Air Reserve Components

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, authorized ■ 2009 USAF Almanac 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 Storm.

Air Force Reserve Command Headquarters Robins AFB, Ga. Established Feb. 17, 1997 AFRC Commander Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. MISSIONS Support the active duty force Serve in such missions as fighter, bomber, , aerial port opera- tions, aerial re­fueling, rescue, special

operations, , Photo by Butch Ramsey aerial fire fighting, weather recon- naissance, space operations, air- borne air control, flying training, flight 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, This KC-135 is from the AFRC’s 459th Air Refueling , Andrews AFB, Md. Ga. 34 wings Eight groups Personnel Equipment OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY (as of Sept. 30, 2008) (PAI as of Sept. 30, 2008) Enduring Freedom (); Total (selected reserve) 67,490 Bomber 8 Iraqi Freedom (); Noble Eagle Officers 15,095 Fighter/Attack 90 (US) Enlisted 52,395 Helicopter 13 Civilian 12,664 Total 80,154 Recon/BM/C3I 10 SOF 8 *Numbers for AFRC personnel assigned to Majcoms, FOAs, Tanker 69 and DRUs are included here. Transport 140

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2009 99 Air Force Reserve Command, Robins afb, ga.

Commander Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr.

4th Air Force 10th Air Force 22nd Air Force AFRC Recruiting Service IMA Readiness Management Air Reserve Personnel Center March ARB, Calif. NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. Dobbins ARB, Ga. Col. Joe N. Wilburn Col. Nancy Zbyszinski Col. Kevin E. Pottinger Robins AFB, Ga. Robins AFB, Ga.

4th Air Force (AMC), March aRb, calif. Commander Brig. Gen. Eric W. Crabtree

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. MacDill AFB, Fla. (C-17, KC-135R) (KC-135R) (KC-135Rd) (KC-135Rb) (KC-135Ra)

932nd Airlift Wing 931st Air Refueling Group Scott AFB, Ill. McConnell AFB, Kan. (C-9Ac, C-40) (KC-135Ra)

10th Air Force (acc), nas JRB fort worth, tex.

Commander Maj. Gen. Thomas R. Coon

301st Fighter Wing NAS JRB Fort Worth, Schreiver AFB, Colo. Tex. (F-16C/D) Hill AFB, Utah Whiteman AFB, Mo. Homestead ARB, Fla. (F-16C/Da) (A-10A) (F-16C/D) 917th Wing 919th Special Ops Wing Barksdale AFB, La. 920th Rescue Wing , Fla. Patrick AFB, Fla. Beale AFB, Calif. (RQ-4a) Luke AFB, Ariz. (B-52H, A-10A) b (MC-130E ) (HC-130P/N, HH-60G) (F-16C/D)a 340th Flying Training Group 476th Fighter Group 477th Fighter Group 513th Air Control Group A-10 FTU Det. Randolph AFB, Tex. Moody AFB, Ga. Elmendorf AFB, Tinker AFB, Okla. (E-3a) Davis-Monthan AFB, (AT/T-38, T-1, T-38)a (A-10a) (F-22Aa) Ariz. 926th Group 307th Fighter Nellis AFB, Nev. Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Langley AFB, Va. (F-15, (F-15, F-16, F-22, (HH-60G) F-16C/D)a MQ-1, MQ-9)a

22nd Air Force (amc), Dobbins aRb, ga.

Commander Maj. Gen. James T. Rubeor

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-130Hb) (C-17a) (C-130J, WC-130J) (C-5B)

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 ARS, Ohio (C-130Hb) (C-5A/B, C-17)a (C-17, KC-10A)a (C-130H) (C-130H)

911th Airlift Wing 914th Airlift Wing Arpt./ARS Niagara Falls Arpt./ARS, N.Y. Minneapolis-St. Paul Arpt./ (C-130Hb) (C-130Hd) 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 dReserve-associate (AFRC-owned, flown by ANG). Arpt. Airport NAS Naval Air Station

100 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2009 Headquarters Washington, D.C. Air National Guard Established Sept. 18, 1947

ANG Director Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III MISSIONS Personnel Equipment Provide combat capability to the (as of Sept. 30, 2008) (PAI as of Sept. 30, 2008) warfighter and security for the home- Total ANG military* 107,681 Fighter/Attack 548 land Officers 14,115 Helicopter 15 Provide ready units to support Enlisted 93,566 Recon/BM/C3I 26 national security objectives Civilian 1,077 SOF 4 Protect life and property and pre- Total 108,758 serve peace, order, and public safety Tanker 175 *Includes ANG personnel assigned to MAJCOMS, FOAs, and DRUs. Transport 218 FORCE STRUCTURE 88 wings Nine squadrons

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

F-16s from the Wisconsin Air National Guard pass the state capital, Madison.

The Air National Guard by Major Command Assignment

Air Combat Command A-10 110th Fighter Wing W. K. Kellogg Arpt., Mich. 192nd Intelligence Squadron Langley AFB, Va. 111th Fighter Wing Willow Grove ARS, Pa. 234th Intelligence Squadron Beale AFB, Calif. 124th Wing Boise Air Terminal, Idaho E-8C 127th Wing Selfridge ANGB, Mich. 116th Air Control Wing Robins AFB, Ga. 175th Wing Martin State Arpt., Md. F-15 188th Fighter Wing Fort Smith Arpt., Ark. Barnes Arpt., Mass. B-2 120th Fighter Wing Great Falls Arpt., Mont. 131st Bomb Wing Whiteman AFB, Mo. 125th Fighter Wing Jacksonville Arpt., Fla. C-130 Portland Arpt., Ore. 156th Airlift Wing Luis Munoz Marin Arpt., 159th Fighter Wing NAS JRB New Orleans, La. F-16 Distributed Common Ground Station Andrews AFB, Md. 102nd Intelligence Wing Otis ANGB, Mass. 114th Fighter Wing Joe Foss Field, S.D. 181st Intelligence Wing Hulman Arpt., Ind. Truax Field, Wis. 184th Intelligence Wing McConnell AFB, Kan. 122nd Fighter Wing Fort Wayne Arpt., Ind. 117th Intelligence Squadron Birmingham, Ala. 132nd Fighter Wing Des Moines Arpt., Iowa 123rd Intelligence Squadron Little Rock AFB, Ark. Tulsa Arpt., Okla. 152nd Intelligence Squadron Reno, Nev. Buckley AFB, Colo.

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2009 101 Cont. C-130 107th Airlift Wing Niagara Falls Arpt./ARS, N.Y. 144th Fighter Wing Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif. Schenectady County Arpt., N.Y. 148th Fighter Wing Duluth Arpt., Minn. 118th Airlift Wing Nashville Arpt., Tenn. 150th Fighter Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. 123rd Airlift Wing Louisville Arpt./AGS, Ky. Burlington Arpt., Vt. 130th Airlift Wing Yeager Arpt., W.Va. 169th Fighter Wing McEntire ANGS, S.C. 133rd Airlift Wing Minneapolis-St. Paul ARS, Minn. 174th Fighter Wing Hancock Field, N.Y. NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. Atlantic City Arpt., N.J. 139th Airlift Wing Rosecrans Memorial Arpt., Mo. 178th Fighter Wing Springfield-Beckley Arpt., Ohio 143rd Airlift Wing Quonset State Arpt., R.I. Toledo Express Arpt., Ohio 145th Airlift Wing Charlotte/Douglas Arpt., N.C. 183rd Fighter Wing Abraham Lincoln Capital Arpt., Ill. Channel Islands ANGS, Calif. Montgomery Regional Arpt., Ala. Reno/Tahoe Arpt., Nev. F-22 153rd Airlift Wing Cheyenne Arpt., Wyo. 192nd Fighter Wing Langley AFB, Va. Savannah Hilton Head Arpt., Ga. MC/HC-130/HH-60 166th Airlift Wing New Castle County Arpt., Del. 106th Rescue Wing Francis S. Gabreski Arpt., N.Y. 175th Wing Martin State Arpt., Md. Moffett Field, Calif. Mansfield Lahm Arpt., Ohio MQ-1/MQ-9 182nd Airlift Wing Greater Peoria Arpt., Ill. 119th Wing Hector Arpt., Fargo, N.D. KC-135 147th Reconnaissance Wing Ellington Field, Tex. 101st Air Refueling Wing Bangor Arpt., Maine 163rd Reconnaissance Wing March ARB, Calif. 108th Air Refueling Wing McGuire AFB, N.J. 174th Fighter Wing Hancock Field, N.Y. 117th Air Refueling Wing Birmingham Arpt., Ala. RC-26 Rickenbacker ANGB, Ohio 115th Fighter Wing Truax Field, Wis. Scott AFB, Ill. 125th Fighter Wing Jacksonville Arpt., Fla. 127th Wing Selfridge ANGB, Mich. 130th Airlift Wing Yeager Arpt., W.Va. General Mitchell Arpt./ARS, Wis. Fairchild AFB, Wash. McGhee Tyson Arpt., Tenn. 144th Fighter Wing Fresno Yosemite Arpt., Calif. 137th Air Refueling Wing Will Rogers World Arpt., Okla. 147th Reconnaissance Wing Ellington Field, Tex. 141st Air Refueling Wing Fairchild AFB, Wash. 150th Fighter Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. 151st Air Refueling Wing Salt Lake City Arpt. Tucson Arpt., Ariz. Lincoln Arpt., Neb. 186th Air Refueling Wing Key Field, Miss. 157th Air Refueling Wing Pease Intl. Tradeport ANGS, N.H. 187th Fighter Wing Montgomery Regional Arpt., Ala. 161st Air Refueling Wing Sky Harbor Arpt., Ariz. Pittsburgh Arpt./ARS Air Education and Training Command Sioux Gateway Arpt./ Col. Bud Day Field, Iowa 186th Air Refueling Wing Key Field, Miss. 149th Fighter Wing (F-16) Lackland AFB, Tex. Forbes Field, Kan. 162nd Fighter Wing (F-16) Tucson Arpt., Ariz. 173rd Fighter Wing (F-15) Klamath Falls Arpt., Ore. 178th Fighter Wing (F-16) Springfield-Beckley Arpt., Ohio 189th Airlift Wing (C-130) Little Rock AFB, Ark. Hickam AFB, Hawaii Air Force Space Command (C-17, C-130, F-15, F-22, KC-135) 168th Air Refueling Wing Eielson AFB, Alaska (KC-135) 111th Space Ops Squadron Sky Harbor Arpt., Ariz. Kulis ANGB, Alaska 137th Space Warning Sq. Greeley ANGB, Colo. (C-130, HC-130, HH-60, KC-135) 148th Space Ops Sq. Vandenberg AFB, Calif. 213th Space Warning Sq. Clear AFS, Alaska

Air Force Special Operations Command

193rd Special Ops Wing (EC-130J) Harrisburg Arpt., Pa.

Air Mobility Command

C-5A Stewart ANGB, N.Y. 164th Airlift Wing Memphis Arpt., Tenn. 167th Airlift Wing Eastern W.Va. Arpt., W.Va. C-17 172nd Airlift Wing Allen C. Thompson Field, Miss. C-21 103rd Airlift Wing Bradley Arpt., Conn. 119th Wing Hector Arpt., Fargo, N.D. 140th Wing Buckley AFB, Colo. 179th Airlift Wing Mansfield Lahm Arpt., Ohio

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