L'Air Combat Command (ACC) est un commandement majeur (MAJCOM) créé le 1er juin 1992, résultant de la disparition des Tactical Air Command et Strategic Air Command. L'ACC regroupe au total 1750 avions et hélicoptères, 98000 militaires d'active, 63000 gardes nationaux et réservistes, ainsi que 11000 employés civils. Ses unités sont réparties entre quatre Numbered Air Forces sur le continent nord-américain. Son quartier-général est installé sur l'aérodrome de Langley AFB, en Virginie, et son commandant actuel est le général William M. Fraser III.
Organisation générale de l'ACC en Numbered Air Forces.
Les unités de l'Air Combat Command (ACC) sont réparties en quatre Numbered Air Forces et l'US Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC). La 1st Air Force, qui regroupe les unités de combat de l'Air National Guard (ANG), est responsable de la défense du continent nord-américain et est sous l'autorité de l'US Northern Command, commandement unifié englobant le Contigous United States (CONUS). La 9th Air Force fait partie de l'US Central Command et déploie ses unités en Irak et en Afghanistan, dans le cadre des opérations Iraqi Freedom et Enduring Freedom. La 10th Air Force regroupe les unités de l'Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) intégrées dans l'ACC. Enfin, la 12th Air Force est sous l'autorité de l'US Southern Command, dont la zone de responsabilité couvre l'Amérique Latine et les îles Caraïbes.
• United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC). QG Nellis AFB, Nevada.
• 1st Air Force (1AF-AFNORTH) [Air National Guard]. QG Tyndall AFB, Floride.
• 9th Air Force (9AF-AFCENT) [US Central Command Air Force]. QG Shaw AFB, Caroline du Sud.
Commandement regroupant des unités Active Components, de l'ANG et de l'AFRC.
• 10th Air Force [Air Force Reserve Command]. QG Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas.
• 12th Air Force (12AF-AFSOUTH) [US Southern Command Air Force]. QG Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona.
Notes:
1. Depuis le 6 octobre 2008, la 8ème Air Force est passée sous le contrôle de l'Air Force Global Strike Command.
2. En échange, l'ACC reçoit des unités de l'Air National Guard (1st Air Force) et de l'Air Force Reserve Command (10th Air Force).
United States Air Force Warfare Center.
L'United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) est un centre chargé de l'entraînement avancé des aviateurs de l'US Air Force aux tactiques de combat aérien et de bombardement. L'USAFWC est créé en 1966, et est présent sur Eglin AFB, en Floride, et Nellis AFB, dans le désert du Nevada. La superficie du Nellis AF Range Complex couvre 32000km² de terrain d'exercice au nord-ouest de Las Vegas, dont 20000km² sont utilisés par le traffic aérien civil. Ce qui en fait la plus grande base aérienne et le plus grand terrain d'exercice des Etats-Unis.
1° Unités de l'US Air Force Warfare Center.
• 53rd Wing.
- Base: Eglin AFB, Floride.
- Equipement: B-1B Lancer, B-2A Spirit, B-52H Stratofortress, F-15C/D Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16C/D/CG/DG/CJ/DJ Fighting Falcon, F-22A Raptor, F-117A Night Hawk, OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II, HH-60G Pave Hawk.
- Unités: 53rd Electronic Warfare Group (53 EWG): 16th, 36th, 68th et 513th Electronic Warfare Squadrons (EWS).
- 53rd Test and Evaluation Group (53 TEG): 31st, 49th, 72nd, 85th, 88th, 337th, 422nd et 556th Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES).
- 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group (53 WEG): 53rd Test Support Squadron (53 TSS), 81st Control Squadron (81 RCS), 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (82 ATRS), 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron (83 FWS) Combat Archer, 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron (86 FWS) Combat Hammer.
- 53rd Test Management Group (53 TMG): 28th et 59th Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES), 29th Training Systems Squadron (29 TSS), 53rd Computer Systems Squadron (53 CSS), F-15 Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force (OFP CTF).
• 57th Wing.
- Base: Nellis AFB, Nevada.
- Equipement: F-15C/D Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16C/CG/CJ/D/DG/DJ Fighting Falcon, OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II, HH-60G Pave Hawk, RQ-1A Predator.
- Unités: 57th Operations Group (57 OG), 57th Adversary Tactics Group (57 ATG).
- 57th Operations Group (57 OG): 57th Operations Support Squadron.
- 57th Adversary Tactics Group (57 ATG): 64th Aggressor Squadron (64 AS) [F-16CG/DG], 65th Aggressor Squadron (65th AS) [F-15C/D], 57th Adversary Tactics Support Squadron (57 ATSS), 57th Information Aggressor Squadron (57 IAS), 527th Space Aggressor Squadron (527 SAS), 507th Air Defense Aggressor Squadron (507 ADAS), 547th Intelligence Squadron (547th IS).
- Tail Code: "WA".
Photo ci-dessous: F-15C et F-16CG Agressor du 57th ATG / 57th Wing, dont la mission est d'entraîner ou de familiariser les aviateurs de l'ACC aux tactiques de combat de l'adversaire.
• 98th Range Wing (99 RW).
- Base: Nellis AFB, Nevada.
- Unités: 98th Operations Group (98 OG).
- 98th Mission Support Group (98 MSG): 98th Northern Range Support Squadron (98 NRSS), 98th Southern Range Support Squadron (98 SRSS), Tonopah Test Range Airfield-Northern Ranges.
• 99th Air Base Wing (99 ABW) [logistique et soutient base].
- Base: Nellis AFB, Nevada.
- Unités: 99th Medical Group (99 MDG).
- 99th Mission Support Group (99 MSG).
- 99th Security Forces Group (99 SFG).
• 505th Command and Control Wing (505 CCW).
- Base: Nellis AFB, Nevada.
- Unités: 505th Training Group (505 TG), 505th Operations Group (505 OG), 505th Distributed Warfare Group (505 DWG).
- 505th Training Group (505 TG) [Hurlburt Field, Floride]: 505th et 705th Training Squadrons (TS), 505th Communications Squadron (505 CS).
- 505th Operations Group (505 OG): 505th Operations Squadron (505 OS), 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron (605 TES) [Hurlburt Field, Floride], 605 TES Det-1 [Seattle, Washington], 605 TES Det-2 [Melbourne International Airport, Floride], 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron (84 RES) [Hill AFB, Utah].
- 505th Distributed Warfare Group (505 DWG) [Kirtland AFB, Nouveau-Mexique]: 505th Combat Training Squadron (505 CTS) [Hurlburt Field, Floride], 705th Combat Training Squadron (705 CTS).
Photo ci-dessous: premier F-22A Raptor (57th Wing) assigné à l'USAFWC, 9 janvier 2010.
2° Emblème de l'USAFWC (ANG):
1st Air Force (1AF-AFNORTH) [Air National Guard].
La 1st Air Force, désignée 1AF-AFNORTH, est une des quatre Air Force d'origine pré-2GM, activée le 18 décembre 1940. Elle fait partie de l'ACC depuis le 1er juin 1992. Son QG est implanté sur la base de Tyndall AFB, en Floride, et son commandant actuel est le major-général Garry C. Dean.
La 1AF est intégrée au sein du commandement unifié US Northern Command. Sa mission primaire actuelle est la défense aérienne du territoire continental des Etats-Unis, en incluant Puerto Rico et les îles Vierges, c'est-à-dire le CONUS. Elle reprend les unités de l'Air National Guard (ANG) affectées auparavant au TAC Air Defense Command (1946-1979). Elle est divisé en deux Air Defense Sector et subordonne la Civil Air Patrol.
• Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS).
Composant du North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
- 125th Fighter Wing (125 FW) [FL ANG]. Jacksonville IAP, Floride.
- 147th Reconnaissance Wing (147 RW) [TX ANG]. Ellington Field, Houston, Texas.
- 158th Fighter Wing (158 FW) [VT ANG]. Burlington IAP, Vermont.
- Det-1 119th Fighter Wing [ND ANG]. Langley AFB, Virginie.
- Det-1 148th Fighter Wing [MN ANG]. Tyndall AFB, Floride.
• Western Air Defense Sector (WADS).
Composant du North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
- 119th Fighter Wing (119 FW) [ND ANG]. Hector Field, Dakota du Nord.
- 120th Fighter Wing (120 FW) [MT ANG]. Great Falls IAP, Montana.
- 142nd Fighter Wing (142 FW) [OR ANG]. Portland ANGB, Oregon.
- 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) [CA ANG]. Fresno Air Terminal, Californie.
- 148th Fighter Wing (148 FW) [MN ANG]. Duluth IAP, Minnesota.
• Civil Air Patrol (CAP). Auxiliary US Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
1° Wings, Groups et Squadrons de la 1st Air Force (ANG).
• 119th Wing [North Dakota ANG].
- Base: Hector Field, Fargo, Dakota du Nord.
- Equipement: Gulfstream C-21A Learjet et RQ-1A/MQ-1 Predator.
- Unités: 178th Reconnaissance Squadron (178 RS), 177th Airlift Squadron (177 AS).
• 120th Fighter Wing (120 FW) [Montana ANG].
- Base: Great Falls IAP, Montana.
- Equipement: F-15C Eagle.
- Unités: 186th Fighter Squadron (186 FS).
• 125th Fighter Wing (125 FW) [Florida ANG].
- Base: Jacksonville IAP, Floride.
- Equipement: F-15C Eagle.
- Unités: 159th Fighter Squadron (159 FS), 125 FW Det-1 [Homestead AFB, Floride].
• 142nd Fighter Wing (142 FW) [Oregon ANG].
- Base: Portland ANGB, Oregon.
- Equipement: F-15A/B Eagle.
- Unité: 123rd Fighter Squadron (123 FS) Red Hawks.
• 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) [California ANG].
- Base: Fresno ANGB, Californie.
- Equipement: F-16C/D Block-32 Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 194th Fighter Squadron (194 FS), 144 FW Det-1 [March ARB, Californie].
• 147th Reconnaissance Wing (147 RW) [Texas ANG].
- Base: Ellington Field, Texas.
- Equipement: RQ-1A/MQ-1 Predator.
- Unités: 147th Operations Group (147 OG), 147th Maintenance Group (147 MXG), 147th Support Group (147 SG).
- 147th Operations Group (147 OG): 111th Reconnaissance Squadron (111 RS).
- 147th Maintenance Group (147 MXG): 147th Aircraft Generation Squadron (147 AGS), 147th Maintenance Squadron (147 MXS).
- 147th Support Group (147 SG): 147th Logistics Squadron (147 LS), 147th Security Forces Squadron (147 SFS), 147th Civil Engineering Squadron (147 CES).
• 148 Fighter Wing (148 FW) [Minessota ANG].
- Base: Duluth IAP, Minessota.
- Equipement: F-16C Block-25 Fighting Falcon.
- Unité: 179th Fighter Squadron (179 FS), 148 FW Det-1 [Tyndall AFB, Floride].
• 158th Fighter Wing (158 FW) [Vermont ANG].
- Base: Burlington IAP, Vermont.
- Equipement: F-16C Fighting Falcon.
- Unité: 134th Fighter Squadron (134 FS).
Photo ci-dessous: F-16C Fighting Falcon du 158th Fighter Wing en Irak.
• 177th Fighter Wing (177 FW) [New Jersey ANG].
- Base: Atlantic City IAP, New Jersey.
- Equipement: F-16C Fighting Falcon.
- Unité: 119th Fighter Squadron (119 FS) Jersey Devils.
- Tail Code: "AC".
2° Emblème de la 1st Air Force (ANG):
9th Air Force (9AF-AFCENT) [US Central Command Air Force].
La 9th Air Force, désignée 9AF-AFCENT, est créée le 11 septembre 1941 et activée le 8 avril 1942. Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, elle est affectée aux théatres d'opérations nord-africain et européen. Pendant la Guerre Froide, elle est une des Numbered Air Force affectées au Tactical Air Command (TAC) et est engagée en Corée, au Vietnam et dans la Première Guerre du Golfe 1991.
Son QG est installé sur la base de Shaw AFB, en Caroline du Sud, et son commandant actuel est le major-général William L. Holland. La 9AF-AFCENT regroupe 9 wings d'active, mais également une trentaine d'unité de l'Air National Guard (ANG) et de l'Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). Elle dépend du commandement unifié US Central Command (CENTCOM). Une partie de ses avions, réorganisée en "Air Expeditionary Wings", intervient en Asie, au Moyen-Orient et dans la Corne de l'Afrique, dans le cadre des opérations Iraqi Freedom et Enduring Freedom.
Carte ci-dessous: zone de responsabilité du CENTCOM.
1° Wings, Groups et Squadrons de la 9th Air Force (9AF-AFCENT).
• 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW).
- Base: Langley AFB, Virginie.
- Equipement: F-15C Eagle et F-22A Raptor.
- Unités: 27th Fighter Squadron (27 FS) Fighting Eagles [F-22A], 71st Fighter Squadron (71 FS) Ironmen [F-15C], 94th Fighter Squadron (94 FS) Hat-in-the-ring Gang [F-15C].
- Tail Code: "FF".
• 4th Fighter Wing (4 FW).
- Bases: Seymour Johnson AFB, Caroline du Nord. Doha IAP, Qatar.
- Equipement: F-15E Strike Eagle.
- Unités: 4th Operations Group (4 OG), 4th Maintenance Group (4 MXG), 4th Mission Support Group (4 MSG), 4th Medical Group (4 MDG).
- 4th Operations Group (4 OG): 333rd Fighter Training Squadron (333 FTS) Lancers [F-15E], 334th Fighter Squadron (334 FS) Fighting Eagles [F-15E], 335th Fighter Training Squadron (335 TFS) Chiefs [F-15E], 336th Fighter Squadron (336 FS) Rocketeers [F-15E].
- 4th Maintenance Group (4 MXG).
- 4th Mission Support Group (4 MSG).
- 4th Medical Group (4 MDG).
- Tail Code: "SJ".
• 20th Fighter Wing (20 FW) [Missions "Suppression of Enemy Air Defense", SEAD].
- Base: Shaw AFB, Caroline du Sud.
- Equipement: F-16CJ/DJ Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 20th Operations Group (20 OG), 20th Maintenance Group (20 MXG), 20th Mission Support Group (20 MSG), 20th Medical Group (20 MDG), 20th Comptroller Squadron (20 CPTS).
- 20th Operations Group (20 OG): 55th Fighter Squadron (55 FS) Fighting Fifty Fifth [F-16CJ/DJ], 77th Fighter Squadron (77 FS) Gamblers [F-16CJ/DJ], 79th Fighter Squadron (79 FS) Tigers [F-16CJ/DJ].
- 20th Maintenance Group (20 MXG): 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (20 AMXS), 20th Component Maintenance Squadron (20 CMS), 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (20 EMS), 20th Maintenance Operations Squadron (20 MOS).
- 20th Mission Support Group (20 MSG): 20th Contracting Squadron (20 CONS), 20th Security Force Squadron (20 SFS), 20th Service Squadron (20 SVS), 20th Logisticv Readiness Squadron (20 LRS), 20th Mission Support Squadron (20 MSS), 20th Communication Squadron (20 CS), 20th Civil Engineering Squadron (20 CES).
- 20th Medical Group (20 MDG): 20th Medical Operations Squadron (20 MDOS), 20th Aeromedical Squadron (20 AMDS), 20th Dental Squadron (20 DS) Putting the Bite in the Fight!, 20th Medical Support Squadron (20 MDSS).
- 20th Comptroller Squadron (20 CPTS).
- Tail Code: "SW".
• 23rd Wing (23 WG) [Missions "Combat Search And Rescue", CSAR].
- Bases: Moody AFB, Géorgie. Pope AFB, Caroline du Nord. Nellis AFB, Nevada.
- Equipement: OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II, HC-130E/H/P Hercules, HH-60G Pave Hawk.
- Unités: 23rd Fighter Group (23 FG), 347th Rescue Group (23 RQG), 563rd Rescue Group (563 RQG).
- 23rd Fighter Group (23 FG) [Pope AFB, Caroline du Nord]: 74th Fighter Squadron (74 FS) Flying Tiger [OA/A-10A], 75th Fighter Squadron (75 FS) Tiger Sharks [OA/A-10A].
- 347th Rescue Group (23 RQG) [Moody AFB, Géorgie]: 38th Rescue Squadron (38 RQS) [pararescue and supporting personnel], 41th Rescue Squadron (41 RQS) [HH-60G], 71st Rescue Squadron (71 RQS) [HC-130P], 347th Operation Support Squadron (347 OSS).
- 563rd Rescue Group (563 RQG) [Site Alpha, Nellis AFB, Nevada]: 48th Rescue Squadron (48 RQS) [pararescue and supporting personnel], 55th Rescue Squadron (55 RQS) [HH-60G], 58th Rescue Squadron (58 RQS) [HH-60G], 66th Rescue Squadron (66 RQS) [HH-60G], 79th Rescue Squadron (79 RQS) [HC-130E/H], 563rd Operations Support Squadron (563 OSS), 563rd Maintenance Squadron (563 MXS).
- Tail Code (23rd FG): "FT".
Photos ci-dessous: 1° HH-60G Pave Hawk du 66th RQS au-dessus de Las Vegas. 2° A-10A Thunderbolt II du 74th FS Flying Tiger, Pope AFB, Caroline du Nord.
2° Unités expéditionnaires ARCENT.
• 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (332 AEW) Tuskegee Airmen [Iraqi Freedom].
- Bases: Ali AB, Al Asad AB, Bagdad IAP, Balad AB, Kirkuk AB, Sather AB et Tallil AB, Irak. Al Jaber AB, Koweit.
- Equipement: F-16C Fighting Falcon, OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II, C-130H Hercules, HH-60G Pave Hawk, RQ-1A/MQ-1A Predator.
- Unités: 332nd Air Expeditionary Group (332 AEG), 407th Air Expeditionary Group (407 AEG), 438th Air Expeditionary Group (438 AEG) [Provisoire], 447th Air Expeditionary Group (447 AEG), 506th Air Expeditionary Group (506 AEG).
- 332nd Air Expeditionary Group (332 AEG) [Al Jaber, Koweit]: 332nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron (332 EASOS), 332nd Expeditionary Intelligence Flight (332 EIF), 332nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (332 ERS), 41st Rescue Squadron (41 RQS) [HH-60G].
- 407th Air Expeditionary Group (407 AEG) [Ali AB, Irak]: 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (407 ECES), 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (407 ECS), 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (407 ELRS), 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (407 EOSS), 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (407 ESFS), 407th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron (407 EFSS), 361th Expeditonary Reconnaissance Squadron (361 ERS) [RQ-1A/MQ-1A].
- 438th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) [Provisoire] Red Tails [Al Asad AB, Irak] [OA/A-10A].
- 447th Air Expeditionary Group (447 AEG) [Sather AB, Irak]: 447th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (447 ECS), 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (447 ECES), 447th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron (447 EFSS), 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (447 ELRS), 447th Expeditionary Medical Squadron (447 EMDS), 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (447 ESFS). 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (447 ESFS).
- 506th Air Expeditionary Group (506 AEG) [Kirkuk AB, Irak]: 506th Expeditionary Medical Services Squadron (506 EMDSS), 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (506 ECES), 506th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (506 EOSS), 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (506 ELRS), 506th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (506 ECS), 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (506 ESFS), 506th Expeditionary Services Squadron (506 ESS), Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (Kirkuk PRT).
- Tail Code: "CH".
Photos ci-dessous: 1° Monument commémoratif du 332nd AEW Tuskagee Airmen à Balad, en Irak, 2007. 2°. RQ-1A Predator du 361st ERS équipé de deux missiles AGM-114 Hellfire, Ali AB, Irak, 9 juillet 2008.
• 376th Air Expeditionary Wing (376 AEW) [Enduring Freedom].
- Base: Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyztan.
- Equipement: C-17A Globemaster III, KC-135R Stratotanker.
- Unités: 376th Expeditionary Operations Group (376 EOG) [C-17A, KC-135R], 376th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (376 EMXG), 376th Expeditionary Medical Maintenance Group (376 EMDMG), 376th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (376 EMSG).
• 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (379 AEW) [Iraqi Freedom].
- Bases: Al Udeid, Qatar. Eskan Village, Riyad, Arabie Saoudite.
- Equipement: B-1B Lancer, C-130H Hercules, C-130J Super Hercules, C-17A Globemaster III, KC-135R Stratotanker, KC-10A Extender, E-8A JSTARS.
- Unités: 379th Expeditionary Operations Group (379 EOG), 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (379 EMG), 379th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (379 EMSG), 64th Air Expeditionary Group (64 AEG).
- 379th Expeditionary Operations Group (379 EOG) [Al Udeid, Qatar]: 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron (7 EACCS) [E-8A], 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (37 EBS) [B-1B], 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (71 EACS), 340th Expeditionary Air Refuelling Squadron (340 EARS) [KC-135R, KC-10A], 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (379 EAES), 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (379 EOSS), 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (746 EAS) [C-17A, C-130H/P], 746th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (763 ERS).
- 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (379 EMG) [Al Udeid, Qatar]: 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (379 EAMXS), 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (379 EMXS), 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Operations Squadron (379 EMOS).
- 379th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (379 EMSG) [Al Udeid, Qatar]: 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (379 ECES), 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (379 ESFS), 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (379 ECS).
- 64th Air Expeditionary Group (64 AEG) [Eskan Village, Riyad, Arabie Saoudite].
Photo ci-dessous: personnel de sécurité du 64th AEG, Riyad, Arabie Saoudite, juillet 2007.
• 380th Air Expeditionary Wing (380 AEW) [Iraqi Freedom].
- Base: Al Dhafra AB, Emirats Arabes Unis.
- Equipement: U-2S Dragon Lady, RQ-4A Global Hawk, KC-135A/E/Q/R Stratotanker, KC-10A Extender et E-3B/C Sentry.
- Unités: 380th Expeditionary Operation Group (380 EOG), 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (380 EMXG), 380th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (380 EMSG), 380th Expeditionary Medical Group (380 EMDG), 363rd Training Group [International Airmen Training], 1-7 Air Defense Artillery Regiment [US Army].
- 380th Expeditionary Operations Group (380 EOG): 12th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (12 ERS) [RQ-4A], 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (99 ERS) [U-2S, RQ-4A], 908th Expeditionary Air Refuelling Squadron (908 EARS) [KC-135A/E/Q/R, KC-10A], 960th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron (960 EACS) [E-3B/C], 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (380 EOSS).
- 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (380 EMXG): 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (380 EAMXS), 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (380 EMXS).
- 380th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (380 EMSG): 380th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron, 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (380 ECS), 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (380 ECES), 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (380 ELRS), 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (380 ESFS), 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron (380th EFSS).
- 380th Expeditionary Medical Group (380 EMDG).
- 363rd Training Group [International Airmen Training].
- 1-7 Air Defense Artillery Regiment [US Army].
Photo ci-dessous: 1° Maintenance d'un RQ-4A Global Hawk, Beale AFB, Californie, 13 octobre 2006. 2° Maintenance d'un KC-135 Stratotanker par le 380th EAMS.
• 386th Air Expeditionary Wing (386 AEW) [Iraqi et Enduring Freedom, Corne de l'Afrique].
- Base: Ali Al Salem, Koweit.
- Equipement: C-130E/H Hercules, HC-130P Combat Shadow, EC-130H Compass Call.
- Unités: 386th Air Expeditionary Group (386 AEG), 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group(386 EMXG), 386th Expeditionary Medical Group (386 EMDG), 386th Expeditionary Operations Group (386 EOG), 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (386 EMSG).
- 386th Air Expeditionary Group (386 AEG): 386th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (386 EACS), 71st Rescue Squadron (Mission CSAR) [HC-130P].
- 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (386 EMXG).
- 386th Expeditionary Medical Group (386 EMDG).
- 386th Expeditionary Operations Group (386 EOG).
- 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (386 EMSG).
Photo ci-dessous: EC-130H Compass Call, Lake Meade, Arizona.
• 451st Air Expeditionary Wing (451 AEW) [Enduring Freedom].
- Base: Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan.
- Equipement: A-10C Thunderbolt II, C-130J Super Hercules, EC-130H Compass Call, EA-6B Prowler [USMC], HH-60G Pave Hawk, MQ-1A Predator, MQ-9A Reaper.
- Unités: 451st Expeditionary Operations Group (451 EOG), 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Group (451 EMXG), 451st Expeditionary Mission Support Group (451 EMSG).
- 451st Expeditionary Operations Group (451 EOG): 30th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (30 ERS) [MQ-1A, MQ-9A], 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (62 ERS) [MQ-1A], 55th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (55 ERQS) [HH-60G], 73rd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (73 EACS), 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (354 EFS) [A-10C], 451st Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (451 EOSS), 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight (451 EAEF), 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (772 EAS) [C-130J].
- 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Group (451 EMXG): 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (451 EAMXS), 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (451 EMXS).
- 451st Expeditionary Mission Support Group (451 EMSG): 451st Expeditionary Communications Squadron (451 ECS), 451st Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (451 ECES), 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (451 ELRS), 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (451 ESFS), 451st Expeditionary Force Supply Flight (451 EFSF).
Photo ci-dessous: HH-60G Pave Hawk du 451st AEG. A l'arrière-plan, un UH-60A Black Hawk de l'US Army. Kandahar, Afghanistan.
• 455th Air Expeditionary Wing (455 AEW) [Enduring Freedom].
- Base: Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
- Equipement: A-10A Thunderbolt II, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16C Fighting Falcon, EA-6B Prowler [USMC], HH-60G Pave Hawk, C-130H Hercules, C-130J Super Hercules, MQ-1A Predator.
- Unités: 455th Expeditionary Operations Group (455 EOG) [F-16C, F-15E, A-10A, C-130H/P, HH-60G, EA-6B, MQ-1A], 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (455 EMSG), 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (455 EMXG), 455th Expeditionary Medical Group (455 EMDG), 755th Air Expeditionary Group (755 AEG) [ISAF/OTAN, Provincial Reconstruction Team].
Photo ci-dessous: HUD d'un C-130J Super Hercules, Castle AFB, Californie, 1er février 2007.
3° Emblèmes de la 9th Air Force (9AF-AFCENT).
10th Air Force (10AF-AFRC) [Air Force Reserve Command].
La 10th Air Force, désignée 10AF-AFRC est une Numbered Air Force de l'Air Force Reserve Command affectée à l'Air Combat Command. Son QG est installé sur la base aérienne de NAS JRB Fort Worth, au Texas, et son commandant actuel est le major-général Frank J. Padilla.
La 10AF (AFRC) compte un effectif de 13363 réservistes et 947 civils. Ses unités sont regroupées au sein de six wings de chasse, un wing de bombardement, un wing de recherche et de sauvetage, un wing d'opérations spéciales, un wing de ravitaillement en vol, un wing chargé du contrôle de satellite pour le compte du commandement majeur US Space Command, et enfin un groupe de contrôle et d'alerte aérienne AWAC. Ses unités de réservistes sont régulièrement déployées dans des unités expéditionnaires au sein du Central Command, au Moyen-Orient ou en Asie.
Elle opère à partir de NAS JRB Fort Worth et Randolph AFB (Texas), Homestead ARB et Eglin AFB (Floride), Davis-Montham AFB et Luke AFB (Arizona), Beale AFB (Californie), Hill AFB (Utah), Whiteman AFB (Missouri), Barksdale AFB (Louisiane), Nellis AFB (Nevada), Schriever AFB (Colorado), Tinker AFB (Oklahoma), et Elmendorf AFB (Alaska).
Occasionnellement, des détachements ou des "Flights" de la 10AF-AFRC sont présents sur les bases suivantes: Columbus AFB (Mississippi), Vance AFB (Oklahoma), Hickam AFB (Hawaii), Holloman AFB (Nouveau-Mexique), Langley AFB (Virginie), Laughlin AFB et Sheppard AFB (Texas), March ARB et Vandenberg AFB (Californie), Moody AFB (Géorgie), Portland IAP (Oregon), et Offut AFB (Nebraska).
1° Unités de la 10th Air Force (AFRC).
• 301st Fighter Wing (301 FW) [AFRC].
- Base: NAS Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas.
- Equipement: F-16C+ Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 301st Operations Group (301 OG), 301st Maintenance Group (301 MXG), 301st Mission Support Group (301 MSG).
- 301st Operations Group (301 OG): 457th Fighter Squadron (457 FS) [F-16C+].
- 301st Maintenance Group (301 MXG): 301st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (301 AMXS), 301st Maintenance Squadron (301 MXS), 301st Maintenance Operations Flight (301 MOF).
- 301st Mission Support Group (301 MSG): 301st Security Forces Squadron (301 SFS), 301st Mission Support Squadron (301 MSS), 301st Civil Engineering Squadron (301 CES), 301st Logistics Readiness Squadron (301 LRS), 301st Communications Flight (301 CF), 301st Services Flight (301 SVF), 73rd Aerial Port Squadron (73 APS).
- Tail Code: "TX".
• 310th Space Wing (310 SW) [AFRC].
- Bases: Schriever AFB, Buckley AFB et Peterson AFB, Colorado. Vandenberg AFB, Californie.
- Equipement: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) et Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS).
- Unités: 310th Operations Group (310 OG), 310th Mission Support Group (310 MSG).
- 310th Operations Group (310 OG) [Schriever AFB, Colorado]: 6th Space Operations Squadron (6 SOPS) [DMSP], 7th Space Operations Squadron (7 SOPS) [Associé au 1 SOPS, SPACECOM], 8th Space Warning Squadron (8 SWS) [SBIRS] [Buckley AFB, Colorado], 9th Space Operations Squadron (9 SOPS) [JSO Center, Vandenberg, Californie], 19th Space Operations Squadron (19 SOPS) [Associé au 2 SOPS, SPACECOM],
- 310th Mission Support Group (310 MSG): 14th Test Squadron (14 TS) [Associé au 17 TS, SPACECOM], 310th Security Forces Squadron (310 SFS), 310th Communications Flight (310 CF) [Associé au 561 NOS, Peterson AFB, Colorado], 380th Space Control Squadron (380 SPCS) [Associé au 16 SPCS, Peterson AFB, Colorado], Reserve National Security Space Institute (RNSSI) [Associé au NSSI].
- Remarque: le 310th SW est le seul wing de l'AFRC associé à l'US Space Command.
Photo ci-dessous: satellite météorologique DMSP.
• 419th Fighter Wing (419 FW) [AFRC].
- Base: Hill AFB, Utah.
- Equipement: F-16C Block-30 Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 419th Operations Group (419 OG), 419th Maintenance Group (419 MXG), 419th Mission Support Group (419 MSG), 419th Medical Squadron (419 MDS).
- 419th Operations Group (419 OG): 466th Fighter Squadron (466 FS) Diamondback [F-16C Block-30], 419th Operations Support Flight (419 OSF).
- 419th Maintenance Group (419 MXG): 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (419 AMXS), 419th Maintenance Operations Flight (419 MOF), 419th Maintenance Squadron (419 MXS).
- 419th Mission Support Group (419 MSG): 419th Security Forces Squadron (419 SFS), 419th Communications Squadron (419 CS), 419th Civil Engineering Squadron (419 CES), 419th Mission Support Flight (419 MSF), 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron (419 LRS), 419th Service Flight (419 SVF), 67th Aerial Port Squadron (67 APS).
- 419th Medical Squadron (419 MDS).
• 442nd Fighter Wing (442 FW) [AFRC].
- Base: Whiteman AFB, Missouri.
- Equipement: OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II.
- Unités: 442nd Operations Group (442 OG), 442nd Maintenance Group (442 MXG), 442nd Mission Support Group (442 MSG), 442nd Medical Squadron (442 MDS).
- 442nd Operations Group (442 OG): 303rd Fighter Squadron (303 FS) [OA/A-10A], 442nd Operations Support Flight (442 OSF).
- 442nd Maintenance Group (442 MXG): 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (442 AMXS), 442nd Maintenance Operations Flight (442 MOF), 442nd Maintenance Squadron (442 MXS).
- 442nd Mission Support Group (442 MSG): 442nd Security Forces Squadron (442 SFS), 442nd Communications Flight (442 CF), 442nd Civil Engineering Squadron (442 CES), 442nd Mission Support Flight (442 MSF), 442nd Logistics Readiness Squadron (442 LRS), 442nd Service Flight (442 SVF).
- 442nd Medical Squadron (442 MDS).
Photo ci-dessous: charge offensive externe d'un A-10A Thunderbolt II, 17 février 2000. Remarque: l'avion appartient au 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, allemagne.
• 477th Fighter Group (482 FG) [AFRC].
- Base: Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.
- Equipement: F-22A Raptor.
- Unités: 302nd Fighter Squadron (302 FS) [F-22A], 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (477 AMXS), 477th Civil Engineering Squadron (477 CES), 477th Aerospace Medicine Flight (477 AMF), 477th Mission Support Flight (477 MSF), 477th Operations Support Flight (477 OSF).
- Tail Code: "AK".
• 482nd Fighter Wing (482 FW) [AFRC].
- Base: Homestead ARB, Floride.
- Equipement: F-16C Block-30 Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 482nd Operations Group (482 OG), 482nd Maintenance Group (482 MXG), 482nd Mission Support Group (482 MSG), 482nd Medical Squadron (482 MDS).
- 482nd Operations Group (482 OG): 93rd Fighter Squadron (93 FS) [F-16C Block-30], 482nd Operations Support Squadron (482 OSS).
- 482nd Maintenance Group (482 MXG): 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (482 AMXS), 482nd Maintenance Operations Flight (482 MOF), 482nd Maintenance Squadron (482 MXS).
- 482nd Mission Support Group (482 MSG): 482nd Civil Engineering Squadron (482 CES), 482nd Communications Squadron (482 CS), 482nd Contracting Squadron (482 CONS), 482nd Logistics Readiness Squadron (482 LRS), 482nd Mission Support Squadron (482 MSS), 482nd Security Forces Squadron (482 SFS), 482nd Services Squadron (482 SVF).
- 482nd Medical Squadron (482 MDS).
• 513th Air Control Group (513 ACG) [AFRC].
- Base: Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.
- Equipement: E-3B Sentry.
- Unités: 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron (970 AACS) [E-3B], 513th Operations Support Flight (513 OSF), 513th Aircraft Generation Squadron (513 AGS), 513th Maintenance Squadron (513 MXS).
- Tail Code: "OK".
Photo ci-dessous: E-3B Sentry du 513rd ACG, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 23 mars 2007.
• 917th Composite Wing [AFRC].
- Base: Barksdale AFB, Louisiane.
- Equipement: A-10A Thunderbolt II, B-52H Stratofortress.
- Unités: 47th Fighter Squadron (47 FS) [A-10A], 93rd Bomb Squadron (93 BS) [Training Unit] [B-52H], 343rd Bomb Squadron (343 BS) [Associé au 2nd Bomb Wing] [B-52H].
• 919th Special Operations Wing (919 SOW) [AFRC, associé à l'AFSOC].
- Base: Eglin AFB, Floride.
- Equipement: 8 MC-130E Combat Talon I, 5 MC-130P Combat Shadow.
- Unités: 5th Special Operations Squadron (5 SOS) [MC-130P], 711th Special Operations Squadron (711 SOS) [MC-130E].
• 920th Rescue Wing (920 RQW) [AFRC].
- Base: Patrick AFB, Floride. Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona. Portland IAP, Oregon.
- Equipement: HH-60G Pave Hawk, HC-130P/N Hercules.
- Unités: 920th Operations Group (920 OG), 943rd Rescue Group (943 RQG), 920th Maintenance Group (920 MXG), 920th Mission Support Group (920 MSG), 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron (920 AMDSS).
- 920th Operations Group (920 OG) [Patrick AFB, Floride]: 39th Rescue Squadron (39 RQS) [HC-130P/N], 301st Rescue Squadron (301 RQS) [HH-60G], 308th Rescue Squadron (308 RQS) [HH-60G], 920th Operations Support Flight (920 OSF].
- 943rd Rescue Group (943 RQG) [Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona]: 304th Rescue Squadron (304 RQS) [HH-60G] [Portland IAP, Oregon], 305th Rescue Squadron (305 RQS) [HH-60G], 306th Rescue Squadron (306 RQS) [HH-60G], 943rd Operations Support Flight (943 OSF), 943rd Aerospace Medicine Flight (943 AMF).
- 920th Maintenance Group (920 MXG) [Patrick AFB, Floride]: 920th Maintenance Squadron (920 MXS), 943rd Maintenance Squadron (943 MXS) [Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona], 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (920 AMXS), 920th Maintenance Operations Flight (920 MOF).
- 920th Mission Support Group (920 MSG) [Patrick AFB, Floride]: 920th Logistics Readiness Flight (920 LRF), 920th Communications Flight (920 CF), 920th Mission Support Flight (920 MSF), 943rd Mission Support Flight (920 MSF) [Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona].
- 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron (920 AMDSS) [Patrick AFB].
Photo ci-dessous: pararescue du 920th RQW s'entraînement à la chute libre, Cap Canaveral AB, Floride, juillet 2007.
• 926th Group [AFRC].
- Bases: Nellis AFB et Creech AFB, Nevada. Eglin AFB et Hurlburt Field, Floride.
- Equipement: F-16C Fighting Falcon, F-15C Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, A-10A Thunderbolt II, MQ/RQ-1A Predator, MQ-9A Reaper.
- Unités: 78th Reconnaissance Squadron (78 RS) [RQ-1A, MQ-9A] [Creech AFB, Nevada], 706th Fighter Squadron (706 FS) [F-15C, F-15E, F-16C, A-10A] [Nellis AFB, Nevada], 926th Mission Support Squadron (926 MSS) [Nellis AFB, Nevada], 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (926 AMXS) [Nellis AFB, Nevada], 84th Test and Evaluation Squadron (84 TES) [Eglin AFB, Floride], 26th Space Agressor Squadron (26 SAS) [Nellis AFB, Nevada], Det-1 78th RS [Hurlburt Field, Floride]
Photo ci-dessous: MQ-9A Reaper du 78th RS, Creech AFB, Nevada, 13 mars 2007.
• 944th Fighter Wing (944 FW) [AFRC].
- Base: Luke AFB, Arizona.
- Equipement: F-16C Block-32 Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 301st Fighter Squadron (301 FS), 302nd Fighter Squadron (302 FS).
- Tail Code: "LR".
Photo ci-dessous: F-16C du 302nd FS avec deux MiG-29 Fulcrum de la Luftwaffe, 5 juin 1996.
2° Emblème de la 10th Air Force (10AF-AFRC).
12th Air Force (12AF-AFSOUTH) [US Southern Command].
La 12th Air Force est la Numbered Air Force affectée au Commandement Unifié US Southern Command, dont la zone de responsabilité couvre les îles Caraïbes, l'Amérique Centrale et l'Amérique du Sud.
Créée le 20 août 1942 à Bolling Field dans le District de Columbia, elle est déployée en Afrique du Nord, en Méditerannée et dans le sud de la France au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Pendant la Guerre Froide, elle fait partie de l'US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) puis du Tactical Air Command (TAC). Ses unités sont engagées au Vietnam et dans l'opération Desert Storm, au Moyen-Orient. Dans la Guerre Globale contre le Terrorisme, la plupart d'entre-elles effectuent des déploiements par rotation dans les unités expéditionnaires de la 9AF, en Irak et en Afghanistan.
La 12AF-AFSOUTH est actuellement commandée par le lieutenant-général Glenn F. Spears, et son QG installé sur la base de Davis-Montham AFB, en Arizona. Elle compte dix wings d'active, 33000 hommes et femmes, ainsi que 400 avions. Elles est également responsable de plusieurs autres petites unités auxiliaires de l'Air National Guard et de l'Air Force Reserve Command, les "Direct Reporting Units".
1° Unités d'active de la 12th Air Force.
• 7th Bomb Wing (7 BW).
- Base: Dyess AFB, Texas.
- Equipement: B-1B Lancer.
- Unités: 7th Operations Group (7 OG), 7th Maintenance Group (7 MXG), 7th Mission Support Group (7 MSG), 7th Medical Group (7 MDG).
- 7th Operations Group (7 OG): 9th Bomb Squadron (9 BS) [B-1B], 28th Bomb Squadron (28 BS) [B-1B], 436th Training Squadron (436 TRS), 7th Operations Support Squadron (7 OSS).
- 7th Maintenance Group (7 MXG): 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (7 AMXS), 7th Component Maintenance Squadron (7 CMS), 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (7 EMS), 7th Maintenance Operations Squadron(7 MXOS).
- 7th Mission Support Group (7 MSG): 7th Civil Engineer Squadron (7 CES), 7th Contracting Squadron (7 CONS), 7th Communications Squadron (7 CS), 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron (7 LRS), 7th Mission Support Squadron (7 MSS), 7th Security Forces Squadron (7 SFS), 7th Services Squadron (7 SVS).
- 7th Medical Group (7 MDG): 7th Medical Support Squadron (7 MDSS), 7th Aeromedical-Dental Squadron (7 ADOS), 7th Medical Operations Squadron (7 MDOS).
- Tail Code: "DY".
Photo ci-dessous: Le premier B-1B opérationnel du 7th BW commémore son 20ème anniversaire, 19 novembre 2006.
• 9th Reconnaissance Wing (9 RW).
- Base: Beale AFB, Californie.
- Equipement: U-2R Dragon Lady, RQ-4A Global Hawk.
- Unités: 9th Operations Group (9 OG), 9th Maintenance Group (9 MXG), 9th Mission Support Group (9 MSG), 9th Medical Group (9 MDG).
- 9th Operations Group (9 OG): 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (1 RS) [U-2R, RQ-4A], 5th Reconnaissance Squadron (5 RS) [U-2R], 12th Reconnaissance Squadron (12 RS) [RQ-4A], 99th Reconnaissance Squadron (99 RS) [U-2R], 9th Operations Support Squadron (9 OSS).
- 9th Maintenance Group (9 MXG).
- 9th Mission Support Group (9 MSG).
- 9th Medical Group (9 MDG).
- Tail Code: "BB".
Photo ci-dessous: drone UAV RQ-4A Global Hawk du 9th RW, Beale AFB, Californie, 2009.
• 28th Bomb Wing (28 BW).
- Base: Ellsworth AFB, Dakota du Sud.
- Equipement: B-1B Lancer.
- Unités: 28th Operations Group (28 OG), 28th Maintenance Group (28 MXG), 28th Mission Support Group (28 MSG), 28th Medical Group (28 MG).
- 28th Operations Group (28 OG): 34th Bomb Squadron (34 BS) [B-1B], 37th Bomb Squadron (37 BS) [B-1B], 28th Operations Support Squadron (28 OSS).
- 28th Maintenance Group (28 MXG): 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (28 AMXS), 28th Maintenance Squadron (28 MXS), 28th Munitions Squadron (28 MUNS), 28th Maintenance Operations Squadron (28 MOS).
- 28th Mission Support Group (28 MSG): 28th Civil Engineering Squadron (28 CES), 28th Communications Squadron (28 CS), 28th Contracting Squadron (28 CONS), 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron (28 LRS), 28th Mission Support Squadron (28 MSS), 28th Security Forces Squadron (28 SFS), 28th Services Squadron (28 SVS).
- 28th Medical Group (28 MG): 28th Medical Operations Squadron (28 MDOS), 28th Medical Support Squadron (28 MDSS).
- Tail Code: "EL".
Photo ci-dessous: B-1B Lancer du 37th BS, Ellsworth AFB, Dakota du Sud, 2009.
• 49th Fighter Wing (49 FW).
- Base: Holloman AFB, Nouveau-Mexique.
- Equipement: F-22A Raptor, T-38A Talon, MQ-9A Raptor.
- Unités: 49th Operations Group (49 OG), 49th Maintenance Group (49 MXG), 49th Materiel Maintenance Group (49 MMG), 49th Mission Support Group (49 MSG), 49th Medical Group (49 MDG).
- 49th Operations Group (49 OG): 6th Reconnaissance Squadron (6 RS) [MQ-9A], 7th Fighter Squadron (7 FS) [F-22A], 8th Fighter Squadron (8 FS) [F-22A], 16th Training Squadron (16 TRS) [T-38A], 29th Attack Squadron (29 ATKS) [MQ-9A], 49th Operations Support Squadron (49 OSS).
- 49th Maintenance Group (49 MXG): 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (49 AMXS), 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (49 AMXS), 49th Maintenance Operations Squadron (49 MOS), 49th Maintenance Squadron (49 MXS).
- 49th Materiel Maintenance Group (49 MMG).
- 49th Mission Support Group (49 MSG): 49th Civil Engineering Squadron (49 CES), 49th Communications Squadron (49 CS), 49th Contracting Squadron (49 CONS), 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron (49 LRS), 49th Security Forces Squadron (49 SFS), 49th Force Support Squadron (49 FSS).
- 49th Medical Group (49 MDG): 49th Medical Operations Squadron (49 MDOS), 49th Aeromedical-Dental Squadron (49 ADOS), 49th Medical Support Squadron (49 MDSS).
- Tail Code: "HO".
Photo ci-dessous: F-22A Raptor du 49th FW, Holloman AFB, Nouveau-Mexique, 2 juin 2008.
• 55th Wing (55 WG).
- Base: Offut AFB, Nebraska.
- Equipement: au total 46 avions de treize modèles différents. EC-135C Looking Glass, KC-135R Stratotanker, RC-135S Cobra Ball, RC-135U Combat Sent, RC-135V/W Rivet Joint, E-4B Nightwatch, TC-135 Stratotanker, TC-130H Hercules, WC-135C/W Constant Phoenix, OC-135B Open Skies, EC-130E Commando Solo, EC-130H Compass Call.
- Unités: 55th Electronic Combat Group (55 ECG), 55th Operations Group (55 OG), 55th Maintenance Group (55 MXG), 55th Communications Group (55 CG), 55th Mission Support Group (55 MSG), 55th Medical Group (55 MDG).
- 55th Electronic Combat Group (55 ECG): 41st Electronic Combat Squadron (41 ECS) [EC-130E/H], 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron (43 ECS) [EC-130E/H].
- 55th Operations Group (55 OG): 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron [E-4B], 38th Reconnaissance Squadron (38 RS) [RC-135], 45th Reconnaissance Squadron (45 RS) [RC-135], 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron (82 RS) [RC-135] [Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japon], 95th Reconnaissance Squadron (95 RS) [EC-135C, OC-135B, E-4B] [RAF Mildenhall, Angleterre], 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron (343 RS), 338th Combat Training Squadron (338 CTS), 97th Intelligence Squadron (97 IS), 390th Intelligence Squadron (390 IS), 488th Intelligence Squadron (488 IS), 55th Operations Support Squadron (55 OSS).
- 55th Maintenance Group (55 MXG).
- 55th Communications Group (55 CG).
- 55th Mission Support Group (55 MSG).
- 55th Medical Group (55 MDG).
- Tail Code: "OF".
Photo ci-dessous: 1° RC-135S Cobra Ball du 55th WG, Offut AFB, Nebraska, 26 septembre 2001. 2° RC-135U Combat Sent.
• 355th Fighter Wing (355 FW).
- Base: Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona.
- Equipement: OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II.
- Unités: 355th Operations Group (355 OG), 355th Maintenance Group (355 MXG), 355th Mission Support Group (355 MSG), 355th Medical Group (355 MDG).
- 355th Operations Group (355 OG): 354th Fighter Squadron (354 FS) [A-10A], 357th Fighter Squadron (357 FS) [A-10A], 358th Fighter Squadron (358 FS) [A-10A], 355th Training Squadron (355 TS) [OA/A-10A], 607th Air Control Squadron (607 ACS), 355th Operations Support Squadron (355 OSS), West Coast A-10 Demonstration Team.
- 355th Maintenance Group (355 MXG): 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (355 AMXS), 355th Maintenance Operations Squadron (355 MOS), 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (355 EMS), 355th Component Maintenance Squadron (355 CMS).
- 355th Mission Support Group (355 MSG): 355th Civil Engineer Squadron (355 CES), 355th Communications Squadron (355 CS), 355th Contracting Squadron (355 CONS), 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron (355 LRS), 355th Mission Support Squadron (355 MSS), 355th Security Forces Squadron (355 SFS), 355th Services Squadron (355 SVS).
- 355th Medical Group (355 MDG): 355th Dental Squadron (355 DS), 355th Medical Operations Squadron (355 MDOS), 355th Aerospace Medicine Squadron (355 AMDS), 355th Medical Support Squadron (355 MDSS).
- Tail Code: "DM".
Photo ci-dessous: A-10A Thunderbolt II du 355th FW, Davis-Montham, Arizona, 2008.
• 366th Fighter Wing (366 FW).
- Base: Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
- Equipement: F-15C Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle.
- Unités: 366th Operations Group (366 OG), 366th Maintenance Group (366 MXG), 366th Mission Support Group (366 MSG), 366th Medical Group (366 MDG).
- 366th Operations Group (366 OG): 389th Fighter Squadron (389 FS) Thunderbolts [F-15E], 390th Fighter Squadron (390 FS) Wild Boars [F-15C], 391st Fighter Squadron (391 FS) Bold Tigers [F-15E], 388 Electronic Combat Squadron (388 ECS), 366th Operations Support Squadron (366 OSS) Pegasus, 266th Range Squadron (266 RANS) [Mountain Home Range Complex]
- 366th Maintenance Group (366 MXG).
- 366th Mission Support Group (366 MSG).
- 366th Medical Group (366 MDG).
- Tail Code: "MO".
Photo ci-dessous: F-15E Strike Eagle du 366th OG, Mountain Home, Idaho, 2000.
• 388th Fighter Squadron (388 FW).
- Base: Hill AFB, Utah.
- Equipement: F-16C Block-40 LANTIRN Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 388th Operations Group (388 OG), 388th Maintenance Group (388 MXG).
- 388th Operations Group (388 OG): 4th Fighter Squadron (4 FS) Fightin' Fuujins [F-16C], 34th Fighter Squadron (34 FS) Rams [F-16C], 421st Fighter Squadron (421 FS) Black Widows [F-16C], 388th Range Squadron (388 RANS), 729th Air Control Squadron (729 ACS), 388th Operation Support Squadron (388 OSS), 388th Combat Support Squadron (388 CSS).
- 388th Maintenance Group (388 MXG): 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (388 AMXS), 388th Maintenance Operations Squadron (388 MOS), 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (388 EMS), 388th Component Maintenance Squadron (388 CMS).
- Tail Code: "HL".
Photo ci-dessous: F-16C du 421st FS, Hill AFB, Utah, 21 avril 2008.
• 432nd Wing (432 WG).
- Base: Creech AFB et Tonopah Test Range Airport, Nevada.
- Equipement: RQ/MQ-1A Predator, RQ-9A Reaper, RQ-170 Sentinel.
- Unités: 11th Reconnaissance Squadron (11 RS) [RQ-1A], 15th Reconnaissance Squadron (15 RS) [RQ-1A], 17th Reconnaissance Squadron (17 RS) [RQ-1A], 30th Reconnaissance Squadron (30 RS) [RQ-170] [ Tonopah Test Range Airport, Nevada], 19th Attack Squadron (19 ATKS) [RQ-9A], 42nd Attack Squadron (42 ATKS) [RQ-9A], 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (432 AMXS), 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron (99 GCTS), Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Center of Excellence.
- Tail Code: "WA".
Photo ci-dessous: RQ-9A Reaper du 42nd ATKS, Creech AFB, Nevada, 13 mars 2007.
• 552nd Air Control Wing (552 ACW).
- Base: Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.
- Equipement: E-3B Sentry.
- Unités: 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron (963 AACS) [E-3B], 964th Air Control Squadron (964 ACS) [E-3B], 965th Air Control Squadron (965 ACS) [E-3B], 966th Air Control Squadron (966 ACS) [E-3B], 552nd Training Squadron (552 TRS).
Photo ci-dessous: E-3B Sentry du 552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 24 juin 2008.
2° "Direct Reporting Units" ou "Gained Units" de la 12th Air Force.
- 820th RED HORSE Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada [Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers].
- 726th Air Control Squadron (726 ACS) [E-3B]. Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
- 729th Air Control Squadron (729 ACS) [E-3B]. Hill AFB, Utah.
- 612th Air and Space Operations Center (612 ASOC). Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona.
- 612th Air Communications Squadron (612 ACS). Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona.
- 612th Theater Operation Group (612 TOG). Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.
3° Emblème de la 12th Air Force.
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1° Air Combat Command (Wikipedia.org).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Combat_Command
Organisation générale de l'ACC en Numbered Air Forces.
Les unités de l'Air Combat Command (ACC) sont réparties en quatre Numbered Air Forces et l'US Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC). La 1st Air Force, qui regroupe les unités de combat de l'Air National Guard (ANG), est responsable de la défense du continent nord-américain et est sous l'autorité de l'US Northern Command, commandement unifié englobant le Contigous United States (CONUS). La 9th Air Force fait partie de l'US Central Command et déploie ses unités en Irak et en Afghanistan, dans le cadre des opérations Iraqi Freedom et Enduring Freedom. La 10th Air Force regroupe les unités de l'Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) intégrées dans l'ACC. Enfin, la 12th Air Force est sous l'autorité de l'US Southern Command, dont la zone de responsabilité couvre l'Amérique Latine et les îles Caraïbes.
• United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC). QG Nellis AFB, Nevada.
• 1st Air Force (1AF-AFNORTH) [Air National Guard]. QG Tyndall AFB, Floride.
• 9th Air Force (9AF-AFCENT) [US Central Command Air Force]. QG Shaw AFB, Caroline du Sud.
Commandement regroupant des unités Active Components, de l'ANG et de l'AFRC.
• 10th Air Force [Air Force Reserve Command]. QG Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas.
• 12th Air Force (12AF-AFSOUTH) [US Southern Command Air Force]. QG Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona.
Notes:
1. Depuis le 6 octobre 2008, la 8ème Air Force est passée sous le contrôle de l'Air Force Global Strike Command.
2. En échange, l'ACC reçoit des unités de l'Air National Guard (1st Air Force) et de l'Air Force Reserve Command (10th Air Force).
United States Air Force Warfare Center.
L'United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) est un centre chargé de l'entraînement avancé des aviateurs de l'US Air Force aux tactiques de combat aérien et de bombardement. L'USAFWC est créé en 1966, et est présent sur Eglin AFB, en Floride, et Nellis AFB, dans le désert du Nevada. La superficie du Nellis AF Range Complex couvre 32000km² de terrain d'exercice au nord-ouest de Las Vegas, dont 20000km² sont utilisés par le traffic aérien civil. Ce qui en fait la plus grande base aérienne et le plus grand terrain d'exercice des Etats-Unis.
1° Unités de l'US Air Force Warfare Center.
• 53rd Wing.
- Base: Eglin AFB, Floride.
- Equipement: B-1B Lancer, B-2A Spirit, B-52H Stratofortress, F-15C/D Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16C/D/CG/DG/CJ/DJ Fighting Falcon, F-22A Raptor, F-117A Night Hawk, OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II, HH-60G Pave Hawk.
- Unités: 53rd Electronic Warfare Group (53 EWG): 16th, 36th, 68th et 513th Electronic Warfare Squadrons (EWS).
- 53rd Test and Evaluation Group (53 TEG): 31st, 49th, 72nd, 85th, 88th, 337th, 422nd et 556th Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES).
- 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group (53 WEG): 53rd Test Support Squadron (53 TSS), 81st Control Squadron (81 RCS), 82nd Aerial Targets Squadron (82 ATRS), 83rd Fighter Weapons Squadron (83 FWS) Combat Archer, 86th Fighter Weapons Squadron (86 FWS) Combat Hammer.
- 53rd Test Management Group (53 TMG): 28th et 59th Test and Evaluation Squadrons (TES), 29th Training Systems Squadron (29 TSS), 53rd Computer Systems Squadron (53 CSS), F-15 Operational Flight Program Combined Test Force (OFP CTF).
• 57th Wing.
- Base: Nellis AFB, Nevada.
- Equipement: F-15C/D Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16C/CG/CJ/D/DG/DJ Fighting Falcon, OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II, HH-60G Pave Hawk, RQ-1A Predator.
- Unités: 57th Operations Group (57 OG), 57th Adversary Tactics Group (57 ATG).
- 57th Operations Group (57 OG): 57th Operations Support Squadron.
- 57th Adversary Tactics Group (57 ATG): 64th Aggressor Squadron (64 AS) [F-16CG/DG], 65th Aggressor Squadron (65th AS) [F-15C/D], 57th Adversary Tactics Support Squadron (57 ATSS), 57th Information Aggressor Squadron (57 IAS), 527th Space Aggressor Squadron (527 SAS), 507th Air Defense Aggressor Squadron (507 ADAS), 547th Intelligence Squadron (547th IS).
- Tail Code: "WA".
Photo ci-dessous: F-15C et F-16CG Agressor du 57th ATG / 57th Wing, dont la mission est d'entraîner ou de familiariser les aviateurs de l'ACC aux tactiques de combat de l'adversaire.
• 98th Range Wing (99 RW).
- Base: Nellis AFB, Nevada.
- Unités: 98th Operations Group (98 OG).
- 98th Mission Support Group (98 MSG): 98th Northern Range Support Squadron (98 NRSS), 98th Southern Range Support Squadron (98 SRSS), Tonopah Test Range Airfield-Northern Ranges.
• 99th Air Base Wing (99 ABW) [logistique et soutient base].
- Base: Nellis AFB, Nevada.
- Unités: 99th Medical Group (99 MDG).
- 99th Mission Support Group (99 MSG).
- 99th Security Forces Group (99 SFG).
• 505th Command and Control Wing (505 CCW).
- Base: Nellis AFB, Nevada.
- Unités: 505th Training Group (505 TG), 505th Operations Group (505 OG), 505th Distributed Warfare Group (505 DWG).
- 505th Training Group (505 TG) [Hurlburt Field, Floride]: 505th et 705th Training Squadrons (TS), 505th Communications Squadron (505 CS).
- 505th Operations Group (505 OG): 505th Operations Squadron (505 OS), 605th Test and Evaluation Squadron (605 TES) [Hurlburt Field, Floride], 605 TES Det-1 [Seattle, Washington], 605 TES Det-2 [Melbourne International Airport, Floride], 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron (84 RES) [Hill AFB, Utah].
- 505th Distributed Warfare Group (505 DWG) [Kirtland AFB, Nouveau-Mexique]: 505th Combat Training Squadron (505 CTS) [Hurlburt Field, Floride], 705th Combat Training Squadron (705 CTS).
Photo ci-dessous: premier F-22A Raptor (57th Wing) assigné à l'USAFWC, 9 janvier 2010.
2° Emblème de l'USAFWC (ANG):
1st Air Force (1AF-AFNORTH) [Air National Guard].
La 1st Air Force, désignée 1AF-AFNORTH, est une des quatre Air Force d'origine pré-2GM, activée le 18 décembre 1940. Elle fait partie de l'ACC depuis le 1er juin 1992. Son QG est implanté sur la base de Tyndall AFB, en Floride, et son commandant actuel est le major-général Garry C. Dean.
La 1AF est intégrée au sein du commandement unifié US Northern Command. Sa mission primaire actuelle est la défense aérienne du territoire continental des Etats-Unis, en incluant Puerto Rico et les îles Vierges, c'est-à-dire le CONUS. Elle reprend les unités de l'Air National Guard (ANG) affectées auparavant au TAC Air Defense Command (1946-1979). Elle est divisé en deux Air Defense Sector et subordonne la Civil Air Patrol.
• Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS).
Composant du North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
- 125th Fighter Wing (125 FW) [FL ANG]. Jacksonville IAP, Floride.
- 147th Reconnaissance Wing (147 RW) [TX ANG]. Ellington Field, Houston, Texas.
- 158th Fighter Wing (158 FW) [VT ANG]. Burlington IAP, Vermont.
- Det-1 119th Fighter Wing [ND ANG]. Langley AFB, Virginie.
- Det-1 148th Fighter Wing [MN ANG]. Tyndall AFB, Floride.
• Western Air Defense Sector (WADS).
Composant du North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
- 119th Fighter Wing (119 FW) [ND ANG]. Hector Field, Dakota du Nord.
- 120th Fighter Wing (120 FW) [MT ANG]. Great Falls IAP, Montana.
- 142nd Fighter Wing (142 FW) [OR ANG]. Portland ANGB, Oregon.
- 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) [CA ANG]. Fresno Air Terminal, Californie.
- 148th Fighter Wing (148 FW) [MN ANG]. Duluth IAP, Minnesota.
• Civil Air Patrol (CAP). Auxiliary US Air Force. Maxwell AFB, Alabama.
1° Wings, Groups et Squadrons de la 1st Air Force (ANG).
• 119th Wing [North Dakota ANG].
- Base: Hector Field, Fargo, Dakota du Nord.
- Equipement: Gulfstream C-21A Learjet et RQ-1A/MQ-1 Predator.
- Unités: 178th Reconnaissance Squadron (178 RS), 177th Airlift Squadron (177 AS).
• 120th Fighter Wing (120 FW) [Montana ANG].
- Base: Great Falls IAP, Montana.
- Equipement: F-15C Eagle.
- Unités: 186th Fighter Squadron (186 FS).
• 125th Fighter Wing (125 FW) [Florida ANG].
- Base: Jacksonville IAP, Floride.
- Equipement: F-15C Eagle.
- Unités: 159th Fighter Squadron (159 FS), 125 FW Det-1 [Homestead AFB, Floride].
• 142nd Fighter Wing (142 FW) [Oregon ANG].
- Base: Portland ANGB, Oregon.
- Equipement: F-15A/B Eagle.
- Unité: 123rd Fighter Squadron (123 FS) Red Hawks.
• 144th Fighter Wing (144 FW) [California ANG].
- Base: Fresno ANGB, Californie.
- Equipement: F-16C/D Block-32 Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 194th Fighter Squadron (194 FS), 144 FW Det-1 [March ARB, Californie].
• 147th Reconnaissance Wing (147 RW) [Texas ANG].
- Base: Ellington Field, Texas.
- Equipement: RQ-1A/MQ-1 Predator.
- Unités: 147th Operations Group (147 OG), 147th Maintenance Group (147 MXG), 147th Support Group (147 SG).
- 147th Operations Group (147 OG): 111th Reconnaissance Squadron (111 RS).
- 147th Maintenance Group (147 MXG): 147th Aircraft Generation Squadron (147 AGS), 147th Maintenance Squadron (147 MXS).
- 147th Support Group (147 SG): 147th Logistics Squadron (147 LS), 147th Security Forces Squadron (147 SFS), 147th Civil Engineering Squadron (147 CES).
• 148 Fighter Wing (148 FW) [Minessota ANG].
- Base: Duluth IAP, Minessota.
- Equipement: F-16C Block-25 Fighting Falcon.
- Unité: 179th Fighter Squadron (179 FS), 148 FW Det-1 [Tyndall AFB, Floride].
• 158th Fighter Wing (158 FW) [Vermont ANG].
- Base: Burlington IAP, Vermont.
- Equipement: F-16C Fighting Falcon.
- Unité: 134th Fighter Squadron (134 FS).
Photo ci-dessous: F-16C Fighting Falcon du 158th Fighter Wing en Irak.
• 177th Fighter Wing (177 FW) [New Jersey ANG].
- Base: Atlantic City IAP, New Jersey.
- Equipement: F-16C Fighting Falcon.
- Unité: 119th Fighter Squadron (119 FS) Jersey Devils.
- Tail Code: "AC".
2° Emblème de la 1st Air Force (ANG):
9th Air Force (9AF-AFCENT) [US Central Command Air Force].
La 9th Air Force, désignée 9AF-AFCENT, est créée le 11 septembre 1941 et activée le 8 avril 1942. Durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, elle est affectée aux théatres d'opérations nord-africain et européen. Pendant la Guerre Froide, elle est une des Numbered Air Force affectées au Tactical Air Command (TAC) et est engagée en Corée, au Vietnam et dans la Première Guerre du Golfe 1991.
Son QG est installé sur la base de Shaw AFB, en Caroline du Sud, et son commandant actuel est le major-général William L. Holland. La 9AF-AFCENT regroupe 9 wings d'active, mais également une trentaine d'unité de l'Air National Guard (ANG) et de l'Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). Elle dépend du commandement unifié US Central Command (CENTCOM). Une partie de ses avions, réorganisée en "Air Expeditionary Wings", intervient en Asie, au Moyen-Orient et dans la Corne de l'Afrique, dans le cadre des opérations Iraqi Freedom et Enduring Freedom.
Carte ci-dessous: zone de responsabilité du CENTCOM.
1° Wings, Groups et Squadrons de la 9th Air Force (9AF-AFCENT).
• 1st Fighter Wing (1 FW).
- Base: Langley AFB, Virginie.
- Equipement: F-15C Eagle et F-22A Raptor.
- Unités: 27th Fighter Squadron (27 FS) Fighting Eagles [F-22A], 71st Fighter Squadron (71 FS) Ironmen [F-15C], 94th Fighter Squadron (94 FS) Hat-in-the-ring Gang [F-15C].
- Tail Code: "FF".
• 4th Fighter Wing (4 FW).
- Bases: Seymour Johnson AFB, Caroline du Nord. Doha IAP, Qatar.
- Equipement: F-15E Strike Eagle.
- Unités: 4th Operations Group (4 OG), 4th Maintenance Group (4 MXG), 4th Mission Support Group (4 MSG), 4th Medical Group (4 MDG).
- 4th Operations Group (4 OG): 333rd Fighter Training Squadron (333 FTS) Lancers [F-15E], 334th Fighter Squadron (334 FS) Fighting Eagles [F-15E], 335th Fighter Training Squadron (335 TFS) Chiefs [F-15E], 336th Fighter Squadron (336 FS) Rocketeers [F-15E].
- 4th Maintenance Group (4 MXG).
- 4th Mission Support Group (4 MSG).
- 4th Medical Group (4 MDG).
- Tail Code: "SJ".
• 20th Fighter Wing (20 FW) [Missions "Suppression of Enemy Air Defense", SEAD].
- Base: Shaw AFB, Caroline du Sud.
- Equipement: F-16CJ/DJ Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 20th Operations Group (20 OG), 20th Maintenance Group (20 MXG), 20th Mission Support Group (20 MSG), 20th Medical Group (20 MDG), 20th Comptroller Squadron (20 CPTS).
- 20th Operations Group (20 OG): 55th Fighter Squadron (55 FS) Fighting Fifty Fifth [F-16CJ/DJ], 77th Fighter Squadron (77 FS) Gamblers [F-16CJ/DJ], 79th Fighter Squadron (79 FS) Tigers [F-16CJ/DJ].
- 20th Maintenance Group (20 MXG): 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (20 AMXS), 20th Component Maintenance Squadron (20 CMS), 20th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (20 EMS), 20th Maintenance Operations Squadron (20 MOS).
- 20th Mission Support Group (20 MSG): 20th Contracting Squadron (20 CONS), 20th Security Force Squadron (20 SFS), 20th Service Squadron (20 SVS), 20th Logisticv Readiness Squadron (20 LRS), 20th Mission Support Squadron (20 MSS), 20th Communication Squadron (20 CS), 20th Civil Engineering Squadron (20 CES).
- 20th Medical Group (20 MDG): 20th Medical Operations Squadron (20 MDOS), 20th Aeromedical Squadron (20 AMDS), 20th Dental Squadron (20 DS) Putting the Bite in the Fight!, 20th Medical Support Squadron (20 MDSS).
- 20th Comptroller Squadron (20 CPTS).
- Tail Code: "SW".
• 23rd Wing (23 WG) [Missions "Combat Search And Rescue", CSAR].
- Bases: Moody AFB, Géorgie. Pope AFB, Caroline du Nord. Nellis AFB, Nevada.
- Equipement: OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II, HC-130E/H/P Hercules, HH-60G Pave Hawk.
- Unités: 23rd Fighter Group (23 FG), 347th Rescue Group (23 RQG), 563rd Rescue Group (563 RQG).
- 23rd Fighter Group (23 FG) [Pope AFB, Caroline du Nord]: 74th Fighter Squadron (74 FS) Flying Tiger [OA/A-10A], 75th Fighter Squadron (75 FS) Tiger Sharks [OA/A-10A].
- 347th Rescue Group (23 RQG) [Moody AFB, Géorgie]: 38th Rescue Squadron (38 RQS) [pararescue and supporting personnel], 41th Rescue Squadron (41 RQS) [HH-60G], 71st Rescue Squadron (71 RQS) [HC-130P], 347th Operation Support Squadron (347 OSS).
- 563rd Rescue Group (563 RQG) [Site Alpha, Nellis AFB, Nevada]: 48th Rescue Squadron (48 RQS) [pararescue and supporting personnel], 55th Rescue Squadron (55 RQS) [HH-60G], 58th Rescue Squadron (58 RQS) [HH-60G], 66th Rescue Squadron (66 RQS) [HH-60G], 79th Rescue Squadron (79 RQS) [HC-130E/H], 563rd Operations Support Squadron (563 OSS), 563rd Maintenance Squadron (563 MXS).
- Tail Code (23rd FG): "FT".
Photos ci-dessous: 1° HH-60G Pave Hawk du 66th RQS au-dessus de Las Vegas. 2° A-10A Thunderbolt II du 74th FS Flying Tiger, Pope AFB, Caroline du Nord.
2° Unités expéditionnaires ARCENT.
• 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing (332 AEW) Tuskegee Airmen [Iraqi Freedom].
- Bases: Ali AB, Al Asad AB, Bagdad IAP, Balad AB, Kirkuk AB, Sather AB et Tallil AB, Irak. Al Jaber AB, Koweit.
- Equipement: F-16C Fighting Falcon, OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II, C-130H Hercules, HH-60G Pave Hawk, RQ-1A/MQ-1A Predator.
- Unités: 332nd Air Expeditionary Group (332 AEG), 407th Air Expeditionary Group (407 AEG), 438th Air Expeditionary Group (438 AEG) [Provisoire], 447th Air Expeditionary Group (447 AEG), 506th Air Expeditionary Group (506 AEG).
- 332nd Air Expeditionary Group (332 AEG) [Al Jaber, Koweit]: 332nd Expeditionary Air Support Operations Squadron (332 EASOS), 332nd Expeditionary Intelligence Flight (332 EIF), 332nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (332 ERS), 41st Rescue Squadron (41 RQS) [HH-60G].
- 407th Air Expeditionary Group (407 AEG) [Ali AB, Irak]: 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (407 ECES), 407th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (407 ECS), 407th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (407 ELRS), 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (407 EOSS), 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (407 ESFS), 407th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron (407 EFSS), 361th Expeditonary Reconnaissance Squadron (361 ERS) [RQ-1A/MQ-1A].
- 438th Air Expeditionary Group (AEG) [Provisoire] Red Tails [Al Asad AB, Irak] [OA/A-10A].
- 447th Air Expeditionary Group (447 AEG) [Sather AB, Irak]: 447th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (447 ECS), 447th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (447 ECES), 447th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron (447 EFSS), 447th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (447 ELRS), 447th Expeditionary Medical Squadron (447 EMDS), 447th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (447 ESFS). 447th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (447 ESFS).
- 506th Air Expeditionary Group (506 AEG) [Kirkuk AB, Irak]: 506th Expeditionary Medical Services Squadron (506 EMDSS), 506th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (506 ECES), 506th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (506 EOSS), 506th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (506 ELRS), 506th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (506 ECS), 506th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (506 ESFS), 506th Expeditionary Services Squadron (506 ESS), Kirkuk Provincial Reconstruction Team (Kirkuk PRT).
- Tail Code: "CH".
Photos ci-dessous: 1° Monument commémoratif du 332nd AEW Tuskagee Airmen à Balad, en Irak, 2007. 2°. RQ-1A Predator du 361st ERS équipé de deux missiles AGM-114 Hellfire, Ali AB, Irak, 9 juillet 2008.
• 376th Air Expeditionary Wing (376 AEW) [Enduring Freedom].
- Base: Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyztan.
- Equipement: C-17A Globemaster III, KC-135R Stratotanker.
- Unités: 376th Expeditionary Operations Group (376 EOG) [C-17A, KC-135R], 376th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (376 EMXG), 376th Expeditionary Medical Maintenance Group (376 EMDMG), 376th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (376 EMSG).
• 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (379 AEW) [Iraqi Freedom].
- Bases: Al Udeid, Qatar. Eskan Village, Riyad, Arabie Saoudite.
- Equipement: B-1B Lancer, C-130H Hercules, C-130J Super Hercules, C-17A Globemaster III, KC-135R Stratotanker, KC-10A Extender, E-8A JSTARS.
- Unités: 379th Expeditionary Operations Group (379 EOG), 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (379 EMG), 379th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (379 EMSG), 64th Air Expeditionary Group (64 AEG).
- 379th Expeditionary Operations Group (379 EOG) [Al Udeid, Qatar]: 7th Expeditionary Airborne Command and Control Squadron (7 EACCS) [E-8A], 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron (37 EBS) [B-1B], 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (71 EACS), 340th Expeditionary Air Refuelling Squadron (340 EARS) [KC-135R, KC-10A], 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron (379 EAES), 379th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (379 EOSS), 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (746 EAS) [C-17A, C-130H/P], 746th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (763 ERS).
- 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (379 EMG) [Al Udeid, Qatar]: 379th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (379 EAMXS), 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (379 EMXS), 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Operations Squadron (379 EMOS).
- 379th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (379 EMSG) [Al Udeid, Qatar]: 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (379 ECES), 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (379 ESFS), 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (379 ECS).
- 64th Air Expeditionary Group (64 AEG) [Eskan Village, Riyad, Arabie Saoudite].
Photo ci-dessous: personnel de sécurité du 64th AEG, Riyad, Arabie Saoudite, juillet 2007.
• 380th Air Expeditionary Wing (380 AEW) [Iraqi Freedom].
- Base: Al Dhafra AB, Emirats Arabes Unis.
- Equipement: U-2S Dragon Lady, RQ-4A Global Hawk, KC-135A/E/Q/R Stratotanker, KC-10A Extender et E-3B/C Sentry.
- Unités: 380th Expeditionary Operation Group (380 EOG), 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (380 EMXG), 380th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (380 EMSG), 380th Expeditionary Medical Group (380 EMDG), 363rd Training Group [International Airmen Training], 1-7 Air Defense Artillery Regiment [US Army].
- 380th Expeditionary Operations Group (380 EOG): 12th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (12 ERS) [RQ-4A], 99th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (99 ERS) [U-2S, RQ-4A], 908th Expeditionary Air Refuelling Squadron (908 EARS) [KC-135A/E/Q/R, KC-10A], 960th Expeditionary Airborne Air Control Squadron (960 EACS) [E-3B/C], 380th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (380 EOSS).
- 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (380 EMXG): 380th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (380 EAMXS), 380th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (380 EMXS).
- 380th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (380 EMSG): 380th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron, 380th Expeditionary Communications Squadron (380 ECS), 380th Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (380 ECES), 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (380 ELRS), 380th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (380 ESFS), 380th Expeditionary Force Support Squadron (380th EFSS).
- 380th Expeditionary Medical Group (380 EMDG).
- 363rd Training Group [International Airmen Training].
- 1-7 Air Defense Artillery Regiment [US Army].
Photo ci-dessous: 1° Maintenance d'un RQ-4A Global Hawk, Beale AFB, Californie, 13 octobre 2006. 2° Maintenance d'un KC-135 Stratotanker par le 380th EAMS.
• 386th Air Expeditionary Wing (386 AEW) [Iraqi et Enduring Freedom, Corne de l'Afrique].
- Base: Ali Al Salem, Koweit.
- Equipement: C-130E/H Hercules, HC-130P Combat Shadow, EC-130H Compass Call.
- Unités: 386th Air Expeditionary Group (386 AEG), 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group(386 EMXG), 386th Expeditionary Medical Group (386 EMDG), 386th Expeditionary Operations Group (386 EOG), 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (386 EMSG).
- 386th Air Expeditionary Group (386 AEG): 386th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (386 EACS), 71st Rescue Squadron (Mission CSAR) [HC-130P].
- 386th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (386 EMXG).
- 386th Expeditionary Medical Group (386 EMDG).
- 386th Expeditionary Operations Group (386 EOG).
- 386th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (386 EMSG).
Photo ci-dessous: EC-130H Compass Call, Lake Meade, Arizona.
• 451st Air Expeditionary Wing (451 AEW) [Enduring Freedom].
- Base: Kandahar Airport, Afghanistan.
- Equipement: A-10C Thunderbolt II, C-130J Super Hercules, EC-130H Compass Call, EA-6B Prowler [USMC], HH-60G Pave Hawk, MQ-1A Predator, MQ-9A Reaper.
- Unités: 451st Expeditionary Operations Group (451 EOG), 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Group (451 EMXG), 451st Expeditionary Mission Support Group (451 EMSG).
- 451st Expeditionary Operations Group (451 EOG): 30th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (30 ERS) [MQ-1A, MQ-9A], 62nd Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron (62 ERS) [MQ-1A], 55th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron (55 ERQS) [HH-60G], 73rd Expeditionary Air Control Squadron (73 EACS), 354th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron (354 EFS) [A-10C], 451st Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron (451 EOSS), 451st Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Flight (451 EAEF), 772nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron (772 EAS) [C-130J].
- 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Group (451 EMXG): 451st Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (451 EAMXS), 451st Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron (451 EMXS).
- 451st Expeditionary Mission Support Group (451 EMSG): 451st Expeditionary Communications Squadron (451 ECS), 451st Expeditionary Civil Engineering Squadron (451 ECES), 451st Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron (451 ELRS), 451st Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron (451 ESFS), 451st Expeditionary Force Supply Flight (451 EFSF).
Photo ci-dessous: HH-60G Pave Hawk du 451st AEG. A l'arrière-plan, un UH-60A Black Hawk de l'US Army. Kandahar, Afghanistan.
• 455th Air Expeditionary Wing (455 AEW) [Enduring Freedom].
- Base: Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.
- Equipement: A-10A Thunderbolt II, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16C Fighting Falcon, EA-6B Prowler [USMC], HH-60G Pave Hawk, C-130H Hercules, C-130J Super Hercules, MQ-1A Predator.
- Unités: 455th Expeditionary Operations Group (455 EOG) [F-16C, F-15E, A-10A, C-130H/P, HH-60G, EA-6B, MQ-1A], 455th Expeditionary Mission Support Group (455 EMSG), 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Group (455 EMXG), 455th Expeditionary Medical Group (455 EMDG), 755th Air Expeditionary Group (755 AEG) [ISAF/OTAN, Provincial Reconstruction Team].
Photo ci-dessous: HUD d'un C-130J Super Hercules, Castle AFB, Californie, 1er février 2007.
3° Emblèmes de la 9th Air Force (9AF-AFCENT).
10th Air Force (10AF-AFRC) [Air Force Reserve Command].
La 10th Air Force, désignée 10AF-AFRC est une Numbered Air Force de l'Air Force Reserve Command affectée à l'Air Combat Command. Son QG est installé sur la base aérienne de NAS JRB Fort Worth, au Texas, et son commandant actuel est le major-général Frank J. Padilla.
La 10AF (AFRC) compte un effectif de 13363 réservistes et 947 civils. Ses unités sont regroupées au sein de six wings de chasse, un wing de bombardement, un wing de recherche et de sauvetage, un wing d'opérations spéciales, un wing de ravitaillement en vol, un wing chargé du contrôle de satellite pour le compte du commandement majeur US Space Command, et enfin un groupe de contrôle et d'alerte aérienne AWAC. Ses unités de réservistes sont régulièrement déployées dans des unités expéditionnaires au sein du Central Command, au Moyen-Orient ou en Asie.
Elle opère à partir de NAS JRB Fort Worth et Randolph AFB (Texas), Homestead ARB et Eglin AFB (Floride), Davis-Montham AFB et Luke AFB (Arizona), Beale AFB (Californie), Hill AFB (Utah), Whiteman AFB (Missouri), Barksdale AFB (Louisiane), Nellis AFB (Nevada), Schriever AFB (Colorado), Tinker AFB (Oklahoma), et Elmendorf AFB (Alaska).
Occasionnellement, des détachements ou des "Flights" de la 10AF-AFRC sont présents sur les bases suivantes: Columbus AFB (Mississippi), Vance AFB (Oklahoma), Hickam AFB (Hawaii), Holloman AFB (Nouveau-Mexique), Langley AFB (Virginie), Laughlin AFB et Sheppard AFB (Texas), March ARB et Vandenberg AFB (Californie), Moody AFB (Géorgie), Portland IAP (Oregon), et Offut AFB (Nebraska).
1° Unités de la 10th Air Force (AFRC).
• 301st Fighter Wing (301 FW) [AFRC].
- Base: NAS Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas.
- Equipement: F-16C+ Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 301st Operations Group (301 OG), 301st Maintenance Group (301 MXG), 301st Mission Support Group (301 MSG).
- 301st Operations Group (301 OG): 457th Fighter Squadron (457 FS) [F-16C+].
- 301st Maintenance Group (301 MXG): 301st Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (301 AMXS), 301st Maintenance Squadron (301 MXS), 301st Maintenance Operations Flight (301 MOF).
- 301st Mission Support Group (301 MSG): 301st Security Forces Squadron (301 SFS), 301st Mission Support Squadron (301 MSS), 301st Civil Engineering Squadron (301 CES), 301st Logistics Readiness Squadron (301 LRS), 301st Communications Flight (301 CF), 301st Services Flight (301 SVF), 73rd Aerial Port Squadron (73 APS).
- Tail Code: "TX".
• 310th Space Wing (310 SW) [AFRC].
- Bases: Schriever AFB, Buckley AFB et Peterson AFB, Colorado. Vandenberg AFB, Californie.
- Equipement: Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) et Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS).
- Unités: 310th Operations Group (310 OG), 310th Mission Support Group (310 MSG).
- 310th Operations Group (310 OG) [Schriever AFB, Colorado]: 6th Space Operations Squadron (6 SOPS) [DMSP], 7th Space Operations Squadron (7 SOPS) [Associé au 1 SOPS, SPACECOM], 8th Space Warning Squadron (8 SWS) [SBIRS] [Buckley AFB, Colorado], 9th Space Operations Squadron (9 SOPS) [JSO Center, Vandenberg, Californie], 19th Space Operations Squadron (19 SOPS) [Associé au 2 SOPS, SPACECOM],
- 310th Mission Support Group (310 MSG): 14th Test Squadron (14 TS) [Associé au 17 TS, SPACECOM], 310th Security Forces Squadron (310 SFS), 310th Communications Flight (310 CF) [Associé au 561 NOS, Peterson AFB, Colorado], 380th Space Control Squadron (380 SPCS) [Associé au 16 SPCS, Peterson AFB, Colorado], Reserve National Security Space Institute (RNSSI) [Associé au NSSI].
- Remarque: le 310th SW est le seul wing de l'AFRC associé à l'US Space Command.
Photo ci-dessous: satellite météorologique DMSP.
• 419th Fighter Wing (419 FW) [AFRC].
- Base: Hill AFB, Utah.
- Equipement: F-16C Block-30 Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 419th Operations Group (419 OG), 419th Maintenance Group (419 MXG), 419th Mission Support Group (419 MSG), 419th Medical Squadron (419 MDS).
- 419th Operations Group (419 OG): 466th Fighter Squadron (466 FS) Diamondback [F-16C Block-30], 419th Operations Support Flight (419 OSF).
- 419th Maintenance Group (419 MXG): 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (419 AMXS), 419th Maintenance Operations Flight (419 MOF), 419th Maintenance Squadron (419 MXS).
- 419th Mission Support Group (419 MSG): 419th Security Forces Squadron (419 SFS), 419th Communications Squadron (419 CS), 419th Civil Engineering Squadron (419 CES), 419th Mission Support Flight (419 MSF), 419th Logistics Readiness Squadron (419 LRS), 419th Service Flight (419 SVF), 67th Aerial Port Squadron (67 APS).
- 419th Medical Squadron (419 MDS).
• 442nd Fighter Wing (442 FW) [AFRC].
- Base: Whiteman AFB, Missouri.
- Equipement: OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II.
- Unités: 442nd Operations Group (442 OG), 442nd Maintenance Group (442 MXG), 442nd Mission Support Group (442 MSG), 442nd Medical Squadron (442 MDS).
- 442nd Operations Group (442 OG): 303rd Fighter Squadron (303 FS) [OA/A-10A], 442nd Operations Support Flight (442 OSF).
- 442nd Maintenance Group (442 MXG): 442nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (442 AMXS), 442nd Maintenance Operations Flight (442 MOF), 442nd Maintenance Squadron (442 MXS).
- 442nd Mission Support Group (442 MSG): 442nd Security Forces Squadron (442 SFS), 442nd Communications Flight (442 CF), 442nd Civil Engineering Squadron (442 CES), 442nd Mission Support Flight (442 MSF), 442nd Logistics Readiness Squadron (442 LRS), 442nd Service Flight (442 SVF).
- 442nd Medical Squadron (442 MDS).
Photo ci-dessous: charge offensive externe d'un A-10A Thunderbolt II, 17 février 2000. Remarque: l'avion appartient au 81st Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem AB, allemagne.
• 477th Fighter Group (482 FG) [AFRC].
- Base: Elmendorf AFB, Alaska.
- Equipement: F-22A Raptor.
- Unités: 302nd Fighter Squadron (302 FS) [F-22A], 477th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (477 AMXS), 477th Civil Engineering Squadron (477 CES), 477th Aerospace Medicine Flight (477 AMF), 477th Mission Support Flight (477 MSF), 477th Operations Support Flight (477 OSF).
- Tail Code: "AK".
• 482nd Fighter Wing (482 FW) [AFRC].
- Base: Homestead ARB, Floride.
- Equipement: F-16C Block-30 Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 482nd Operations Group (482 OG), 482nd Maintenance Group (482 MXG), 482nd Mission Support Group (482 MSG), 482nd Medical Squadron (482 MDS).
- 482nd Operations Group (482 OG): 93rd Fighter Squadron (93 FS) [F-16C Block-30], 482nd Operations Support Squadron (482 OSS).
- 482nd Maintenance Group (482 MXG): 482nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (482 AMXS), 482nd Maintenance Operations Flight (482 MOF), 482nd Maintenance Squadron (482 MXS).
- 482nd Mission Support Group (482 MSG): 482nd Civil Engineering Squadron (482 CES), 482nd Communications Squadron (482 CS), 482nd Contracting Squadron (482 CONS), 482nd Logistics Readiness Squadron (482 LRS), 482nd Mission Support Squadron (482 MSS), 482nd Security Forces Squadron (482 SFS), 482nd Services Squadron (482 SVF).
- 482nd Medical Squadron (482 MDS).
• 513th Air Control Group (513 ACG) [AFRC].
- Base: Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.
- Equipement: E-3B Sentry.
- Unités: 970th Airborne Air Control Squadron (970 AACS) [E-3B], 513th Operations Support Flight (513 OSF), 513th Aircraft Generation Squadron (513 AGS), 513th Maintenance Squadron (513 MXS).
- Tail Code: "OK".
Photo ci-dessous: E-3B Sentry du 513rd ACG, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 23 mars 2007.
• 917th Composite Wing [AFRC].
- Base: Barksdale AFB, Louisiane.
- Equipement: A-10A Thunderbolt II, B-52H Stratofortress.
- Unités: 47th Fighter Squadron (47 FS) [A-10A], 93rd Bomb Squadron (93 BS) [Training Unit] [B-52H], 343rd Bomb Squadron (343 BS) [Associé au 2nd Bomb Wing] [B-52H].
• 919th Special Operations Wing (919 SOW) [AFRC, associé à l'AFSOC].
- Base: Eglin AFB, Floride.
- Equipement: 8 MC-130E Combat Talon I, 5 MC-130P Combat Shadow.
- Unités: 5th Special Operations Squadron (5 SOS) [MC-130P], 711th Special Operations Squadron (711 SOS) [MC-130E].
• 920th Rescue Wing (920 RQW) [AFRC].
- Base: Patrick AFB, Floride. Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona. Portland IAP, Oregon.
- Equipement: HH-60G Pave Hawk, HC-130P/N Hercules.
- Unités: 920th Operations Group (920 OG), 943rd Rescue Group (943 RQG), 920th Maintenance Group (920 MXG), 920th Mission Support Group (920 MSG), 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron (920 AMDSS).
- 920th Operations Group (920 OG) [Patrick AFB, Floride]: 39th Rescue Squadron (39 RQS) [HC-130P/N], 301st Rescue Squadron (301 RQS) [HH-60G], 308th Rescue Squadron (308 RQS) [HH-60G], 920th Operations Support Flight (920 OSF].
- 943rd Rescue Group (943 RQG) [Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona]: 304th Rescue Squadron (304 RQS) [HH-60G] [Portland IAP, Oregon], 305th Rescue Squadron (305 RQS) [HH-60G], 306th Rescue Squadron (306 RQS) [HH-60G], 943rd Operations Support Flight (943 OSF), 943rd Aerospace Medicine Flight (943 AMF).
- 920th Maintenance Group (920 MXG) [Patrick AFB, Floride]: 920th Maintenance Squadron (920 MXS), 943rd Maintenance Squadron (943 MXS) [Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona], 920th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (920 AMXS), 920th Maintenance Operations Flight (920 MOF).
- 920th Mission Support Group (920 MSG) [Patrick AFB, Floride]: 920th Logistics Readiness Flight (920 LRF), 920th Communications Flight (920 CF), 920th Mission Support Flight (920 MSF), 943rd Mission Support Flight (920 MSF) [Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona].
- 920th Aeromedical Staging Squadron (920 AMDSS) [Patrick AFB].
Photo ci-dessous: pararescue du 920th RQW s'entraînement à la chute libre, Cap Canaveral AB, Floride, juillet 2007.
• 926th Group [AFRC].
- Bases: Nellis AFB et Creech AFB, Nevada. Eglin AFB et Hurlburt Field, Floride.
- Equipement: F-16C Fighting Falcon, F-15C Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle, A-10A Thunderbolt II, MQ/RQ-1A Predator, MQ-9A Reaper.
- Unités: 78th Reconnaissance Squadron (78 RS) [RQ-1A, MQ-9A] [Creech AFB, Nevada], 706th Fighter Squadron (706 FS) [F-15C, F-15E, F-16C, A-10A] [Nellis AFB, Nevada], 926th Mission Support Squadron (926 MSS) [Nellis AFB, Nevada], 926th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (926 AMXS) [Nellis AFB, Nevada], 84th Test and Evaluation Squadron (84 TES) [Eglin AFB, Floride], 26th Space Agressor Squadron (26 SAS) [Nellis AFB, Nevada], Det-1 78th RS [Hurlburt Field, Floride]
Photo ci-dessous: MQ-9A Reaper du 78th RS, Creech AFB, Nevada, 13 mars 2007.
• 944th Fighter Wing (944 FW) [AFRC].
- Base: Luke AFB, Arizona.
- Equipement: F-16C Block-32 Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 301st Fighter Squadron (301 FS), 302nd Fighter Squadron (302 FS).
- Tail Code: "LR".
Photo ci-dessous: F-16C du 302nd FS avec deux MiG-29 Fulcrum de la Luftwaffe, 5 juin 1996.
2° Emblème de la 10th Air Force (10AF-AFRC).
12th Air Force (12AF-AFSOUTH) [US Southern Command].
La 12th Air Force est la Numbered Air Force affectée au Commandement Unifié US Southern Command, dont la zone de responsabilité couvre les îles Caraïbes, l'Amérique Centrale et l'Amérique du Sud.
Créée le 20 août 1942 à Bolling Field dans le District de Columbia, elle est déployée en Afrique du Nord, en Méditerannée et dans le sud de la France au cours de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Pendant la Guerre Froide, elle fait partie de l'US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) puis du Tactical Air Command (TAC). Ses unités sont engagées au Vietnam et dans l'opération Desert Storm, au Moyen-Orient. Dans la Guerre Globale contre le Terrorisme, la plupart d'entre-elles effectuent des déploiements par rotation dans les unités expéditionnaires de la 9AF, en Irak et en Afghanistan.
La 12AF-AFSOUTH est actuellement commandée par le lieutenant-général Glenn F. Spears, et son QG installé sur la base de Davis-Montham AFB, en Arizona. Elle compte dix wings d'active, 33000 hommes et femmes, ainsi que 400 avions. Elles est également responsable de plusieurs autres petites unités auxiliaires de l'Air National Guard et de l'Air Force Reserve Command, les "Direct Reporting Units".
1° Unités d'active de la 12th Air Force.
• 7th Bomb Wing (7 BW).
- Base: Dyess AFB, Texas.
- Equipement: B-1B Lancer.
- Unités: 7th Operations Group (7 OG), 7th Maintenance Group (7 MXG), 7th Mission Support Group (7 MSG), 7th Medical Group (7 MDG).
- 7th Operations Group (7 OG): 9th Bomb Squadron (9 BS) [B-1B], 28th Bomb Squadron (28 BS) [B-1B], 436th Training Squadron (436 TRS), 7th Operations Support Squadron (7 OSS).
- 7th Maintenance Group (7 MXG): 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (7 AMXS), 7th Component Maintenance Squadron (7 CMS), 7th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (7 EMS), 7th Maintenance Operations Squadron(7 MXOS).
- 7th Mission Support Group (7 MSG): 7th Civil Engineer Squadron (7 CES), 7th Contracting Squadron (7 CONS), 7th Communications Squadron (7 CS), 7th Logistics Readiness Squadron (7 LRS), 7th Mission Support Squadron (7 MSS), 7th Security Forces Squadron (7 SFS), 7th Services Squadron (7 SVS).
- 7th Medical Group (7 MDG): 7th Medical Support Squadron (7 MDSS), 7th Aeromedical-Dental Squadron (7 ADOS), 7th Medical Operations Squadron (7 MDOS).
- Tail Code: "DY".
Photo ci-dessous: Le premier B-1B opérationnel du 7th BW commémore son 20ème anniversaire, 19 novembre 2006.
• 9th Reconnaissance Wing (9 RW).
- Base: Beale AFB, Californie.
- Equipement: U-2R Dragon Lady, RQ-4A Global Hawk.
- Unités: 9th Operations Group (9 OG), 9th Maintenance Group (9 MXG), 9th Mission Support Group (9 MSG), 9th Medical Group (9 MDG).
- 9th Operations Group (9 OG): 1st Reconnaissance Squadron (1 RS) [U-2R, RQ-4A], 5th Reconnaissance Squadron (5 RS) [U-2R], 12th Reconnaissance Squadron (12 RS) [RQ-4A], 99th Reconnaissance Squadron (99 RS) [U-2R], 9th Operations Support Squadron (9 OSS).
- 9th Maintenance Group (9 MXG).
- 9th Mission Support Group (9 MSG).
- 9th Medical Group (9 MDG).
- Tail Code: "BB".
Photo ci-dessous: drone UAV RQ-4A Global Hawk du 9th RW, Beale AFB, Californie, 2009.
• 28th Bomb Wing (28 BW).
- Base: Ellsworth AFB, Dakota du Sud.
- Equipement: B-1B Lancer.
- Unités: 28th Operations Group (28 OG), 28th Maintenance Group (28 MXG), 28th Mission Support Group (28 MSG), 28th Medical Group (28 MG).
- 28th Operations Group (28 OG): 34th Bomb Squadron (34 BS) [B-1B], 37th Bomb Squadron (37 BS) [B-1B], 28th Operations Support Squadron (28 OSS).
- 28th Maintenance Group (28 MXG): 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (28 AMXS), 28th Maintenance Squadron (28 MXS), 28th Munitions Squadron (28 MUNS), 28th Maintenance Operations Squadron (28 MOS).
- 28th Mission Support Group (28 MSG): 28th Civil Engineering Squadron (28 CES), 28th Communications Squadron (28 CS), 28th Contracting Squadron (28 CONS), 28th Logistics Readiness Squadron (28 LRS), 28th Mission Support Squadron (28 MSS), 28th Security Forces Squadron (28 SFS), 28th Services Squadron (28 SVS).
- 28th Medical Group (28 MG): 28th Medical Operations Squadron (28 MDOS), 28th Medical Support Squadron (28 MDSS).
- Tail Code: "EL".
Photo ci-dessous: B-1B Lancer du 37th BS, Ellsworth AFB, Dakota du Sud, 2009.
• 49th Fighter Wing (49 FW).
- Base: Holloman AFB, Nouveau-Mexique.
- Equipement: F-22A Raptor, T-38A Talon, MQ-9A Raptor.
- Unités: 49th Operations Group (49 OG), 49th Maintenance Group (49 MXG), 49th Materiel Maintenance Group (49 MMG), 49th Mission Support Group (49 MSG), 49th Medical Group (49 MDG).
- 49th Operations Group (49 OG): 6th Reconnaissance Squadron (6 RS) [MQ-9A], 7th Fighter Squadron (7 FS) [F-22A], 8th Fighter Squadron (8 FS) [F-22A], 16th Training Squadron (16 TRS) [T-38A], 29th Attack Squadron (29 ATKS) [MQ-9A], 49th Operations Support Squadron (49 OSS).
- 49th Maintenance Group (49 MXG): 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (49 AMXS), 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (49 AMXS), 49th Maintenance Operations Squadron (49 MOS), 49th Maintenance Squadron (49 MXS).
- 49th Materiel Maintenance Group (49 MMG).
- 49th Mission Support Group (49 MSG): 49th Civil Engineering Squadron (49 CES), 49th Communications Squadron (49 CS), 49th Contracting Squadron (49 CONS), 49th Logistics Readiness Squadron (49 LRS), 49th Security Forces Squadron (49 SFS), 49th Force Support Squadron (49 FSS).
- 49th Medical Group (49 MDG): 49th Medical Operations Squadron (49 MDOS), 49th Aeromedical-Dental Squadron (49 ADOS), 49th Medical Support Squadron (49 MDSS).
- Tail Code: "HO".
Photo ci-dessous: F-22A Raptor du 49th FW, Holloman AFB, Nouveau-Mexique, 2 juin 2008.
• 55th Wing (55 WG).
- Base: Offut AFB, Nebraska.
- Equipement: au total 46 avions de treize modèles différents. EC-135C Looking Glass, KC-135R Stratotanker, RC-135S Cobra Ball, RC-135U Combat Sent, RC-135V/W Rivet Joint, E-4B Nightwatch, TC-135 Stratotanker, TC-130H Hercules, WC-135C/W Constant Phoenix, OC-135B Open Skies, EC-130E Commando Solo, EC-130H Compass Call.
- Unités: 55th Electronic Combat Group (55 ECG), 55th Operations Group (55 OG), 55th Maintenance Group (55 MXG), 55th Communications Group (55 CG), 55th Mission Support Group (55 MSG), 55th Medical Group (55 MDG).
- 55th Electronic Combat Group (55 ECG): 41st Electronic Combat Squadron (41 ECS) [EC-130E/H], 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron (43 ECS) [EC-130E/H].
- 55th Operations Group (55 OG): 1st Airborne Command and Control Squadron [E-4B], 38th Reconnaissance Squadron (38 RS) [RC-135], 45th Reconnaissance Squadron (45 RS) [RC-135], 82nd Reconnaissance Squadron (82 RS) [RC-135] [Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japon], 95th Reconnaissance Squadron (95 RS) [EC-135C, OC-135B, E-4B] [RAF Mildenhall, Angleterre], 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron (343 RS), 338th Combat Training Squadron (338 CTS), 97th Intelligence Squadron (97 IS), 390th Intelligence Squadron (390 IS), 488th Intelligence Squadron (488 IS), 55th Operations Support Squadron (55 OSS).
- 55th Maintenance Group (55 MXG).
- 55th Communications Group (55 CG).
- 55th Mission Support Group (55 MSG).
- 55th Medical Group (55 MDG).
- Tail Code: "OF".
Photo ci-dessous: 1° RC-135S Cobra Ball du 55th WG, Offut AFB, Nebraska, 26 septembre 2001. 2° RC-135U Combat Sent.
• 355th Fighter Wing (355 FW).
- Base: Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona.
- Equipement: OA/A-10A Thunderbolt II.
- Unités: 355th Operations Group (355 OG), 355th Maintenance Group (355 MXG), 355th Mission Support Group (355 MSG), 355th Medical Group (355 MDG).
- 355th Operations Group (355 OG): 354th Fighter Squadron (354 FS) [A-10A], 357th Fighter Squadron (357 FS) [A-10A], 358th Fighter Squadron (358 FS) [A-10A], 355th Training Squadron (355 TS) [OA/A-10A], 607th Air Control Squadron (607 ACS), 355th Operations Support Squadron (355 OSS), West Coast A-10 Demonstration Team.
- 355th Maintenance Group (355 MXG): 355th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (355 AMXS), 355th Maintenance Operations Squadron (355 MOS), 355th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (355 EMS), 355th Component Maintenance Squadron (355 CMS).
- 355th Mission Support Group (355 MSG): 355th Civil Engineer Squadron (355 CES), 355th Communications Squadron (355 CS), 355th Contracting Squadron (355 CONS), 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron (355 LRS), 355th Mission Support Squadron (355 MSS), 355th Security Forces Squadron (355 SFS), 355th Services Squadron (355 SVS).
- 355th Medical Group (355 MDG): 355th Dental Squadron (355 DS), 355th Medical Operations Squadron (355 MDOS), 355th Aerospace Medicine Squadron (355 AMDS), 355th Medical Support Squadron (355 MDSS).
- Tail Code: "DM".
Photo ci-dessous: A-10A Thunderbolt II du 355th FW, Davis-Montham, Arizona, 2008.
• 366th Fighter Wing (366 FW).
- Base: Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
- Equipement: F-15C Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle.
- Unités: 366th Operations Group (366 OG), 366th Maintenance Group (366 MXG), 366th Mission Support Group (366 MSG), 366th Medical Group (366 MDG).
- 366th Operations Group (366 OG): 389th Fighter Squadron (389 FS) Thunderbolts [F-15E], 390th Fighter Squadron (390 FS) Wild Boars [F-15C], 391st Fighter Squadron (391 FS) Bold Tigers [F-15E], 388 Electronic Combat Squadron (388 ECS), 366th Operations Support Squadron (366 OSS) Pegasus, 266th Range Squadron (266 RANS) [Mountain Home Range Complex]
- 366th Maintenance Group (366 MXG).
- 366th Mission Support Group (366 MSG).
- 366th Medical Group (366 MDG).
- Tail Code: "MO".
Photo ci-dessous: F-15E Strike Eagle du 366th OG, Mountain Home, Idaho, 2000.
• 388th Fighter Squadron (388 FW).
- Base: Hill AFB, Utah.
- Equipement: F-16C Block-40 LANTIRN Fighting Falcon.
- Unités: 388th Operations Group (388 OG), 388th Maintenance Group (388 MXG).
- 388th Operations Group (388 OG): 4th Fighter Squadron (4 FS) Fightin' Fuujins [F-16C], 34th Fighter Squadron (34 FS) Rams [F-16C], 421st Fighter Squadron (421 FS) Black Widows [F-16C], 388th Range Squadron (388 RANS), 729th Air Control Squadron (729 ACS), 388th Operation Support Squadron (388 OSS), 388th Combat Support Squadron (388 CSS).
- 388th Maintenance Group (388 MXG): 388th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (388 AMXS), 388th Maintenance Operations Squadron (388 MOS), 388th Equipment Maintenance Squadron (388 EMS), 388th Component Maintenance Squadron (388 CMS).
- Tail Code: "HL".
Photo ci-dessous: F-16C du 421st FS, Hill AFB, Utah, 21 avril 2008.
• 432nd Wing (432 WG).
- Base: Creech AFB et Tonopah Test Range Airport, Nevada.
- Equipement: RQ/MQ-1A Predator, RQ-9A Reaper, RQ-170 Sentinel.
- Unités: 11th Reconnaissance Squadron (11 RS) [RQ-1A], 15th Reconnaissance Squadron (15 RS) [RQ-1A], 17th Reconnaissance Squadron (17 RS) [RQ-1A], 30th Reconnaissance Squadron (30 RS) [RQ-170] [ Tonopah Test Range Airport, Nevada], 19th Attack Squadron (19 ATKS) [RQ-9A], 42nd Attack Squadron (42 ATKS) [RQ-9A], 432nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron (432 AMXS), 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron (99 GCTS), Joint Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Center of Excellence.
- Tail Code: "WA".
Photo ci-dessous: RQ-9A Reaper du 42nd ATKS, Creech AFB, Nevada, 13 mars 2007.
• 552nd Air Control Wing (552 ACW).
- Base: Tinker AFB, Oklahoma.
- Equipement: E-3B Sentry.
- Unités: 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron (963 AACS) [E-3B], 964th Air Control Squadron (964 ACS) [E-3B], 965th Air Control Squadron (965 ACS) [E-3B], 966th Air Control Squadron (966 ACS) [E-3B], 552nd Training Squadron (552 TRS).
Photo ci-dessous: E-3B Sentry du 552nd ACW, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma, 24 juin 2008.
2° "Direct Reporting Units" ou "Gained Units" de la 12th Air Force.
- 820th RED HORSE Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nevada [Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers].
- 726th Air Control Squadron (726 ACS) [E-3B]. Mountain Home AFB, Idaho.
- 729th Air Control Squadron (729 ACS) [E-3B]. Hill AFB, Utah.
- 612th Air and Space Operations Center (612 ASOC). Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona.
- 612th Air Communications Squadron (612 ACS). Davis-Montham AFB, Arizona.
- 612th Theater Operation Group (612 TOG). Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.
3° Emblème de la 12th Air Force.
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