes with HC-130 and HH-60G aircraft. d Includes 203rd Air Refueling Squadron with KC-135 aircraft.

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