The Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of nine major commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon. It is the primary provider of air combat forces for the Air Force, and it is the direct successor to Tactical Air Command. Air Combat Command is headquartered at Langley Air Force Base, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia, United States.

ACC directly operates 1,110 fighter, attack, reconnaissance, combat search and rescue, airborne command and control and electronic aircraft along with command, control, computing, communications and intelligence (C4I) systems, Air Force ground forces, conducts global information operations, and controls Air Force Intelligence. As of 6 April 2023 ACC operated 48 fighter squadrons and nine attack squadrons.

Air Combat Command consists of approximately 74,240 active duty Airmen and 10,610 Department of the Air Force Civilians. When mobilized, more than 49,000 additional Airmen of the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard, along with over 700 additional aircraft, are operationally-gained and assigned to ACC, bringing total aircraft to more than 1,800 and number of Airmen to 123,240.

Following the inactivation of SAC at Offutt AFB, Nebraska, a new unified command, the United States Strategic Command, was activated at Offutt, created to manage the combined strategic nuclear forces belonging to both the U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Navy.

Operational deployments

In Southwest Asia, Air Combat Command provided active duty and reserve component forces for the follow-on to Operation Desert Storm and the establishment of Operation Southern Watch to deter Iraqi aggression. In October 1994, ACC also demonstrated its ability to react quickly to the buildup of Iraqi troops near the border of Kuwait. In addition, ACC, from its inception, has provided indispensable support to counter-drug operations, including Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS), reconnaissance and fighter aircraft, as well as radar and connectivity assets.]]

; Strategic Air Command

: 2d Bomb Wing

:: Barksdale AFB, LA

: 5th Bomb Wing

:: Minot AFB, ND

: 7th Bomb Wing

:: Carswell AFB, TX (Xfer to Dyess AFB, TX on 1 October 1993)

: 9th Reconnaissance Wing

:: Beale AFB, CA

: 28th Bomb Wing

:: Ellsworth AFB, SD

: 42d Bomb Wing

:: Loring AFB, ME (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 30 September 1994)

: 44th Missile Wing

:: Ellsworth AFB, SD (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993)

: 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing

:: Offut AFB NE

: 90th Missile Wing

:: F E Warren AFB, WY (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993)

: 91st Missile Wing

:: Minot AFB, ND (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993

: 92d Bomb Wing

:: Fairchild AFB WA (Xfer to Air Mobility Command, 1 July 1994)

: 93d Wing

:: Castle AFB, CA (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 30 September 1995)

: 96th Wing

:: Dyess AFB, TX (Wing only BRAC Inactivated, 1 October 1993)

: 319th Bombardment Wing

:: Grand Forks AFB, ND (Xfer to Air Mobility Command as 319 ARW, 1 October 1993)

: 321st Missile Wing

:: Grand Forks AFB, ND (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993)

: 341st Missile Wing

:: Malmstrom AFB, MT (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993)

: 351st Missile Wing

:: Whiteman AFB, MO (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993)

: 379th Wing

:: Wurtsmith AFB, MI (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 15 June 1993)

: 384th Bomb Wing

:: McConnell AFB, KS (Wing only BRAC Inactivated; xfer to 384th Bomb Group, 1 October 1994)

: 410th Wing

:: K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 30 September 1995)

: 416th Wing

:: Griffiss AFB, NY (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 30 September 1995)

: 509th Bombardment Wing

:: Whiteman AFB, MO

; Military Airlift Command

: 314th Airlift Wing

:: Little Rock AFB, AR

; Tactical Air Command

: 1st Fighter Wing

:: Langley AFB, VA

: 4th Fighter Wing

:: Seymour Johnson AFB, NC

: 23d Fighter Wing

:: Base and wing BRAC Inactivated at England AFB, LA; reactivated as 23d Wing, Pope AFB, NC)

: 27th Fighter Wing

:: Cannon AFB, NM

: 31st Fighter Wing

:: Homestead AFB, FL (Moved WOPE to Aviano AB Italy on 1 April 1994 and assigned to USAFE)

: 33d Fighter Wing

:: Eglin AFB, FL

: 35th Fighter Wing

:: George AFB, CA (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 15 December 1992)

: 37th Fighter Wing

:: Tonopah AP, NV (Wing Inactivated 8 July 1992; F-117s xfer to 49 FW, Holloman AFB, NM)

: 49th Fighter Wing

:: Holloman AFB, NM

: 53d Wing

:: Eglin AFB, FL

: 56th Fighter Wing

:: MacDill AFB, FL (Moved WOPE

In August 2020 units from Ninth Air Force and Twelfth Air Force were realigned under the reactivated Fifteenth Air Force. Fifteenth Air Force headquarters is based at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.

In addition, units from Air Force Reserve Command's Tenth Air Force, and numerous other state and District of Columbia Air National Guard units are allocated to Air Combat Command when activated to federal service.

Aircraft

:

  • Attack
  • Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II
  • General Atomics MQ-1 Predator
  • General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper
  • Fighters
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15C/D Eagle
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
  • General Dynamics F-16C/D Fighting Falcon
  • Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor
  • Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II
  • Combat Search and Rescue
  • Lockheed HC-130P Combat King and HC-130J Combat King II
  • Electronic Attack & Command and Control
  • E-3B, E-3C and E-3G Sentry
  • E-4B Nightwatch
  • E-8C JSTARS
  • E-9A Widget
  • E-11A
  • EC-130H Compass Call
  • EC-130J Commando Solo
  • EQ-4B Global Hawk
  • Reconnaissance
  • Boeing OC-135;RC-135S/U/V/W;TC-135;WC-135
  • Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk
  • Lockheed U-2S Dragon Lady
  • Beechcraft MC-12 Liberty
  • Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel
  • Helicopter
  • Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk
  • Trainer
  • Northrop T-38A, AT-38B and T-38C Talon

Lineage

  • Constituted as Air Combat Command and activated on 1 June 1992
  • Consolidated with Tactical Air Command on 26 September 2016

Assignments

  • Headquarters, United States Air Force, 1 June 1992 – present

Stations

  • Langley Air Force Base, Hampton, Virginia, 1 June 1992 – present

Major components

; Air Forces

: First Air Force: 1 June 1992 – present

: Second Air Force: 1 June 1992 – 1 July 1993

:: Transferred to Air Education and Training Command

: Eighth Air Force: 1 June 1992 – 2009

:: Transferred to Air Force Global Strike Command, 2009

: Ninth Air Force: 1 June 1992 – present

: Twelfth Air Force: 1 June 1992 – present

: Fifteenth Air Force: 20 August 2020 – present

: Sixteenth Air Force: 11 October 2019 – present

: Twentieth Air Force: 1 June 1992 – 1 July 1993

:: Transferred to Air Force Space Command, 1993

:: Transferred to Air Force Global Strike Command, 2009

: Twenty-Fourth Air Force: 17 July 2018 – 11 October 2019

: Twenty-Fifth Air Force: 29 September 2014 – 11 October 2019

; Centers

: Air & Space Expeditionary Force Center: 1 October 2002 – 29 August 2006

: Aerospace Command and Control & Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (later, Air Force Command and Control & Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) Center (see Agencies below): 29 July 1997 – 30 April 2002. On 17 June 2010, the GCIC was officially redesignated the Air Force Command and Control Integration Center or AFC2IC as a direct reporting unit to Air Combat Command (ACC).

: Air Force Contingency Supply Support Office (later, Air Force Contingency Supply Squadron; ACC Regional Supply Squadron; Combat Air Forces Logistics Support Center): 12 June 1992 – 1 July 1994; 1 December 1998 – present

: Air Warfare Center (later, USAF Warfare Center): 1 June 1992 – present

: Air Force Network Integration Center: 17 July 2018 – present

: Air Force Spectrum Management Office: 17 July 2018 – present

; Agencies

: Air and Space Command and Control Agency (later, Aerospace Command and Control Agency; Aerospace Command and Control & Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center; Air Force Command and Control & Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Center): 29 July 1997 – 30 April 2002.

: Air Intelligence Agency: 1 February 2001 – 8 August 2006

; Groups

: Air Combat Command (ACC) Air Force Targeting Center: 2008–present

: Air Combat Command (ACC) Communications Group: 1 June 1992 – present

: Air Combat Command (ACC) Logistics Support Group: 1 July 1994 – 16 September 1999.

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See also

U.S. Armed Forces operations commands

  • United States Army Forces Command
  • United States Marine Corps Forces Command
  • United States Fleet Forces Command
  • Space Operations Command

References

  • Air Combat Command website
  • Air National Guard website
  • Tenth Air Force website