United States Air Force

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This is a list of Numbered Air Forces (NAF) of the United States Air Force The United States Air Force (or USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ... Image File history File links Seal_of_the_US_Air_Force. ... 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... Air Education and Training Command (AETC), with headquarters at Randolph AFB near San Antonio, Texas, was established July 1, 1993, with the realignment of Air Training Command and Air University. ... Shield of the Air Force Materiel Command. ... This article or section should include material from U.S. Air Force Reserve Shield of the Air Force Reserve Command. ... Air Force Space Command emblem Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, USA. It was created on September 1, 1982. ... Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is the major command charged with overseeing the United States Air Forces Special Operations Forces (SOF). ... Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, and the air force component of United States Transportation Command. ... Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces Pacific The United States Pacific Air Forces (USPACAF or PACAF) is one of nine major U.S. Air Force commands and one of two located outside the continental United States, the other being U.S. Air Forces Europe. ... Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe. ... This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre-production and operational types. ... 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. ... This is a list of Wings in the United States Air Force. ... This is a list of Groups in the United States Air Force that are active but dont belong to wing that has host duties for the base it is stationed at. ... This is a list of United States Air Force aircraft squadrons. ... This is a list of U.S. Air Force bases and airfields, both current and past. ... The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, (, ), is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers in the United States Air Force. ... United States Service Bands Each of the branches of the U.S. military, has a headquarters band organization, all but one of which are in the Washington, D.C. area. ... The National Museum of the United States Air Force (formerly the United States Air Force Museum) is the official national museum of the United States Air Force and is located at Wright-Patterson AFB, east of Dayton, Ohio. ... The United States Air Force (or USAF) is the aerospace branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. ...

Historically, a NAF is a level of command below a MAJCOM (Major Command), and above one or more Wings or independent Groups. Over time their role has changed. Some NAFs were replaced with MAJCOMs, and some MAJCOMs were replaced with NAFs. In addition, some NAFs had dual-roles as MAJCOMs, as air components of Unified Commands, or as air components of Subunified or Combined Commands. In the U.S. Air Force reorganization of the early 1990's, NAFs were reorganized as tactical echelons providing operational leadership and supervision. In this new role, they were not management headquarters and did not have complete functional staffs. However, several NAFs continued to serve as air components of Subunified or Combined Commands. In these cases the NAF function was separate from the air component function, even though the commander was "dual hatted" as the commander of both organizations. The best example of this arrangement in recent history is 9th Air Force, which doubles as Central Command Air Forces (CENTAF), the air component of U.S. Central Command.

NAFs are typically commanded by a Major General. NAFs commanded by a Lieutenant General are typically those with a dual-role as air components of Subunified or Combined Commands, where their commander is "dual hatted" as the commander of both organizations. Insignia of a United States Air Force Major General German Generalmajor Insignia Major General is a military rank used in many countries. ... Lieutenant General is a military rank used in many countries. ...

In 2004 and 2005 the role of the NAF changed again. In this case, the NAF has essentially been eliminated as a tactical echelon. Instead, the distinct air component staff is being organized into a Warfighting Headquarters (WFHQ), and the former command responsibilities of the NAF are being assigned directly to the parent MAJCOM. The Air Force Warfighting Headquarters is the Air Force contribution to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff direction that all combatant commands establish a Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ). As a result, several NAFs have been deactivated, and some that remain are a NAF in name only. WFHQs more correctly are a provisional air component headquarters for potential contingencies. In this role they are responsible for the in-place command and control elements, such as Air Operations Centers (often organized in peacetime as an Air Operations Group), along with other functions which previously belonged to the MAJCOM Operations Directorate.

NAFs recently inactivated under the latest reorganization include Third Air Force and Seventeenth Air Force, both last in Europe. One of the original four numbered air forces formed in the United States in 1940, the First Air Force provided air defense and conducted combat training for personnel of newly formed units. ... Tyndall Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bay County, Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,794 sq. ... 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... The Second Air Force was formed in the United States to provide air defense and train personnel of newly formed units in World War II. The Second was briefly a part of Air Defense Command after the war. ... August 31, 2005: C-17 Globemasters unload supplies at Keesler following Hurricane Katrina. ... Official language(s) English Capital Jackson Largest city Jackson Area  Ranked 32nd  - Total 48,434 sq. ... Air Education and Training Command (AETC) recruits, trains and educates quality people to sustain the combat capability of the US Air Force. ... Formed in the United States during World War II to provide air defense and combat training for the personnel of newly formed units, the Fourth Air Force was assigned, in turn, to Continental Air Forces, Air Defense Command, and Continental Air Command before inactivating in 1960. ... 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. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... This article or section should include material from U.S. Air Force Reserve Shield of the Air Force Reserve Command. ... The Fifth Air Force (5AF), with headquarters currently located at Yokota Air Base,Japan, is one of very few numbered air forces of the United States Air Force never to have been based in the United States itself. ... Yokota Air Base ), a base of the United States Air Force, is located in Fussa City (福生市) and nearby communities in the suburbs of Tokyo, Japan. ... Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces Pacific The United States Pacific Air Forces (USPACAF or PACAF) is one of nine major U.S. Air Force commands and one of two located outside the continental United States, the other being U.S. Air Forces Europe. ... The Seventh Air Force (7 AF) is a Numbered Air Force (NAF) under the Pacific Air Forces major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. ... Osan Air Base, a base of the United States Air Force, is located 4. ... Korea (Korean: (ì¡°ì„  or 한국, see below) is a civilization and geographical area situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia, bordering China to the northwest and Russia to the northeast, with Japan situated to the southeast across the Korea Strait. ... Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces Pacific The United States Pacific Air Forces (USPACAF or PACAF) is one of nine major U.S. Air Force commands and one of two located outside the continental United States, the other being U.S. Air Forces Europe. ... 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. ... Barksdale Air Force Base is a United States military base near Bossier City, Louisiana. ... Official language(s) English and French Capital Baton Rouge Largest city New Orleans at last census; probably Baton Rouge since Hurricane Katrina Area  Ranked 31st  - Total 51,885 sq. ... 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... Ninth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Combat Command (ACC). ... F-16CJ Fighting Falcon taking off from Shaw AFB as part of enforcing the northern no fly zone in Iraq. ... Official language(s) English Capital Columbia Largest city Columbia Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq. ... 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... The USAAF Tenth Air Force was created for air combat operations in China-Burma-India (CBI) theater during World War II. In the years since World War II, the Tenth Air Force has served the air defense and reserve training programs. ... The Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base (NASJRBFW) is a base of the United States Armed Forces, and is located in the town of Fort Worth in the state of Texas. ... Fort Worth is the sixth-largest city in the state of Texas, located about 30 miles west of Dallas on the West Fork Trinity River and forming part of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq. ... This article or section should include material from U.S. Air Force Reserve Shield of the Air Force Reserve Command. ... Military aircraft began to deploy to Alaska during the last half of 1940. ... A Japanese F-15 takes off from Elmendorf during a joint exercise. ... Official language(s) English Capital Juneau Largest city Anchorage Area  Ranked 1st  - Total 663,267 sq. ... Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces Pacific The United States Pacific Air Forces (USPACAF or PACAF) is one of nine major U.S. Air Force commands and one of two located outside the continental United States, the other being U.S. Air Forces Europe. ... Twelfth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Combat Command (ACC). ... Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (IATA: DMA, ICAO: KDMA), also referred to as D-M, is a key US Air Combat Command installation, located within the city limits of Tucson, in Pima County, Arizona. ... Official language(s) None Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq. ... 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... Like the Fifth Air Force, the Thirteenth Air Force has never been stationed in the United States; it is also one of the oldest, continuously active, numbered air 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. ... Official language(s) English, Hawaiian Capital Honolulu Largest city Honolulu Area  Ranked 43rd  - Total 10,941 sq. ... Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces Pacific The United States Pacific Air Forces (USPACAF or PACAF) is one of nine major U.S. Air Force commands and one of two located outside the continental United States, the other being U.S. Air Forces Europe. ... The United States Fourteenth Air Force operated primarily in China during World War II and subsequently served Air Defense Command, Continental Air Command, and the Air Force Reserve. ... Vandenberg Air Force Base is a base with a spaceport, located in Santa Barbara County, California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq. ... Air Force Space Command emblem Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, USA. It was created on September 1, 1982. ... Sixteenth Air Force is the Warfighting Headquarters for United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) . It is headquartered at Ramstein AB, Germany. ... C-17 Globemaster III cargo plane at Ramstein Air Base. ... Categories: Stub | Commands of the U.S. Air Force ... The insignia of the Eighteenth Air Force Eighteenth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Mobility Command (AMC). ... Scott Air Force Base (Scott AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in St. ... Official language(s) English Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Area  Ranked 25th  - Total 57,918 sq. ... Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, and the air force component of United States Transportation Command. ... Formed after World War II, the Nineteenth Air Force served Tactical Air Command between its creation in 1955 and 1973. ... Randolph Air Force Base (Randolph AFB) is a base of the United States Air Force located in Bexar County, Texas near San Antonio. ... Official language(s) See: Languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 268,581 sq. ... Air Education and Training Command (AETC) recruits, trains and educates quality people to sustain the combat capability of the US Air Force. ... Twentieth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). ... Francis E. Warren Air Force Base (IATA: FEW, ICAO: KFEW) is a base of the United States Air Force. ... Official language(s) English Capital Largest city Cheyenne Cheyenne Area  Ranked 10th  - Total 97,872 sq mi  (253,554 km²)  - Width 280 miles (450 km)  - Length 360 miles (580 km)  - % water 0. ... Air Force Space Command emblem Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, USA. It was created on September 1, 1982. ... Twenty-Second Air Force can trace its origins to World War II through an official consolidation of two organizations in 1979. ... Dobbins Air Reserve Base is a U.S. Air Force Reserve base located in Marietta, Georgia, a suburb about 20 miles or 30 kilometers northwest of Atlanta. ... This article or section should include material from U.S. Air Force Reserve Shield of the Air Force Reserve Command. ... Third Air Force was established in 1940 as the Southeast Air District to provide air defence for that part of continental United States, it also provided air defense and conducted combat training for personnel of newly formed units in World War II. After the war it served Tactical Air Command...

The Fifteenth Air Force and Twenty-First Air Force were Numbered Air Forces, but have since been redesignated as Expeditionary Mobility Task Forces (EMTFs). At the same time, a new NAF, Eighteenth Air Force, was established as the single NAF under AMC. Each EMTF is commanded by a Brigadier General and is responsible for supporting Air Mobility support for one or more geographic regions. In addition, the EMTF commander is pre-designated at the Director of Mobility Forces (DIRMOBFOR) for the Air Force Warfighting Headquarters the EMTF supports. Activated on November 1, 1943, the Fifteenth Air Force was established as part of the U.S. Army Air Force in the World War II Mediterranean Theater of Operations as a strategic air force and commenced combat operations the day after it was formed. ... Created as a wing during World War II, this establishment gradually evolved into its modern designation of Twenty-First Air Force. ...

Earlier changes in NAF structure include the reactivation of Nineteenth Air Force in 1993, the redesignation of Twenty-Third Air Force as Air Force Special Operations Command, and the redesignation of Alaskan Air Command as Eleventh Air Force in 1990, and the redesignation of Sixth Air Force as United States Air Forces Southern Command in 1946. Formed after World War II, the Nineteenth Air Force served Tactical Air Command between its creation in 1955 and 1973. ... Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is the major command charged with overseeing the United States Air Forces Special Operations Forces (SOF). ... Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) is the major command charged with overseeing the United States Air Forces Special Operations Forces (SOF). ... The Alaskan Air Command (AAC) was set up to provide an early warning of an aerial attack on the United States and Canada. ... Military aircraft began to deploy to Alaska during the last half of 1940. ... Sixth Air Force was redesignated from the Caribbean Air Force in February 1942. ...

As the implementation of the USAF's Warfighting Headquarters concept continues, the future of Number Air Forces is in question. For example, after United States Strategic Command absorbed the roles of United States Space Command, the continued division of Air Force Space Command into the space focused Fourteenth Air Force and the strategic focused Twentieth Air Force makes less sense. This will be further complicated when the USAF stands up a WFHQ supporting United States Strategic Command. Likewise, with PACAF's standup of its Kenney WFHQ, there will be little purpose for Fifth Air Force or Eleventh Air Force. USAFE, with no true NAFs, and with its WFHQ retaining the organizational title of one of its historic NAFs, is likely the model for USAF MAJCOMs in the future. United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of nine US unified commands of the United States Department of Defense which controls the nuclear weapons assets of the United States military. ... The United States Air Force Space Command (USAFSPC or AFSPC) is a major command of the U.S. Air Force with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. ... Air Force Space Command emblem Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, USA. It was created on September 1, 1982. ... The United States Fourteenth Air Force operated primarily in China during World War II and subsequently served Air Defense Command, Continental Air Command, and the Air Force Reserve. ... Twentieth Air Force is a Numbered Air Force in Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). ... United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) is one of nine US unified commands of the United States Department of Defense which controls the nuclear weapons assets of the United States military. ... Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces Pacific The United States Pacific Air Forces (USPACAF or PACAF) is one of nine major U.S. Air Force commands and one of two located outside the continental United States, the other being U.S. Air Forces Europe. ... Like the Fifth Air Force, the Thirteenth Air Force has never been stationed in the United States; it is also one of the oldest, continuously active, numbered air forces. ... The Fifth Air Force (5AF), with headquarters currently located at Yokota Air Base,Japan, is one of very few numbered air forces of the United States Air Force never to have been based in the United States itself. ... Military aircraft began to deploy to Alaska during the last half of 1940. ... Categories: Stub | Commands of the U.S. Air Force ...

Numbered Air Forces at one time often included Air Divisions, but this organization has become obsolete and unused. The last Air Divisions were disbanded in 1991. Air Divisions were composed of two or more Wings or independent Groups.