USAFAlmanac Major Commands A major command is a subdivision of the Air Force assigned a major part of the Air Force mission and directly subordinate to Hq. USAF. In general, there are two types of major commands: operational and support.

Air Combat Command Headquarters Langley AFB, Va. Established June 1, 1992 ACC Commander Gen. John P. Jumper MISSIONS Major operations (JFCOM); Global Guardian Operate USAF bombers (active Allied Force (Yugoslavia), South- (STRATCOM); Maple Flag and ANG and AFRC gained); ern/Northern Watch (Iraq) (Canada); Rugged Arch (CENTAF) USAF’s CONUS–based (active and Major training exercises PERSONNEL gained) fighter and attack, recon- Air Warrior, Red Flag (Nellis AFB, naissance, rescue, battle manage- (as of Sept. 30, 2000) Nev.); Air Warrior II (Barksdale ment, and command-and-control Active duty 84,473 AFB, La.); Amalgam Warrior aircraft (NORAD); Baltops, TFW (EUCOM); Officers 12,319 Organize, train, equip, and Blue Advance, Fuertas Defensas, Enlisted 72,154 maintain combat-ready forces for New Horizons (SOUTHCOM); Blue Reserve components 57,935 rapid deployment and employment to Flag (Hurlburt Field, Fla.); Bright meet the challenges of peacetime air ANG 47,024 Star, Initial Link, Internal Look sovereignty, wartime defense, and AFRC 10,911 (CENTCOM); Cooperative Zenith, military operations other than war JTFEX, Linked Seas, Northern Vi- Civilian 10,075 Provide air combat forces to king, Roving Sands, Strong Resolve Total 152,483 America’s warfighting commands (Central, European, Joint Forces, Pacific, and Southern); nuclear forces to STRATCOM; air defense forces to NORAD

COROLLARY MISSIONS Monitor and intercept illegal drug traffic Test new combat equipment

FORCE STRUCTURE USAF photo by Scott H. Spitzer Three Numbered Air Forces: 8th, Barksdale AFB, La.; 9th, Shaw AFB, S.C.; 12th, DavisÐMonthan AFB, Ariz. Two Direct Reporting Units: Aero- space C2, Intelligence, Surveil- lance, and Reconnaissance Center and Aerospace Expeditionary Force Center, Langley AFB, Va. Two primary subordinate units: Air Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.; Air Intelligence Agency, Kelly AFB, Tex. 25 wings

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY A B-2 from Whiteman AFB, Mo., makes contact with the boom of a KC-10 from Flying hours: 29,200 per month McGuire AFB, N.J., during a joint services training mission in October 2000.

70 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2001 , LANGLEY AFB, VA.

Commander Gen. John P. Jumper

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.

Aerospace C2ISR Center Aerospace Expeditionary Force Center Air Intelligence Agency Air Warfare Center Langley AFB, Va. Langley AFB, Va. Kelly AFB, Tex. Nellis AFB, Nev.

53rd 57th Wing Eglin AFB, Fla. Nellis AFB, Nev. Nellis AFB, Nev. (A-10, F-15A/C/E, F-16C/D, (A-10, F-15C/D/E, F-16, HH-60, (support) F-117, HH-60) RQ-1A Predator UAV)

EQUIPMENT Fighter/Attack (A/OA-10, E-8, EC-130, OC-135, RC- (Primary Aircraft Inventory as F-15, F-16, F-117) 718 135, RQ-1, U-2) 100 of Sept. 30, 2000) Helicopter (HH-60) 29 Tanker (HC-130, KC-135R) 15 Bombers (B-1B, B-2, B-52H) 125 Recon/BM/C3I (E-3, E-4, Trainer (T-38, TC-135, TU-2) 40

UNIT BASE WEAPONS

1st Fighter Wing Langley AFB, Va. F-15C/D Barksdale AFB, La. B-52H Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. F-15E 5th Bomb Wing Minot AFB, N.D. B-52H 7th Bomb Wing Dyess AFB, Tex. B-1B Beale AFB, Calif. T-38, U-2 20th Fighter Wing Shaw AFB, S.C. F-16C/D 23rd Fighter Pope AFB, N.C. A/OA-10 27th Fighter Wing Cannon AFB, N.M. F-16C/D 28th Bomb Wing Ellsworth AFB, S.D. B-1B Eglin AFB, Fla. F-15C 49th Fighter Wing Holloman AFB, N.M. AT-38B, F-117A, German F-4F 53rd Wing Eglin AFB, Fla. A-10, F-15A/C/E, F-16C/D, F-117, HH-60 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group* Tyndall AFB, Fla. BQM-34, MQM-107, QF-4 Offutt AFB, Neb. E-4B, OC-135B, RC-135S/U/V/W, TC-135S/W, WC-135W 57th Wing Nellis AFB, Nev. A-10, F-15C/D/E, F-16, HH-60, RQ-1A 65th Air Base Wing Lajes Field, the Azores (support) — 67th Information Operations Wing Kelly AFB, Tex. — 70th Intelligence Wing Ft. Meade, Md. — 85th Group NAS Keflavik, Iceland HH-60 93rd Air Control Wing Robins AFB, Ga. E-8C 99th Air Base Wing Nellis AFB, Nev. (support) — 347th Rescue Wing Moody AFB, Ga. HC-130, HH-60 355th Wing DavisÐMonthan AFB, Ariz. A/OA-10, EC-130E/H 366th Wing Mountain Home AFB, Idaho B-1B, F-15C/D/E, F-16C/D, KC-135R 388th Fighter Wing Hill AFB, Utah F-16C/D Whiteman AFB, Mo. B-2, T-38 552nd Air Control Wing Tinker AFB, Okla. E-3B/C

*Part of 53rd Wing.

72 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2001 8th AIR FORCE (ACC), BARKSDALE AFB, LA.

Commander Lt. Gen. Thomas J. Keck

2nd Bomb Wing 5th Bomb Wing Barksdale AFB, La. Minot AFB, N.D. (B-52H) (B-52H)

7th Bomb Wing 27th Fighter Wing 28th Bomb Wing 65th Air Base Wing Dyess AFB, Tex. Cannon AFB, N.M. Ellsworth AFB, S.D. Lajes Field, the Azores (B-1B) (F-16C/D) (B-1B) (support)

67th Information Operations 70th Intelligence Wing 509th Bomb Wing 85th Group Wing Ft. Meade, Md. Whiteman AFB, Mo. NAS Keflavik, Iceland Kelly AFB, Tex. (B-2, T-38) (HH-60)

9th AIR FORCE (ACC), SHAW AFB, S.C.

Commander Lt. Gen. Charles F. Wald

1st Fighter Wing 4th Fighter Wing Langley AFB, Va. Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. (F-15C/D) (F-15E)

20th Fighter Wing 33rd Fighter Wing Shaw AFB, S.C. Eglin AFB, Fla. (F-16C/D) (F-15C)

93rd Air Control Wing 347th Rescue Wing Robins AFB, Ga. Moody AFB, Ga. (E-8C) (HC-130, HH-60)

12th AIR FORCE (ACC), DAVIS–MONTHAN AFB, ARIZ.

Commander Lt. Gen. William T. Hobbins

9th Reconnaissance Wing 49th Fighter Wing 55th Wing Beale AFB, Calif. Holloman AFB, N.M. Offutt AFB, Neb. (T-38, U-2R/S) (AT-38B, F-117A, (E-4B, OC-135B, RC-135S/U/V/W, German F-4F) TC-135S/W, WC-135W)

355th Wing 366th Wing Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz. Mountain Home AFB, Idaho (A/OA-10, EC-130E/H) (B-1B, F-15C/D/E, F-16C/D, KC-135R)

388th Fighter Wing 552nd Air Control Wing Hill AFB, Utah Tinker AFB, Okla. (F-16C/D) (E-3B/C)

74 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2001 USAF photo by SrA. Greg L. Davis An F-16CJ runs in full afterburner during a nighttime engine test at Shaw AFB, S.C. SrA. James Kennedy controls the test from the cockpit. At the rear of the aircraft, A1C Justin Cox (left) monitors operations, while SSgt. Bryan Gallo stands by with fire extinguishing equipment.

Air Education and Training Command Headquarters Randolph AFB, Tex. Established July 1, 1993 AETC Commander Gen. Hal M. Hornburg MISSIONS Recruit, train, and educate quality people Provide basic military training, ini- tial and advanced technical training,

flying training, and professional mili- Photo by Paul Kennedy tary and degree-granting profes- sional education Conduct joint, medical service, readiness, and Air Force security assistance training

OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES Recall of Individual Ready Reserv- ists. Mobility and contingency task- ing support to combatant commanders

FORCE STRUCTURE Two Numbered Air Forces and an educational headquarters: 2nd, Keesler AFB, Miss.; 19th, Randolph AFB, Tex.; Air University, Maxwell Air Education and Training Command recruits airmen and—throughout their AFB, Ala. entire USAF careers—trains and educates them. For many, the process begins Three DRUs: Air Force Recruiting at Lackland AFB, Tex., where training instructors, like this one in the signa- Service and Air Force Security Assis- ture “Smokey Bear” hat, have only six weeks to turn raw recruits into profes- tance Training Squadron, Randolph sional airmen. AFB, Tex., and 59th Medical Wing, Lackland AFB, Tex. 16 wings

OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY Flying hours: 43,397 per month

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2001 75 PERSONNEL EQUIPMENT (as of Sept. 30, 2000) (PAI as of Sept. 30, 2000) Active duty 68,452 Fighter/Attack (F-15, F-16) 211 Officers 14,532 Helicopter (HH-60, TH-53, Enlisted 53,920 UH-1) 15 Reserve components 6,678 Special Operations Forces ANG 4,386 (H/MC-130, MH-53) 13 AFRC 2,292 Tanker (KC-135) 24 Civilian 14,122 Trainer (AT/T-38, T-1, T-3*, Total 89,252 T-6, T-37, T-43) 950 Transport (C-5, C-12, C-17, C-21, C-130, C-141) 61

*T-3 no longer in use.

UNIT BASE WEAPONS

Flying/Aircrew Training Units (Active) 12th Flying Training Wing Randolph AFB, Tex. AT/T-38, T-1, T-6, T-37, T-43 14th FTW Columbus AFB, Miss. T-1, T-37, T-38 45th Airlift Squadron Keesler AFB, Miss. C-21 47th FTW Laughlin AFB, Tex. T-1, T-37, T-38 Luke AFB, Ariz. F-16 58th Special Operations Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. H/MC-130P, MC-130H, HH-60G, MH- 53J, TH-53A, UH-1 71st FTW Vance AFB, Okla. T-1, T-37, T-38 80th FTW Sheppard AFB, Tex. AT/T-38, T-37 97th Air Mobility Wing Altus AFB, Okla. C-5, C-17, C-141, KC-135 314th Airlift Wing Little Rock AFB, Ark. C-130 325th Fighter Wing Tyndall AFB, Fla. F-15, Undergraduate Controller and Air Battle Manager Training 336th Training Group Fairchild AFB, Wash. UH-1, Aircrew Survival Training 479th Flying Training Group Moody AFB, Ga. T-6, AT/T-38

Technical Training Units Goodfellow AFB, Tex. 37th Training Wing Lackland AFB, Tex. 81st Training Wing Keesler AFB, Miss. Sheppard AFB, Tex. Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Other Major Units Air University Maxwell AFB, Ala. Air Force Recruiting Service Randolph AFB, Tex. 42nd Air Base Wing Maxwell AFB, Ala. 59th Medical Wing Lackland AFB, Tex.

AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND, RANDOLPH AFB, TEX.

Commander Gen. Hal M. Hornburg

Air Force Recruiting Service Air Force Security 59th Medical Wing Randolph AFB, Tex. Assistance Training Squadron Wilford Hall Medical Center Randolph AFB, Tex. Lackland AFB, Tex.

2nd Air Force 19th Air Force Air University Keesler AFB, Miss. Randolph AFB, Tex. Maxwell AFB, Ala.

76 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2001 2nd AIR FORCE (AETC), KEESLER AFB, MISS.

Commander Maj. Gen. John F. Regni

17th Training Wing 37th Training Wing 81st Training Wing 82nd Training Wing Goodfellow AFB, Tex. Lackland AFB, Tex. Keesler AFB, Miss. Sheppard AFB, Tex.

381st Training Groupa Vandenberg AFB, Calif. aTenant unit.

19th AIR FORCE (AETC), RANDOLPH AFB, TEX.

Commander Maj. Gen. Steven R. Polk

12th Flying Training Wing 14th Flying Training Wing 47th Flying Training Wing 56th Fighter Wing Randolph AFB, Tex. Columbus AFB, Miss. Laughlin AFB, Tex. Luke AFB, Ariz. (T-1, T-37, T-38) (F-16)

58th Special Operations Winga 71st Flying Training Wing 80th Flying Training Winga 97th Air Mobility Wing Kirtland AFB, N.M. Vance AFB, Okla. Sheppard AFB, Tex. Altus AFB, Okla. (H/MC-130P, MC-130H, HH-60G, (T-1, T-37, T-38) (C-5, C-17, C-141, KC-135) MH-53J, TH-53A, UH-1)

314th Airlift Wing 325th Fighter Wing 336th Training Groupa 479th Flying Training Groupa Little Rock AFB, Ark. Tyndall AFB, Fla. Fairchild AFB, Wash. Moody AFB, Ga. (C-130) (F-15) (UH-1) (T-6, AT/T-38) aTenant unit.

AIR UNIVERSITY (AETC), MAXWELL AFB, ALA.

Commander Lt. Gen. Lance W. Lord

Civil Air Patrol–USAF Maxwell AFB, Ala.

Air Command and Staff Air Force Institute for Advanced Air Force Institute of Air Force Officer Accession College Distributed Learning Technology and Training Schools Maxwell AFB, Ala. Maxwell AFB, Ala. Wright–Patterson AFB, Ohio Maxwell AFB, Ala.

Air University Library Air War College College of Aerospace Doctrine, College for Enlisted Professional Maxwell AFB, Ala. Maxwell AFB, Ala. Research, and Education Military Education Maxwell AFB, Ala. Maxwell AFB, Gunter Annex, Ala.

Community College of Ira C. Eaker College for School of Advanced Airpower Squadron Officer the Air Force Professional Development Studies College Maxwell AFB, Ala. Maxwell AFB, Ala. Maxwell AFB, Ala. Maxwell AFB, Ala.

42nd Air Base Wing Maxwell AFB, Ala.

AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2001 77 Air Force Materiel Command Headquarters WrightÐPatterson AFB, Ohio Established July 1, 1992 AFMC Commander Gen. Lester L. Lyles MISSIONS EQUIPMENT Manage the integrated research, (PAI as of Sept. 30, 2000) Recon/BM/C3I (EC-18, EC-135) 4 development, test, acquisition, Bomber (B-1B, B-52) 3 Tanker (NKC/KC-135) 4 and sustainment of weapon sys- 16 tems Fighter/Attack (A-10, F-15, F-16, Trainer (AT/T-38, T-39) Produce and acquire advanced F-22, F-117) 48 Transport (C-12, C-17, C-130, systems Helicopter (HH-60, UH-1) 4 C-135, NC-130) 31 Operate major product centers, logistics centers, test centers, and the Air Force Research Labora- tory UNIT BASE

FORCE STRUCTURE Aeronautical Systems Center WrightÐPatterson AFB, Ohio Four major product centers Air Armament Center Eglin AFB, Fla. Two test centers Five air logistics centers Electronic Systems Center Hanscom AFB, Mass. Two specialized centers Space and Missile Systems Center Los Angeles AFB, Calif. One laboratory Air Force Flight Test Center Edwards AFB, Calif. OPERATIONAL ACTIVITY Arnold Engineering Development Center Arnold AFB, Tenn. Flying hours: 1,800 per month Ogden Air Logistics Center Hill AFB, Utah Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Tinker AFB, Okla. PERSONNEL Sacramento Air Logistics Center McClellan AFB, Calif. (as of Sept. 30, 2000) Active duty 26,115 San Antonio Air Logistics Center Kelly AFB, Tex. Officers 7,555 Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Robins AFB, Ga. Enlisted 18,560 Reserve components 5,627 Aerospace Maintenance & Regeneration Center DavisÐMonthan AFB, Ariz. ANG 2,210 Air Force Security Assistance Center WrightÐPatterson AFB, Ohio AFRC 3,417 311th Human Systems Wing Brooks AFB, Tex. Civilian 58,286 Total 90,028 Hq. Air Force Research Laboratory WrightÐPatterson AFB, Ohio

AIR FORCE MATERIEL COMMAND, WRIGHT–PATTERSON AFB, OHIO

Research Commander Hq. Air Force Research Laboratory Gen. Lester L. Lyles Wright–Patterson AFB, Ohio

Development Test Operational Support Specialized Support

Aeronautical Systems Center Air Force Flight Test Center Ogden Air Logistics Center Aerospace Maintenance and Wright–Patterson AFB, Ohio Edwards AFB, Calif. Hill AFB, Utah Regeneration Center Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz. 311th Human Systems Wing Brooks AFB, Tex. Arnold Engineering Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center Air Force Security Development Center Tinker AFB, Okla. Assistance Center Wright–Patterson AFB, Ohio Air Armament Center Arnold AFB, Tenn. Eglin AFB, Fla. Sacramento Air Logistics Center McClellan AFB, Calif. Electronic Systems Center Hanscom AFB, Mass. San Antonio Air Logistics Center Kelly AFB, Tex.

Warner Robins Air Logistics Center Space and Missile Systems Center Robins AFB, Ga. Los Angeles AFB, Calif.

78 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2001 Air Force Space Command Headquarters Peterson AFB, Colo. Established Sept. 1, 1982

Commander Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart

MISSIONSAFSPCEQUIPMENT Operate and test USAF ICBM (as of Sept. 30, 2000) forces for STRATCOM; missile Ballistic missile warning systems: warning radars, sensors, and satel- Defense Support Program satellites, lites; national space-launch facilities Ballistic Missile Early Warning Sys- and operational boosters; world- tem, Pave Paws radars, Perimeter wide space surveillance radars and Acquisition Radar Attack Character- optical systems; worldwide space ization System, conventional radars environmental systems Provide command and control for Boosters: Delta II, Atlas II, Titan II, DOD satellites; ballistic missile warn- Titan IV USAF photo by SSgt. Pamela Taubman ing to NORAD and SPACECOM; Helicopters: 18 space weather support to entire DOD ICBMs: Peacekeeper: 50 COROLLARY MISSIONS Minuteman III: 500 Develop and integrate space sup- Satellite command-and-control port for the warfighter system: Serve as lead command for all USAF UH-1 helicopter programs Air Force Satellite Control Network (worldwide system of eight tracking OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES stations providing communications Provide communications, com- links to satellites to monitor their sta- puter, and base support to NORAD; tus) technology safeguard monitors to Satellite systems support launches of US satellites (as of Jan. 1, 2001): on foreign launch vehicles GPS: Block II/IIA/IIR: 27 Supply range and launch facilities DMSP: 2 for military, civil, and commercial DSCS III: 10 space launch Milstar: 2 Milsatcom Polar System: 1 FORCE STRUCTURE Two Numbered Air Forces: 14th, Space surveillance systems: Vandenberg AFB, Calif.; 20th, F.E. Electro-Optical Deep Space Sur- Warren AFB, Wyo. veillance System, phased-array ra- One DRU: Space Warfare Center, dars, mechanical tracking radars, Schriever AFB, Colo. passive surveillance radars Seven space wings One space group

PERSONNEL (as of Sept. 30, 2000) A Titan IVB lifts off from Vandenberg Active duty 17,347 AFB, Calif., to carry a satellite into orbit. Officers 3,655 Enlisted 13,692 Reserve components 1,010 ANG 367 AFRC 643 Civilian 4,350 Total 22,707

AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND, PETERSON AFB, COLO.

Commander Gen. Ralph E. Eberhart

14th Air Force Space Warfare Center 20th Air Force Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Schriever AFB, Colo. F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo.

80 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2001 14th AIR FORCE (AFSPC), VANDENBERG AFB, CALIF.

Commander Maj. Gen. William R. Looney III

21st Space Wing 30th Space Wing 45th Space Wing 50th Space Wing Peterson AFB, Colo. Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Patrick AFB, Fla. Schriever AFB, Colo. (UH-1N)

821st Space Group Buckley AFB, Colo.

20th AIR FORCE (AFSPC), F.E. WARREN AFB, WYO.

Commander Maj. Gen. Timothy J. McMahon

90th Space Wing 91st Space Wing 341st Space Wing F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. Minot AFB, N.D. Malmstrom AFB, Mont. (Minuteman III, Peacekeeper, UH-1) (Minuteman III, UH-1) (Minuteman III, UH-1)

UNIT BASE WEAPONS/ACTIVITIES

21st Space Wing Peterson AFB, Colo. Missile warning and space surveillance 30th Space Wing Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Polar-orbiting launches, launch R&D tests, range opera- tions for DOD, NASA, ballistic missile and aeronautical sys- tems, and commercial launches; test support for DOD space and ICBM systems; UH-1, Delta II, Atlas IIAS, Titan II, Titan IV, Pegasus, Taurus 45th Space Wing Patrick AFB, Fla. Launch, range operations for DOD, NASA, and commercial space launches; shuttle program support and US Navy Tri- dent test support; Delta II, Atlas II, Titan IV 50th Space Wing Schriever AFB, Colo. Command and control of DOD and allied nations’ satellites 90th Space Wing F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. Minuteman III and Peacekeeper ICBMs, UH-1 91st Space Wing Minot AFB, N.D. Minuteman III ICBM, UH-1 341st Space Wing Malmstrom AFB, Mont. Minuteman III ICBM, UH-1 821st Space Group Buckley AFB, Colo. Missile warning and space communications

Air Force Special Operations Command Headquarters Hurlburt Field, Fla. Established May 22, 1990 AFSOC Commander Lt. Gen. Maxwell C. Bailey MISSIONS ment and assignment to regional ery, and counternarcotics oper- Serve as the Air Force component unified commands to conduct un- ations of SOCOM conventional warfare, direct action, Deploy specialized airpower, de- special reconnaissance, counter- FORCE STRUCTURE livering special operations combat terrorism, foreign internal defense, One active duty, one ANG, and one power anywhere, anytime counterproliferation, civil affairs, AFRC special operations wings Provide Air Force Special Opera- humanitarian assistance, psycho- Three groups (two special opera- tions Forces for worldwide deploy- logical operations, personnel recov-

82 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2001 Special