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Air Combat Command.


AIR COMBAT COMMAND

Commander: Gen. John D. W. Corley

Headquarters: Langley AFB, Va.

Command Chief Master Sgt.: Chief Master Sgt. Stephen C. Sullens

Web address: www.acc.af.mil

Mission

The ACC mission is to fly, flight, and win ... integrating capabilities across air, space, and cyberspace to deliver precise, coercive effects in defense of our nation and its global interests.

Responsibilities

ACC is the lead command for the Combat Air Force. The command organizes, trains, equips and deploys combat-ready forces to support combatant commanders around the globe. Additionally, ACC is the air component to U.S. Northern, Southern and Central Commands and augments the in-place air components of U.S. European and Pacific Commands. ACC also provides nuclear capable forces to U.S. Strategic Command and air defense forces to North American Aerospace Defense Command. To accomplish the objectives of the National Defense Strategy, the command operates tighter; attack; bomber; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance; combat search and rescue; battle-management; electronic-combat and unmanned aircraft system platforms. In addition, ACC conducts information operations and provides command, control, communications and intelligence systems to theater commanders and combat forces.
People
Active duty             77,685
  Officers    10,950
  Enlisted    66,735
AFRC                    10,779
ANG                     45,317
Civilians               13,996

Total                  147,777


Organization

Primary Subordinate Units

U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.

* 53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. (A-10C, F-15C/D/E, F-16C/D, F-22, HH-60G, MQ-1, MQ-9, B-1B, B-2, RQ-4, E-9, QF-4, B-52, BQM-167)

* 57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nov, (operating on installation: A-10, F-15C/D/E, F-16C/D, F-22, HH-60G; operating off-installation: B-1, B-2, B-52, MQ-1, MQ-9, AC-130, MC-130, C-17, KC-135, C-130)

* 57th Operations Group, Nellis AFB, Nev.

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

* 6th Combat Training Squadron (AGOS), Nellis AFB, Nev.

* 549th Combat Training Squadron (Green Flag-West) Nellis AFB, Nev.

* 548th Combat Training Squadron (Green Flag-East), Barksdale AFB, La.

* 57th Adversary Tactics Group (Air, Air Defense, Space and Information Aggressors), Nellis AFB, Nev.

* USAF Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.

* USAF Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Officer School (USAF AMMOS), Nellis AFB, Nev.

* 98th Range Wing, Nellis AFB, Nev.

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

* 505th Command and Control Wing, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

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

* 505th Operations Group, Nellis AFB, Nev.

* 505th CCW Det. 1, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

* Coalition and Irregular Warfare Center of Excellence, Nellis AFB, Nev.

* ACC Combat Targeting and Intelligence Group, Langley AFB, Va.

1st Air Force (Air Forces Northern), Tyndall AFB, Fla.

* Northeastern Air Defense Sector, Rome, N.Y.

* Western Air Defense Sector, McChord Air Force Base, Wash.

* 601st Air Operations Center, Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla.

* 127th Air Defense Squadron, Boiling AFB, D.C.

* Air Force Rescue Coordination Center, Tyndall AFB, Fla.

* 702nd Computer Support Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.

* 1st AF Det. 1, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

* 722nd Air Defense Squadron, North Bay, Canada

8th Air Force, Barksdale AFB, La.

* 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, La. (B-52H)

* 5th Bomb Wing, Minot AFB, N.D. (B-52H)

* 9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, Calif. (T-38, U-2, RQ-4)

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

* 67th Network Warfare Wing, Lackland AFB, Texas

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

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

* 819th Red Horse Squadron, Malmstrom AFB, Mont.

* Air Force Information Operations Center, Lackland AFB, Texas

* 116th Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, Ga. (E-8C)

* 608th Air and Space Operations Center, Barksdale AFB, La.

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

* 1st Fighter Wing, Langley AFB, Va. (F-15C/D, F-22)

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

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

* 23rd Wing, Moody AFB, Ga. (HH-60G, A-10C, HC-130P/N)

* 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. (F-15C)

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

* 823rd Red Horse Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Fla.

* 363rd Training Group, Southwest Asia

* 609th Air Communications Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.

* 28th Operational Weather Squadron, Shaw AFB, S.C.

* 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing, Moody AFB, Ga.

* 609th Air and Space Operations Center Det 1, Shaw AFB, S.C.

* 609th Air and Space Operations Center, Southwest Asia

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

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

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

* 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, N.M. (F-22, T-38, German F-4F, German Tornado)

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

* 366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho (F-15C/ D/E, F-16D/CJ, Air Warfare Battlelab)

* 388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah (F-160/D)

* 432nd Wing, Creech AFB, Nev. (MQ-1, MQ-9)

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

* 820th Red Horse Squadron, Nellis AFB, Nev.

* 612th Air and Space Operations Center, Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz.

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