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Active-duty USAF bases in the United States are under the jurisdiction of the following Major Commands:[1]
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Name | Location | Coordinates | Major Command | Unit Emblem | Unit Designation | Notes/Mission |
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Altus Air Force Base | Altus, Oklahoma | 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.[2] | ||
Arnold Air Force Base | Tullahoma, Tennessee | 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 dollars 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.[3] | ||
Barksdale Air Force Base | Bossier City, Louisiana | AFGSC | 2d Bomb Wing 307th Bomb Wing (AFRES) |
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, California | ACC | 9th Reconnaissance Wing 940th Wing (AFRES) |
12th Air Force. U-2R Dragonlady and RQ-4 Global Hawk reconnaissance operations worldwide. The base, considered to be one of the United States Air Force show places, covers 23,000 hectares and is home to 4,000 military personnel.[5] | ||
Brooks City-Base | San Antonio, Texas | AFMC | 311th Air Base Group | Non-flying base; Aerospace Medical Division research by Air Force Research Laboratory. Brooks is one of the oldest Air Force installations, having been established on December 8, 1917 as Brooks Field. It served then as an installation for the World War I Army Air Service. [6] | ||
Buckley Air Force Base | Aurora, Colorado | AFSC | 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, New Mexico | 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, North Dakota | AFSC | 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 July 28, 2006.[9] | ||
Columbus Air Force Base | Columbus, Mississippi | 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, Nevada | 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 | ACC | 355th Fighter Wing 55th Electronic Combat Group 214th Reconnaissance Group (AZ ANG) |
12th Air Force. 355th Fighter Wing composed mostly of A-10s and is tasked to train A-10 pilots and provide close support to ground forces around the world. EC-130H Compass Call aircraft. Arizona ANG operates MQ-1 Predator UAV. Also HQ Twelfth Air Force The air base is also popular because of AMARC, or the Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Center, where hundreds of retired aircraft are stored.[12] | ||
Dover Air Force Base | Dover, Delaware | AMC | 436th Airlift Wing 512th Airlift Wing (AFRES) |
Operates C-5 Galaxy heavy strategic airlift globally. Also the home for the largest military mortuary in the Department of Defense, and has been used for processing military personnel killed in both war and peacetime. [13] | ||
Dyess Air Force Base | Abilene, Texas | ACC | 7th Bomb Wing 317th Airlift Group (AMC) |
12th Air Force. One of two B-1 Lancer bomber bases in USAF. 317th AG operates C-130 Hercules theater transports.[14] | ||
Edwards Air Force Base | Edwards, California | AFMC | 95th Air Base Wing 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] | ||
Eglin Air Force Base | Valparaiso, Florida | AFMC | 96th Air Base Wing 46th Test Wing 53d Wing (ACC) |
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. [16] | ||
Ellsworth Air Force Base | Box Elder, South Dakota | ACC | 28th Bomb Wing | 12th Air Force. One of two B-1 Lancer bomber bases in USAF. [17] | ||
Francis E. Warren Air Force Base | Cheyenne, Wyoming | 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. [18] | ||
Fairchild Air Force Base | Spokane, Washington | 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. [19] | ||
Fort Jackson | Columbia, South Carolina | HQ Air Force Chaplain Corps | Tenant unit on United States Army installation. [20] | |||
Fort Meade | Odenton, Maryland | 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing | Tenant unit on United States Army installation. Part of the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency [21] | |||
Goodfellow Air Force Base | San Angelo, Texas | 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.[22] | ||
Grand Forks Air Force Base | Grand Forks, North Dakota | AMC | 319th Air Refueling Wing | Part of AMC Worldwide Tanker Force. KC-135 Stratotanker provides global air refueling. [23] | ||
Hanscom Air Force Base | Lincoln, Massachusetts | AFMC | 66th Air Base Wing | Electronic Systems Center (ESC). Established during World War II for RADAR and electronic warfare research. Today the ESC supports research, acquisitions, and electronic systems. [24] | ||
Hill Air Force Base | Ogden, Utah | AFMC | 75th Air Base Wing 388th Fighter Wing (ACC) 419th Fighter Wing (AFRES) |
One of three AFMC logistics centers. Ogden Air Logistics Center 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/AFRES operates F-16 Fighting Falcon, The 388th TFW at Hill was the first operational F-16 wing in 1978. [25] | ||
Holloman Air Force Base | Alamogordo, New Mexico | ACC | 49th Fighter Wing 46th Test Wing (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. 46th TW 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 military personnel and 12 Panavia Tornados are assigned to the base to conduct advanced tactical training before returning to Germany. [26] | ||
Hurlburt Field | Mary Esther, Florida | AFSOC | 1st Special Operations Wing 505th Command and Control Wing (ACC) |
HQ Air Force Special Operations Command, 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. ACC 505th CCW is to improve warfighter capability through command and control testing, tactics development and training; part of Nellis USAF Weapons School. [27] | ||
Keesler Air Force Base | Biloxi, Mississippi | 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 operates WC-130 Hercules Hurricane Hunter aircraft. HQ Second Air Force. [28] | ||
Kirtland Air Force Base | Albuquerque, New Mexico | AFMC | 377th Air Base Wing 498th Nuclear Systems Wing 58th Special Operations Wing (AFSOC) |
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-130 King, UH-1N Huey, HH-60G Pave Hawk and CV-22 Osprey aircraft. [29] | ||
Laughlin Air Force Base | Del Rio, Texas | 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 [30] | ||
Little Rock Air Force Base | Jacksonville, Pulaski County, Arkansas | AMC | 19th Airlift Wing 314th Airlift Wing (AETC) |
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. [31] | ||
Los Angeles Air Force Base | El Segundo, California | AFSC | 61st Air Base Group | Non-flying facility. Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC). The center manages research, development and acquisition of military space systems. [32] | ||
Air Force Entertainment Liaison Office | Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California | 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 | Phoenix, Arizona | AETC | 56th Fighter Wing 944th Fighter Wing |
19th Air Force. F-16 Fighting Falcon training base. [33] | ||
MacDill Air Force Base | Tampa, Florida | AMC | 6th Air Mobility Wing 927th Air Refueling Wing (AFRES) |
HQ United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) and United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). The 6 AMW is a 3,000-person force capable of rapidly projecting air refueling power anywhere in the world. Also operates KC-135 Stratotanker air refueling operations.[34] | ||
Malmstrom Air Force Base | Great Falls, Montana | AFGSC | 341st Missile Wing | LGM-30G Minuteman III ICBM base with launch facilities in central Montana. [35] | ||
Maxwell Air Force Base | Montgomery, Alabama | AETC | 42nd Air Base Wing Air University 908th Airlift Wing (AFRES) |
HQ Air Education and Training Command and Air University. Is the U.S. Air Force's center for Joint Professional Military Education (PME). The 908th Airlift Wing (908 AW) is a tenant C-130 Hercules Air Force Reserve unit and the only operational flying wing at Maxwell.[36] | ||
McConnell Air Force Base | Wichita, Kansas | AMC | 22d Air Refueling Wing 931st Air Refueling Group (AFRES) |
KC-135 Stratotanker. Primary mission is to provide global reach by conducting air refueling and airlift where and when needed. [37] | ||
Minot Air Force Base | Minot, North Dakota | 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 northern South Dakota. [38] | ||
Moody Air Force Base | Valdosta, Georgia | ACC | 23d Wing | 9th Air Force. A-10 Thunderbolt II. Moody 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).[39] | ||
Mountain Home Air Force Base | Mountain Home, Idaho | 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.[40] | ||
Nellis Air Force Base | Las Vegas, Nevada | ACC | 57th Wing 926th Group (AFRES) |
USAF Weapons School. Nellis is home of the largest and most demanding advanced combat air-training mission in the world. The base's all-encompassing mission is accomplished through a wide array of aircraft. Also home base of the USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (Thunderbirds) [41] | ||
Offutt Air Force Base | Omaha, Nebraska | 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). [42] | ||
Patrick Air Force Base | Brevard County, Florida | AFSC | 45th Space Wing 920th Rescue Wing (AFRES) |
Ballistic missile testing; Manage 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.[43] | ||
Peterson Air Force Base | Colorado Springs, Colorado | AFSC | 21st Space Wing 302d Airlift Wing (AFRES) |
HQ Air Force Space Command. 21st 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. [44] | ||
Pope Army Airfield | Fayetteville, North Carolina | AMC | 43d Airlift Group 440th Airlift Wing (AFRES) |
Under United States Army jurisdiction due to BRAC 2005 closure of USAF Pope AFB and transfer to Army control.
USAF now in tenant status at Pope performing C-130 Hercules tactical airlift operations in support of Army airborne units at Fort Bragg in preparation for airborne and aerial resupply missions. [45] |
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Robins Air Force Base | Warner Robins, Georgia | AFMC | 78th Air Base Wing 116th Air Control Wing (GA ANG) |
One of three AFMC logistics centers. Warner Robins Air Logistics Center is primary logistics support depot for AC-130/C-130 (and variants), C-17, E-8, F-15,HH-60, RQ-4 (UAV), US and UH-1 aircraft and helicopters and provides depot-level maintenance on those weapons systems. HQ Air Force Reserve Command. Supports Georgia ANG E-8C Joint STARS reconnaissance aircraft global operations.[46] | ||
Schriever Air Force Base | Colorado Springs, Colorado | AFSC | 50th Space Wing 310th Space Wing (AFRES) |
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.[47] | ||
Scott Air Force Base | Mascoutah, Illinois | AMC | 375th Air Mobility Wing 932d Airlift Wing (AFRES) 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).[48] |
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Seymour Johnson Air Force Base | Goldsboro, North Carolina | ACC | 4th Fighter Wing 916th Air Refueling Wing (AFRES) |
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 KC-135 Stratotanker unit.[49] | ||
Shaw Air Force Base | Sumter, South Carolina | ACC | 20th Fighter Wing | 9th Air Force. Operates F-16 Fighting Falcon combat aircraft to provide, project and sustain combat-ready 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)[50] | ||
Sheppard Air Force Base | Wichita Falls, Texas | 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.[51] | ||
Thule Air Base | Greenland | AFSC | 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. [52] | ||
Tinker Air Force Base | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | AFMC | 72d Air Base Wing 552d Air Control Wing 507th Air Refueling Wing (AFRES) |
One of three AFMC logistics centers. Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center 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. 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. [53] | ||
Travis Air Force Base | Fairfield, California | AMC | 60th Air Mobility Wing 349th Air Mobility Wing (AFRES) |
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 global airlift around the world.[54] | ||
Tyndall Air Force Base | Panama City, Florida | AETC | 325th Fighter Wing 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.[55] | ||
United States Air Force Academy | Colorado Springs, Colorado | 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 acedemy support services; 306th FTG is the AETC airmanship training unit. [56] | |||
Vance Air Force Base | Enid, Oklahoma | 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 [57] | ||
Vandenberg Air Force Base | Lompoc, California | AFSC | 30th Space Wing | 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.[58] | ||
Whiteman Air Force Base | Knob Noster, Missouri | AFGSC | 509th Bomb Wing 131st Bomb Wing (MO ANG) 442d Fighter Wing (AFRES) |
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.[59] | ||
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base | Dayton, Ohio | AFMC | 88th Air Base Wing 445th Airlift Wing(AFRES) |
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-5 Galaxy heavy airlifter. Also home of the National Museum of the United States Air Force. [60] |
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][61]
Name | Location | Coordinates | USAF Unit Emblem | Unit Designation | Notes/Mission |
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Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling | Washington, D.C. | Under United States Navy jurisdiction. Merger of USAF Bolling AFB and USN Naval Support Facility Anacostia.
Non-flying facility. USAF components under Air Force District of Washington,11th Wing. Mission is to support administrative requirements of USAF Pentagon personnel and other Air Force offices in the Department of Defense.[62] [63] |
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Joint Base Andrews | Camp Springs, Maryland | 11th Wing | Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Force District of Washington. Merger of USAF Andrews AFB and USN Naval Air Facility Washington
Primary USAF mission at Andrews is the Air Mobility Command 89th Airlift Wing Special Air Mission, logistics and communications support for the President, Vice President and other U.S. senior leaders. Air Force One is assigned to the 89th AW. 459th AEW (AFRES) KC-135 Stratotanker[63][64] |
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Joint Base Charleston | Charleston, South Carolina | 628th Air Base Wing | Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Mobility Command. Merger of USAF Charleston AFB and USN Naval Support Activity Charleston
USAF components: 437th Airlift Wing operates C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlift aircraft on a worldwide basia. Supports AFRES operations of the integrated 315th Airlift Wing [65] |
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Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | Anchorage, Alaska | 673d Air Base Wing 3d Wing 477th Fighter Group 176th Wing (AK ANG) |
Under USAF jurisdiction; Pacific Air Forces. Merger of USAF Elmendorf AFB and USA Fort Richardson
USAF components: 3d Wing F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter supports and defends U.S. interests in the Asia Pacific region and around the world. AK ANG 176th Wing operates eight C-130H Hercules aircraft. Also HQ of PACAF Eleventh Air Force, DOD Alaskan Command (ALCOM), Alaska NORAD Region [66][67] |
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Joint Base Langley–Eustis | Hampton, Virginia | 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
USAF components: 1st Fighter Wing F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter supports and defends U.S. interests around the world. 480th ISR Wing operates "Sentinel" weapon system, conducting imagery, cryptologic, and measurement and signatures intelligence activities. Also HQ of Air Combat Command (ACC) [68] |
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Joint Base Lewis-McChord | Tacoma, Washington | 627th Air Base Group 62d Airlift Wing 446th Airlift Wing (AFRES) Western Air Defense Sector (WA ANG) |
Under United States Army jurisdiction. Merger of USA Fort Lewis and USAF McChord AFB
USAF components under Air Mobility Command. 62d Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III airlifters fly around the world, conducting airdrop training; it also carries out the Antarctic resupply missions. Washington Air National Guard operates Western Air Defense Sector NORAD CONR-AFNORTH Ground Control Interceptor Base.[69][70] |
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Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst | Trenton, New Jersey | 87th Air Base Wing 305th Air Mobility Wing 514th Air Mobility Wing (AFRES) |
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Mobility Command. Merger of USAF McGuire AFB, USA Fort Dix, and USN Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst
USAF components: 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force 305th Air Mobility Wing 514th Air Mobility Wing C-17 Globemaster III conducts global strategic airlift and air refueling missions. In addition to aircraft and aircrew generation, the 305th Air Mobility Wing controls one of the Air Force's busiest aerial ports, and the air operations at both McGuire and Lakehurst Fields. Also 621st Contingency Response Wing and 108th Air Refueling Wing (NJ ANG) [71] |
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Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam | Honolulu, Hawaii | 15th Wing 154th Wing (HI ANG) |
Under United States Navy jurisdiction. Merger of USAF Hickam AFB, and USN Naval Base Pearl Harbor
USAF components under Pacific Air Forces. 15th Wing F-22 Raptor air superiority fighter projects peace and power in the Pacific and beyond. Also 15th Wing (HI ANG), HQ Pacific Air Forces and Thirteenth Air Force [72][73] |
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Joint Base San Antonio | San Antonio, Texas | 502d Air Base Wing 340th Flying Training Group (AFRES) 433d Airlift Wing (AFRES) 149th Fighter Wing (TX ANG) |
Under USAF jurisdiction; Air Education and Training Command. Merger of USAF Lackland AFB, Randolph AFB and USA Fort Sam Houston
Randolph AFB 12th Flying Training Wing provides specialized undergraduate pilot training (UPT). Aircraft include T-6 Texan II, T-1 Jayhawk, T-38 Talon. Lackland AFB provides USAF Basic Training to new Airmen and supports Texas Air National Guard 149th FW F-16 and Air Force Reserve 433d AW C-5 flight operations at Kelly Field Annex (Formerly Kellly AFB).[74][75][76] |
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Joint Region Marianas | Guam | 36th Wing | Under United States Navy jurisdiction Merger of USN Naval Base Guam and USAF Andersen Air Force Base
USAF Pacific Air Forces 36th Wing at Andersen AFB. Supports transient aircraft using Andersen for training operations. (No permanent aircraft assigned) [77][78] |
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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Aviano Air Base | Italy | 31st Fighter Wing | F-16 Fighting Falcon supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central. [80] | ||
Incirlik Air Base | Turkey | 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.[81] | ||
Izmir Air Station | Turkey | 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 August 11, 2004. [82] | ||
Lajes Field | Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal | 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.[83] | ||
RAF Alconbury | England | 501st Combat Support Wing | Non-flying wing; Provides Geographically Separated Unit (GSU) support to seven minor units in the UK, composed of medical, security, engineering, and base management squadrons. Oldest USAFE (1951) and last major World War II USAAF Eighth Air Force operational base in England still on active status.[84] | ||
RAF Lakenheath | England | 48th Fighter Wing | F-15 Eagle and F-15E Strike Eagle supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central, the only F-15 squadron in Europe. Last remaining active USAFE unit to be stationed in France (1952–1960). Given "Statue of Liberty Wing" official designation on 4 July 1954 while stationed there.[85] | ||
RAF Mildenhall | England | 100th Air Refueling Wing | 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 essentially 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. [86] | ||
Ramstein Air Base | Germany | HQ United States Air Forces in Europe. 86th Airlift Wing 435th Air Ground Operations Wing 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing |
C-130 Hercules USAFE theater transport providing a vital service by relaying equipment to battlefields and war zones, and relaying patients back to the United States or to the nearby Landstuhl Medical Center. HQ Seventeenth Air Force (USAF component of Air Forces Africa. Major Air Mobility Command Aerial Port for USAFE. 86th is longest continuously-serving USAFE unit (20 August 1946–present).[87] | ||
Spangdahlem Air Base | Germany | 52d Fighter Wing | Operate F-16 Fighting Falcon and A-10 Thunderbolt II supporting NATO and deployments to US Air Forces Central.[88] |
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, Aug. 3, 1944, at Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It consisted of three numbered air forces -- 5th, 7th and 13th -- which were supporting operations in the Pacific Theater of World War II. DoD Joint Bases in Alaska, Hawaii and Guam are not listed.[61]
Name | Location | Coordinates | Unit Emblem | Unit Designation | Notes/Mission |
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Eielson Air Force Base | Fairbanks, Alaska | 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. [89][90] | ||
Kadena Air Base | Okinawa, Japan | 18th Wing 353d Special Operations Group (AFSOC) |
F-15 Eagle air defense operations over Japan and East Asia. 353d SOG provides special operations capability to PACAF.[91] | ||
Kunsan Air Base | Republic of Korea | 8th Fighter Wing | F-16 Fighting Falcon defense of South Korea. [92] | ||
Misawa Air Base | Japan | 35th Fighter Wing | F-16 Fighting Falcon air defense operations over Japan. [93] | ||
Osan Air Base | Republic of Korea | 51st Fighter Wing | F-16 Fighting Falcon air defense of South Korea and A-10 Thunderbolt II support of US/ROK ground forces. HQ Seventh Air Force[94] | ||
Yokota Air Base | Japan | 374th Airlift Wing | C-130 Hercules tactical airlift operation in Western Pacific. HQ Fifth Air Force[95] |
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:[96]
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Al Dhafra Air Base | United Arab Emirates | 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. [97][98] | ||
Al Udeid Air Base | Qatar | 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,[99] | ||
Ali Al Salem Air Base | Kuwait | 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.[100] | ||
Bagram Airfield | Afghanistan | 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. [101] | ||
Kabul International Airport | Afghanistan | 438th Air Expeditionary Wing 438th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group |
Provides the International Security Assistance Force with responsive airpower as part of Operation Enduring Freedom.[102] | ||
Kandahar Airfield | Afghanistan | 451st Air Expeditionary Wing 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[103][102] | ||
Sheik Isa Air Base | Bahrain | Detachment of the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing | Logistical hub. | ||
Shindand Air Base | Afghanistan | 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 [102][104] | ||
Thumrait Air Base | Oman | 405th Air Expeditionary Wing | Primary AFCENT Deployment Base. Air Refueling operations | ||
Transit Center at Manas | Kyrgyzstan | 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 well-equipped with many creature comforts, boasting free video games, internet cafes, and wireless internet. [105] |
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,[106]
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. [107]
Does not include United States Army Air Forces facilities closed before September 1947.[197]
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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.
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Includes Occupied Austria (1945-1955), Occupied Germany (1947-1949); West Germany (1949-1990), and Occupied Berlin (West Berlin) (1947-1990)
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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.[197]
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Only bases publicly disclosed by United States Air Forces Central listed. Current status is undetermined unless noted.[198][199][200][201][202][203][204]
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Note: Former Soviet Air Forces bases[205] **
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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.[206][207] [208]
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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
Note: Ching Chuan Kang Air Base, Republic of China (Taiwan), was used by the United States Air Force between 1957-1979, however no units were ever permanently assigned to the base. Deployments ended in 1979 as part of the drawdown of United States military forces in Asia after the end of the Vietnam War and the normalization of diplomatic relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China (1979).
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This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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