Air Combat Command 193901 222353033 2008-06-28T22:06:07Z Dcfowler1 1562146 /* Mission */ {{Infobox Military Unit |unit_name=Air Combat Command |image=[[Image:Air Combat Command.png|200px]] |caption=Air Combat Command emblem |dates= 1 June 1992 - Current |country= [[United States of America]] |allegiance= |branch= [[United States Air Force]] |type= Major Command |role= |size= |command_structure= |current_commander= |garrison= [[Langley Air Force Base]], [[Virginia]] |ceremonial_chief= |colonel_of_the_regiment= |nickname= ACC |patron= |motto= |colors= |march= |mascot= |battles= |anniversaries= }} '''Air Combat Command''' ('''ACC''') is a major [[Command (military formation)|command]] (MAJCOM) of the [[United States Air Force]]. ACC is one of ten major commands ([[U.S. Air Force#Major Commands .28MAJCOMs.29|MAJCOM]]s), reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF). ACC is headquartered at [[Langley Air Force Base]] [[Virginia]]. Its commander is [[John D. W. Corley|General John D. W. Corley]], with [http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=9258 Major General R. Mike Worden] as Vice-commander, and [http://www.acc.af.mil/library/biographies/bio.asp?id=10702 Chief Master Sgt. Stephen C. Sullens]as the Command Chief Master Sergeant. ==Mission== The mission of Air Combat Command is to be the primary force provider of combat airpower to America's warfighting commands. To support global implementation of national security strategy, ACC operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management and electronic-combat aircraft. Air Combat Command also provides command, control, communications and intelligence systems, and conducts global information operations. As a force provider, ACC organizes, trains, equips and maintains combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and employment while ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime air defense. ACC numbered air forces provide the air components to [[United States Central Command]], [[United States Southern Command]], [[United States Joint Forces Command]], [[United States Northern Command]] and [[United States Strategic Command]]. In addition, ACC augments forces to [[United States European Command]] and [[United States Pacific Command]] Air Combat Command consists of more than 109,000 [[active duty]] members and [[civilians]] (approximately 98,000 active duty members and more than 11,000 civilians). When mobilized, more than 63,000 members of the [[Air National Guard]] and [[Air Force Reserve]], along with over 600 aircraft, are assigned to ACC. In total, ACC and ACC-gained units consist of more than 1,750 aircraft. == Units == Air Combat Command consists of four [[Numbered Air Force]]s and several Subordinate Units * [[First Air Force|First Air Force (AFNORTH)]], [[Tyndall AFB]] [[Florida]]<BR>First Air Force provides surveillance and command and control for air defense forces for the continental United States in support of the [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]] (NORAD). Its component units are: **Eastern Air Defense Sector, [[Rome, New York|Rome]], [[New York]] **[[Western Air Defense Sector]], [[McChord Air Force Base|McChord AFB]] [[Washington]] **701st Air Defense Squadron, [[Tyndall Air Force Base|Tyndall AFB]] [[Florida]] **702nd Computer Systems Squadron, [[Tyndall Air Force Base|Tyndall AFB]] [[Florida]] **722nd Air Control Squadron, [[CFB North Bay|North Bay]], [[Canada]] * [[Eighth Air Force|Eighth Air Force (AFSTRAT-GS)]], [[Barksdale AFB]] [[Louisiana]]<BR>Eighth Air Force provides command and control, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C2ISR); long-range attack; and information operations forces to Air Force components and warfighting commands. Its component units are: ** [[2nd Bomb Wing]] (B-52H), [[Barksdale AFB]] [[Louisiana]] ** [[5th Bomb Wing]] (B-52H), [[Minot AFB]] [[North Dakota]] ** [[9th Reconnaissance Wing]] (U-2S) (RQ-4A) (T-38), [[Beale AFB]] [[California]] ** [[55th Wing]] (E-4B, OC-135B, RC-135S/U/V/W, TC-135S/W, WC-135C/W), [[Offutt AFB]] [[Nebraska]] ** [[509th Bomb Wing]] (B-2A), [[Whiteman AFB]] [[Missouri]] ** [[552nd Air Control Wing]] (E-3B/C), [[Tinker AFB]] [[Oklahoma]] ** 3d Air Support Operations Group, [[Fort Hood]] [[Texas]] ** 819th RED HORSE Squadron, [[Malmstrom AFB]] [[Montana (U.S. state)|Montana]] ** [[116th Air Control Wing]] (E-8C), [[Robins AFB]] [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] ** 608th Air Communications Squadron, 608th Air Support Squadron, 608th Air Intelligence Squadron, and 608th Air Operations Group, [[Barksdale AFB]], [[Louisiana]] ** National Air & Space Intelligence Center, [[Wright-Patterson AFB]] [[Ohio]] * [[Ninth Air Force|Ninth Air Force (AFCENT)]], [[Shaw AFB]] [[South Carolina]]<BR>Ninth Air Force serves as the tactical air component for a 27-nation area within the [[United States Central Command]] (USCENTCOM) area of responsibility. Its component units are: ** [[1st Fighter Wing]] (F-15C/D, F-22A), [[Langley AFB]] [[Virginia]] ** [[4th Fighter Wing]] (F-15E), [[Seymour Johnson AFB]] [[North Carolina]] ** [[20th Fighter Wing]] (F-16D/CJ), [[Shaw AFB]] [[South Carolina]] ** [[33d Fighter Wing]] (F-15C/D), [[Eglin AFB]] [[Florida]] ** 5th Combat Communications Group, [[Robins AFB]] [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] ** 18th Air Support Operations Group, [[Pope AFB]] [[North Carolina]] ** 820th Security Forces Group, [[Moody AFB]] [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] ** 823rd RED HORSE Squadron, [[Hurlburt Field]] [[Florida]] ** [[728th Air Control Squadron]], [[Eglin AFB]] [[Florida]] ** [[23d Wing]] (HH-60, HC-130P, A/OA-10), [[Moody AFB]] [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] ** 609th Air Communications Squadron, 609th Air Intelligence Group, 609th Air Operations Group, and 609th Air Support Squadron, [[Shaw AFB]] [[South Carolina]] * [[Twelfth Air Force|Twelfth Air Force (AFSOUTH)]], [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] [[Arizona]]<BR>Twelfth Air Force serves as the air component to [[United States Southern Command]] (USSOUTHCOM). This responsibility includes significant involvement in battling illegal narcotics trafficking from several forward operating locations. Its component units are: ** [[7th Bomb Wing]] (B-1B), [[Dyess AFB]] [[Texas]] ** [[28th Bomb Wing]] (B-1B), [[Ellsworth AFB]] [[South Dakota]] ** [[49th Fighter Wing]] (F-117A, T-38, German F-4F, German Tornado), [[Holloman AFB]] [[New Mexico]] ** [[355th Fighter Wing]] (A/OA-10), [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] [[Arizona]] ** [[366th Fighter Wing]] (F-15C/D/E, F-16D/CJ), [[Mountain Home AFB]] [[Idaho]] ** [[388th Fighter Wing]] (F-16C/D), [[Hill AFB]] [[Utah]] ** [[432d Wing]] (RQ-1, MQ-9), [[Creech Air Force Base]], [[Nevada]] ** 1st Air Support Operations Group, [[Fort Lewis]] [[Washington]] ** 3rd Combat Communications Group, [[Tinker AFB]] [[Oklahoma]] ** 820th RED HORSE Squadron, [[Nellis AFB]] [[Nevada]] ** 726th Air Control Squadron, [[Mountain Home AFB]] [[Idaho]] ** 729th Air Control Squadron, [[Hill AFB]] [[Utah]] ** 612th Air Intelligence Group, [[Shaw AFB]] [[South Carolina]] ** 612th Theater Operation Group, 612th Air Operations Group, and 612th Air Communications Squadron, [[Davis-Monthan AFB]] [[Arizona]] * Subordinate Units ** [[53d Wing]], [[Eglin AFB]] [[Florida]] ** [[99th Air Base Wing]], [[Nellis AFB]] [[Nevada]] ** Combat Targeting & Intelligence Group (CTIG), [[Langley AFB]] [[Virginia]] In addition, units from [[Air Force Reserve Command]] [[Tenth Air Force]] and numerous state [[Air National Guard]] units are allocated to Air Combat Command when activated to federal service. == History == Air Combat Command was created [[1 June]] [[1992]] after the inactivation of the [[Tactical Air Command]] (TAC), [[Strategic Air Command]] (SAC) and [[Military Airlift Command]] (MAC). === Activation === Following the inactivation of SAC at [[Offutt AFB]], [[Nebraska]], a new unified command, the [[United States Strategic Command]], was activated at Offutt, created to manage the combined strategic nuclear forces belonging to the Air Force and the [[United States Navy|Navy]]. Upon activation, ACC assumed control of all fighter resources based in the continental United States, all [[Strategic bomber|bombers]], [[Reconnaissance|reconnaissance platforms]], battle management resources, and [[Intercontinental ballistic missile]]s (ICBMs). Furthermore, ACC had some [[Aerial refueling|tankers]] and C-130s in its composite, reconnaissance, and certain other combat wings. In 1993 control of the ICBM force was transferred to the [[Air Force Space Command]]. Historically, combat command was an earlier air unit designation. During 1941 and early 1942, the tactical air units of the [[United States Department of War|War Department]], formerly known as the GHQ Air Force, formed the Air Force Combat Command. The AFCC was dissolved in the reorganization of the [[United States Army]], effective [[9 March]], [[1942]], which created the [[United States Army Air Forces]] as a major and semi-independent component. === Mission Realignments === [[Image:B-2-acc.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An B-2 Spirit bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Missouri refuels from a KC-135 Stratotanker.]] [[Image:F-117-acc.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The F-117A Nighthawk Stealth fighter from the 49th Fighter Wing, 9th Fighter Squadron "Iron Knights," from Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, flies a training mission over the New Mexico desert.]] [[Image:F-22-acc.jpg|thumb|right|300px|F-22A from the 1st Fighter Wing, 27th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB Virginia being guided into place on the flightline.]] [[Image:E-3a-acc.jpg|thumb|right|300px|An E-3 Sentry [[Airborne Warning and Control System]] from Tinker AFB, Oklaholma.]] [[Image:RQ-4 Global Hawk.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A maintenance crew prepares a Global Hawk for a test at [[Beale Air Force Base]]]] ==== Combat Search and Rescue ==== Not long after activation, ACC underwent organizational and mission changes. The first such major change was the transfer of the [[Search and rescue|combat search and rescue mission]] (CSAR) from [[Air Mobility Command]] to ACC. With the realigning of search and rescue units, ACC gained additional resources, as well as a new mission. The formal transfer took place on [[1 February]] [[1993]], when the [[Air Rescue Service]] (ARS) was assigned to ACC. On [[2 July]] of the same year, the ARS was redesignated the '''USAF Combat Rescue School''' and was assigned to the 57th Wing at [[Nellis AFB]], [[Nevada]]. ==== Flight Training ==== One of the most significant changes for Air Combat Command resulted from an overhaul of flying training responsibilities. Following its activation, ACC was responsible for aircraft-specific aircrew training, including initial weapon system and continuation training. On [[1 July]] [[1993]], the 58th and 325th Fighter Wings -- F-16 and F-15 training units transferred from ACC to [[Air Education and Training Command]] (AETC). Concurrently, [[Luke AFB]], [[Arizona]], and [[Tyndall AFB]], [[Florida]], for which those respective wings were the host units, also moved from ACC to AETC ownership. ==== Tanker and Airlift ==== The next major organizational change resulted from a fine-tuning of [[aerial refueling]] and [[Airlift (military)|airlift]] resources. From its activation, Air Combat Command had assumed ownership of some [[C-130 Hercules]] theater airlift assets and [[KC-10 Extender]] and [[KC-135 Stratotanker]]s. Just as ownership of overseas C-130 resources had already been transferred to [[USAFE]] and [[PACAF]] commanders, it was decided that all C-130s based in the CONUS would be under the control of ACC, while at the same time, almost all KC-135 tankers would be assigned to [[Air Mobility Command]]. There was historical precedent for the reassignment of C-130s to Air Combat Command. During the earliest days of [[Tactical Air Command]] (TAC), the command had carried out the "tactical" or combat airborne aspect of airlift operations, leaving the "strategic" or aerial resupply mission to [[Military Air Transport Service]] (a precursor of AMC). The tactical airlift mission included logistical airlift, airborne operations, aeromedical evacuation, and air support for special operations. This division of the airlift mission continued until [[1 December]] [[1974]], when TAC transferred its CONUS-based tactical airlift units, including ANG and Reserve units, to [[Military Airlift Command]] (MAC). MAC gained the overseas units from theater commands on [[31 March]] [[1975]]. On [[1 October]] [[1993]], all AMC C-130s were transferred to ACC and all ACC KC-135 tankers except those at [[Mountain Home AFB]], [[Idaho]], which supported the fighter and bomber aircraft of the composite wing stationed there, transferred to AMC. The command also kept two KC-135s at [[Offutt AFB]] [[Nebraska]] and [[Grand Forks AFB]], [[North Dakota]], transferred to AMC on [[1 October]] [[1993]], with [[McConnell AFB]], [[Kansas]], and [[Fairchild AFB]], [[Washington]], transferring in January and July, respectively, 1994. === Operational Deployments === In Southwest Asia, Air Combat Command provided active duty and reserve component forces for [[Gulf War|Operations Desert Storm and Southern Watch]] to deter [[Iraq]]i aggression. In October 1994, ACC also demonstrated its ability to react quickly to the buildup of Iraqi troops near the border of [[Kuwait]]. In addition, ACC, from its inception, has provided indispensable support to counter-drug operations, including [[Airborne Warning and Control System]] (AWACS), [[reconnaissance]] and [[fighter aircraft]], as well as [[radar]] and connectivity assets. Participation in humanitarian operations has also been a recurring theme. Air Combat Command supported the humanitarian efforts of the [[United States Air Forces in Europe]] (USAFE), deploying active duty and air reserve component forces to '''Provide Promise''' and '''Deny Flight''' in [[Eastern Europe]] and '''Operation Provide Comfort''' out of [[Incirlik AB]], [[Turkey]]. Provide Promise offered humanitarian relief airlift support to the city of [[Sarajevo]], while Deny Flight enforced the "no-fly" zone against Serb air attacks on [[Bosnians|Bosnia]]n civilians. '''Operation Provide Comfort''', another humanitarian operation, also provided relief to Kurdish inhabitants of northern Iraq who had undergone fierce repression by the Iraqi government. In addition, ACC supported United States Atlantic Command's humanitarian relief to [[Haiti]]an refugees associated with Operation GTMO at [[Guantanamo Bay Naval Base]], [[Cuba]]. Similarly, the command supported [[Operations Safe Haven and Safe Passage|Operation Safe Haven]] and the processing of Cuban refugees during the latter part of the summer of 1994. Across the Atlantic, Air Combat Command units participated in Operation Restore Hope, largely an [[Air Mobility Command]] humanitarian operation intended to provide food for [[Somalia]]. Also, ACC regular and gained C-130 [[Air National Guard]] units deployed to [[Uganda]] and [[Kenya]] to participate in '''Support Hope'''. This operation, conducted by the [[United States European Command]], comprised part of the [[United Nations]] effort to provide humanitarian relief to victims of the civil war in [[Rwanda]]. In keeping with its global responsibilities, ACC initiated a series of "Global Power" missions in 1993. ACC's bomber wings are required to perform out-of-CONUS training flights to demonstrate the capability to perform their "quick reaction" worldwide mission. On one of the global power missions, two [[B-1 Lancer]] aircraft of the '''28th Bomb Wing''', [[Ellsworth AFB]], [[South Dakota]], set a B-1 flying time record on the first leg of their round-the-world flight, 11-13 August 1993. The following year, two [[B-52]]s from the '''2d Bomb Wing''', [[Barksdale AFB]], [[Louisiana]], circumnavigated the globe in 47.2 hours, the longest jet aircraft flight in history. === Global War On Terrorism === Air Combat Command units flew operational missions during the 2002 Operation Enduring Freedom - Afghanistan (OEF-A) and the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Operation Iraqi Freedom. The task of developing a comprehensive listing of ACC units present in Iraq, Afghanistan and other combat areas is particularly difficult as the events of 11 September 2001 and the Global War on Terrorism has made such an effort significantly difficult. The USAF seeks to improve operational security (OPSEC) and to deceive potential enemies as to the extent of American operations, therefore a listing of which units deploying where and when is unavailable. However, it is certain that ACC units are actively flying combat missions currently over both Afghanistan and Iraq. See [[Aerospace Expeditionary Forces of the United States Air Force]] == MAC/SAC/TAC Units Merged into Air Combat Command 1992 == <center> [[Image:ACCBases.jpg|600px]]<BR> Current Air Combat Command Bases </center> {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} * '''Strategic Air Command''' ** [[2d Bomb Wing|2d Bombardment Wing]]<BR>Barksdale AFB, MS ** [[5th Bomb Wing|5th Bombardment Wing]]<BR>Minot AFB, ND ** [[7th Bomb Wing|7th Bombardment Wing]]<BR>Carswell AFB, TX<BR>Xfrerd to Dyess AFB TX 1 Oct 1993 ** [[9th Reconnaissance Wing]]<BR>Beale AFB, CA ** [[28th Bomb Wing|28th Bombardment Wing]]<BR>Ellsworth AFB, SD ** [[42d Air Base Wing|42d Bombardment Wing]]<BR>Loring AFB, ME<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 30 Sep 1994''' ** [[44th Missile Wing]]<BR>Ellsworth AFB, SD<BR>'''Xfred to AF Space Cmd 1 Jul 1993''' ** [[55th Wing|55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing]]<BR>Offut AFB NE ** [[90th Space Wing|90th Missile Wing]]<BR>F E Warren AFB, WY<BR>'''Xfred to AF Space Cmd 1 Jul 1993''' ** [[91st Space Wing|91st Missile Wing]]<BR>Minot AFB, ND<BR>'''Xfred to AF Space Cmd 1 Jul 1993''' ** [[92d Air Refueling Wing|92d Wing]]<BR>Fairchild AFB WA<BR>'''Xfred to Air Mobility Cmd 1 Jul 1994''' ** [[93d Air Control Wing|93d Wing]]<BR>Castle AFB, CA<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 30 Sep 1995''' ** [[96th Air Base Wing|96th Wing]]<BR>Dyess AFB, TX<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 1 Oct 1993''' ** [[319th Air Refueling Wing|319th Wing]]<BR>Grand Forks AFB, ND<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 16 Jul 1994''' ** [[321st Air Expeditionary Wing|321st Missile Wing]]<BR>Grand Forks AFB, ND<BR>'''Xfred to AF Space Cmd 1 Jul 1993''' ** [[341st Space Wing|341st Missile Wing]]<BR>Malmstrom AFB, MT<BR>'''Xfred to AF Space Cmd 1 Jul 1993''' ** [[351st Missile Wing]]<BR>Whiteman AFB, MO<BR>'''Xfred to AF Space Cmd 1 Jul 1993''' ** [[379th Air Expeditionary Wing|379th Wing]]<BR>Wurtsmith AFB, MI<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 15 Jun 1993''' ** [[384th Air Expeditionary Wing|384th Wing]]<BR>McConnell AFB, KS<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 1 Oct 1994''' ** [[410th Bomb Wing|410st Wing]]<BR>K I Sawyer AFB, MI<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 30 Sep 1995''' ** [[416th Bomb Wing|416th Wing]]<BR>Griffiss AFB, NY<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 30 Sep 1995''' ** [[509th Bomb Wing|509th Bombardment Wing]]<BR>Whiteman AFB, MO * '''Military Airlift Command''' ** [[314th Airlift Wing]]<BR>Little Rock AFB, AR<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 31 Aug 1993''' {{col-break}} * '''Tactical Air Command''' ** [[1st Fighter Wing]]<BR>Langley AFB, VA ** [[4th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Seymour Johnson AFB, NC ** [[23d Rescue Wing|23d Fighter Wing]]<BR>Inactivated at England AFB, LA<BR>Reactivated as 23d Wing, Pope AFB NC<BR>Xfrerd to Moody AFB GA 15 Aug 2006 ** [[27th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Cannon AFB, NM ** [[31st Fighter Wing]]<BR>Homestead AFB, FL<BR>'''Moved WOPE to Aviano AB Italy<BR>Assigned to USAFE''' ** [[33d Fighter Wing]]<BR>Eglin AFB, FL ** [[35th Fighter Wing]]<BR>George AFB, CA<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 15 Dec 1992''' ** [[37th Training Wing|37th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Tonopah AP, NV<BR>'''Inactivated 8 Jul 1992<BR>F-117s Xfred to 49th FW Holloman AFB NM''' ** [[49th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Holloman AFB, NM ** [[53d Wing]]<BR>Eglin AFB, FL ** [[56th Fighter Wing]]<BR>MacDill AFB, FL<BR>'''Moved WOPE to Luke AFB AZ 1 Apr 1994<BR> Reassigned to AETC''' ** [[57th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Nellis AFB, NV ** [[58th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Luke AFB, AZ<BR>'''Moved WOPE to Kirtland AFB NM 1 Apr 1994<BR> Reassigned to AETC as 58th Special Operations Wing''' ** [[67th Reconnaissance Wing]]<BR>Bergstrom AFB, TX<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 30 Sep 1993''' ** [[85th Wing]]<BR>Keflavik NAS Iceland<BR>'''Inactivated 31 May 1993''' ** [[325th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Tyndall AFB, FL<BR>'''Reassigned to AETC 1 Jul 1993''' ** [[347th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Moody AFB, GA<BR>'''Reassigned to AFSOC 1 Oct 2003''' ** [[354th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Myrtle Beach AFB, SC<BR>'''BRAC Inactivated 31 Mar 1993''' ** [[355th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ ** [[363d Fighter Wing]]<BR>Shaw AFB, SC<BR>'''Inactivated 30 Dec 1993<BR>Replaced by 20th Fighter Wing 30 Dec 1993''' ** [[366th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Mountain Home AFB, ID ** [[388th Fighter Wing]]<BR>Hill AFB, UT ** [[475th Weapons Evaluations Group]]<BR>Tyndall AFB, FL<BR>'''Inactivated 20 Nov 1998''' ** [[507th Air Control Wing]]<BR>Shaw AFB, SC<BR>'''Inactivated 12 Jun 1993''' ** [[552d Air Control Wing]]<BR>Tinker AFB OK ** [[602d Air Control Wing]]<BR>Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ<BR>'''Inactivated 15 Jun 1992''' {{col-end}} == Aircraft of Air Combat Command == {{col-begin}} {{col-break}} * Bombers ** [[B-1 Lancer|North American B-1B Lancer]] ** [[B-2 Spirit|Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit]] ** [[B-52 Stratofortress|Boeing B-52H Stratofortress]] * Attack/Fighters ** [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II]] ** [[F-15 Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle]] ** [[F-15E Strike Eagle|McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle]] ** [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon]] ** [[F-22 Raptor|Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor]] ** [[F-117 Nighthawk|Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk]] {{col-break}} * Transport/Command and Control ** [[C-130 Hercules|Lockheed C-130 Hercules]] ** [[C-135 Stratolifter|Boeing OC-135/RC-135/TC-136/WC-135]] ** [[E-3 Sentry|Boeing E-3 Sentry]] ** [[Boeing E-4|Boeing E-4B Nightwatch]] ** [[E-8 Joint STARS|Boeing E-8 Joint STARS]] * Reconnaissance ** [[RQ-4 Global Hawk|Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk]] ** [[Lockheed U-2|Lockheed U-2/TR-1 Dragon Lady]] {{col-end}} ==See also== {{portalpar|Military of the United States|Flag of the United States.svg|65}} * [[First Air Force]] * [[Eighth Air Force]] * [[Ninth Air Force]] * [[Twelfth Air Force]] * [[Tactical Air Command]] * [[Strategic Air Command]] == References == Much of this text in an early version of this article was taken from pages on the [http://www.acc.af.mil Air Combat Command website], which as a work of the U.S. Government is presumed to be a [[public domain resource]]. Additional references are: * Endicott, Judy G. (1999) Active Air Force wings as of 1 October 1995; USAF active flying, space, and missile squadrons as of 1 October 1995. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. CD-ROM. * Martin, Patrick (1994). Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings. Schiffer Military Aviation History. ISBN 0887405134. * Rogers, Brian (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications. ISBN 1-85780-197-0. == External links == * [http://www2.acc.af.mil/index.stml Air Combat Command website] * [http://www.ang.af.mil Air National Guard website] * [http://www.10af.afrc.af.mil Tenth Air Force website] ---- {{US Air Force navbox}} {{USAF Air Combat Command}} [[Category:Major commands of the United States Air Force]] [[Category:Military in Virginia]] [[de:Air Combat Command]] [[fr:Air Combat Command]] [[it:Air Combat Command]] [[ja:航空戦闘軍団]]