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| | Aerial view of Langley AFB | | IATA: LFI – ICAO: KLFI | | Summary | | Airport type | Military | | Operator | USAF | | Elevation AMSL | 11 ft / 3.4 m | | Website | www.langley.af.mil | | Runways | | Direction | Length | Surface | | ft | m | | 08/26 | 10,000 | 3,048 | Concrete | Langley Air Force Base (IATA: LFI, ICAO: KLFI) is the home of the United States Air Force's 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) and the 480th Intelligence Wing (480 IW). It also hosts Headquarters, Air Combat Command (ACC). The base is named for aviation pioneer Samuel Pierpont Langley, and is located 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Hampton, Virginia. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ...
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The 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. ...
The 480th Intelligence Wing (IW) is headquartered at Langley AFB, Virginia. ...
Air Combat Command (ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. ...
Samuel Pierpont Langley. ...
Motto: Americas First Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: County Independent City Mayor Ross Kearney II Area - City 352. ...
1st Fighter Wing
The 1st Fighter Wing, under various designations, has been the host unit at Langley since moving from MacDill AFB Florida on 30 June 1975. Operational squadrons of the 1st Fighter Wing are: The 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. ...
MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Florida, 8 miles south of Tampa at the tip of the Interbay Peninsula. ...
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1st Fighter Wing F-22As and F-15Cs are all tail coded "FF". The 27th Fighter Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force, currently part of the 1st Operations Group of the 1st Fighter Wing, and deployed at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. ...
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The 71st Fighter Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force, currently part of the 1st Operations Group of the 1st Fighter Wing, and stationed at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. ...
The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the U.S. Air Force to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. ...
The 94th Fighter Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force, currently part of the 1st Operations Group of the 1st Fighter Wing, and stationed at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. ...
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In January 1976, the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing (1 TFW) became the first operational unit in the Tactical Air Command (TAC) to fly the F-15A/B Eagle. In May 2005, Langley became the home of 26 F-22 Raptors assigned to the 27th Fighter Squadron of the 1st Fighter Wing. In December 2005, the 94th Fighter Squadron started to convert to the F-22A . The 27th FS flew the first F-22A operational mission in January 2006 in support of Operation Noble Eagle (ONE). The Tactical Air Command (TAC) was a command of the United States Air Force charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of ground troops. ...
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The 27th Fighter Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force, currently part of the 1st Operations Group of the 1st Fighter Wing, and deployed at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. ...
The 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. ...
The 94th Fighter Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force, currently part of the 1st Operations Group of the 1st Fighter Wing, and stationed at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. ...
Joint NATO & U.S. AWACS service badge for Noble Eagle & Eagle Assist Operation Noble Eagle is the U.S. military operational designator to the militarys efforts in the War on Terrorism that were carried out on US soil. ...
On 7 August 1990, the 1st Tactical Fighter Wing, deployed to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Desert Shield, was the first USAF unit to establish air superiority over Saudi Arabia. Throughout both Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, the wing flew more than 6,200 sorties and nearly 25,000 flying hours. The wing also recorded an aerial victory when Capt Steve Tate of the 71 FS shot down an Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1. is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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See also: 2003 invasion of Iraq and Gulf War (disambiguation) C Company, 1st Battalion, The Staffordshire Regiment, 1st UK Armoured Division The Persian Gulf War was a conflict between Iraq and a coalition force of 34 nations led by the United States. ...
The Dassault Mirage F1 is a single-seat air-superiority fighter and attack aircraft built by Dassault Aviation of France. ...
From the end of Operation Desert Storm until the commencment of Operation Iraqi Freedom, squadrons of the 1 FW routinely deployed to Turkey in support of Operation Northern Watch, or to Saudi Arabia in support of Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the northern and southern "No Fly" zones over Iraq. In 2003, the 1 FW deployed again to Southwest Asia in order to provide air superiority during actual combat operations. Deploying in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, the wing flew over 360 training and combat sorties. For other uses of the term, see Iraq war (disambiguation) The 2003 invasion of Iraq (also called the 2nd or 3rd Persian Gulf War) began on March 20, 2003, when forces belonging primarily to the United States and the United Kingdom invaded Iraq arguably without the explicit backing of the...
Other historical firsts for the 1st Fighter Wing are: - The first U.S. group-level unit to enter air combat.
- The first U.S. unit to destroy enemy aircraft in World War I.
- The parent unit of the first recipient of the Medal of Honor for aerial combat.
- The parent unit of the two highest scoring U.S. aces in World War I.
- The first fighter unit to deploy en masse over the North Atlantic.
- The first U.S. unit to destroy a German aircraft in World War II.
- The first U.S. jet fighter unit.
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480th Intelligence Wing At Langley, the 480th Intelligence Wing is the Air Force lead wing for Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS) operations, geospatial intelligence and intelligence products for combat mission planning and execution. The 497th Intelligence Group is a warfighting unit leveraging the most robust national/DoD intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance air, space and ground systems architecture. The 497 IG also operates Deployable Ground Station-1 of the Air Force Distributed Common Ground System, projecting global vigilance and providing persistent world-class timely and tailored multi-discipline intelligence analysis to the warfighter while directing reachback/distributed operations. The 480th Intelligence Wing (IW) is headquartered at Langley AFB, Virginia. ...
History Overview Langley Air Force Base is the first military base built in the United States specifically for air power, having been acquired by the fledgling Aviation Section of the U.S. Army Signal Corps in December 1916. Major base operating units at Langley have been: | Pre World War II Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps The Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, was the name of the military aviation service of the United States Army from 1914 to 1918, and a direct ancestor of the United States Air Force. ...
- HQ Langley Fld, inception - June 1917
- 119th Aero Squadron, 2 July 1917
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The United States Army Air Service was a forerunner of the United States Air Force. ...
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First Air Force First Air Force (1 AF) (Now AFNORTH) is a numbered air force (NAF) in Air Combat Command (ACC). ...
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This B-52G is on display at Langley Air Force Base in Hampton, Virginia Photo by William J. Grimes. B-1B on display during an Air Show in 2007 United States Air Force is the 120th day of the year (121st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Motto: Americas First Location in the State of Virginia Coordinates: County Independent City Mayor Ross Kearney II Area - City 352. ...
The B-1 Lancer is an American strategic bomber with variable geometry wings. ...
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Tactical Air Command The Tactical Air Command (TAC) was a command of the United States Air Force charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of ground troops. ...
- 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 15 August 1947
- 160th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (RF-80)
- 161st Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (RF-80)
- 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (RB-26)
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Continental Air Command (ConAC) (1948 - 1968) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force (USAF) responsible primarily for administering the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. ...
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The Tactical Air Command (TAC) was a command of the United States Air Force charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of ground troops. ...
- 363rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 1 September 1950
- 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron (RB-26)
- 47th Bombardment Wing, 12 March 1951 (B-26, B-45)
- 4430th Air Base Wing, 12 February 1952
- 405th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 1 May 1953 (B-26, B/RB-57, F-100)
- 4505th Air Refueling Wing, 15 January 1958 (KB-29, KB-50)
- 463rd Troop Carrier Wing, 1 July 1963 (C-130)
- 316th Tactical Airlift Wing, 1 January 1966 (C-130)
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MAC shield Military Airlift Command (MAC) was a former United States Air Force command. ...
- 316th Tactical Airlift Wing 1975 (C-130)
Tactical Air Command / Air Combat Command Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Tactical Air Command (TAC) was a command of the United States Air Force charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of ground troops. ...
Air Combat Command (ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. ...
- 1st Fighter Wing, 15 April 1977 - Current (F-15A/B/C/D, F-22A)
Headquarters, Tactical Air Command (TAC) was established at Langley on 1 May 1946. Headquarters, Air Combat Command (ACC) replaced Tactical Air Command when TAC inactivated on 1 June 1992. is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The Tactical Air Command (TAC) was a command of the United States Air Force charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of ground troops. ...
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Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Air Combat Command (ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. ...
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Origins In 1916, the National Advisory Council for Aeronautics (NACA), predecessor to NASA, established the need for a joint airfield and proving ground for Army, Navy and NACA aircraft. NACA determined that the site must be near water for over-water flying, be flat and relatively clear for expansion and the landing and take-off of aircraft and near an Army post. Fifteen locations were scouted before the site near Hampton was selected. In 1917, the new proving ground was designated Langley Field. For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ...
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Several buildings had been constructed on the field by late 1918. Aircraft at the base at that time included the JN-4 Curtis Jenny, used by Langley's School of Aerial Photography, and the de Havilland DH-4 bomber, both used during World War I. Although short-lived, hydrogen-filled dirigibles played an important role in Langley's early history and a portion of the base is still referred to as the LTA (lighter-than-air) area. Curtiss JN4 The JN series of aircraft were built by the Curtiss company of Hammondsport, New York, later the Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company. ...
Airco DH.4 The Airco DH.4 was a British two-seat biplane day-bomber of the First World War. ...
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Akron in flight, 2 November 1931 An airship is a buoyant (lighter-than-air) aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ...
Brigadier General Billy Mitchell led bombing runs from Langley over war prize German warships anchored off the coast of Virginia. These first successful tests set the precedent for the airplane's new role of strategic bombardment. For other people with the same name, see Billy Mitchell (disambiguation). ...
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At the outbreak of World War II, Langley began to develop special detector equipment used in antisubmarine warfare. Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki TÅjÅ Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...
On 25 May 1946 the headquarters of the newly formed Tactical Air Command were established at Langley. The arrival of Tactical Air Command and jet aircraft marked the beginning of a new era in the history of the field, and in January 1948 Langley Field officially became Langley Air Force Base. is the 145th day of the year (146th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Tactical Air Command (TAC) was a command of the United States Air Force charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of ground troops. ...
On 1 June 1992, Langley became the headquarters of the newly formed Air Combat Command. is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ...
Air Combat Command (ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. ...
F-22 Raptor Demo Team Langley AFB is home to the F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team. This team, who travels all over the world performing diffrent maneuvers used in air combat. This team is used to help recruit for the United States Air Force. The team performs in airshows and other special events all around the world. âThe U.S. Air Forceâ redirects here. ...
The Utterly Butterly wing_walking display team flying Boeing Stearman PT_17 biplanes An airshow is an event at which aviators display their flying skills, normally to the public, but occasionally to invited guests, or employees and their families only. ...
BRAC 2005 The BRAC 2005 commission recommended an expansion of Langley Air Force Base. - BRAC 2005 recommended the closure of Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station (ARS), NY. The Air Force Reserve Command's 914th Airlift Wing's headquarters would then move to Langley AFB as a result of this closure. This recommendation was later reversed and as of Jan 2008, the Niagara Falls ARS will remain open as home to the 914 AW and and the 107th Air Refueling Wing (107 ARW) of the New York Air National Guard. Commencing in mid-2008, the 107th will change its mission to that of an airlift wing and transition from the KC-135 to the C-130H, sharing aircraft with the 914 AW.
- A realignment of base-level F-15 avionics intermediate maintenance from Langley AFB to Tyndall AFB, FL, by establishing a Centralized Intermediate Repair Facility (CIRF) at Tyndall AFB for F-15 avionics.
- DoD would establish a Combat Air Force Logistics Support Center at Langley Air Force Base by realigning Regional Supply Squadrons positions from Hickam Air Force Base and Sembach Air Base, Germany (non-BRAC programmatic) as well as base-level Logistics Readiness Squadron (LRS) positions from Luke Air Force Base.
- DoD would realign Fort Eustis, VA, by relocating the installation management functions to Langley AFB.
Elmendorf Air Force Base (IATA: EDF, ICAO: PAED, FAA LID: EDF) is a United States Air Force base adjacent to Anchorage, Alaska, the largest city in Alaska. ...
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The 107th Air Refueling Wing (107th AMW) is the host unit at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in Niagara Falls, New York. ...
The Air National Guard (ANG) is part of the United States National Guard and a reserve component of the United States Air Force (USAF). ...
The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft, first manufactured in 1956 and expected to remain in service into the 2020s. ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop aircraft, is the main tactical air transport aircraft of the United States and UK military forces. ...
Hickam Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force base located in the city and county of Honolulu on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. ...
Sembach AB, Germany is a U.S. Air Force installation located off of B-40 near Kaiserslautern, Germany. ...
Location of LAFB in Maricopa County, Arizona. ...
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The Tactical Air Command (TAC) was a command of the United States Air Force charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of ground troops. ...
Air Combat Command (ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. ...
Ninth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Combat Command (ACC). ...
References - Bibliography
- Endicott, Judy G., USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Office of Air Force History
- Maurer Maurer, Air Force Combat Units Of World War II, Office of Air Force History, 1983
- Ravenstein, Charles A., Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977, Office of Air Force History, 1984
- Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982 USAF Reference Series, Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, Washington, D.C., 1989
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External links - Langley Air Force Base (official site)
- Langley Fighter -- Unofficial Langley AFB Newspaper
- 1st Fighter Wing fact sheet
- 1st Operations Group fact sheet
- News of Langley AFB at af.mil
- Langley Air Force Base Information (unofficial site)
- Resources for this U.S. military airport:
- Langley Air Force Base is at coordinates 37°04′58″N 76°21′38″W / 37.082833, -76.3605 (Langley Air Force Base)Coordinates: 37°04′58″N 76°21′38″W / 37.082833, -76.3605 (Langley Air Force Base)
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Air Combat Command (ACC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. ...
This is a list of Numbered Air Forces (NAF) of the United States Air Force Historically, a NAF is a level of command below a MAJCOM (Major Command), and above one or more Wings or independent Groups. ...
First Air Force (1 AF) (Now AFNORTH) is a numbered air force (NAF) in Air Combat Command (ACC). ...
The Eighth Air Force is a numbered air force (NAF) of the major command (MAJCOM) of Air Combat Command of the United States Air Force and it is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. ...
Ninth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Combat Command (ACC). ...
Twelfth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Combat Command (ACC). ...
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Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States military base near Bossier City, Louisiana. ...
Beale Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base near Marysville, California, that was established in 1943. ...
Creech Air Force Base (IATA: INS, ICAO: KINS) is an American air base located in Indian Springs, Nevada, USA about 35 miles north of Las Vegas. ...
, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. ...
Dyess Air Force Base is located in Texas, on the western outskirts of the city of Abilene. ...
Ellsworth Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base near Rapid City, South Dakota and is home to the B-1B Lancer. ...
Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Otero County, about 6 miles SW of Alamogordo, New Mexico. ...
Minot Air Force Base (Minot AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Ward County, North Dakota, 15 km (8 mi) north of Minot. ...
Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Lowndes County, Georgia. ...
Mountain Home Air Force Base (Mountain Home AFB) is a U.S. Air Force base located west of Mountain Home, Idaho in Elmore County, and fifty miles (80 km) southeast of Boise. ...
Map showing the locations of Nellis AFB and the NTTR Nellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. ...
Offutt Air Force Base (Offutt AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force and a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarpy County, Nebraska, United States. ...
F-15Es preparing to taxi at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. ...
F-16CJ Fighting Falcon taking off from Shaw AFB as part of enforcing the northern no fly zone in Iraq. ...
Tonopah Test Range Airport (IATA: TNX, ICAO: KTNX) is located near the center of the Tonopah Test Range 27 mi (43 km) southeast of Tonopah, Nevada and 140 mi (225 km) northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
Location of Whiteman AFB, Missouri. ...
The 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. ...
The 4th Fighter Wing is a F-15E Strike Eagle unit based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base , North Carolina. ...
The 20th Fighter Wing (20 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. ...
The 33rd Fighter Wing (33 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. ...
The 49th Fighter Wing (49 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico. ...
The 355th Fighter Wing (355 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. ...
The 366th Fighter Wing (366 FW) is a composite unit of the United States Air Force headquartered at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. ...
The 388th Fighter Wing (388 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Hill Air Force Base, Utah. ...
The 2d Bomb Wing (2 BW) is a B-52 Stratofortress unit based at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. ...
Crest of the 5th Bomb Wing In the United States Air Force, the 5th Bomb Wing (5BW) is a B-52 Stratofortress unit based at Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota. ...
The 7th Bomb Wing (7 BW) is the premier operational B-1B Lancer unit in the United States Air Force, based at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. ...
The 28th Bomb Wing (28 BW) is the United States Air Force home of the B-1B Lancer, based at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. ...
The 509th Bomb Wing (509 BW) operates and maintains the United States Air Forces premier weapon system, the B-2 Bomber, and is based at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. ...
The 9th Reconnaissance Wing (9 RW) is a wing of the United States Air Force. ...
The 23d Fighter Wing was activated on August 10, 1948. ...
The 53d Wing (53 WG) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. ...
The Fightinâ Fifty-Fifth has made significant contributions to the defense of our great nation for more than 50 years. ...
The 57th Wing (57 WG) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
The 70th Intelligence Wing, Fort Meade, Maryland, is the only wing in the United States Air Force that supports the National Security Agency, Air Intelligence Agency, and Eighth Air Force with Cryptologic Intelligence. ...
The 98th Wing (98 RANW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Los Vegas, Nevada. ...
The 99th Air Base Wing is today the host unit at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, having for a long time served at Ellsworth Air Force Base, SD, as part of Strategic Air Command. ...
MQ-9 Reaper at Creech Air Force Base, March 2007 The 432d Wing is the first United States Air Force wing dedicated to unmanned aircraft systems. ...
The 480th Intelligence Wing (IW) is headquartered at Langley AFB, Virginia. ...
The United States Air Forces 505th Command and Control Wing (505 CCW) is an Air Operations Center training unit located at Hurlburt Field, Florida. ...
Emblem The 552nd Air Control Wing (552 ACW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma. ...
USAF Roundel, public domain image from af. ...
The Tactical Air Command (TAC) was a command of the United States Air Force charged with battlefield-level (tactical) air combat, including light bombardment, close air support of ground troops, interdiction of enemy forces, and air transport of ground troops. ...
This is a list of Numbered Air Forces (NAF) of the United States Air Force Historically, a NAF is a level of command below a MAJCOM (Major Command), and above one or more Wings or independent Groups. ...
First Air Force (1 AF) (Now AFNORTH) is a numbered air force (NAF) in Air Combat Command (ACC). ...
Ninth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Combat Command (ACC). ...
Twelfth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Combat Command (ACC). ...
The insignia of the Eighteenth Air Force Eighteenth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Mobility Command (AMC). ...
Formed after World War II, the Nineteenth Air Force served Tactical Air Command between its creation in 1955 and 1973. ...
An Air Division (AD) was a United States Air Force echelon of command. ...
The 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW) is an air combat unit of the United States Air Force and the host unit at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia. ...
The 4th Fighter Wing is a F-15E Strike Eagle unit based at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base , North Carolina. ...
The 12th Flying Training Wing (12 FTW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. ...
The 15th Airlift Wing is a wing of the United States Air Force at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. ...
The 20th Fighter Wing (20 FW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina. ...
The 23d Fighter Wing was activated on August 10, 1948. ...
The 37th Training Wing (37 TRW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. ...
The 50th Space Wing (50 SW) is a wing of the United States Air Force under the major command of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). ...
The United States Air Force 56th Fighter Wing (56 FW) is the host wing for Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. ...
The United States Air Forces 347th Wing was a combat search and rescue unit located at Moody AFB, Georgia. ...
// The 354th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Eielson Air Force Base and is assigned to 11th Air Force, headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage. ...
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// Activated as the 16th Pursuit Group on December 1, 1932, in the Panama Canal Zone. ...
The 57th Wing (57 WG) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
The 67th Network Warfare Wing, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, was reactivated 1 October 1993 as the 67th Information Operations Wing. ...
The 75th Air Base Wing (75 ABW) is a wing of the United States Air Force based out of Hill Air Force Base, Ogden Utah. ...
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The United States Air Forces 405th Air Expeditionary Wing is a Air Expeditionary unit possibly located at Thumrait AB, Oman. ...
Naval Air Station Keflavik is the host Command for the NATO Base in KeflavÃk, Iceland. ...
97th Air Mobilty Wing Shield Altus Air Force Base is a military airbase in Oklahoma operated by the United States Air Force. ...
Brooks City-Base is a former United States Air Force base in San Antonio, Texas, that was established in 1918. ...
Cannon Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Curry County, New Mexico. ...
Charleston Air Force Base is a United States Air Force Base located in North Charleston, South Carolina. ...
Creech Air Force Base (IATA: INS, ICAO: KINS) is an American air base located in Indian Springs, Nevada, USA about 35 miles north of Las Vegas. ...
, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Tucson, Pima County, Arizona. ...
Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB (IATA: DOV, ICAO: KDOV, FAA LID: DOV) is a base of the United States Air Force in the state of Delaware. ...
Dyess Air Force Base is located in Texas, on the western outskirts of the city of Abilene. ...
Eglin Air Force Base is the home of the United States Air Force 96th Air Base Wing of the Air Force Materiel Command, and is also headquarters for more than 45 associate units. ...
Hill Air Force Base is an Air Force Materiel Command base of the United States Air Force. ...
Holloman Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base in Otero County, about 6 miles SW of Alamogordo, New Mexico. ...
Hurlburt Field is a base of the United States Air Force located in Okaloosa County, Florida on the Eglin Air Force Base reservation immediately west of the Town of Mary Esther. ...
Little Rock Air Force Base is an United States Air Force facility located in Little Rock, Arkansas. ...
Location of LAFB in Maricopa County, Arizona. ...
Aerial Photo of MacDill Air Force Base, Florida - March 1987 MacDill Air Force Base Emblem showing a KC-135 Stratotanker of the 6th Air Mobility Wing with the Tampa Skyline and Gasparilla ship in the background. ...
McChord Air Force Base (IATA: TCM, ICAO: KTCM) is a United States Air Force base in Pierce County, Washington. ...
McConnell Air Force Base (IATA: IAB, ICAO: KIAB) is a United States Air Force base located in Wichita, Kansas. ...
Moody Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base located in Lowndes County, Georgia. ...
Mountain Home Air Force Base (Mountain Home AFB) is a U.S. Air Force base located west of Mountain Home, Idaho in Elmore County, and fifty miles (80 km) southeast of Boise. ...
Map showing the locations of Nellis AFB and the NTTR Nellis Air Force Base (IATA: LSV, ICAO: KLSV) is a United States Air Force base, in Clark County, Nevada, on the northeast side of Las Vegas. ...
Pope Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force Base in Cumberland County, North Carolina, United States. ...
F-15Es preparing to taxi at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base. ...
F-16CJ Fighting Falcon taking off from Shaw AFB as part of enforcing the northern no fly zone in Iraq. ...
Tonopah Test Range Airport (IATA: TNX, ICAO: KTNX) is located near the center of the Tonopah Test Range 27 mi (43 km) southeast of Tonopah, Nevada and 140 mi (225 km) northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. ...
Tyndall Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force in Bay County, Florida, United States. ...
Location of Whiteman AFB, Missouri. ...
Bergstrom AFB, Texas - 1962 Bergstrom Air Force Base (1942-1993) was located seven miles southeast of Austin, Texas. ...
Blytheville Air Force Base, now the site of the Arkansas Aeroplex and Arkansas International Airport, has had a long and important history. ...
Grissom Air Reserve Base (IATA: GUS, ICAO: KGUS), formerly known as Grissom Air Force Base, is located in North-Central Indiana, about sixty miles north of Indianapolis. ...
Biggs Army Airfield (IATA: BIF, ICAO: KBIF), also known as Biggs AAF, is a military airport located at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas, USA. External links Biggs Army Airfield (official site) Biggs Army Airfield (GlobalSecurity. ...
Donaldson Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located near Greenville, South Carolina. ...
Bangor International Airport (IATA: BGR, ICAO: KBGR) is a public airport located 3 miles (5 km) west in the city of Bangor, in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. ...
England Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base, located near Alexandria Louisana. ...
Forbes Air Force Base is a long-time Strategic Air Command base located five miles south of Topeka, Kansas; much now transferred to the Metropolitan Topeka Airport Authority. ...
George Air Force Base (now known as Southern California Logistics Airport, or Victorville Airport) was an airport in southern California. ...
This article is about United States Army post. ...
, For the airport in the United Kingdom, see Manchester Airport. ...
Homestead Air Reserve Base (Formerly Homestead Air Force Base), is an United States Air Force base located 22 miles SSW of Miami, Florida (25 29 31. ...
Rickenbacker International Airport (airport code: LCK) is located in Columbus, Ohio. ...
March Air Reserve Base is a base of the U.S. Air Force Reserve located in Riverside County, California, between the cities of Riverside and Moreno Valley. ...
Myrtle Beach Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force facility. ...
Otis Air National Guard Base (ANGB) (ICAO is KFMH) is an Air National Guard station located within the Massachusetts Military Reservation (MMR), a military training facility, located on the upper western portion of Cape Cod. ...
Smyrna Army Airfield - 1945 Sewart Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force facilty located near Smyrna, Tennessee, about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Nashville. ...
Turner AFB, 3 January 1964 Turner Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base near Albany, Georgia. ...
Williams Air Force Base was the leading pilot training facility of the United States Air Force for many years, supplying 25% of all pilots. ...
The Douglas AD (later A-1) Skyraider was a US single-seat attack bomber of the 1950s, 1960s and early 1970s, a propeller-driven anachronism in the jet age with a remarkably long and successful career. ...
The Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-based subsonic light attack aircraft design that was introduced to replace the A-4 Skyhawk in US Naval service and based on the successful supersonic F-8 Crusader aircraft produced by Chance Vought. ...
The A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force to provide close air support (CAS) of ground forces by attacking tanks, armored vehicles, and other ground targets, also providing a limited air interdiction role. ...
The Cessna T-37 Tweet[1] is one of the most prominent of the trainer-attack type aircraft. ...
The AC-47 Spooky was the first in a series of gunships developed by the United States Air Force during the Vietnam War. ...
The Fairchild AC-119G Shadow and AC-119K Stinger were developed during the Vietnam War. ...
The AC-130 gunship is a heavily-armed ground attack airplane. ...
The Martin B-57 Canberra was a twin-engine jet bomber and reconnaissance aircraft which entered service in the 1950s. ...
The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (known in the US military as the C-7 Caribou) was designed as a specialized transport for STOL (short takeoff and landing). ...
The C-82 Packet was a twin-engine, twin-boom aircraft that was used briefly by the United States Army Air Forces following World War II. Developed by Fairchild, the aircraft was first flown in 1944. ...
The Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar was a U.S. military transport aircraft developed from the World War II Fairchild C-82 Packet, designed to carry cargo, personnel, litter patients, and mechanized equipment, and to drop cargo and troops by parachute. ...
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. ...
rolling out of the Boeing factory in the 1970s A Sentry AEW1 of the RAF takes off USAF E-3 Sentry prepared for flight at 4 Wing Cold Lake, Canada The NATO E-3s have the Coat of arms of Luxembourg and the registration LX on the tail. ...
A U.S. Air Force F-111 The General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark (the nickname was unofficial for most of its lifespan, but it was officially named Aardvark at its retirement ceremony for the United States Air Force) is a long-range strategic bomber, reconnaissance, and tactical strike aircraft. ...
The Boeing EC-135 is a version of the C-135 Stratolifter, modified to operate on several different U.S. Air Force programs. ...
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The F-5 Freedom Fighter (or TigerII) is a fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop in the USA, beginning in 1962. ...
F-15 redirects here. ...
The F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American multirole jet fighter aircraft developed by General Dynamics and Lockheed Martin for the United States Air Force. ...
The American Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, also known as Jug, was the largest single-engined fighter of its day. ...
The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang was an American long-range single-seat fighter aircraft that entered service with Allied air forces in the middle years of World War II. The P-51 became one of the conflicts most successful and recognizable aircraft. ...
The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first operational jet fighter used by the United States Army Air Force. ...
The F-84 Thunderjet was an American built fighter-bomber aircraft made by the Republic Aviation Company. ...
The North American F-86 Sabre (sometimes called the Sabrejet) was a transonic combat aircraft developed for the US Air Force. ...
The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was an early American jet-powered all-weather interceptor. ...
F-100A Super Sabre The North American F-100 Super Sabre was a jet fighter aircraft that served with the USAF from 1954 to 1971 and with the ANG until 1979. ...
The McDonnell F-101 Voodoo was a supersonic military aircraft flown by the USAF and the RCAF. Initially designed as a long-range bomber escort (known as a penetration fighter) for the Strategic Air Command, the Voodoo served in a variety of other roles, including the fighter bomber, all-weather...
The Convair F-102 Delta Dagger fighter aircraft was part of the backbone of the United States air defenses in the late 1950s. ...
The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter was a single-engined, high-performance, supersonic interceptor aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1958 until 1967. ...
The Republic F-105 Thunderchief, commonly known as the Thud by its crews, was a single-seat supersonic fighter-bomber used by the United States Air Force. ...
The Convair F-106A Delta Dart was the primary all-weather interceptor aircraft for the United States Air Force from the 1960s through the 1980s. ...
The General Dynamics F-111 is a medium-range strategic bomber, reconnaissance, and tactical strike aircraft designed in the 1960s. ...
This article is about the stealth fighter. ...
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The Sikorsky H-5 (R-5 up to 1948), is a helicopter formerly used by the United States Air Force, and its predecessor, the United States Army Air Forces, as well as the United States Navy and United States Coast Guard (with the designations HO2S and HO3S). ...
The Hughes H-6 is a family of light utility civilian and assault helicopters of the United States Army. ...
The Sikorsky H-19, (also known as the S-55) was a multi-purpose helicopter used by the United States Army. ...
The Kaman HH-43 Huskie is a helicopter used by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps in the 1950s through 1970s. ...
The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a twin-turbine engine, single rotor, semi-monocoque fuselage, rotary wing helicopter. ...
The O-2 Skymaster (also known as the Oscar Deuce or The Duck) is a military version of the Cessna 337 Super Skymaster. ...
OH-23 The four-place Hiller H-23 Raven light observation helicopter was based on the United States Navy UH-12, which was first flown in 1948. ...
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The Curtiss P-40 was an American fighter aircraft which first flew in 1938 and played a vital role in the crucial middle stages of World War II. Developed from the pre-war radial-engined P-36 Hawk, the P-40 became known as the Tomahawk, the Kittyhawk, and finally...
The Lockheed P-38 Lightning was one of the most important American fighters of the Second World War. ...
Sikorsky R-4B at National Museum of the United States Air Force The Sikorsky R-4 was the worlds third production helicopter, after the German Focke-Achgelis FA 223 Drache and the Flettner Fl 282, It was the United States Air Forces first service helicopter. ...
The Sikorsky Model S-62 is a single turbine engine, single rotor amphibious helicopter originally developed as a commercial venture by the Sikorsky Aircraft Company of Stratford, Connecticut. ...
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star is an American-built jet trainer. ...
The Northrop T-38 Talon is a US-built supersonic jet trainer for military pilots. ...
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