Major Commands and Reserve Components 2011 USAF Almanac ACC provide strike, intelligence-surveillance-reconnaissance, battle management, command and control, rescue, and electronic warfare airpower forces to combatant commands. Active duty 68,252 Civilian 9,622 Total 77,874 Equipment (Total active inventory) Bomber 63 Fighter/Attack 634 ISR/BM/C3 308 Tanker 16 Helicopter 38 Trainer 23 AETC Recruit, train, and educate airmen through basic military training, initial and advanced technical training, and professional military education. JB Langley-Eustis, Va. Established June 1, 1992 A major command is a subdivision of the Force assigned a major part of the Force mission and directly subordinate to Hq. USAF. (Note: All data as of Sept. 30, 2010) Combat Command Gen. William M. Fraser III Combat Command, JB Langley-Eustis, Va. 1st Force ( Forces Northern) Tyndall AFB, Fla. 9th 9th Force Force Shaw Shaw AFB, AFB, S.C. S.C. Gen. William Gen. William M. Fraser M. Fraser III III. Forces Central Southwest Asia Established July 1, 1993 Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. 12th Force ( Forces Southern) Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Education and Training Command USAF Warfare Nellis AFB, Nev. Education and Training Command, Active duty 57,639 Civilian 15,352 Total 72,991 Fighter/Attack 139 Special operations forces 12 Tanker 29 Transport 44 Helicopter 49 Trainer 954 2nd Force Keesler AFB, Miss. 19th Force Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. University Maxwell AFB, Ala. 59th Medical Wing San Antonio Military Medical -South Lackland AFB, Tex. Force Recruiting Service Force Security Assistance Training Squadron AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2011 57
AFGSC Force Global Strike Command Barksdale AFB, La. Established Aug. 7, 2009 Lt. Gen. James M. Kowalski provide ICBM forces and nuclearcapable bomber forces to combatant commanders. Active duty 19,321 Civilian 2,508 Total 21,829 Bomber 83 Helicopter 25 ICBM 450 air force global strike command, Barksdale AFB, La. 8th Force Barksdale AFB, La. Lt. Gen. James M. Kowalski 20th Force F. E. Warren AFB, Wyo. USAF redesignated Strategic Command, established Dec. 13, 1944, as Force Global Strike Command and activated AFGSC on Aug. 7, 2009. AFMC Force Materiel Command Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Established July 1, 1992 Gen. Donald J. Hoffman Research, develop, procure, test, and sustain USAF weapon systems. Active duty 19,220. Civilian 63,205 Total 82,425 Bomber 4 Fighter/Attack 45 ISR/BM/C3 12 Tanker 2 Transport 25 Helicopter 5 Trainer 23 Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Aeronautical Systems Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Force Research Laboratory Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Armament Eglin AFB, Fla. Force Nuclear Weapons Kirtland AFB, N.M. Gen. Donald J. Hoffman Force Flight Test Edwards AFB, Calif. Force Security Assistance Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Force Global Logistics Support Scott AFB, Ill. Arnold Engineering Development Arnold AFB, Tenn. Electronic Systems Hanscom AFB, Mass. National Museum of the US Force Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio Ogden Logistics Hill AFB, Utah Oklahoma City ALC Tinker AFB, Okla. Warner Robins ALC 58 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2011
AFRC Primary MISSION Provide strike, air mobility, special operations forces, rescue, aeromedical evacuation, aerial firefighting and spraying, weather reconnaissance, space, flying training, and other capabilities to support the active duty force and assist with domestic and foreign disaster relief. Force Reserve Command Established Feb. 17, 1997 Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. Force Reserve Command, Robins afb, ga. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner Jr. Total (selected reserve) 70,119 Active duty 512 Civilian (includes technicians) 12,918 Total 83,549 Bomber 9 Fighter/Attack 97 SOF 10 ISR/BM/C3 14 Tanker 69 Transport 149 Helicopter 15 4th Force March ARB, Calif. AFRC Recruiting Service 10th Force NAS JRB Fort Worth, Tex. Reserve Denver 22nd Force Dobbins ARB, Ga. Readiness Management AFSPC Force Space Command Peterson AFB, Colo. Established Sept. 1, 1982 primary mission provide space and cyberspace operations forces; develop, procure, and test space systems; sustain national space launch facilities. Gen. William L. Shelton Force Space Command, Peterson AFB, Colo. Gen. William L. Shelton Active duty 13,896 Civilian 7,678 Total 21,574 Force Satellite Control Network BMEWS GEODSS Pave PAWS PARCS Space surveillance radars Satellite systems: AEHF 1 DSP classified GPS: Block II/IIA/IIR 31 DMSP 2 DSCS III 8 Milstar 5 SBIRS 4 WGS 3 SBSS 1 14th Force Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Force Network Integration Scott AFB, Ill. 24th Force Lackland AFB, Tex. Space and Missile Systems Los Angeles AFB, Calif. Force Spectrum Management Office Alexandria, Va. Space Innovation and Development Schriever AFB, Colo. Abbreviations: BMEWS: Ballistic Missile Early Warning System; GEODSS: Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance System; PAWS: Phased Array Warning System; PARCS: Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System; for satellites, see Gallery of Weapons. AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2011 59
AFSOC Force Special Operations Command Established May 22, 1990 Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster provide special operations airpower forces to combatant commanders. Force Special Operations Command, Lt. Gen. Donald C. Wurster Active duty 12,706 Civilian 1,721 Total 14,427 SOF 86 ISR/BM/C3 38 Helicopter 5 23rd Force 352nd Special Ops RAF Mildenhall, UK 1st Special Ops Wing 353rd Special Ops Kadena AB, Japan 27th Special Ops Wing Cannon AFB, N.M. 720th Special Tactics Force Special Ops Training AMC Mobility Command Scott AFB, Ill. Established June 1, 1992 Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. provide air mobility forces to sustain worldwide airpower operations. Active duty 45,840 Civilian 9,719 Total 55,559 Tanker 186 Transport 322 Mobility Command, Scott AFB, Ill. 18th Force Scott AFB, Ill. Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. US Force Expeditionary JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. 60 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2011
PACAF Pacific provide strike, air mobility, and rescue airpower forces to support Pacific region operations. Active duty 29,381 Civilian 8,072 Total 37,453 Fighter/Attack 266 ISR/BM/C3 4 Tanker 15 Transport 39 Helicopter 14 Forces JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Established July 1, 1957 Gen. Gary L. North Pacific Forces, JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii 5th Force Yokota AB, Japan 7th Force Osan AB, South Korea Gen. Gary L. North 11th Force JB Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska 13th Force JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii USAFE US Forces in Europe Ramstein AB, Germany Established Aug. 7, 1945 Gen. Mark A. Welsh III provide strike, air mobility, battle management, and rescue airpower forces to support European and African theater operations. Active duty 25,534 Civilian 6,250 Total 31,784 Fighter/Attack 172 Tanker 15 Transport 28 Helicopter 5 US Forces in Europe, ramstein ab, germany 3rd Force Ramstein AB, Germany Gen. Mark A. Welsh III 17th Force (administrative control) Ramstein AB, Germany AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2011 61
ANG primary MISSION Provide combat capability to the active duty force and security for the homeland; support US domestic and foreign humanitarian and disaster relief. Total (selected reserve) 107,676 Active duty 208 Civilian (includes technicians) 23,374 Total 131,258 National Guard Washington, D.C. Established Sept. 18, 1947 Director Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III Fighter/Attack 614 SOF 4 ISR/BM/C3 80 Tanker 179 Transport 240 Helicopter 17 Note: ANG also provides numerous other mission capabilities, including aeromedical evacuation, aircraft maintenance, and security forces. Wing System/Mission Wing System/Mission 101st Refueling Wing KC-135R 102nd Intelligence Wing DCGS 103rd lift Wing C-21, AOC, CIRF 104th Fighter Wing F-15 105th lift Wing C-5A 106th Rescue Wing HC-130, HH-60 107th lift Wing C-130 108th Refueling Wing KC-135R 109th lift Wing LC-130 110th Wing C-21 111th Fighter Wing 113th Wing C-38, C-40, F-16 114th Fighter Wing F-16 115th Fighter Wing F-16 116th Control Wing E-8C 117th Refueling Wing KC-135R 118th lift Wing C-130 119th Wing C-21, MQ-1 120th Fighter Wing F-15 121st Refueling Wing KC-135R 122nd Fighter Wing F-16 123rd lift Wing C-130, battlefield airmen, CRG 124th Fighter Wing A-10, battlefield airmen, CACS 125th Fighter Wing F-15, RC-26, space launch 126th Refueling Wing KC-135R 127th Wing A-10, KC-135R, special operations, weather 128th Refueling Wing KC-135R 129th Rescue Wing MC-130P, HH-60 130th lift Wing C-130, RC-26 131st Bomb Wing B-2 132nd Fighter Wing F-16 133rd lift Wing C-130 134th Refueling Wing KC-135R, CACS 136th lift Wing C-130 137th Refueling Wing KC-135R 138th Fighter Wing F-16 139th lift Wing C-130 140th Wing C-21, F-16, MGS 141st Refueling Wing KC-135, RC-26, combat communications 142nd Fighter Wing F-15 143rd lift Wing C-130, cyber operations 144th Fighter Wing F-16, RC-26 145th lift Wing C-130 146th lift Wing C-130 147th Reconnaissance Wing MQ-1 148th Fighter Wing F-16 149th Fighter Wing F-16, cyber operations 150th Fighter Wing pararescue and special ops training 151st Refueling Wing KC-135R 152nd lift Wing C-130, DCGS 153rd lift Wing C-130, CACS 154th Wing C-17, F-22, KC-135R 155th Refueling Wing KC-135R 156th lift Wing C-130 157th Refueling Wing KC-135R 158th Fighter Wing F-16, cyber operations 159th Fighter Wing F-15 161st Refueling Wing KC-135R 162nd Fighter Wing F-16, MQ-1, RC-26 163rd Reconnaissance Wing MQ-1 164th lift Wing C-5A 165th lift Wing C-130, CRTC 166th lift Wing C-130, cyber operations 167th lift Wing C-5 168th Refueling Wing KC-135R, missile warning 169th Fighter Wing F-16 171st Refueling Wing KC-135R 172nd lift Wing C-17 173rd Fighter Wing F-15 174th Fighter Wing MQ-9, RC-26, battlefield airmen, CACS 175th Wing A-10, C-130J, cyber operations 176th Wing C-17, C-130, HC-130, HH-60, RAOC 177th Fighter Wing F-16 178th Fighter Wing MQ-1 ground station 179th lift Wing C-27J 180th Fighter Wing F-16 181st Intelligence Wing DCGS 182nd lift Wing C-130 183rd Fighter Wing CIRF, CNAF 184th Intelligence Wing Battlefield airmen, CACS, DCGS, NOSS 185th Refueling Wing KC-135R 186th Refueling Wing KC-135R, MC-12W, RC-26 187th Fighter Wing F-16, RC-26 188th Fighter Wing A-10 189th lift Wing C-130 190th Refueling Wing KC-135R 192nd Fighter Wing F-22 193rd Special Ops Wing EC-130J 194th Regional Support Wing battlefield airmen, cyber operations AOC: & Space Operations ; CACS: Command and Control Squadron; CIRF: Central Intermediate Repair Facility; CNAF: Component Numbered Force; CRG: Contingency Response ; CRTC: Combat Readiness Training ; DCGS: Distributed Common Ground Station; MGS: Mobile Ground Station; NOSS: Network Operations Security Squadron; RAOC: Region Operations. 62 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2011