1st Air Force
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Active:	18 December 1940
Country:	United States
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Garrison/HQ:	Tyndall Air Force Base
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First Air Force (1 AF) (Now AFNORTH) is a numbered air force (NAF) in Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base near Panama City, Florida. It is an intermediate echelon responsible for air defense units in the contiguous United States (CONUS). The First Air Force also serves as the Air Force component of the United States Northern Command, and Air Forces Northern (AFNORTH), the Air Force warfighting headquarters supporting United States Northern Command. First Air Force also serves as the CONUS geographical component of the binational North American Aerospace Defense Command. Image File history File links 1AF_Badge. ... December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1940 calendar). ... The United States Air Force (or USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... The Air Combat Command (ACC) is the major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force whose mission is to provide air combat forces (mostly aircraft), to other commands, including both commands within the Air Force as well as the unified commands that include elements from different branches of the... Tyndall Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bay County, Florida. ... A battle honour is an official acknowledgement to recognize a military units achievements in specific wars or operations. ... The Air Combat Command (ACC) is the major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force whose mission is to provide air combat forces (mostly aircraft), to other commands, including both commands within the Air Force as well as the unified commands that include elements from different branches of the... Tyndall Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bay County, Florida. ... Motto: Nickname: Map Location in Bay County, Florida Political Statistics Founded Sister Cities {{{sister cities}}} Incorporated 1909 County Bay County Borough {{{borough}}} Parrish {{{parrish}}} Mayor Geographic Statistics Area  - Total  - Water 69. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq mi (170,451 km²)  - Width 162 miles (260 km)  - Length 497 miles (800 km)  - % water 17. ... Emblem of the United States Northern Command. ... The NORAD shield. ...

First Air Force is unique in both its mission and composition. With the transfer of responsibility for continental air defense from the active duty component of the Air Force to the Air National Guard, First Air Force became the first numbered air force to be made up primarily of citizen airmen. Shield of the United States Air National Guard The Air National Guard (ANG) is part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Air Force (USAF). ...

Units aligned under AFNORTH include the Northeast Air Defense Sector, Southeast Air Defense Sector, Western Air Defense Sector, 601st Air Operations Group and the 702d Computer Systems Squadron. Additionally, First Air Force provides operational control of alert air defense fighter units. Shield of the Southeast Air Defense Sector. ...

History

One of the original four numbered air forces formed in the United States in 1940, the First Air Force was activated as the Northeast Air District on Dec. 18, 1940 at Mitchell Field, Long Island, New York. It provided air defense and conducted combat training for personnel of newly formed units. It was redesignated First Air Force on April 9, 1941. Following World War II this air force was involved in air defense and reserve training and concentrated entirely upon air defense in the latter 1960s and again after 1985. Combatants Allies: United Kingdom, France/Free France, Soviet Union, United States, Canada, China, India, Australia, Poland, New Zealand, South Africa, and others Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and others Casualties Military dead: 17 million Civilian dead: 33 million Total dead: 50 million Military dead: 8 million Civilian dead: 4 million...

Commands During World War II

• I Bomber Command 1941-42
• I Fighter Command 1941-46
• I Ground Air Support Command 1941-42