| Ninth Air Force (ACC) | |
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Ninth Air Force emblem |
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| Active | 1942 |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Air Force (1947–present) United States Army Air Forces (1942–1945, 1946–1947) |
| Part of | Air Combat Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Shaw Air Force Base |
The Ninth Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina.
Ninth Air Force shared its commander with United States Air Forces Central (USAFCENT) until August 2009.[1] It is planned that they will return to a shared commander after the United States completes its current wars. This article deals with the current organization, as the lineage of the previous organization currently belongs to USAFCENT.
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The command is responsible for six active duty flying wings and one active associate National Guard wing. These seven wings are
Supervised non-flying units include:
Ninth Air Force is also responsible for overseeing the operational readiness of 30 designated units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.