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href="/wiki/Aviation_regiment_(Soviet_Union)" title="Aviation regiment (Soviet Union)">Aviation regiment</a> (USSR/Russia)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Group_(military_unit)#Commonwealth_nations" title="Group (military unit)">Group</a> (RAF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wing_(military_unit)#United_States" title="Wing (military unit)">Wing</a> (USAAF/USAF)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Brigade" title="Brigade">Brigade aérienne</a> (France)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Air division</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(United_States)" title="Air Division (United States)">Air Division</a> (USAAF/USAF)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Aviation_division" class="mw-redirect" title="Aviation division">Aviation division</a> (USSR)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tactical_air_force" title="Tactical air force">Tactical air force</a> (RAF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Command_(military_formation)" title="Command (military formation)">Command (USAAF/USAF)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force#Air_Command" title="Royal Air Force">Command (RAF)</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Numbered air force</a> (USAAF/USAF)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Air_Army_(Soviet_Union)" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Army (Soviet Union)">Air army</a> (USSR)</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force">Air Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p>A Numbered Air Force (<b>NAF</b>) is a type of organization in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> that is subordinate to a <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_Commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force">major command</a> (MAJCOM) and has assigned to it operational units such as wings, squadrons, and groups.<sup id="cite_ref-afi38-101_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afi38-101-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <b>Component Numbered Air Force</b> (<b>C-NAF</b>) has the additional role as an Air Force Component Command exercising command and control over air and space forces supporting a <a href="/wiki/Unified_Combatant_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Unified Combatant Command">Unified Combatant Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-afi38-205_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afi38-205-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Unlike MAJCOMs, which have a management role, a NAF is a tactical organization with an operational focus, and does not have the same functional staff as a MAJCOM.<sup id="cite_ref-afi38-205_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afi38-205-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Numbered air forces are typically commanded by a <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a> or a <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_general_(United_States)" title="Lieutenant general (United States)">lieutenant general</a>. </p><p>Numeric designations for Numbered Air Forces are written in full using ordinal words (e.g., Eighth Air Force), while cardinal numerals are used in abbreviations (e.g., 8 AF).<sup id="cite_ref-afi38-101_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afi38-101-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-afh33-337_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afh33-337-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Units directly subordinate to a NAF were traditionally numbered 6XX (where XX is the NAF number).<sup id="cite_ref-afi38-101_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afi38-101-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For example, the <a href="/wiki/609th_Air_Operations_Center" title="609th Air Operations Center">609th Air Operations Center</a> is a unit subordinate to the <a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth Air Force</a>. This is no longer completely accurate, due to regular reorganization of Wings and Numbered Air Forces. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Numbered_Air_Force&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ww2-add.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Ww2-add.jpg/300px-Ww2-add.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="207" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Ww2-add.jpg/450px-Ww2-add.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Ww2-add.jpg/600px-Ww2-add.jpg 2x" data-file-width="700" data-file-height="482" /></a><figcaption>World War II Air Districts and Numbered Air Forces.</figcaption></figure> <p>Numbered air forces began as named organizations in the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">United States Army Air Corps</a> before World War II.<sup id="cite_ref-ravenstein_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ravenstein-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The first four NAFs were established as the Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest Air Districts on 19 October 1940 to provide air defense for the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-schaffel_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-schaffel-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These Air Districts were redesignated as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Air Forces, respectively, on 26 March 1941. Over a year after the establishment of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> on 20 June 1941, the Arabic numerals were changed to the <a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force">First</a>, <a href="/wiki/Second_Air_Force" title="Second Air Force">Second</a>, <a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Fourth_Air_Force" title="Fourth Air Force">Fourth Air Forces</a> on 18 September 1942. Other organizations established during this period and that became Numbered air forces include the Philippine Department Air Force (became <a href="/wiki/Fifth_Air_Force" title="Fifth Air Force">Fifth Air Force</a>), the Panama Canal Air Force (became <a href="/wiki/Sixth_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Air Force">Sixth Air Force</a>), the Hawaiian Air Force (became <a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh Air Force</a>), and the Alaskan Air Force (became <a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Air_Force" title="Eleventh Air Force">Eleventh Air Force</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-afhra_naf_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afhra_naf-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After World War II, the US Air Force continued to use both named and numbered air forces. While named air forces were used in both tactical and support roles, numbered air forces were generally employed only in tactical roles.<sup id="cite_ref-ravenstein_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ravenstein-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As part of a peacetime restructuring in March 1946, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces" title="United States Army Air Forces">United States Army Air Forces</a> were reorganized into three major operating commands: the <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command" title="Strategic Air Command">Strategic Air Command</a> (SAC), the <a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a> (TAC), and the <a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Defense Command">Air Defense Command</a> (ADC).<sup id="cite_ref-nalty1_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nalty1-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These commands reflected the basic air combat missions that evolved during the war, and each reported directly to General <a href="/wiki/Carl_Spaatz" title="Carl Spaatz">Carl Spaatz</a>, the Commanding General, Army Air Forces. Numbered air forces served as an intermediate headquarters between these commands and the operational wings and groups. Eleven of the sixteen wartime air forces remained. The Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces were assigned to SAC; the Third, Ninth, and Twelfth Air Forces were assigned to TAC; and the First, Second, Fourth, Tenth, Eleventh, and Fourteenth Air Forces were assigned to ADC. Second Air Force would later be transferred to SAC in 1949.<sup id="cite_ref-afhra_2af_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afhra_2af-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The numbered air forces had both operational and administrative authority, and existed as a command level between major commands and <a href="/wiki/Air_Division_(United_States)" title="Air Division (United States)">air divisions</a>. Although variations existed, and number air forces were often reassigned, this basic arrangement persisted throughout the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The role of numbered air forces changed in the 1990s during the Air Force reorganization initiated by <a href="/wiki/Chief_of_Staff_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force">Air Force Chief of Staff</a> General <a href="/wiki/Merrill_McPeak" title="Merrill McPeak">Merrill McPeak</a>. The goal of the reorganization was to "streamline, take layers out, flatten (Air Force) organizational charts, while at the same time clarifying the roles and responsibilities of essential supporting functions."<sup id="cite_ref-mcpeak_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mcpeak-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Numbered air forces were reorganized into tactical echelons focused on operations, and their administrative staff functions were eliminated. This reorganization also reduced the number of major commands, and eliminated the air divisions to place numbered air forces directly in command of operational wings.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The role of numbered air forces was again changed in 2006 with the implementation of the Component Air Force (C-NAF) concept.<sup id="cite_ref-afdd2_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afdd2-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Some numbered air forces have an additional mission as the Air Force Component Command exercising command and control over air and space forces supporting a <a href="/wiki/Unified_Combatant_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Unified Combatant Command">Unified Combatant Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-afi38-205_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afi38-205-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> C-NAFs have a second designation to identify their role. For example, <a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force">First Air Force</a>, a numbered air force assigned to <a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a>, is designated as Air Force Northern (AFNORTH) in its role as the air component of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Northern_Command" title="United States Northern Command">United States Northern Command</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1af-factsheet_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1af-factsheet-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Most C-NAFs have an <a href="/wiki/Air_and_Space_Operations_Center" class="mw-redirect" title="Air and Space Operations Center">Air and Space Operations Center</a> (AOC) to provide <a href="/wiki/Command_and_control" title="Command and control">command and control</a> of air and space operations for the supported combatant commander.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_Air_Forces">List of Air Forces</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Numbered_Air_Force&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of Air Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Numbered">Numbered</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Numbered_Air_Force&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Numbered"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The table below lists current and historical numbered air forces of the US Air Force, their C-NAF designation (if applicable), their current shield and station, and the major command (MAJCOM) to which they are currently assigned. Note that the lineage of some numbered air forces is continued by non-NAF organizations (e.g., the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force continues the lineage of the Fifteenth Air Force). <b>Boldface</b> indicates a NAF or C-NAF that is currently active. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Air Force</th> <th>Shield</th> <th>Station</th> <th>Major Command</th> <th>Comments </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force"><b>First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)</b></a></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1st_Air_Force.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/1st_Air_Force.png/75px-1st_Air_Force.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/1st_Air_Force.png/113px-1st_Air_Force.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/1st_Air_Force.png/150px-1st_Air_Force.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="579" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tyndall_Air_Force_Base" title="Tyndall Air Force Base">Tyndall Air Force Base</a>, Florida</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a></td> <td>C-NAF supporting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Northern_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Northern Command">U.S. Northern Command</a> and <a href="/wiki/Continental_NORAD_Region" title="Continental NORAD Region">Continental NORAD Region</a>. <p>In May 2022, First Air Force was officially designated as "Air Forces Space" (AFSPACE), the Air Force contribution to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Command" title="United States Space Command">United States Space Command</a>, in addition to its Northern Command and Continental NORAD roles.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Second_Air_Force" title="Second Air Force">Second Air Force</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem_(USAF).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28USAF%29.png/75px-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28USAF%29.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28USAF%29.png/113px-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28USAF%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28USAF%29.png/150px-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28USAF%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1845" data-file-height="1879" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Keesler_Air_Force_Base" title="Keesler Air Force Base">Keesler Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi" title="Mississippi">Mississippi</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Education_%26_Training_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Education & Training Command">Air Education & Training Command</a></td> <td>Oversees all USAF non-flying technical training </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe)</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="1566" data-file-height="1537" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ramstein_Air_Base" title="Ramstein Air Base">Ramstein Air Base</a>, Germany</td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe_%E2%80%93_Air_Forces_Africa" title="United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa">USAFE-AFAFRICA</a></td> <td>C-NAF supporting <a href="/wiki/U.S._European_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. European Command">U.S. European Command</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Africa_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Africa Command">U.S. Africa Command</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Air_Force" title="Fourth Air Force">Fourth Air Force</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="1853" data-file-height="1799" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/March_Air_Reserve_Base" title="March Air Reserve Base">March Air Reserve Base</a>, California</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Air Force Reserve Command</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Air Force Reserve Command</a> NAF for all AFRC C-5, C-17, KC-135, KC-10 and C-40 units operated by <a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Command" title="Air Mobility Command">Air Mobility Command</a> and supporting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Transportation_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Transportation Command">U.S. Transportation Command</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Air_Force" title="Fifth Air Force">Fifth Air Force</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Fifth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="1566" data-file-height="1537" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Yokota_Air_Base" title="Yokota Air Base">Yokota Air Base</a>, Japan</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a></td> <td>Air component to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Forces_Japan" title="United States Forces Japan">United States Forces Japan</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sixth_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth Air Force">Sixth Air Force</a></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sixth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_(World_War_II).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Sixth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.jpg/75px-Sixth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Sixth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.jpg/113px-Sixth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6e/Sixth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.jpg/150px-Sixth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28World_War_II%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="275" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Howard_Air_Force_Base" title="Howard Air Force Base">Howard Air Force Base</a>, Panama</td> <td></td> <td>Redesignated <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_Southern_Command" title="United States Air Forces Southern Command">United States Air Forces Southern Command</a> in 1963. Inactivated in 1976. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh Air Force (Air Forces Korea)</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Seventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Seventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Seventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Seventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Seventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Seventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="987" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Osan_Air_Base" title="Osan Air Base">Osan Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Korea" title="Korea">Korea</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a></td> <td>C-NAF supporting <a href="/wiki/United_States_Forces_Korea" title="United States Forces Korea">United States Forces Korea</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic)</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eighth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Eighth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Eighth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Eighth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Eighth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3b/Eighth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Eighth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="968" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Barksdale_Air_Force_Base" title="Barksdale Air Force Base">Barksdale Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command" title="Air Force Global Strike Command">Air Force Global Strike Command</a></td> <td>C-NAF supporting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Strategic_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Strategic Command">U.S. Strategic Command</a> and is responsible for all USAF bombers </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force"> Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) </a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_(Cold_War).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png/75px-Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png/113px-Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png/150px-Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_%28Cold_War%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="971" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaw_Air_Force_Base" title="Shaw Air Force Base">Shaw Air Force Base</a>, South Carolina</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a></td> <td>Established in 1983 as United States Central Command Air Forces (USCENTAF); renamed United States Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT) in 2009. Air component of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Central_Command" title="United States Central Command">United States Central Command</a>, a regional unified command. Responsible for air operations (either unilaterally or in concert with coalition partners) and developing contingency plans in support of national objectives for USCENTCOM's 20-nation area of responsibility in <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Asia" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwest Asia">Southwest Asia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Tenth_Air_Force" title="Tenth Air Force">Tenth Air Force</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Tenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Tenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Tenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Tenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Tenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Tenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Tenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="2065" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Joint_Reserve_Base_Fort_Worth" title="Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth">Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base</a> (former <a href="/wiki/Carswell_Air_Force_Base" title="Carswell Air Force Base">Carswell Air Force Base</a>), <a href="/wiki/Fort_Worth" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Worth">Fort Worth</a>, Texas</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Air Force Reserve Command</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Air Force Reserve Command</a> NAF for all <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Air Force Reserve Command</a> B-52 units gained by <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command" title="Air Force Global Strike Command">Air Force Global Strike Command</a>; all AFRC E-3, F-22, F-15C/D, F-15E, F-16, A-10, HC-130, HH-60, C-145, U-28, MQ-1, MQ-9 and RQ-4 units gained by <a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command" title="Air Force Special Operations Command">Air Force Special Operations Command</a>, and all AFRC T-6, T-1 and T-38 "Associate" flying training units in support of <a href="/wiki/Air_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Air Education and Training Command">Air Education and Training Command</a>; 10 AF also has oversight for a single AFRC space wing in support of <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Space_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Space Command">Air Force Space Command</a><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The date of the event predicted near this tag has passed. (February 2023)">needs update</span></a></i>]</sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Air_Force" title="Eleventh Air Force">Eleventh Air Force</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eleventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Eleventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Eleventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Eleventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Eleventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Eleventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Eleventh_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="2065" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Elmendorf_Air_Force_Base" title="Elmendorf Air Force Base">Elmendorf Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alaska" title="Alaska">Alaska</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a></td> <td>Air Component for <a href="/wiki/Alaskan_Command" title="Alaskan Command">Alaskan Command</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alaska_NORAD_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska NORAD Region">Alaska NORAD Region</a>. Administrative HQ for PACAF Wings not in 5th AF or 7th AF AORs. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth Air Force (Air Forces Southern)</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Twelfth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Twelfth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Twelfth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Twelfth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Twelfth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Twelfth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Twelfth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="2065" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Davis-Monthan_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Davis-Monthan Air Force Base">Davis-Monthan Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arizona" title="Arizona">Arizona</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a></td> <td>C-NAF supporting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Southern_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Southern Command">U.S. Southern Command</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force" title="Thirteenth Expeditionary Air Force">Thirteenth Expeditionary Air Force</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Thirteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Thirteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Thirteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Thirteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Thirteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Thirteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Thirteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="982" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_Pearl_Harbor%E2%80%93Hickam" title="Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam">Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam</a>, Hawaii</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a></td> <td>Provisional component of Pacific Air Forces since 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-13EAFfacts_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13EAFfacts-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Air_Force" title="Fourteenth Air Force">Fourteenth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic)</a></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fourteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Fourteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Fourteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="73" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Fourteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Fourteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/04/Fourteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Fourteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="2037" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Vandenberg_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Vandenberg Air Force Base">Vandenberg Air Force Base</a>, California</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Space_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Space Command">Air Force Space Command</a></td> <td>C-NAF supporting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Strategic_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Strategic Command">U.S. Strategic Command</a> and was responsible for U.S. space forces. In December 2019, redesignated as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Space_Force" title="United States Space Force">United States Space Force</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Space_Operations_Command" title="Space Operations Command">Space Operations Command</a> (SPOC) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Air_Force" title="Fifteenth Air Force">Fifteenth Air Force</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:15th_Air_Force.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/15th_Air_Force.png/75px-15th_Air_Force.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/15th_Air_Force.png/113px-15th_Air_Force.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/15th_Air_Force.png/150px-15th_Air_Force.png 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="2062" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Shaw_Air_Force_Base" title="Shaw Air Force Base">Shaw Air Force Base</a>, South Carolina</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a></td> <td>Redesignated <a href="/wiki/15th_Expeditionary_Mobility_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force">15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force</a> in 2003. Inactivated in 2012, 15 AF was reactivated on 20 August 2020 to consolidate the units of the Ninth Air Force and Twelfth Air Force to form a new numbered air force responsible for generating and presenting Air Combat Command’s conventional forces. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Air_Force" title="Sixteenth Air Force">Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:16th_Air_Force.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/16th_Air_Force.png/75px-16th_Air_Force.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/16th_Air_Force.png/113px-16th_Air_Force.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cc/16th_Air_Force.png/150px-16th_Air_Force.png 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="2062" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lackland_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Lackland AFB">Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a></td> <td>C-NAF supporting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Cyber_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Cyber Command">U.S. Cyber Command</a> <p>Contains components of the inactivated 24, and 25 AF's. </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Seventeenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force" title="Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force">Seventeenth Expeditionary Air Force</a></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seventeenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force_emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seventeenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force_emblem.png/75px-Seventeenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force_emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seventeenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force_emblem.png/113px-Seventeenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force_emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/Seventeenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force_emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="114" data-file-height="112" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ramstein_Air_Base" title="Ramstein Air Base">Ramstein Air Base</a>, Germany</td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe_%E2%80%93_Air_Forces_Africa" title="United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa">USAFE-AFAFRICA</a></td> <td>Supporting <a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">United States Africa Command</a>. Inactivated 19 July 2018, units and mission gained by <a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Air_Force" title="Eighteenth Air Force">Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation)</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eighteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Eighteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Eighteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Eighteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Eighteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/90/Eighteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Eighteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="987" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Scott_Air_Force_Base" title="Scott Air Force Base">Scott Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Command" title="Air Mobility Command">Air Mobility Command</a></td> <td>C-NAF supporting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Transportation_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Transportation Command">U.S. Transportation Command</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Air_Force" title="Nineteenth Air Force">Nineteenth Air Force</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Nineteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Nineteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Nineteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Nineteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Nineteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Nineteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Nineteenth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="982" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Randolph_Air_Force_Base" title="Randolph Air Force Base">Randolph Air Force Base</a>, Texas</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Education_%26_Training_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Education & Training Command">Air Education & Training Command</a></td> <td>Oversees all USAF flying training, to include all undergraduate flight training and selected Formal Training Units (FTU) and Replacement Training Units (RTU) </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Air_Force" title="Twentieth Air Force">Twentieth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic)</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Twentieth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Twentieth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Twentieth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Twentieth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Twentieth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Twentieth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Twentieth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="977" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/F.E._Warren_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="F.E. Warren Air Force Base">F.E. Warren Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming" title="Wyoming">Wyoming</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command" title="Air Force Global Strike Command">Air Force Global Strike Command</a></td> <td>C-NAF supporting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Strategic_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Strategic Command">U.S. Strategic Command</a>, oversees all USAF ICBMs </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Twenty-First_Air_Force" title="Twenty-First Air Force">Twenty-First Air Force</a></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:21st_Air_Force.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/21st_Air_Force.png/75px-21st_Air_Force.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/21st_Air_Force.png/113px-21st_Air_Force.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8f/21st_Air_Force.png/150px-21st_Air_Force.png 2x" data-file-width="1709" data-file-height="1678" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/McGuire_Air_Force_Base" title="McGuire Air Force Base">McGuire Air Force Base</a>, New Jersey</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Command" title="Air Mobility Command">Air Mobility Command</a></td> <td>Redesignated <a href="/wiki/21st_Expeditionary_Mobility_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force">21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force</a> in 2003. Inactivated in 2012. </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Twenty-Second_Air_Force" title="Twenty-Second Air Force">Twenty-Second Air Force</a></b></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Twenty-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Twenty-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Twenty-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Twenty-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Twenty-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/10/Twenty-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Twenty-Second_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="2062" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dobbins_Air_Reserve_Base" title="Dobbins Air Reserve Base">Dobbins Air Reserve Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Air Force Reserve Command</a></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Air Force Reserve Command</a> NAF for all AFRC C-130 and WC-130 units operated by <a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Command" title="Air Mobility Command">Air Mobility Command</a> and supporting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Transportation_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Transportation Command">U.S. Transportation Command</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Twenty-Third_Air_Force" title="Twenty-Third Air Force">Twenty-Third Air Force (AFSOC)</a></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Twenty-Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Twenty-Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Twenty-Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Twenty-Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Twenty-Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/05/Twenty-Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Twenty-Third_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="888" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hurlburt_Field" title="Hurlburt Field">Hurlburt Field</a>, Florida</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command" title="Air Force Special Operations Command">Air Force Special Operations Command</a></td> <td>C-NAF supporting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Special_Operations_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Special Operations Command">U.S. Special Operations Command</a>. Inactivated in 2013. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Twenty-Fourth_Air_Force" title="Twenty-Fourth Air Force">Twenty-Fourth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)</a></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Twenty-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Twenty-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/75px-Twenty-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Twenty-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/113px-Twenty-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Twenty-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png/150px-Twenty-Fourth_Air_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="872" data-file-height="840" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lackland_Air_Force_Base" title="Lackland Air Force Base">Lackland Air Force Base</a>, Texas<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a></td> <td>Inactivated in 2019. Merged with 25 AF to create the 16 AF. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Twenty-Fifth_Air_Force" title="Twenty-Fifth Air Force">Twenty-Fifth Air Force</a></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:25th_Air_Force_Shield.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/25th_Air_Force_Shield.jpg/75px-25th_Air_Force_Shield.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/25th_Air_Force_Shield.jpg/113px-25th_Air_Force_Shield.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/25th_Air_Force_Shield.jpg/150px-25th_Air_Force_Shield.jpg 2x" data-file-width="960" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Lackland_Air_Force_Base" title="Lackland Air Force Base">Lackland Air Force Base</a>, Texas</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a></td> <td>Redesignated from <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Intelligence,_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance_Agency" title="Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency">Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency</a> on 29 September 2014.<sup id="cite_ref-AFMNov14_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMNov14-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Inactivated in 2019. Merged with 24 AF to create 16 AF </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Named">Named</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Numbered_Air_Force&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Named"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Named Air Forces operate at the same level as Numbered Air Forces. General Headquarters Air Force, the first named air force of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>'s air arm, began operations in 1935. The <a href="/wiki/GHQ_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="GHQ Air Force">GHQ Air Force</a> became the Air Force Combat Command in 1941. Several of the numbered air forces began as named air forces.<sup id="cite_ref-Rav1996_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rav1996-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> other named air forces have existed in both operational and support commands. <a href="/wiki/Air_Forces_Iceland" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Forces Iceland">Air Forces Iceland</a>, and the Central, Eastern, Japan, and Western Air Defense Forces, have provided air defense capability. The USAF Special Operations Force controlled operational special forces. The Crew, Flying, and Technical Training Air Forces served <a href="/wiki/Air_Training_Command" title="Air Training Command">Air Training Command</a> both in the air and on the ground. Pacific Air Force/FEAF (Rear) controlled both operational and support forces of <a href="/wiki/Far_East_Air_Forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Far East Air Forces">Far East Air Forces</a>. Air Materiel Force, European Area, and Air Materiel Force, Pacific Area, on the other hand, served primarily as logistics support establishments.<sup id="cite_ref-Rav1996_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rav1996-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2001 <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Forces Central">United States Air Forces Central</a> has supervised U.S. Air Force elements engaged in the <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%932021)" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)">War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)</a>; since 2003 for the <a href="/wiki/War_in_Iraq" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Iraq">War in Iraq</a>; and, with a more recent start, air refueling and other support in regard to the <a href="/wiki/Yemeni_Civil_War_(2015%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)">Yemeni Civil War</a>. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Air Force</th> <th>Shield</th> <th>Station</th> <th>Major Command</th> <th>Comments </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Forces_Iceland" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Forces Iceland">Air Forces Iceland</a></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:85th_Group.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/85th_Group.png/75px-85th_Group.png" decoding="async" width="75" height="74" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/85th_Group.png/113px-85th_Group.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/85th_Group.png/150px-85th_Group.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="590" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Keflavik" title="Naval Air Station Keflavik">Naval Air Station Keflavik</a>, Iceland</td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Forces in Europe">USAFE-AFA</a></td> <td>Established in 1952. Performed air defense of Iceland and North Atlantic. Inactivated 28 June 2006 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Air Materiel Force, European Area</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ch%C3%A2teauroux-D%C3%A9ols_Air_Base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Châteauroux-Déols Air Base (page does not exist)">Châteauroux-Déols Air Base</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Base_a%C3%A9rienne_de_Ch%C3%A2teauroux-D%C3%A9ols" class="extiw" title="fr:Base aérienne de Châteauroux-Déols">fr</a>]</span>, France</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Logistics_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Logistics Command">Air Force Logistics Command</a></td> <td>From 1954 to 1962 served as the primary USAF logistics organization in Europe </td></tr> <tr> <td>Air Materiel Force, Pacific Area</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tachikawa_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Tachikawa Air Base">Tachikawa Air Base</a>, Japan</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Logistics_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Logistics Command">Air Force Logistics Command</a></td> <td>Established as Far East Air Service Command on 14 July 1944. Activated on 18 August 1944 at Brisbane, Australia.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Eventually moved its headquarters to Manila on 7 August 1945 having re-located through several intermediate locations. It was redesignated Pacific Air Service Command, U.S. Army, in January 1946, and <a href="/wiki/Far_East_Air_Materiel_Command" title="Far East Air Materiel Command">Far East Air Materiel Command</a> (FEAMCOM) on 1 January 1947. At <a href="/wiki/Tachikawa_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Tachikawa Air Base">Tachikawa Air Base</a> in Japan after being activated as FEAMCOM, it effectively replaced the <a href="/wiki/Japan_Air_Material_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Japan Air Material Area">Japan Air Materiel Area</a>. It was the primary USAF logistics organization in the Pacific before finally being inactivated in 1962. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Aviation Engineer Force</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wolters_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Wolters Air Force Base">Wolters Air Force Base</a>, Texas</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Continental_Air_Command" title="Continental Air Command">Continental Air Command</a></td> <td>Controlled aviation engineer organizations of the United States Army, on duty with the United States Air Force, 1951–1956 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Central_Air_Defense_Force" title="Central Air Defense Force">Central Air Defense Force</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Richards-Gebaur_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base">Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base</a>, Missouri</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Defense Command">Air Defense Command</a></td> <td>Controlled ADC Radar and Interceptor units in the central United States, 1951–1960. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Crew_Training_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Crew Training Air Force">Crew Training Air Force</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Randolph_Air_Force_Base" title="Randolph Air Force Base">Randolph Air Force Base</a>, Texas</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Training_Command" title="Air Training Command">Air Training Command</a></td> <td>Provided training for air crews, 1952–1957. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Defense_Force" title="Eastern Air Defense Force">Eastern Air Defense Force</a></td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Eastern_Air_Defense_Force-patch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Eastern_Air_Defense_Force-patch.jpg/75px-Eastern_Air_Defense_Force-patch.jpg" decoding="async" width="75" height="93" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Eastern_Air_Defense_Force-patch.jpg/113px-Eastern_Air_Defense_Force-patch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/89/Eastern_Air_Defense_Force-patch.jpg/150px-Eastern_Air_Defense_Force-patch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="228" data-file-height="283" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart Air Force Base">Stewart Air Force Base</a>, New York</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Defense Command">Air Defense Command</a></td> <td>Controlled ADC Radar and Interceptor units in the eastern United States, 1949–1960. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Flying_Training_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Flying Training Air Force">Flying Training Air Force</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Randolph_Air_Force_Base" title="Randolph Air Force Base">Randolph Air Force Base</a>, Texas</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Training_Command" title="Air Training Command">Air Training Command</a></td> <td>Provided flying training for combat crews and flying training leading to an aeronautic rating, 1951–1958. </td></tr> <tr> <td>Japan Air Defense Force</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nagoya_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Nagoya Air Base">Nagoya Air Base</a>, Japan</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Far_East_Air_Force_(United_States)" title="Far East Air Force (United States)">Far East Air Force</a></td> <td>This air defense organization was established to replace the <a href="/wiki/314th_Air_Division" title="314th Air Division">314th Air Division</a>, 1952–1954 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Pacific Air Force/FEAF (Rear)</td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hickam_Air_Force_Base" title="Hickam Air Force Base">Hickam Air Force Base</a>, Hawaii Territory</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Far_East_Air_Force_(United_States)" title="Far East Air Force (United States)">Far East Air Force</a></td> <td>Established to control Air Force operations in the Pacific and Far East during the move of the Far East Air Forces (FEAF) from Japan to Hawaii, 1954–1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Technical_Training_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Technical Training Air Force">Technical Training Air Force</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Randolph_Air_Force_Base" title="Randolph Air Force Base">Randolph Air Force Base</a>, Texas</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Training_Command" title="Air Training Command">Air Training Command</a></td> <td>Provided officer candidate training, indoctrination (basic) training, and technical training to Air Force personnel, 1951–1958. </td></tr> <tr> <td>USAF Special Operations Force</td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USAF_Special_Operations_Force_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/USAF_Special_Operations_Force_-_Emblem.png/72px-USAF_Special_Operations_Force_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="72" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/USAF_Special_Operations_Force_-_Emblem.png/108px-USAF_Special_Operations_Force_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/USAF_Special_Operations_Force_-_Emblem.png/144px-USAF_Special_Operations_Force_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="316" /></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Eglin_Air_Force_Base" title="Eglin Air Force Base">Eglin Air Force Base</a>, Florida</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a></td> <td>When the USAF Special Air Warfare Center became too large and cumbersome for center status, it was elevated to a named air force, 1962–1974. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Western_Air_Defense_Force" title="Western Air Defense Force">Western Air Defense Force</a></td> <td></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamilton Air Force Base">Hamilton Air Force Base</a>, California</td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Defense Command">Air Defense Command</a></td> <td>Controlled ADC Radar and Interceptor units in the western United States, 1951–1960. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>Source:<sup id="cite_ref-Rav1996_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rav1996-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Numbered_Air_Force&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> 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lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019">2010–2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_lieutenant_generals_since_2020" title="List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals since 2020">2020–present</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">House Armed Services Committee</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Tactical_Air_and_Land_Forces" title="United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces">House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Strategic_Forces" title="United States House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces">House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States Senate Committee on Armed Services">Senate Committee on Armed Services</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Airland" title="United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland">Senate Subcommittee on Airland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate_Armed_Services_Subcommittee_on_Strategic_Forces" title="United States Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces">Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/U.S._Air_Force_service_mark.svg/80px-U.S._Air_Force_service_mark.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/U.S._Air_Force_service_mark.svg/120px-U.S._Air_Force_service_mark.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">USAF Academy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_major_commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of major commands of the United States Air Force">Major commands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">ACC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Air Education and Training Command">AETC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command" title="Air Force Global Strike Command">AFGSC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Materiel_Command" title="Air Force Materiel Command">AFMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">AFRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command" title="Air Force Special Operations Command">AFSOC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Command" title="Air Mobility Command">AMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">PACAF</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe_%E2%80%93_Air_Forces_Africa" title="United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa">USAFE–AFAFRICA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Numbered Air Forces</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Air_Force" title="Second Air Force">Second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Air_Force" title="Fourth Air Force">Fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Air_Force" title="Fifth Air Force">Fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenth_Air_Force" title="Tenth Air Force">Tenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Air_Force" title="Eleventh Air Force">Eleventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force" title="Thirteenth Expeditionary Air Force">Thirteenth Expeditionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Air_Force" title="Fifteenth Air Force">Fifteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Air_Force" title="Sixteenth Air Force">Sixteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Air_Force" title="Eighteenth Air Force">Eighteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Air_Force" title="Nineteenth Air Force">Nineteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Air_Force" title="Twentieth Air Force">Twentieth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-Second_Air_Force" title="Twenty-Second Air Force">Twenty-Second</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of wings of the United States Air Force">Wings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_groups_and_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_National_Guard" title="List of groups and wings of the United States Air National Guard">ANG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Groups" title="List of United States Air Force Groups">Groups</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_groups_and_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_National_Guard" title="List of groups and wings of the United States Air National Guard">ANG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force squadrons">Squadrons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_National_Guard_Squadrons" title="List of United States Air National Guard Squadrons">ANG</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Security_Forces_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force Security Forces squadrons">Security Forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_components_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces#Civilian_auxiliaries_distinguished" title="Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces">Civilian auxiliary</a>: <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Personnel and<br /> training</th><td 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