List of United States Air Force installations
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List of United States Air Force installations.
United States Active Duty
Active-duty USAF bases in the United States are under the jurisdiction of the following Major Commands. There are 59 Active Bases across the country:[1]
- ACC: Air Combat Command
- ACC organizes, trains, equips and maintains combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and employment (1st, 9th, 12th Air Forces)
- AETC provides Basic, Technical, Flight and specialized training to Officers and Airmen. (2d Air Force)
- AFMC develops, acquires and sustains the aerospace power needed to defend the United States and its interests.
- AFGSC provides combat-ready forces to conduct strategic nuclear deterrence and global strike operation (8th, 20th Air Forces)
- AFRC provides combat-ready units and individuals for active duty to augment the Regular component of the Air Force (4th, 10th and 22nd Air Forces)
- AFSPC: Air Force Space Command
- AFSPC defends North America through its space and cyber operations. (14th, 24th Air Forces)
- AFSOC provides Air Force special operations forces for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional unified commands
- AMC: Air Mobility Command
- AMC provides rapid, global mobility and sustainment for America's armed forces (18th Air Force)
Air Force Installations in the Continental US
| Name | Location | State | Coordinates | Major Command | Unit Emblem | Unit Designation | Notes/Mission |
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| Altus Air Force Base | Altus | OK | 34°39′59″N 099°16′05″W / 34.66639°N 99.26806°W | AETC |  |
97th Air Mobility Wing | 19th Air Force. This wing is tasked to train C-17 Globemaster and KC-135 Stratotanker crews in advanced specialty programs for 3,000 students yearly. 97th AMW operates C-17 Globemaster III for operational training flights. Additionally the base was identified as the training location for the new KC-46 tanker, anticipated to arrive in 2016.[2][3] |
| Arnold Air Force Base | Tullahoma | TN | 35°23′33″N 086°05′09″W / 35.39250°N 86.08583°W | AFMC |  |
Arnold Engineering Development Center | Non-flying base; Primary AFMC research and development center. The base is home to the largest flight simulation facilities in the world (AEDC). In 2002, $10 million was spent to expand these facilities even further. There are 58 aerodynamic and propulsion wind tunnels, rocket and turbine engine test cells, space environmental chambers, arc heaters, ballistic ranges and other specialized units.[4] |
| Barksdale Air Force Base | Bossier City | LA | 32°30′07″N 093°39′46″W / 32.50194°N 93.66278°W | AFGSC |   |
2d Bomb Wing 307th Bomb Wing (AFRC) |
The 2d Bomb Wing is the oldest bomb wing in the Air Force and one of two B-52 Stratofortress wings; 307th BW Air Force Reserve B-52 wing integrated with 2d BW. |
| Beale Air Force Base | Marysville | CA | 39°08′10″N 121°26′11″W / 39.13611°N 121.43639°W | ACC |   |
9th Reconnaissance Wing 940th Wing (AFRC) |
12th Air Force. U-2R Dragonlady, RQ-4 Global Hawk and MC-12 Liberty reconnaissance operations worldwide. The base, considered to be the Air Force's model ISR hubs and includes DGS-2. The base covers 23,000 hectares and is home to 6,000 personnel.[6] |
| Buckley Air Force Base | Aurora | CO | 39°42′06″N 104°45′06″W / 39.70167°N 104.75167°W | AFSPC |   |
460th Space Wing 140th Wing (CO ANG) |
Non-Flying wing; provides missile warning, missile defense, technical intelligence, satellite command and control. Colorado ANG operates F-16 Fighting Falcons[7] |
| Cannon Air Force Base | Clovis | NM | 34°22′58″N 103°19′20″W / 34.38278°N 103.32222°W | AFSOC |  |
27th Special Operations Wing | Special Operations base; SOW plans and executes specialized and contingency operations globally. Aircraft include MC-130 Combat Spear; MQ-1 Predator; AC-130 Gunship; CV-22 Osprey.[8] |
| Cavalier Air Force Station | Mountain | ND | 48°43′55″N 97°54′16″W / 48.73194°N 97.90444°W | AFSPC |  |
21st Space Wing | Non-Flying wing; Operated by the 10th Space Warning Squadron. The station monitors and tracks potential missile launches against North America. NORAD relocated Cheyenne Mountain AFS operations to Peterson Air Force Base for efficiency on 28 July 2006.[9] |
| Columbus Air Force Base | Columbus | MS | 33°38′38″N 088°26′38″W / 33.64389°N 88.44389°W | AETC |  |
14th Flying Training Wing | 19th Air Force. Specialized undergraduate pilot training (UPT). Aircraft include T-6 Texan II, T-1 Jayhawk, T-38 Talon[10] |
| Creech Air Force Base | Indian Springs | NV | 36°35′14″N 115°40′24″W / 36.58722°N 115.67333°W | ACC |  |
432d Wing | 12th Air Force. Primary USAF unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations base. Conducts global reconnaissance worldwide. HQ Joint UAS Center of Excellence. Creech is home to the unmanned Predator missions conducted regularly in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Pakistan.[11] |
| Davis–Monthan Air Force Base | Tucson | AZ | 32°09′59″N 110°52′59″W / 32.16639°N 110.88306°W | ACC |   |
355th Fighter Wing 162d Fighter Wing (AZ ANG) 55th Electronic Combat Group 214th Reconnaissance Group (AZ ANG) 563d Rescue Group 943d Rescue Group (AFRC) |
12th Air Force. 355th Fighter Wing composed of A-10s, tasked to train A-10 pilots and provide close air support to ground forces around the world. 55th Electronic Combat Group operates EC-130H Compass Call aircraft. Arizona ANG operates MQ-1 Predator UAS. Also HQ for Twelfth Air Force. The base is also popular because of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, formerly known as AMARC, or the Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Center, where hundreds of retired military aircraft and large missiles are stored.[12] |
| Dover Air Force Base | Dover | DE | 39°07′42″N 075°27′53″W / 39.12833°N 75.46472°W | AMC |   |
436th Airlift Wing 512th Airlift Wing (AFRC) |
Operates C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III heavy strategic airlift globally. Also the home for the largest military mortuary in the Department of Defense, used for processing military personnel killed in both war and peacetime.[13] |
| Dyess Air Force Base | Abilene | TX | 32°25′15″N 099°51′17″W / 32.42083°N 99.85472°W | AFGSC |   |
7th Bomb Wing (AFGSC) 317th Airlift Group (AMC) |
8th Air Force. 7 BW is one of two B-1 Lancer bomber wings in USAF. Tenant 317 AG operates C-130 Hercules theater transports.[14] |
| Edwards Air Force Base | Edwards | CA | 34°54′20″N 117°53′01″W / 34.90556°N 117.88361°W | AFMC |  |
412th Test Wing | Air Force Flight Test Center. Almost every United States military aircraft since the 1950s has been at least partially tested at Edwards, and it has been the site of many aviation breakthroughs with experimental aircraft being tested at Edwards.[15] Edwards also appears to have jurisdiction over Air Force Flight Test Center (Detachment 3), Nevada (AKA "Area 51")[16] |
| Eglin Air Force Base | Valparaiso | FL | 30°29′N 086°32′W / 30.483°N 86.533°W | AFMC |   |
33d Fighter Wing 53d Wing (ACC) 96th Test Wing 919th Special Operations Wing (AFRC) |
Air Armament Center. AAC is the center responsible for the development, acquisition, testing, deployment and sustainment of all air-delivered weapons by the USAF. ACC 53d Wing serves as the focal point for ACC in electronic warfare, armament and avionics, chemical defense, reconnaissance, and aircrew training. AETC 33rd Fighter Wing provides joint USAF/USN/USMC/NATO/Allied pilot and maintenance personnel training for the F-35 Lightning II[17] |
| Ellsworth Air Force Base | Box Elder | SD | 44°08′42″N 103°06′13″W / 44.14500°N 103.10361°W | AFGSC |  |
28th Bomb Wing | 8th Air Force. 12 BW is one of two B-1 Lancer bomber wings in USAF.[18] |
| Francis E. Warren Air Force Base | Cheyenne | WY | 41°07′59″N 104°52′01″W / 41.13306°N 104.86694°W | AFGSC |  |
90th Missile Wing | LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM base with launch facilities in Southeast Wyoming, Western Nebraska, and Northern Colorado. It is also the home of Twentieth Air Force, which commands all United States Air Force ICBMs.[19] |
| Fairchild Air Force Base | Airway Heights | WA | 47°36′54″N 117°39′20″W / 47.61500°N 117.65556°W | AMC |   |
92nd Air Refueling Wing 141st Air Refueling Wing (WA ANG) |
Operates KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force. Provides air refueling, as well as passenger and cargo airlift and aero-medical evacuation missions globally.[20] |
| Fort Jackson | Columbia | SC |  |
HQ Air Force Chaplain Corps | Tenant unit on United States Army installation.[21] | ||
| Fort Meade | Odenton | MD |  |
70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing | Tenant unit on United States Army installation. Part of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency[22] | ||
| Goodfellow Air Force Base | San Angelo | TX | 31°25′46.6716″N 100°23′56.5434″W / 31.429631000°N 100.399039833°W | AETC |  |
17th Training Wing | 2d Air Force. Non-flying training base. Goodfellow's main mission is cryptologic and intelligence training for the Air Force, Army, Navy and Marine Corps.[23] |
| Grand Forks Air Force Base | Grand Forks | ND | 47°57′40″N 097°24′04″W / 47.96111°N 97.40111°W | AMC |   |
319th Air Base Wing 69th Reconnaissance Group |
Part of AMC Worldwide Tanker Force. KC-135 Stratotanker provides global air refueling.[24] |
| Hanscom Air Force Base | Lincoln | MA | 42°28′12″N 071°17′21″W / 42.47000°N 71.28917°W | AFMC |  |
66th Air Base Group | Electronic Systems Center (ESC). Established during World War II for RADAR and electronic warfare research. Today the ESC supports research, acquisitions, and electronic systems.[25] |
| Hill Air Force Base | Ogden | UT | 41°07′26″N 111°58′22″W / 41.12389°N 111.97278°W | AFMC |    |
75th Air Base Wing 388th Fighter Wing (ACC) 419th Fighter Wing (AFRC) 748th Supply Chain Management Group |
One of three AFMC Air Logistics Complexes. Ogden Air Logistics Complex is primary support depot for A-10, B-2, F-16 aircraft and Minuteman III ICBMs and provides depot-level maintenance on those weapons systems. ACC 388th Fighter Wing & AFRC 419th Fighter WIng operate F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft; 388 FW was the first operational F-16 wing and Hill AFB the first operational F-16 base in 1978.[26] |
| Holloman Air Force Base | Alamogordo | NM | 32°51′09″N 106°06′23″W / 32.85250°N 106.10639°W | ACC |  |
49th Wing 96th Test Group (AFMC) |
12th Air Force. Operates F-22 Raptor. Trains MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper pilots and sensor operators. German Air Force training unit. 96th TG performs high speed sled track testing, navigation and guidance system testing, radar signature measurements, weapon systems flight testing, and Air Force Liaison for all AF programs tested at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR). German Air Force Tactical Training Center. Hundreds of German Air Force military personnel and 12 Panavia Tornados are assigned to the base to conduct advanced tactical training before returning to Germany.[27] |
| Hurlburt Field | Mary Esther | FL | 30°25′40″N 086°41′22″W / 30.42778°N 86.68944°W | AFSOC |   |
1st Special Operations Wing 24th Special Operations Wing 505th Command and Control Wing (ACC) |
HQ Air Force Special Operations Command, Special Operations base; Both SOWs plan and execute specialized and contingency operations globally. Aircraft include MC-130 Combat Spear; MQ-1 Predator; AC-130 Gunship; CV-22 Osprey. ACC 505th CCW is to improve warfighter capability through command and control testing, tactics development and training; part of Nellis USAF Weapons School.[28] |
| Keesler Air Force Base | Biloxi | MS | 30°24′41″N 088°55′25″W / 30.41139°N 88.92361°W | AETC |   |
81st Training Wing 403d Wing (AFRC) |
2d Air Force. Primary AETC Technical Training school for electronics, such as wideband maintenance, ground radio, information technology, avionics, cryptography. Air Force Reserve Command's 403rd Wing operates WC-130 Hercules Hurricane Hunter aircraft. HQ Second Air Force.[29] |
| Kirtland Air Force Base | Albuquerque | NM | 35°02′25″N 106°36′33″W / 35.04028°N 106.60917°W | AFMC |   |
377th Air Base Wing 150th Fighter Wing (NM ANG) 58th Special Operations Wing (AETC) |
USAF Nuclear Weapons Center (NWC). The NWC is the center of expertise for nuclear weapon systems, ensuring safe, secure and reliable nuclear weapons are available to support the National Command Structure. Also AETC 19th Air Force Special Operations Command training base and training facility for ACC combat search and rescue (CSAR) communities. The 58 SOW operates the MC-130H Combat Talon II and MC-130P Combat Shadow, HC-130P King, UH-1N Huey, HH-60G Pave Hawk and CV-22 Osprey aircraft.[30] |
| Laughlin Air Force Base | Del Rio | TX | 29°21′34″N 100°46′41″W / 29.35944°N 100.77806°W | AETC |  |
47th Flying Training Wing | 19th Air Force. Specialized undergraduate pilot training (UPT) and is the largest pilot training base in the Air Force. The airfield handles the most takeoffs and landings among all airports in the United States. Aircraft include T-6 Texan II, T-1 Jayhawk, T-38 Talon[31] |
| Little Rock Air Force Base | Jacksonville | AR | 34°55′01″N 092°08′47″W / 34.91694°N 92.14639°W | AMC |   |
19th Airlift Wing (AMC) 314th Airlift Wing (AETC) 189th Airlift Wing (AR ANG) |
C-130 Airlift base for Air Mobility Command. Also only C-130 Hercules training base for the Department of Defense, training C-130 pilots, navigators, flight engineers, and loadmasters from all branches of the US military as well as 28 allied nations, in tactical airlift and aerial delivery.[32] |
| Los Angeles Air Force Base | El Segundo | CA | 33°55′08.79″N 118°22′50.23″W / 33.9191083°N 118.3806194°W | AFSPC |  |
61st Air Base Group | Non-flying facility. Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). The center manages research, development and acquisition of military space systems.[33] |
| Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office | Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles | CA | Air Force Office of Public Affairs |  |
Provides assistance to the entertainment industry as a single point of contact for information and assistance with entertainment productions having Air Force themes or segments. | ||
| Luke Air Force Base | Glendale | AZ | 33°32′06″N 112°22′59″W / 33.53500°N 112.38306°W | AETC |   |
56th Fighter Wing 944th Fighter Wing (AFRC) |
19th Air Force. F-16 Fighting Falcon training base.[34] |
| MacDill Air Force Base | Tampa | FL | 27°50′58″N 082°31′16″W / 27.84944°N 82.52111°W | AMC |   |
6th Air Mobility Wing 927th Air Refueling Wing (AFRC) |
HQ United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The 6 AMW is a 3,000-person force capable of providing air refueling anywhere in the world. It is augmented by the 927 ARW, a 1,000-person AFRC Associate unit. 6 AMW and 927 ARW operate KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling aircraft and the 6 AMW additional C-37 Gulfstream V executive airlift/transport operations. NOAA Air Operations a tenant activity with WP-3D Hurricane Hunter aircraft.[35] |
| Malmstrom Air Force Base | Great Falls | MT | 47°30′17″N 111°11′14″W / 47.50472°N 111.18722°W | AFGSC | 341st Missile Wing | LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM base with launch facilities in central Montana.[36] | |
| Maxwell Air Force Base | Montgomery | AL | 32°22′45″N 086°21′45″W / 32.37917°N 86.36250°W | AETC |     |
42nd Air Base Wing Air University 908th Airlift Wing (AFRC) 754th Electronic Systems Group |
HQ Air Education and Training Command and Air University. Is the U.S. Air Force's center for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME). Also maintains jurisdiction of nearby Gunter Annex, formerly Gunter AFS. The 908th Airlift Wing (908 AW) is a tenant C-130 Hercules Air Force Reserve Command unit and the only operational flying wing at Maxwell.[37] Civil Air Patrol HQ (CAP/USAF) |
| McConnell Air Force Base | Wichita | KS | 37°37′23″N 097°16′02″W / 37.62306°N 97.26722°W | AMC |   |
22d Air Refueling Wing 184th Intelligence Wing (KS ANG) 931st Air Refueling Group (AFRC) |
KC-135 Stratotanker. Primary mission is to provide global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift.[38] |
| Minot Air Force Base | Minot | ND | 48°24′57″N 101°21′29″W / 48.41583°N 101.35806°W | AFGSC |   |
5th Bomb Wing 91st Missile Wing |
One of two B-52 Stratofortress wings in USAF. 91st Missile Wing operates LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM launch facilities in northwestern North Dakota.[39] |
| Moody Air Force Base | Valdosta | GA | 30°58′4″N 83°11′34″W / 30.96778°N 83.19278°W | ACC |     |
23d Wing 93d Air Ground Operations Wing 820th Base Defense Group 476th Fighter Group (AFRC) |
9th Air Force. A-10 Thunderbolt II. Moody AFB executes worldwide close air support, force protection, and combat search and rescue operations (CSAR) in support of humanitarian interests, United States national security and the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).[40] |
| Mountain Home Air Force Base | Mountain Home | ID | 43°02′37″N 115°52′21″W / 43.04361°N 115.87250°W | ACC |  |
366th Fighter Wing | 12th Air Force. F-15E Strike Eagle Mountain Home's primary mission is to provide combat airpower and combat support capabilities to respond to and sustain worldwide contingency operations.[41] |
| Nellis Air Force Base | Las Vegas | NV | 36°14′10″N 115°02′03″W / 36.23611°N 115.03417°W | ACC |    _-_Emblem.png)  |
57th Wing 99th Air Base Wing 53d Test and Evaluation Group 505th Test and Evaluation Group 563d Rescue Group 926th Group (AFRC) |
USAF Warfare Center. Nellis is home of the largest and most demanding advanced combat air-training mission in the world. Also home base of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (Thunderbirds)[42] |
| Offutt Air Force Base | Bellevue | NE | 41°07′10″N 095°54′31″W / 41.11944°N 95.90861°W | ACC |  |
55th Wing | 12th Air Force. Headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the Air Force Weather Agency and the ACC 55th Wing. 55th Wing responsible for global worldwide strategic intelligence gathering using Boeing RC-135. Former Cold War Headquarters of Strategic Air Command (SAC).[43] |
| Patrick Air Force Base | Brevard County | FL | 28°14′06″N 080°36′36″W / 28.23500°N 80.61000°W | AFSPC |   |
45th Space Wing 920th Rescue Wing (AFRC) |
45 SW manages all launches of unmanned rockets at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS). These rockets include satellites for the US military, the National Reconnaissance Office, and the National Security Agency, as well as scientific payload launches in support of NASA and foreign governments. 920 RQW, a tenant AFRC unit, consists of HC-130P and HH-60G aircraft and over 1,500 Airmen, trained and equipped to locate and recover U.S. Armed Forces personnel during both peacetime and wartime military operations.[44] |
| Peterson Air Force Base | Colorado Springs | CO | 38°49′25″N 104°41′42″W / 38.82361°N 104.69500°W | AFSPC |  |
21st Space Wing 302d Airlift Wing (AFRC) |
HQ Air Force Space Command. 21 SW provides missile warning and space control to NORAD and U.S. Strategic Command through a network of command and control units and ground and space-based sensors operated by geographically separated units around the world. 302 AW is a tenant AFRC unit flying C-130 theater airlift aircraft.[45] |
| Pope Field | Fayetteville | NC | 35°10′15″N 079°00′52″W / 35.17083°N 79.01444°W | AMC |   |
43d Airlift Group 440th Airlift Wing (AFRC) |
Under United States Army jurisdiction due to BRAC 2005 closure of USAF Pope AFB and transfer to Army control.
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| Robins Air Force Base | Warner Robins | GA | 32°38′24″N 083°35′30″W / 32.64000°N 83.59167°W | AFMC |   |
78th Air Base Wing 461st Air Control Wing (ACC) 116th Air Control Wing (GA ANG) 689th Combat Communications Wing |
One of three AFMC Air Logistics Complexes. Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex is primary logistics support depot for AC-130/C-130 (and variants), C-17, E-8, F-15, HH-60, RQ-4 (UAS) and UH-1 aircraft and helicopters and provides depot-level maintenance on those weapons systems. HQ Air Force Reserve Command. Supports ACC and Georgia ANG E-8C Joint STARS reconnaissance aircraft global operations.[47] |
| Schriever Air Force Base | Colorado Springs | CO | 38°48′12″N 104°31′32″W / 38.80333°N 104.52556°W | AFSPC |   |
50th Space Wing 310th Space Wing (AFRC) |
Orbital satellite operations. Provides command and control for more than 170[1] Department of Defense warning, navigational, and communications satellite. Schriever is also the operations center for the Global Positioning System, the world’s largest military satellite constellation.[48] |
| Scott Air Force Base | Belleville | IL | 38°32′43″N 089°50′07″W / 38.54528°N 89.83528°W | AMC |    |
375th Air Mobility Wing 932d Airlift Wing (AFRC) 126th Air Refueling Wing (IL ANG) |
HQ Air Mobility Command; Aeromedial evacuations; AMC Special Air Mission KC-135 Stratotanker (ANG). Also Headquarters for the Air Force Network Integration Center (AFNIC), United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) and United States Army Surface Deployment and Distribution Command (SDDC).[49] |
| Seymour Johnson Air Force Base | Goldsboro | NC | 35°20′22″N 077°57′38″W / 35.33944°N 77.96056°W | ACC |   |
4th Fighter Wing 916th Air Refueling Wing (AFRC) |
9th Air Force. Provides worldwide deployable F-15E Strike Eagle and personnel capable of executing combat missions in support of the Aerospace Expeditionary Force. The wing also provides logistical support to an Air Force Reserve Command KC-135 Stratotanker unit.[50] |
| Shaw Air Force Base | Sumter | SC | 33°58′23″N 080°28′22″W / 33.97306°N 80.47278°W | ACC |  |
20th Fighter Wing | 9th Air Force. Operates F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft in conventional and anti-radiation suppression of enemy air defenses, strategic attack, counter-air, air interdiction, joint maritime operations and combat search-and-rescue missions. HQ ACC Ninth Air Force; United States Air Forces Central (USCENTAF) and United States Army Central (USARCENT)[51] |
| Sheppard Air Force Base | Wichita Falls | TX | 33°59′20″N 098°29′31″W / 33.98889°N 98.49194°W | AETC |   |
82d Training Wing 80th Flying Training Wing |
2d Air Force. AETC technical training wing; 19th Air Force 80th FTW conducts the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program, the world's only multi-nationally manned and managed flying training program chartered to produce combat pilots for both USAF and NATO.[52] |
| Thule Air Base | Greenland (Denmark) | 76°31′52″N 068°42′12″W / 76.53111°N 68.70333°W | AFSPC |  |
821st Air Base Group | Most northern USAF facility. Under operational control of 21st Space Wing, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Provides missile warning, space surveillance and space control to NORAD and Air Force Space Command.[53] | |
| Tinker Air Force Base | Oklahoma City | OK | 35°24′53″N 097°23′12″W / 35.41472°N 97.38667°W | AFMC |    |
72d Air Base Wing 552d Air Control Wing 507th Air Refueling Wing (AFRC) 38th Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group |
One of three AFMC Air Logistics Complexes. Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex is primary logistics support depot for B-1, B-2, B-52, KC-135 and E-3 aircraft and provides depot-level maintenance on those weapons systems. The Air Force Sustainment Center is also Headquartered here. 552d Air Control Wing flies Air Combat Command's E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft. The E-3's radar and other sensors provide deep-look surveillance, warning, interception control and airborne battle management.[54] |
| Travis Air Force Base | Fairfield | CA | 38°15′46″N 121°55′39″W / 38.26278°N 121.92750°W | AMC |   |
60th Air Mobility Wing 349th Air Mobility Wing (AFRC) |
The 60th AMW is the largest wing in the Air Force's Air Mobility Command, with a fleet of C-5 Galaxies, KC-10 Extenders, and C-17 Globemaster III aircraft providing airlift around the world.[55] |
| Tyndall Air Force Base | Panama City | FL | 30°4′43″N 85°34′35″W / 30.07861°N 85.57639°W | AETC |   |
325th Fighter Wing 53rd Weapons Evaluation Group CONR-AFNORTH (ACC) |
19th Air Force. 325th FW provide air dominance training for F-22A Raptor and F-35A Lightning II pilots and maintenance personnel and air battle managers. The 1st Air Force ACC NORAD CONR-AFNORTH provides airspace surveillance and control and directs all Air Defense activities for the continental United States.[56] |
| United States Air Force Academy | Colorado Springs | CO | 38°59′25″N 104°51′30″W / 38.99028°N 104.85833°W |    |
10th Air Base Wing 306th Flying Training Group |
USAF Federal military academy. The academy offers a four-year program with a Bachelor of Science degree with graduates commissioned as second lieutenants in the Air Force. 10th ABW provides academy support services; 306th FTG is the AETC airmanship training unit.[57] | |
| Vance Air Force Base | Enid | OK | 36°20′22″N 097°55′02″W / 36.33944°N 97.91722°W | AETC |  |
71st Flying Training Wing | 19th Air Force. Specialized undergraduate pilot training (UPT). Aircraft include T-6 Texan II, T-1 Jayhawk, T-38 Talon[58] |
| Vandenberg Air Force Base | Lompoc | CA | 34°43′57″N 120°34′05″W / 34.73250°N 120.56806°W | AFSPC |  |
30th Space Wing 381st Training Group |
Launches satellites into polar orbit from the West Coast, using expendable boosters (Pegasus, Taurus, Minotaur, Atlas V and Delta IV). Wing personnel also support the Service's LGM-30G Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Force Development Evaluation program.[59] |
| Whiteman Air Force Base | Knob Noster | MO | 38°43′49″N 093°32′53″W / 38.73028°N 93.54806°W | AFGSC |    |
509th Bomb Wing 131st Bomb Wing (MO ANG) 442d Fighter Wing (AFRC) |
Operates B-2 Spirit stealth bomber designed to be employed to strike high-value targets that are either out of range of conventional aircraft or considered to be too heavily defended for conventional aircraft to strike without a high risk of loss. Also supports Air Force Reserve A-10 Thunderbolt II operations.[60] |
| Wright-Patterson Air Force Base | Dayton | OH | 39°49′23″N 084°02′58″W / 39.82306°N 84.04944°W | AFMC |   |
88th Air Base Wing 445th Airlift Wing(AFRC) 591st Supply Chain Management Group |
HQ, Air Force Materiel Command. Wright-Patterson is the headquarters of the Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC); Air Force Global Logistics Support Center (AFGSC) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL). It is also the home base of the 445th Airlift Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command, an Air Mobility Command-gained unit which flies the C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlifter. Also home of the National Museum of the United States Air Force.[61] |
DoD Joint Bases (USAF units)
Department of Defense Joint Bases were established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The legislation ordered the consolidation of separate military installations into a single joint base as a result of the law. Jurisdiction was designated by the DoD. Most of the facilities were geographically adjoining; others were within the same area.[1][62]
| Name | Location | Coordinates | USAF Unit Emblem | Unit Designation | Notes/Mission |
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| Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling | Washington, D.C. | 38°50′34″N 077°00′58″W / 38.84278°N 77.01611°W | Under United States Navy jurisdiction. Merger of USAF Bolling AFB and USN Naval Support Facility Anacostia.
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| Joint Base Andrews | Camp Springs, Maryland | 38°48′39″N 076°52′01″W / 38.81083°N 76.86694°W |   |
11th Wing 89th Airlift Wing 459th Air Refueling Wing (AFRC) |
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Force District of Washington. Merger of USAF Andrews AFB and USN Naval Air Facility Washington
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| Joint Base Charleston | Charleston, South Carolina | 32°53′55″N 080°02′26″W / 32.89861°N 80.04056°W |    |
628th Air Base Wing 437th Airlift Wing 315th Airlift Wing (AFRC) |
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Mobility Command. Merger of USAF Charleston AFB and USN Naval Support Activity Charleston
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| Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | Anchorage, Alaska | 61°15′05″N 149°48′23″W / 61.25139°N 149.80639°W |    |
673d Air Base Wing 3d Wing 176th Wing (AK ANG) |
Under USAF jurisdiction; Pacific Air Forces. Merger of USAF Elmendorf AFB and USA Fort Richardson
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| Joint Base Langley–Eustis | Hampton, Virginia | 37°04′58″N 076°21′38″W / 37.08278°N 76.36056°W |     |
633d Air Base Wing 1st Fighter Wing 480th ISR Wing 192d Fighter Wing (VA ANG) |
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Combat Command. Merger of USAF Langley AFB and USA Fort Eustis
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| Joint Base Lewis-McChord | Tacoma, Washington | 47°08′51″N 122°28′46″W / 47.14750°N 122.47944°W |     |
627th Air Base Group 62d Airlift Wing 446th Airlift Wing (AFRC) Western Air Defense Sector (WA ANG) |
Under United States Army jurisdiction. Merger of USA Fort Lewis and USAF McChord AFB
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| McGuire Air Force Base | Trenton, New Jersey | 40°01′09″N 074°31′22″W / 40.01917°N 74.52278°W |     |
87th Air Base Wing 108th Air Refueling Wing (NJ ANG) 305th Air Mobility Wing 514th Air Mobility Wing (AFRC) 621st Contingency Response Wing |
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Mobility Command.
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| Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam | Honolulu, Hawaii | 21°20′59″N 157°57′31″W / 21.34972°N 157.95861°W |   |
15th Wing 154th Wing (HI ANG) |
Under United States Navy jurisdiction. Merger of USAF Hickam AFB, and USN Naval Base Pearl Harbor
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| Joint Base San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 29°26′56″N 098°26′56″W / 29.44889°N 98.44889°W |     |
67th Network Warfare Wing 502d Air Base Wing 340th Flying Training Group (AFRC) 433d Airlift Wing (AFRC) 149th Fighter Wing (TX ANG) 624th Operations Center 688th Information Operations Wing |
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Education and Training Command. Merger of USAF Lackland AFB, Randolph AFB and USA Fort Sam Houston
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| Joint Region Marianas | Guam | 13°34′52″N 144°55′28″E / 13.58111°N 144.92444°E |  |
36th Wing | Under United States Navy jurisdiction Merger of USN Naval Base Guam and USAF Andersen Air Force Base
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United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa
US Air Force Installations in the Europe Command
USAF air component for U.S. European Command (EUCOM). USAFE has seven main operating bases along with 114 geographically separated locations.[79]
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Unit Emblem | Unit Designation | Notes/Mission |
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| Ankara Support Facility | Turkey |  |
39th Air Base Wing 717th Air Base Squadron |
A GSU of Incirlik Air Base, operates the Ankara Support Facility providing support to the American Community in the Ankara Area including the diverse military community and the U.S. Embassy.[80] Ankara Support Element was a portion of the former Ankara Air Station; in Balgat, three miles from the centre of the city. (Globalsecurity.org) | |
| Aviano Air Base | Italy | 46°01′53″N 012°35′49″E / 46.03139°N 12.59694°E |  |
31st Fighter Wing | F-16 Fighting Falcon supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central.[81] |
| Büchel Air Base | Germany | 50°10′35″N 007°03′28″E / 50.17639°N 7.05778°E |  |
52d Fighter Wing | 702nd Munitions Support Squadron.[82] |
| Chievres Air Base | Belgium | 50°35′9.58″N 003°50′37.47″E / 50.5859944°N 3.8437417°E |  |
86th Airlift Wing | GSU of Ramstein Air Base.[83] |
| Ghedi Air Base | Italy | 45°25′52.57″N 10°16′48.40″E / 45.4312694°N 10.2801111°E | |
52d Fighter Wing | 704th Munitions Support Squadron.[82] |
| Incirlik Air Base | Turkey | 37°00′07″N 035°25′33″E / 37.00194°N 35.42583°E | |
39th Air Base Wing | No permanent aircraft assigned. Supports USAF/NATO aircraft deployed to Southern Europe supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central.[84] |
| Izmir Air Station | Turkey | 38°27′27″N 027°10′13″E / 38.45750°N 27.17028°E |  |
39th Air Base Wing 425th Air Base Squadron |
No permanent aircraft assigned. Supports U.S. personnel assigned to Component Command Headquarters Air Izmir and tenant organizations at over 20 GSU sites in Turkey. Administers the $1 million US-Turkish Cigli AB Loan Agreement. Performs everything normally accomplished by a wing, with the exception of operations. Izmir Air Station is the oldest NATO base in Turkey. The headquarters of NATO's Allied Air Component Command for Southern Europe has been located in Izmir since 11 August 2004.[85] |
| Kleine Brogel Air Base | Belgium | |
52d Fighter Wing | 701st Munitions Support Squadron.[82] | |
| Lajes Field | Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal | 38°45′42″N 027°05′26″W / 38.76167°N 27.09056°W |  |
65th Air Base Wing | Non-flying wing; En route support for transient aircraft making trans-Atlantic crossings. In recent years traffic has declined as the U.S. Air Force moves towards mid-air refueling methods, leaving the airfield devoid of active aircraft for periods of time. However, the strategic importance of the site will likely keep it active for many years to come.[86] |
| Morón Air Base | Spain | |
86th Airlift Wing 496th Air Base Squadron |
GSU of Ramstein Air Base.[83] | |
| NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen | Germany | Logistics Wing | The Component Commander and the Logistics Wing of the E-3A Component currently fall under the USAF.[87] | ||
| Pápa Air Base | Hungary | The Heavy Airlift Wing | Pápa Air Base was selected to host the operational arm of the Strategic Airlift Capability, The Heavy Airlift Wing. The initial cadre of the Heavy Airlift Wing arrived to Pápa Air Base in October 2008.[88] | ||
| RAF Alconbury | Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom | 52°22′15.27″N 000°13′36.94″W / 52.3709083°N 0.2269278°W |  |
501st Combat Support Wing 423d Air Base Group |
Provides combat support enabling intelligence and communications at RAF Alconbury, RAF Molesworth, and at Stavanger, Norway.[89] Oldest USAFE (1951) and last major World War II USAAF Eighth Air Force operational base in the UK (1942) still on active status. Withdraw announced in 2015.[90] |
| RAF Croughton | Northamptonshire, United Kingdom | |
501st Combat Support Wing 422d Air Base Group |
Provides combat support enabling communications and global strike operations at RAF Croughton, RAF Fairford, and RAF Welford.[91] | |
| RAF Fairford | Gloucestershire, United Kingdom | |
501st Combat Support Wing 420th Air Base Squadron |
Standby airfield.[92] | |
| RAF Feltwell | Norfolk, United Kingdom | 48th Fighter Wing 100th Air Refueling Wing 501st Combat Support Wing 352d Special Operations Group (AFSOC) |
Accommodation and support unit for personnel at RAF Lakenheath.[92] | ||
| RAF Fylingdales | North York Moors, United Kingdom | 54°21′28.42″N 0°40′12.37″W / 54.3578944°N 0.6701028°W | 501st Combat Support Wing | Joint UK–US intelligence and communications site.[92] | |
| RAF Lakenheath | Suffolk, United Kingdom | 52°24′30″N 000°33′24″E / 52.40833°N 0.55667°E |  |
48th Fighter Wing | F-15 Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central, the only F-15 squadrons in Europe. Also HH-60G PAVEHawk Search and Rescue helicopters. Last remaining active USAFE unit to be stationed in France (1952–1960). Given "Statue of Liberty Wing" (Statue De La Liberte)official designation on 4 July 1954 while stationed there aty Chaumont AB France. Only USAF Wing with a numerical and a name designator.[93] |
| RAF Menwith Hill | North Yorkshire, United Kingdom | 54°0′28.35″N 1°41′22.2″E / 54.0078750°N 1.689500°E | |
501st Combat Support Wing 421st Air Base Group |
Joint UK–US intelligence and communications site.[94] |
| RAF Mildenhall | Suffolk, United Kingdom | 52°21′54″N 000°28′51″E / 52.36500°N 0.48083°E |  |
100th Air Refueling Wing 501st Combat Support Wing 352d Special Operations Group (AFSOC) |
KC-135 Stratotanker operations supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central, the only air refueling wing in Europe. Also major Air Mobility Command Aerial Port for UK. Mildenhall serves as a bridge between the US and Europe and the Middle East, allowing aircraft to refuel mid-air or resupply on the airfield before continuing to their destination. HQ Third Air Force.[95] 100th ARW carries the lineage and history of World War II USAAF Eighth Air Force 100th Bombardment Group, stationed in the UK 1943–1945. Withdraw announced in 2015.[90] |
| RAF Molesworth | Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom | |
501st Combat Support Wing 423d Air Base Group |
Intelligence analysis centre. Withdraw announced in 2015.[90][96] | |
| RAF Welford | Berkshire, United Kingdom | |
501st Combat Support Wing 420th Munitions Squadron |
Provides combat support enabling communications and global strike operations at RAF Croughton, RAF Fairford, and RAF Welford.[91] | |
| Ramstein Air Base | Germany | 49°26′38.10″N 007°36′08.13″E / 49.4439167°N 7.6022583°E |   |
HQ United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE) HQ United States Air Forces Africa (AFAFRICA) Third Air Force 86th Airlift Wing 435th Air Ground Operations Wing 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing |
USAFE & AFAFRICA theater transport providing a service by relaying equipment to battlefields and war zones, and relaying patients back to the United States or to the nearby Landstuhl Medical Center. Major Air Mobility Command Aerial Port for USAFE. 86th is the longest continuously serving USAFE unit (20 August 1946–present).[97] |
| Spangdahlem Air Base | Germany | 49°58′33″N 006°41′50″E / 49.97583°N 6.69722°E | |
52d Fighter Wing | Operate F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt II supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central.[82] |
| Stavanger Air Station | Norway | 501st Combat Support Wing 426th Air Base Squadron |
Provide support to the Joint Warfare Center (NATO) and DoD personnel assigned to Norway.[98] | ||
| Volkel Air Base | Netherlands | |
52d Fighter Wing | 703d Munitions Support Squadron.[82] | |
Pacific Air Forces
PACAF's primary mission is to provide U.S. Pacific Command integrated expeditionary Air Force capabilities to defend the Homeland, promote stability, dissuade/deter aggression, and swiftly defeat enemies. PACAF traces its roots to the activation of Far East Air Forces, 3 Aug 1944, at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It consisted of three numbered air forces—5th, 7th and 13th—which were supporting combat operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II. DoD Joint Bases in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam are not listed.[62]
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Unit Emblem | Unit Designation | Notes/Mission |
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| Eielson Air Force Base | Fairbanks, Alaska | 64°39′56″N 147°06′05″W / 64.66556°N 147.10139°W |   |
354th Fighter Wing 168th Air Refueling Wing (AK ANG) |
F-16 Fighting Falcon Red Flag-Alaska aggressor training. Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling unit.[99][100] |
| Kadena Air Base | Okinawa, Japan | 26°21′06″N 127°46′10″E / 26.35167°N 127.76944°E |   |
18th Wing 353d Special Operations Group (AFSOC) |
F-15 Eagle air defense operations over Japan and East Asia. The 18th Wing also conducts KC-135 air refueling and E-3B Airborne Command and Control operations in addition to HH-60G PAVEHawk Search and Rescue helicopter operations. 353d SOG provides special operations capability to PACAF.[101] 18th Operations Group (as 18th Pursuit Group) was assigned to Wheeler Field, Hawaii Territory on 21 January 1927. Oldest USAF unit continually assigned to Pacific. |
| Kunsan Air Base | Republic of Korea | 35°54′13″N 126°36′57″E / 35.90361°N 126.61583°E |  |
8th Fighter Wing | F-16 Fighting Falcon defense of South Korea.[102] 8th Operations Group (as 8th Pursuit Group) oldest Fifth Air Force unit, continually assigned since 6 March 1942. |
| Misawa Air Base | Japan | 40°42′19″N 141°22′19″E / 40.70528°N 141.37194°E |  |
35th Fighter Wing | F-16 Fighting Falcon air defense operations over Japan.[103] |
| Osan Air Base | Republic of Korea | 37°05′26″N 127°01′47″E / 37.09056°N 127.02972°E |  |
51st Fighter Wing 694th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group |
F-16 Fighting Falcon air defense of South Korea and A-10 Thunderbolt II support of US/ROK ground forces. HQ Seventh Air Force[104] |
| Yokota Air Base | Japan | 35°44′55″N 139°20′55″E / 35.74861°N 139.34861°E |  |
374th Airlift Wing | C-130 Hercules tactical airlift operation in Western Pacific. HQ Fifth Air Force[105] 374th Operations Group (as 374th Troop Carrier Group) continually assigned to Fifth Air Force since 12 November 1942. Activated in Australia, never assigned to the United States. |
United States Air Forces Central
The primary mission of units assigned to United States Air Forces Central (USAFCENT), are to support the Global War on Terrorism by providing aerial support for U.S. and Coalition forces on the ground. Air Expeditionary units assigned to USAFCENT are in provisional status and do not carry a permanent history or lineage.
Publicly disclosed units and stations are listed below:[106]
| Name | Location | Coordinates | Unit Emblem | Unit Designation | Notes/Mission |
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| Al Dhafra Air Base | United Arab Emirates | 24°14′53″N 054°32′51″E / 24.24806°N 54.54750°E |   |
380th Air Expeditionary Wing 363d Flying Training Group (ACC) |
Primary AFCENT Deployment Base. Performs intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance and aerial refueling in support of Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom and the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa. The attached 9th Air Force 363d Flying Training Group facilitates the flying training of airmen from various nations.[107][108] |
| Al Udeid Air Base | Qatar | 25°07′02″N 051°18′53″E / 25.11722°N 51.31472°E |   |
379th Air Expeditionary Wing 64th Air Expeditionary Group |
Primary AFCENT Deployment Base. Provides combat airpower and combat support for Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom and through support of the Joint Task Force Horn of Africa. 64th AEG providings integrated defense, emergency response, and combat support for the base. Al Udeid is the forward Headquarters of the United States Central Command, as well as the 83d Expeditionary Air Group of the Royal Air Force. The base is frequently used as a staging base for air units that are transferring into Iraq,[109] |
| Ali Al Salem Air Base | Kuwait | 29°20′48″N 047°31′14″E / 29.34667°N 47.52056°E |   |
386th Air Expeditionary Wing 387th Air Expeditionary Operations Group |
Primary AFCENT Deployment Base. Primary tactical airlift hub for re-supply missions supporting Coalition operations in Iraq and providing combat service support to land component forces throughout the Persian Gulf Region and Iraq. 387th AEOG provides base operating support-integration for Coalition forces and civilian contractors.[110] |
| Bagram Airfield | Afghanistan | 34°56′46″N 069°15′54″E / 34.94611°N 69.26500°E |   |
455th Air Expeditionary Wing 755th Air Expeditionary Group |
Provides the International Security Assistance Force with responsive airpower as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. First constructed during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, but it has since been greatly improved. The United States has spent more than $200 million improving Bagram, and the base now includes shops, restaurants, recreational complexes, and housing for thousands of personnel.[111] |
| Kabul International Airport | Afghanistan | 34°33′56″N 069°12′39″E / 34.56556°N 69.21083°E |   |
438th Air Expeditionary Wing 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group |
Provides the International Security Assistance Force with responsive airpower as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.[112] |
| Kandahar Airfield | Afghanistan | 31°30′21″N 065°50′52″E / 31.50583°N 65.84778°E |   |
451st Air Expeditionary Group 651st Air Expeditionary Group 738th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group |
Provides the International Security Assistance Force with responsive airpower as part of Operation Enduring Freedom. 738th AEAG is a detached component of the 438th AEW at Kabul IAP[112][113] |
| Sheik Isa Air Base | Bahrain | 25°55′05″N 50°35′26″E / 25.91806°N 50.59056°E | Detachment of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | Logistical hub. | |
| Shindand Air Base | Afghanistan | 33°23′28.79″N 62°15′39.51″E / 33.3913306°N 62.2609750°E |  |
838th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group | Being developed into a major flying training base for the Afghanistan Air Force. 838th AEAG is a detached component of the 438th AEW at Kabul IAP[112][114] |
| RAFO Thumrait | Oman | 17°39′56″N 54°01′28″E / 17.66556°N 54.02444°E |  |
405th Air Expeditionary Wing | Primary AFCENT Deployment Base. Air Refueling operations |
| Transit Center at Manas (Closed 2014) | Kyrgyzstan | 43°03′01″N 074°28′10″E / 43.05028°N 74.46944°E |  |
376th Air Expeditionary Wing | As its name suggests, the base is the main transit point for troops leaving and entering Afghanistan and is known to many soldiers as "The Gateway to Hell." The site is equipped with comforts, including video games, internet cafes, and wireless internet.[115] |
Air National Guard & Air Force Reserve
Air National Guard units are a reserve military force composed of state Air National Guard militia members or federally recognized units and report to the governor of their respective state, territory (Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands) or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard. Each of the 54 Air National Guard organizations is supervised by the adjutant general of the state or territory,[116]
Air Force Reserve units are aligned under Fourth Air Force, Tenth Air Force and Twenty-Second Air Force of the Air Force Reserve Command. The command has Fighter, Air Refueling and Airlift units, and is administratively responsible for all the Air Force's individual mobilization augmentees.[117]
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Inactive United States Air Force installations
Does not include United States Army Air Forces facilities closed before September 1947.[210]
United States
For radar stations in the United States (including Alaska and Hawaii), Iceland and Canada., see List of USAF Aerospace Defense Command General Surveillance Radar Stations.
- See: North Warning System for a list of contractor-operated Distant Early Warning Line (DEW) radar stations in Greenland (Denmark), Canada and Alaska.
For a list of contractor-operated communications sites in Alaska, see List of White Alice Communications System sites.
- See: Eastern Test Range for Air Force Auxiliary Bases established to support missile and rocket launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station during the 1950s and early 1960s.
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Europe/Mediterranean/North Atlantic
Includes bases in North Africa and the United Kingdom used by Strategic Air Command and bases used by the United States Air Forces in Europe (after 1947). Non-flying minor Air Stations not included.
Belgium/The Netherlands
- Florennes Air Base, Belgium
- Used as BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile base, 1984–1989
- Soesterberg Air Base, Netherlands (Closed 1994)
- Woensdrecht Air Base, Netherlands
- Planned BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missile base (Closed 1988, never made active)
Eastern Europe
- Mostar Airport, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Closed 1997)
- Taszár Air Base, Hungary (Closed 2010)
- Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Closed 2008)
France
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Austria/Germany
Includes Occupied Austria (1945–1955), Occupied Germany (1947–1949); West Germany (1949–1990), and Occupied Berlin (West Berlin) (1947–1990)
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Iceland
- Naval Air Station Keflavik, Iceland (Closed 2006)
Denmark (Greenland)
- Narsarsuaq Air Base, Greenland (Closed 1958)
- Sondrestrom Air Base, Greenland, (Closed 1992)
Mediterranean
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United Kingdom
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Lend-Lease bases
Caribbean Lend-Lease bases inactivated in 1949, however 99-year lease signed in 1940 remains in effect, United States has right of return until 2039.[210]
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Southwest and Central Asia
Only bases publicly disclosed by United States Air Forces Central listed. Current status is undetermined unless noted.[212][213][214][215][216][217][218]
Arabian Peninsula
For the USAF order of battle during the 1991 Gulf War, see Organization of United States Air Force Units in the Gulf War.
- Egypt
- Cairo West Airport, Egypt (Closed 1991)
- Jordan
- H-4 Air Base, Jordan (Closed 2003)
- Shaheed Mwaffaq Air Base, Jordan (Closed 1991)
- Kuwait
- Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait (Closed 2003, Re-established 2014)
- Saudi Arabia
- King Abdul Aziz Air Base, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (Closed 2003)
- King Khalid Air Base, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia (Closed 2003)
- King Faisal Naval Base, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia (Closed 2003)
- King Fahd International Airport, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (Closed 1991)
- Prince Sultan Air Base, Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia (Closed 2003)
- Riyadh Air Base, Saudi Arabia (Closed 2003)
- Taif Air Base, Saudi Arabia (Closed 2003)
- Oman
- Masirah Air Base, Masirah Island, Oman (Inactive)
- Seeb International Airport, Muscat, Oman (Closed 2002)
- Qatar
- Doha International Airport, Qatar (Closed 1991)
- United Arab Emirates
- Al Ain International Airport, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (Closed 1991)
- Al Banteen Air Base, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (Closed 1991)
- Al Minhad Air Base, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Closed 1991)
- Sharjah International Airport, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (Closed 1991)
Central Asia
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Iraq
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Note: Former Iraqi Air Force "Super Base" designation was given to airfields with numerous above-ground hardened aircraft-shelters and underground facilities that could shelter between four and ten aircraft on average. During Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, the Iraqi Air Force essentially stood down except in few cases of self-defence against US and British air strikes. Despite their size – or exactly because of it – most of these airfields were barely defended in 2003 and with a few exceptions, the "Super Base" facilities were captured intact with very little damage.
Most Iraqi Air Force aircraft in various conditions from being flyable to abandoned hulks (a large number were buried) were seized by the United States and its coalition partners, however it is known that Syrian and Iranian agents were busy removing radars and items from the avionics bays and cockpits. By autumn 2004 only some 20–25 unserviceable wrecks of Iraqi aircraft and helicoptes were left scattered around the many Iraqi airfields. The destruction of the Iraqi Air Force was probably one of the most complete such actions in the history of military aviation.
Although most of the former "Super Bases" have been de-militarized and today are abandoned facilities being reclaimed by the desert, a few were refurbished and were subsequently used by Army, Air Force and Marine units. They may form the organization of a new Iraqi Air Force equipped with surplus United States F-16, C-130 and other light aircraft.[220][221] [222]
Western Pacific
- See Far East Air Force Korean airfields (K-sites) for airfields established in the Korean Peninsula during the Korean War (1950–1953)
- See Southeast Asia section for USAF bases used during the Vietnam War (1960–1976)
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.* In 1992 the US government changed the status of three US air bases in South Korea. Kwang Ju Air Base, Suwon Air Base and Taegu Air Base had previously been announced as ending operations, but would instead operate at reduced levels. 15 USAF personnel were assigned to each base, and reside in former officer quarters, which was basically a small apartment. USAF aircraft transit each base, with the personnel providing transient support and maintain USAF equipment stored at each base in case of an emergency for reactivation in which ACC and other units would deploy to them. In addition, the ROK use the airfields as an air base and civil airport
Taiwan
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Southeast Asia
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See also
References
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.
- 1 2 USAF list of facilities
- ↑ Altus Air Force Base Website
- ↑ http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/484243/altus-mcconnell-afbs-selected-to-receive-kc-46a-pegasus-aircraft.aspx
- ↑ Arnold Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Barksdale Air Force Base
- ↑ Beale Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Buckley Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Cannon Air Force Base Website
- ↑ 21st Space Wing Website
- ↑ Columbus Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Creech Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Davis–Monthan Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Dover Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Dyess Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Edwards Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Area 51 researcher Glenn Campbell claims that AFFTC Detachment 3 is located at Groom, citing the title of a leaked security manual, the mailbox in Henderson, Nevada he believes formerly served Groom, and the NASA biography of astronaut Carl E. Walz who was formerly a manager at AFFTC-DET3: Campbell, Glenn. "Area 51 is Edwards DET 3", Groom Lake Desert Rat, 17 June 1996; Biography of Carl E. Walz (Colonel, USAF, Ret.), NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center.
- ↑ Eglin Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Ellsworth Air Force Base Website
- ↑ F.E. Warren Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Fairchild Air Force Base
- ↑ Air Force Chaplain Corps Website
- ↑ 70th ISR Wing Website
- ↑ Goodfellow Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Grand Forks Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Hanscom Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Hill Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Holloman Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Hurlburt Field Website
- ↑ Keesler Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Kirtland Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Laughlin Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Little Rock Air Force Base
- ↑ Los Angeles Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Luke Air Force Base Website
- ↑ MacDill Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Malmstrom Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Maxwell Air Force Base Website
- ↑ McConnell Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Minot Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Moody Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Mountain Home Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Nellis Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Offutt Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Patrick Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Peterson Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Pope Army Airfield Website
- ↑ Robins Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Schriever Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Scott Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Shaw Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Sheppard Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Thule Air Base Webpage
- ↑ Tinker Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Travis Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Tyndall Air Force Base Website
- ↑ United States Air Force Academy Website
- ↑ Vance Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Vandenberg Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Whiteman Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Website
- 1 2 Pacific Air Forces Website
- ↑ Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling Website
- 1 2 Air Force District of Washington Website
- ↑ Joint Base Andrews Website
- ↑ Joint Base Charleston Website
- ↑ Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Website
- ↑ 176th Wing Website
- ↑ Joint Base Langley–Eustis
- ↑ Joint Base Lewis-McChord Website
- ↑ 62d Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam Website
- ↑ 15th Wing Website
- ↑ 502d Air Base Wing Website
- ↑ Lackland Air Force Base Website
- ↑ Randolph AFB Website
- ↑ Joint Region Marianas Website
- ↑ Andersen Air Force Base Website
- ↑ United States Air Forces in Europe Website
- ↑ 717th Air Base Squadron Website
- ↑ Aviano Air Base Website
- 1 2 3 4 5 Spangdahlem Air Base
- 1 2 Ramstein Air Base
- ↑ Incirlik Air Base Website
- ↑ 425th Air Base Squadron Website
- ↑ Lajes Field Website
- ↑ NAB Geilenkirchen
- ↑ Papa Air Base
- ↑ 501st Combat Support Wing Website
- 1 2 3 USAF to pull out of airbases at Mildenhall, Alconbury and Molesworth, BBC News. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- 1 2 501st Combat Support Wing Website
- 1 2 3 501st Combat Support Wing Website
- ↑ RAF Lakenheath Website
- ↑ 501st Combat Support Wing Website
- ↑ RAF Mildenhall Website
- ↑ 501st Combat Support Wing Website
- ↑ Ramstein Air Base Website
- ↑ Stavanger Air Station
- ↑ Eielson Air Force Base Website
- ↑ 168th Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ Kadena Air Base Website
- ↑ Kunsan Air Base Website
- ↑ Misawa Air Base Website
- ↑ Osan Air Base Website
- ↑ Yokota Air Base Website
- ↑ United States Air Forces Central Website
- ↑ 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Website
- ↑ 363 Flying Training Group Factsheet
- ↑ 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Website
- ↑ 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Website
- ↑ Bagram Airfield Website
- 1 2 3 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Website
- ↑ Kandahar Airfield Website
- ↑ Shindand Airbase
- ↑ Transit Center at Manas Website
- ↑ Air National Guard website
- ↑ Air Force Reserve website
- ↑ AL NG Website
- ↑ 177th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 101st Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 104th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ Ohio Air National Guard Website
- ↑ 118th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 117th Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 103d Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 158th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ Texas Air National Guard Website
- ↑ 183d Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 146th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 130th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 145th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 153d Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ Clear Air Force Station Website
- ↑ Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center
- ↑ 187th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 156th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ Air Reserve Personnel Center Website
- ↑ 132d Fighter Wing
- ↑ Dobbins Air Reserve Base Website
- ↑ 919th Special Operations Wing Website
- ↑ 148th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 147th Reconnaissance Wing Website
- ↑ 119th Wing Website
- ↑ 190th Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 188th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 122d Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 106th Rescue Wing Website
- ↑ 144th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 254th Combat Communications Group Website
- ↑ 128th Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 124th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base Website
- ↑ 174th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 193d Special Operations Wing Website
- ↑ Homestead Air Reserve Base Website
- ↑ 172d Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ Florida Air National Guard Website
- ↑ 114th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 110th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 186th Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 173d Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 155th Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 123d Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 179th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ March Joint Air Reserve Base Website
- ↑ 163d Reconnaissance Wing Website
- ↑ 169th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 134th Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 164th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station Website
- ↑ 129th Rescue Wing Website
- ↑ 136th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 301st Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 111th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 159th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 166th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Website
- ↑ 162d Combat Communications Group Website
- ↑ 102d Intelligence Wing Website
- ↑ 157th Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 182d Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station Website
- ↑ 171st Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 142d Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 143d Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 152d Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 121st Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ Eastern Air Defense Sector Website
- ↑ 139th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 151st Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 165th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 127th Wing Website
- ↑ 167th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 185th Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 161st Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ 178th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 105th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 105th Airlift Wing Website
- ↑ 181st Intelligence Wing Website
- ↑ 180th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 115th Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 162d Fighter Wing Website
- ↑ 138th Fighter Wing
- ↑ Volk Field
- ↑ 175th Wing Website
- ↑ Westover Air Reserve Base Website
- ↑ Will Rogers World Airport#Other facilities
- ↑ 137th Air Refueling Wing Website
- ↑ Youngstown Air Reserve Station Website
- 1 2 "Joe McCusker's list of Air Force Bases". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Mount Hebo Air Force Station
- ↑ Martin Gossmann. "Iraqui Airfields". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Martin Gossmann. "Afghanistan Airfields". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Martin Gossmann. "Saudi Arabian Airfields". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Martin Gossmann. "Kuwait Airfields". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Martin Gossmann. "United Arab Emirates Airfields". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Martin Gossmann. "Jordan Airfields". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ↑ Martin Gossmann. "Oman Airfields". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
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