Air combat command

Airman, Jan, 2005

Commander: Gen. Ronald E. Keys Headquarters: Langley AFB, Va.

Command Chief Master Sgt: Chief Master Sgt. Rodney E. Ellison Established: June I, 1992 Web address: http://www2.acc.af.mil

Mission

Provides primary force of combat air power to America's war fighting commands. Supports global implementation of the U.S. national security strategy. Operates fighter, bomber, attack, reconnaissance, battle management and electronic-combat aircraft. Operates command, control. communications and intelligence systems. and conducts global information operations.

Responsibilities

Organizes, trains, equips and maintains combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and employment, while ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime air defense. Numbered air forces provide air componency to U.S. Central Command and U.S. Southern Command with Headquarters ACC serving as the air component to U.S. Northern Command and Joint Forces Command. Augments forces to U.S. European Command, U.S. Pacific Command and U.S. Strategic Command.

People

Active duty                             100,392
  Officers         13,919
  Enlisted         86,473
AFRC                                     10,500
ANG                                      50,515
Civilians                                10,432

Total                                   171,839

Flying Hours

Per month: 28,335

Organization Direct Reporting Unit

I Air and Space Expeditionary Farce Center, Langley AFB, Va.

Primary Subordinate Units

I Air Intelligence Agency, Lackland AFB, Texas

II Air Force Information Warfare Center, Lackland AFB, Texas

III Air Force Information Warfare Battlelab, Lackland AFB, Texas

II National Air and Space Intelligence Center, Wright-Patterson AFB. Ohio

I HQ Air Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.

II 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla.

III 53rd Electronic Warfare Group, Eglin AFB, Fla.

III 53rd Test and Evaluation Group, Nellis AFB. Nev. (A-10, F-15A/C/D/E, F-16C/D, F/A-22, H H-60G. RQ-1)

III 53rd Test Management Group, Eglin AFB, Fla.

III 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group, Tyndall AFB, Fla. (E-9, QF-4)

II 505th Combat Control Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

III 505th Operations Group, Nellis AFB, Nev.

III 505th Training Group, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

III 505th Distributed Warfare Group, Kirtland AFB, N.M.

II Air Expeditionary Force Battlelab, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho

II UAV Battlelab. Indian Springs Auxiliary, Field. Nev.

II 57th Wing. Nellis AFB, Nev. (A- 10, F-15C/D/E, F-16C/D, HH-60G, RQ/MQ-1)

II 98th Range Wing. Nellis AFB, Nev.

III USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (Thunderbirds), Nellis AFB, Nev.

III USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB. Nev.

III USAF Air Ground Operations School, Nellis AFB, Nev.

III 414th Combat Training Squadron (Red Flag), Nellis AFB, Nev.

II 98th Range Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.

II 99th Air Base Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.

1st Air Force (ANG), Tyndall AFB, Fla.

I Southeast Air Defense Sector, Tyndall AFB. Fla.

I Northeast Air Defense Sector, Rome. N.Y.

I Western Air Defense Sector, McChord AFB. Wash.

8th Air Force, Barksdale AFB, La.

I 2nd Bomb Wing, BarksdaIe AFB, La. (B-52H)

15th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D. (B-52H)

1 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB. Calif. (T-38, U-2)

I 55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Neb. (E-4B, OC-135B, RC-135S/U/V/W, TC-135S/W, WC 135C/W)

I 67th Information Operations Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas

I 70th Intelligence Wing, Fort Meade, Md.

I 509th Bomb Wing, Whiteman AFB, Mo. (B-2, T-38)

I 552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Okla. (E-3B/C)

I 3rd Air Support Operations Group, Fort Hood, Texas

I 819th RED HORSE Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.

9th Air Force, Shaw AFB, S.C.

I 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va. (F- 15C/D. F/A-22, arrives in May)

I 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. (F-15E)

I 20th Fighter Wing. Shaw AFB, S.C. (F-16D/CI)

I 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. (F-15C/D)

I 5th Combat Communications Group, Robins AFB, Ga.

I 18th Air Support Operations Group, Pope AFB, N.C.

I 23rd Fighter Group, Pope AFB. N.C. (A/OA-10)

I 820th Security Forces Group. Moody AFB, Ga.

I 823rd RED HORSE Squadron, Hurlburt Field. Fla.

12th Air Force, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

I 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess AFB, Texas (B-1)

I 27th Fighter Wing. Cannon AFB, N.M. (F-16C/D)

I 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, S.D. (B-1)

I 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M. (F-117A, T-38, German F-4F, German Tornado)

I 355th Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. (A/OA-10)

I 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home AFB. Idaho (F-15C/D/E, F-16D/CJ)

I 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah (F- 16C/D)

I 1st Air Support Operations Group, Fort Lewis, Wash.

I 3rd Combat Communications Group, Tinker AFB. Okla.

I 820th RED HORSE Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.