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associated with the Air Force. The dangers of the Air Force's new role were highlighted when the expeditionary wing lost its first female member in the line of duty in Iraq. A1C Elizabeth Jacobson, 21, was killed in a roadside bombing while performing convoy security near the U.S. detention center at Camp Bucca in southern Iraq." "More and more Air Force are doing Army jobs," said Senior Master Sgt. Matt Rossoni, 46, of San Francisco. "It's nothing bad about the Army. They're just tapped out." "
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a strong reserve. Three-quarters of the aircraft were less than one year old on D-Day, and all were in excellent condition. Gliders were incorporated, Over 2,100 CG-4 Waco gliders had been sent to the UK, and after attrition during training operations, 1,118 were available for operations, along with 301 larger
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aircraft armed with Hellfire missiles, military records show. American and allied refueling, transport and surveillance planes also are in the air. Airstrikes have been largely in areas where the insurgency is strongest, like Balad, Ramadi and in the vicinity of Baghdad, according to the U.S. Central Command.
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During the remainder of the 1970s, NATO deployments resumed supporting the COMET, CORONET and CRESTED CAP exercises. These deployments were designed to exercise CONUS based Air Force squadrons long range deployment capabilities and to familiarize the personnel with the European theatre of operations.
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became commanding general of XIX Air Support Command, replacing Major General Elwood R Quesada. The latter assumed dual command of both IX Fighter Command and the IX Air Support Command, which took control of all its fighter and reconnaissance units. HQ IX Air Support Command changed from Aldermaston
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Between 1 May and the invasion on 6 June, the Ninth flew approximately 35,000 sorties, attacking targets such as airfields, railroad yards, and coastal gun positions. By the end of May 1944, the IX TCC had available 1,207 C-47 Skytrain troop carrier airplanes and was one-third overstrength, creating
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on 12 November 1942. The Ninth Air Force mission comprised: (1) Gain air superiority; (2) Deny the enemy the ability to replenish or replace losses, and (3) Offer ground forces close support in North-East Africa. On 12 November 1942, the US Army Middle East Air Force was dissolved and replaced by HQ
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and 57th Fighter Groups, but he could see no reason why operational control of the 1st Provisional and 98th Groups, comprising four-fifths of the heavy bomber force in the Middle East, should not be vested in American hands. Subsequent negotiations carried the point with the British, who even turned
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Co-designated as United States Central Command Air Forces (CENTAF) on 1 January 1983, on 2009 as part of a complicated transfer of lineage, the lineage and history of the Ninth Air Force was bestowed on USAFCENT, and a new Ninth Air Force, which technically had no previous history, was activated. On
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U.S. Airmen are increasingly on the ground in Iraq: "They drive in convoys and even work with detainees. The main aerial hub in Iraq has 1,500 airmen doing convoy operations in and 1,000 working with detainees. The USAF is also involved in training Iraqis and performing other activities not usually
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XXIX TAC supported the Ninth Army in the north; IX TAC supported the First Army in the center; and XIX TAC supported the Third Army in the south. Air cover over Allied-controlled areas on the continent was performed by the IX Air Defense Command. Ninth Air Force groups made numerous moves within
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During the winter of 1943–1944 Ninth Air Force expanded at an extraordinary rate, so that by the end of May, its complement ran to 45 flying groups operating some 5,000 aircraft. With the necessary ground support units, the total number of personnel assigned to Ninth Air Force would be more than
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On 1 March 2008 USCENTAF was redesignated USAFCENT. It shared its commander with Ninth Air Force until August 2009. Ninth Air Force was redesignated USAFCENT on 5 August 2009. A new Ninth Air Force was established that date for command and control of CONUS-based Air Combat Command units formerly
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delivered its one millionth passenger to Iraq since October 2003. USAF missions included transporting troops, casualties and cargo flights. The Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps flew thousands of missions in support of U.S. ground troops in Iraq this fall, including attacks by unmanned Predator
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the Burma Road was cut, so the detachment could not be logistically supported in China. HALPRO was quickly diverted from its original mission to a new one—interdictory raids from airfields in Egypt against shipping and North African ports supporting Axis operations.
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Ninth Air Force groups attacked airfields and rail facilities in Sicily and took part in Operation Husky, carried paratroopers, and flew reinforcements to ground units on the island. The heavy bombardment groups (B-24s) of the Ninth also participated in the
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Ninth Air Force tactical air support operations were flown over western Germany until the end of hostilities on 7 May. However, once the victory had been gained, the United States plunged into demobilization, just as it had done at the end of the
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Unlike Eighth Air Force, whose units stayed in the United Kingdom, Ninth Air Force units were very mobile, first deploying to France on 16 June 1944, ten days after the Normandy invasion by moving P-47 Thunderbolts to a beach-head landing strip.
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to replace units whose aircraft and personnel were deployed to Southeast Asia. With the end of American involvement during the early 1970s, these units were returned in large part to their home Ninth Air Force units in the United States.
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and were moved to captured Luftwaffe airfields to perform occupation duties. Some transport units relocated to France. Finally, with the mission completed, on 2 December 1945 the Ninth Air Force was inactivated at USAFE Headquarters at
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arrived at Cairo to command the U.S. Army Middle East Air Force (USAMEAF), which was activated immediately. USAMEAF comprised the former Halverson Project now the 1st Provisional Bombardment Group, Brereton's detachment
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F-15E Strike Eagle Serial No: 88-1690 of the 4th TFW, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. Developed from the F-15B in the late 1980s, the Strike Eagle gave the F-15 a close air support mission while retaining the air superiority
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on 11 September 1941. Its responsibility was to direct and coordinate the training activities of National Guard observation squadrons inducted into federal service with those of light bomber units training with the
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air bases engaged in combat operations. In addition to these operational deployments, Ninth Air Force units performed a "backfilling" role in Japan and South Korea for PACAF as well as in Italy and Spain for
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During this "phony war," American pilots gained invaluable experience in air-to-ground tactics that could not be duplicated in practice missions back at home. Combat missions briefly resumed in 1998 during
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A-7D Serial No: 71-0338 of the 23d TFW, England AFB, Louisiana. The A-7D provided close air support for Army ground forces from the late 1960s until being replaced by the A-10 in the 1980s in front-line
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United States Air Forces Central is the direct descendant organization of Ninth Air Force, established in 1941. AFCENT was formed as the United States Central Command Air Forces (CENTAF) under
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Because of their short range, operational combat units would have to move to quickly prepared bases close to the front as soon as the Allied ground forces advanced. The bases were called "
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North American F-100F-10-NA Super Sabre serial 56-3869 of the 354th TFW, Myrtle Beach AFB South Carolina. F-100s were a mainstay of USAF tactical air power throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
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transport in Europe, operating with the reliable C-47 Skytrain of previous airborne operations, an experiment which ended with the catastrophic loss of 28% of the C-46s participating.
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at risk. The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) had already planned for a buildup of American air power in the Middle East in January 1942 in response to a request from the British
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to support Patton's Third Army in Europe. In February 1944 the Ninth Air Force underwent a reorganization and several troop carrier groups relocated headquarters. Major General
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During the 1980s, Ninth Air Force wings upgraded from the Vietnam-Era F-4s and A-7s to newer F-15s, F-16 and A-10 aircraft. First-generation F-15A/B models were later sent to
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F-4E Serial No: 68-0326 of the 31st TFW, Homestead AFB, Florida, 1971. F-4 Phantom IIs were the dominant aircraft over the skies of Indochina during the Vietnam War.
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following the arrival of an air refueling unit and redesignation of the host air base wing as an air refueling wing (later redesignated as an air mobility wing).
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With the beaches secure, its tactical air units then provided the air power for the Allied break-out from the Normandy beachhead in the summer of 1944 during the
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This table shows the 1 June 1944 Order of Battle for the Ninth Air Force in the United Kingdom, prior to the deployment of units to the Continent.
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316th Troop Carrier Group at Deversoir, Egypt with C-47s, C-53s and DC3s (36th, 37th, & 44th Squadrons at Deversoir, Egypt; 45th Squadron at
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before being stopped with the help of both Ninth and Twelfth Air Force units in the battle. The Allies drove the enemy back into a pocket around
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F-16A Serial No: 80-537 of the 363d/20th TFW, Shaw AFB, South Carolina. The F-16 is the most-produced tactical jet fighter in Air Force history.
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Concurrently with the reassignment of Ninth Air Force formations in the Mediterranean to Twelfth Air Force, plans were afoot in Britain to move
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During these NATO deployments, exercises with Army infantry and armored units were conducted to enhance the Close Air Support role in Europe.
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fighter units while Regular Air Force units upgraded to the higher-capability F-15C/Ds and the new F-15E replaced the F-4E in the 4th TFW.
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squadrons that had been mobilized in 1940 and 1941. 5th Air Support Command was redesignated as 9th Air Force in April 1942. It moved to
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Secret Document 151, Location of Units in the Royal Air Force, 34th Issue, July 1943, The Royal Air Force Museum, Accession Number PR02859
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324th Fighter Group with P-40F Warhawks (314th Squadron at Hani Main, 315th Squadron at Kabrit, Egypt, & 316th Squadron at Causeway).
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98th Bombardment Group with B-24D Liberators (343rd & 344th Squadrons at Lete, Libya; 345th & 415th Squadrons at Benina, Libya)
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20 August 2020, the 9 AF designation was returned to USAFCENT with the deactivation of the 2009 established 9 AF. It has fought in the
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By early August most Ninth Air Force operational fighter and bomber groups were transferred to bases in France and assigned to the
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River on 24 March 1945. Operation Varsity was the single largest airborne drop in history. The operation saw the first use of the
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On D-Day, IX Troop Carrier Command units flew over 2000 sorties conducting combat parachute jumps and glider landings as part of
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This article is about the currently active numbered air force. For the former active numbered air force from 2009 to 2020, see
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C-47s with Gliders of the 62d Troop Carrier Group preparing for the Airborne drop over the Rhine during "Operation Varsity.
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340th Bombardment Group at Sfax South, Tunisia with B-25 Mitchells (486th, 487th, 488th, & 489th Bombardment Squadrons)
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are traditionally associated with base defense, however, now they provide security for patrols and to deliver supplies."
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By the end of 1942 a total of 370 aircraft had been ferried to the Ninth Air Force. While the great majority were P-40s,
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376th Bombardment Group at Berka, Tunisia with B-24D Liberators (512th, 513th, 514th, & 515th Bombardment Squadrons)
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Most officers and men were sent back to the United States and their units inactivated. Others were assigned to the new
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medium bombers. Air cover during the morning amphibious assault by Allied forces on the beaches of France was flown by
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12th Bombardment Group at Sfax el Mau, Tunisia with B-25 Mitchells (81st, 82d, 83d, & 434th Bombardment Squadrons)
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Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995 and USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995
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79th Fighter Group at Causeway Landing Ground, Tunisia with P-40F Warhawks (85th, 86th, & 87th Fighter Squadrons)
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After an Allied air forces command reorganisation effective 18 February 1943, the Ninth Air Force began to report to
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Ninth Air Force, commanded by Lieutenant General Lewis H. Brereton. At that time, the Ninth Air Force consisted of:
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and western Germany to keep within range of the advancing battle front before the end of hostilities in May 1945.
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In the spring of 1945, Ninth Air Force troop carrier units flew airborne parachute and glider units again during
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24 July 1942 – 20 November 1945; 22 December 1948 – 1 February 1949. 21 Air: 22 December 1948 – 1 February 1949.
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Ninth Air Force Participation in the Western Desert Campaign to January 1943 (USAAF Historical Study, No. 30)
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HQ Ninth Air Force extended IX Bomber Command's choice of targets considerably, although first priority for
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The AAF in the Middle East: A Study of the Origins of the Ninth Air Force (USAAF Historical Study, No. 108)
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Participation of the Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces in the Sicilian Campaign (USAAF Historical Study, No. 37)
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In December 1944 through January 1945, Ninth Air Force fighters and bombers were critical in defeating the
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On 22 August 1943 the following groups were transferred from the Ninth Air Force to the Twelfth Air Force:
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Air Force Bases, Vol. I, Active Air Force Bases Within the United States of America on 17 September 1982
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57th Fighter Group at Hani Main, Tunisia with P-40F Warhawks (64th, 65th, & 66th Fighter Squadrons)
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responsible for U.S. security interests in 27 nations that stretch from the Horn of Africa through the
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During most of 1943, the Ninth Air Force was officially assigned to RAF Middle East Command of the
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aircraft during the postwar years, in the 1950s, Ninth Air Force units received the jet-powered
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en route to China to carry out attacks on Japan from airfields in China, but after the fall of
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Ninth Air Force in the ETO, 16 October 1943 to 16 April 1944 (USAAF Historical Study, No. 32)
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forces finally left North Africa for Europe, the groups of the Ninth Air Force consisted of:
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promised to rebuild Homestead, the BRAC designated the installation for realignment to the
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After the end of hostilities, units from the Ninth flew air missions over Iraq as part of
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On 18 April 1944, the IX and XIX Air Support Commands were redesignated, respectively, as
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realigned Ninth Air Force with new units and new missions. In addition, the effects of
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of Operation Neptune. Other Ninth Air Force units carried out massive air attacks with
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Ninth Air Force units, flying as USCENTAF, flew operational missions during the 2002
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at Homestead AFB on 24 August 1992 essentially destroyed the facility. Although both
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Hell Hawks!: The Untold Story of the American Fliers Who Savaged Hitler's Wehrmacht
4632: 3518: 3285: 3006: 2955: 2842: 2802:, Ninth Air Force units deployed to the Middle East, and flew combat missions over 2731: 2215: 1360: 992: 917: 905: 825: 707: 551: 394: 270: 6887: 265: 9190: 9165: 9155: 9145: 8543: 8483: 8383: 8313: 8253: 8202: 8139: 8050: 7635: 7168: 6940: 6520: 6057: 6037: 6027: 6017: 5707: 5689: 5682: 5636:
The Slybird Group: The 353rd Fighter Group on Escort and Ground Attack Operations
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in the air and on the ground, to bring about complete air supremacy prior to the
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The Air Force also is keeping up with its traditional duties. In November, the
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in September 1944. Those troop carrier groups flew many of the C-47s and towed
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Ground-Air command team in April 1945 with Eisenhower, Spaatz, and Bedell Smith
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Ninth Air Force had been first constituted as V Air Support Command, part of
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Support and Strike!: A Concise History of the U.S. Ninth Air Force in Europe
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5 August 2009 – 20 August 2020 (as United States Air Forces Central Command)
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aircraft. Ninth Air Force squadrons and wings were frequently deployed to
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Bombardment Groups), there were also more than 50 twin-engine transports (
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B-24 Liberator of the 376th Bomb Group taking off from a Libyan base, 1943
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units, and reinforcing NATO forces in West Germany and France during the
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Ninth Air Force, April to November 1944 (USAAF Historical Study, No. 36)
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Air Force Bases, Vol. II, Air Bases Outside the United States of America
5436:. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago University Press, 1948/51 (Reprinted 1983, 168: 8884: 8473: 8463: 8413: 8403: 8308: 8124: 7427: 7244: 7198: 6724: 6719: 5477: 4550:"Fifteenth Air Force activates, consolidates ACC's conventional forces" 4506:"Fifteenth Air Force activates, consolidates ACC's conventional forces" 3081: 2920: 2493: 2469:, and Ninth Air Force became one of the tactical air forces of the new 2338: 1514: 1095: 614: 6919: 5388:. Research Studies Institute, USAF Historical Division, Air University 2707:, but minus tactical aircraft operations with the reassignment of the 8378: 8288: 8045: 7710: 7219: 6714: 6709: 6704: 6699: 4894: 4662: 3795: 3780: 3673: 2963: 2757:
Concurrently, ACC also transferred responsibility for MacDill AFB to
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USAAF Air Forces in the European-African-Middle Eastern Theater, 1942
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Air Power in the Battle of the Bulge: A Theater Campaign Perspective
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P-47D of the 406th Fighter Group on a wartime advanced landing strip
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attacks by British troops depleted the Axis tanks and Field Marshal
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Associated Press, Air Force's Role Changing in Iraq, 3 January 2006
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P-38 of the 370th Fighter Group on a wartime advanced landing strip
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1 March 2008 – 5 August 2009 (Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central))
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F-15E of the 336th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron over Afghanistan
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Activated as 9th Air Force on 8 April 1942, the command fought in
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20 August 2020 – present (as Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central))
8562:(ALGs) in France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany too numerous. 8169: 5697:, World War II Bomb Groups - European Theater of Operations (ETO) 3959: 3906: 3579:: 8 October 1957 – 1 July 1963; 9 November 1964 – 1 December 1974 2834: 2618: 2531: 833: 779: 505:(RDJTF) which was inactivated and reformed as USCENTCOM in 1983. 5653: 5524:
The Ninth Air Force in Colour. UK and the Continent-World War II
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in Egypt and Libya and as the tactical fighter component of the
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USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to present
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CENTAF designation used for Ninth Air Force assets assigned to
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served as a forward force, for most of that period flying from
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New leaders take command of redesignated AFCENT, 9th Air Force
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The restructuring of USAF CONUS forces by the inactivation of
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Initially being equipped with propeller-driven F-51, F-47 and
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Organization of United States Air Force Units in the Gulf War
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Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 20 August 2020 – present
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Organization of United States Air Force Units in the Gulf War
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Two F-22A turn in on final approach to Langley Air Force Base
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340th Bombardment Group (Medium) at Comiso, Sicily with B-25s
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12th Bombardment Group (Medium) at Gerbini, Sicily with B-25s
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Time Over Targets: The Story of the 9th Bombardment Division
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was one noteworthy mission by the P-40 and Spitfire groups.
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1 August 1950 – 26 June 1951 (as Ninth Air Force (Tactical))
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On 4 January 1944 XIX Air Support Command was activated at
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324th Fighter Group at El Haouaria, Tunisia with P-40s and
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In 1980, Ninth Air Force units were allocated to the new
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was the highlight of the existence of the 9th Air Force.
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200,000, a total greater than that of Eighth Air Force.
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21 August 1941 – 8 April 1942 (as 5 Air Support Command)
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Bolling Field, Washington, D.C., 22 July – October 1942
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18 September 1942 - 2 December 1945 as Ninth Air Force)
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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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World War II - European-African-Middle Eastern Theater
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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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was the method used for long-term deployments to the
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XXIX Air Support (later, XXIX Tactical Air) Command
143:Provides combat-ready air forces and serves as the 5843:House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces 5243:"Factsheet 67 Cyberspace Operations Group (AFSPC)" 3482:: 23 May – 10 June 1944; 7 July – 9 September 1945 3207:European Theater of Operations, United States Army 2473:. Ninth Air Force commanded TAC Wings east of the 979:The 316th Troop Carrier Group was operating under 954:low-level assault of the oil refineries at Ploesti 920:, and XII Air Support Command under Major General 809:(NATAF) under the command of Air Vice-Marshal Sir 42:Shield of the Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) 9258:Military units and formations established in 1941 3838: 3621:for units and deployment of CENTAF forces during 3412:XIX Air Support (later, XIX Tactical Air Command) 2997:, United Arab Emirates, 25 January 2002 – present 2166: 65:8 April 1942 – 18 September 1942 (as 9 Air Force) 9239: 5501:. Washington, DC: Center for Air Force History. 4564:"USCENTAF to become USAFCENT with redesignation" 3652:368th Expeditionary Air Support Operations Group 2754:, effectively ending ACC ownership of the base. 2241:, and the ultimate breakout from the beachhead, 912:. The Tactical Bomber Force under Air Commodore 570:Operations in Western Desert Campaign, 1942–1943 57:26 June 1951 – 1 March 2008 (as Ninth Air Force) 9263:Military units and formations in South Carolina 9248:Air Forces of the United States Army Air Forces 5583:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. 5533:. London: Battle of Britain Publications, 1994. 3406:IX Air Support (later, IX Tactical Air) Command 2764: 1067: 406:United States Air Forces Central Command emblem 9253:Cold War military history of the United States 5434:The Army Air Forces in World war II, Vols. 1–7 5344:Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L, eds. (1949). 4676:Craven, Wesley F; Cate, James L, eds. (1949). 916:, the Desert Air Force under Air Vice Marshal 646:to select targets for all U.S. heavy bombers. 7937: 6903: 6879: 6484: 5734: 5615:. Air Force Historical Research Agency, 1945. 5608:. Air Force Historical Research Agency, 1945. 5562:. Paris, France: Desfosses-Neogravure, 1945. 5540:. Air Force Historical Research Agency, 1945. 5429:. Air Force Historical Research Agency, 1945. 4424:Temporary Air Vice Marshal from December 1942 3334:, South Carolina, 20 August 1954 – 5 Aug 2009 3213:United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe 3201:United States Army Forces in the Middle East 463:United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe 6498: 5748: 4919: 4605: 4603: 4601: 2504:during the 1950s and 1960s as "Dual-Based" 2302:gliders for the Allied airborne unit drops— 736:(Colonel John C Kilborn) en route to Egypt, 638:'s Senior Air Staff Officer, Air Commodore 469:, it was one of two Numbered Air Forces of 442:(USCENTCOM), a joint Department of Defense 7944: 7930: 6910: 6896: 6491: 6477: 5741: 5727: 5025: 3197:(later, Army Air Forces), 1 September 1941 3095: 3035:Tenant Units assigned to the command are: 1740:155th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 509:assigned to the previous Ninth Air Force. 36: 9040:IX Troop Carrier Pathfinder (Provisional) 5302: 5217: 5053:"379th Air Expeditionary Wing Fact Sheet" 4999:"378th Air Expeditionary Wing Fact Sheet" 4972:"332nd Air Expeditionary Wing Fact Sheet" 4258: 3965:Air Force Organizational Excellence Award 3913:Air Force Organizational Excellence Award 2915:, Saudi Arabia, 24 October 2005 – present 2359: 1735:34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 1725:31st Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 1720:30th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 983:with C-47 Dakotas and CG4A Waco Gliders. 590:to retreat towards Egypt putting British 311:Air Force Organizational Excellence Award 8597:9th Air Division (was IX Bomber Command) 5634:Rust, Kenn C.; Hess, William N. (1960). 5633: 5491: 5462: 5191:"1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group" 4612: 4598: 4444: 4442: 4440: 3282:, Egypt, 12 November 1942 – October 1943 3175:United States Air Forces Central Command 3153:United States Central Command Air Forces 2972: 2855: 2785:United States Central Command Air Forces 2705:United States Special Operations Command 2440: 2432: 2423: 2415: 2406: 2398: 2197: 2186: 2178: 2170: 1730:33d Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 613: 573: 5620:Ninth Air Force Story...in World War II 5573: 5531:UK Airfields of the Ninth, Then and Now 5380: 5161: 4902:"1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional)" 2864: 2693:Base Realignment and Closure Commission 981:Northwest African Troop Carrier Command 969:79th Fighter Group on Sicily with P-40s 966:57th Fighter Group on Sicily with P-40s 815:Northwest African Troop Carrier Command 9240: 5937:Operational Test and Evaluation Center 5801:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force 5307:. Air Force Historical Research Agency 5245:. Air Force Historical Research Agency 5222:. Air Force Historical Research Agency 5220:"Factsheet 12 Operations Group (AETC)" 5081:"380th Air Expeditionary Wing History" 4889:Life's Picture History of World War II 3703:Flights at several bases in AFCENT AOR 3667:370th Air Expeditionary Advisory Group 3646:Flights at several bases in AFCENT AOR 3611:Known Inactive Air Expeditionary units 3050:1st Expeditionary Civil Engineer Group 2208:American airborne landings in Normandy 7925: 6891: 6878: 6472: 5722: 5526:. London: Arms and Armor Press, 1995. 5447:Dorr, Robert F. and Thomas D. Jones. 5432:Craven, Wesley F. and James L. Cate. 5381:Futrell, Robert F. (September 1956). 5303:Robertson, Patsy (4 September 2008). 5028:"New aircraft, Airmen arrive at PSAB" 4891:, p. 234. Time, Inc., New York, 1950. 4512: 4437: 3976: 3486: 3402:: 23 December 1942 – 16 November 1945 3364: 3223:), 22 February 1944 – 2 December 1945 3066:577 Expeditionary PRIME BEEF Squadron 3040:609th Air and Space Operations Center 1290:1st Pathfinder Squadron (Provisional) 938:Northwest African Strategic Air Force 828:, the Germans took the offensive and 5420:Air Force Historical Research Agency 5338:Air Force Historical Research Agency 5240: 5169:Air Force Historical Research Agency 4643:from the original on 2 February 2016 4486:from the original on 19 October 2017 3981: 3633: 3543:: 22 December 1948 – 1 February 1949 3527:: 22 December 1948 – 1 February 1949 3491: 3258: 3182:Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) 3168:Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) 2567:Ninth Air Force Wings in 1979 were: 1072: 926:Northwest African Tactical Air Force 807:Northwest African Tactical Air Force 642:was authorized by Air Chief Marshal 424:Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) 31:Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central) 5451:. St Paul, MN: Zenith Press, 2008. 5347:The Army Air Forces in World War II 4679:The Army Air Forces in World War II 4456:from the original on 5 January 2018 3585:: 1 October 1964 – 24 December 1969 3567:: 8 February 1958 – 1 February 1963 3549:: 1 October 1964 – 24 December 1969 3420:: 30 November 1943 – 3 October 1945 3414:: 4 January 1944 – 20 November 1945 3408:): 4 December 1943 – 17 August 1945 3396:: 16 October 1943 – 1 November 1944 3359: 3300:, Germany, 6 June – 2 December 1945 2827:4404th Composite Wing (Provisional) 2149:51st Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade 2102:1585th Quartermaster Truck Regiment 1064:gliders received from the British. 942:Northwest African Coastal Air Force 586:advance in North Africa forced the 125:; 8 April 1942 – 26 September 1947) 13: 6438:Air & Space Forces Association 5855:Senate Committee on Armed Services 5026:Wrightsman, Jacob (6 March 2022). 4595:, 8/6/2009, Air Force News Service 3606:: 1 September 1941 – 18 April 1942 3455:363d Tactical Reconnaissance Group 3221:United States Air Forces in Europe 2713:Air Education and Training Command 2374:United States Air Forces in Europe 2306:—to take the bridges northwest of 2152:52d Antiaircraft Artillery Brigade 2108:IX Air Force Intransit Depot Group 1759:1st Pathfinder Group (Provisional) 742:(Brigadier General Elmer E Adler). 679:began the withdrawal from Egypti. 14: 9279: 7094:Air Defense, Tactical Air Command 5678:Most current Factsheet (Apr 2013) 5661: 5218:Robertson, Patsy (26 June 2017). 5164:"609 Air Operations Center (ACC)" 5162:Dollman, David (19 August 2016). 4789:"Army Air Forces in World War II" 4760:from the original on 30 June 2017 4530:from the original on 4 March 2016 3573:: 25 September – 11 December 1957 3384:: 24 July 1942 – 20 November 1943 3046:, Qatar, 1 January 1994 – present 2777:Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force 2670:363d Tactical Reconnaissance Wing 1933:310th Troop Carrier Squadron (4A) 1930:309th Troop Carrier Squadron (M6) 1846:306th Troop Carrier Squadron (7H) 1843:305th Troop Carrier Squadron (4J) 1840:304th Troop Carrier Squadron (V4) 1823:301st Troop Carrier Squadron (Z4) 1820:100th Troop Carrier Squadron (8C) 987:Ninth Air Force 1943 to June 1944 830:pushed through the Kasserine Pass 503:Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force 9268:European theatre of World War II 8573: 7952: 6969: 6918: 6586:Air Force Technical Applications 6549: 6499: 6452: 6451: 6350:Division of Military Aeronautics 5875: 5774:Under Secretary of the Air Force 5332: This article incorporates 5327: 5241:Ream, Margaret (21 March 2021). 4369: 4335: 4301: 4228: 4194: 4160: 4126: 4092: 4058: 4024: 3958: 3948:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 3941: 3931:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 3924: 3905: 3894:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 3886: 3457:: 20 November – 11 December 1945 3378:: 1 July 1944 – 28 November 1945 3344:, 5 August 2009 – 20 August 2020 3092:UAV aircraft in the AFCENT AOR. 3056:, Qatar, October 2001 – present 2136:926th Engineer Aviation Regiment 2133:925th Engineer Aviation Regiment 2130:924th Engineer Aviation Regiment 2060:90th Troop Carrier Squadron (Q7) 2057:89th Troop Carrier Squadron (4U) 2054:88th Troop Carrier Squadron (M2) 2051:87th Troop Carrier Squadron (3X) 2040:86th Troop Carrier Squadron (5K) 2037:85th Troop Carrier Squadron (9O) 2034:84th Troop Carrier Squadron (Z8) 2017:81st Troop Carrier Squadron (U5) 2014:80th Troop Carrier Squadron (7D) 2011:79th Troop Carrier Squadron (S6) 2000:78th Troop Carrier Squadron (CM) 1997:77th Troop Carrier Squadron (IB) 1994:76th Troop Carrier Squadron (CW) 1991:75th Troop Carrier Squadron (SH) 1980:74th Troop Carrier Squadron (ID) 1971:71st Troop Carrier Squadron (CJ) 1953:45th Troop Carrier Squadron (T3) 1950:44th Troop Carrier Squadron (4C) 1947:37th Troop Carrier Squadron (W7) 1944:36th Troop Carrier Squadron (6E) 1924:34th Troop Carrier Squadron (NM) 1910:61st Troop Carrier Squadron (Q9) 1907:50th Troop Carrier Squadron (2R) 1904:32nd Troop Carrier Squadron (S2) 1893:49th Troop Carrier Squadron (H2) 1890:48th Troop Carrier Squadron (Z7) 1887:47th Troop Carrier Squadron (N3) 1884:29th Troop Carrier Squadron (5X) 1873:59th Troop Carrier Squadron (X5) 1867:15th Troop Carrier Squadron (Y9) 1864:14th Troop Carrier Squadron (3I) 1837:303d Troop Carrier Squadron (J7) 1826:302d Troop Carrier Squadron (2L) 1817:99th Troop Carrier Squadron (3J) 1806:98th Troop Carrier Squadron (8Y) 1803:97th Troop Carrier Squadron (W6) 1800:96th Troop Carrier Squadron (6Z) 1797:95th Troop Carrier Squadron (9X) 1786:94th Troop Carrier Squadron (D8) 1777:91st Troop Carrier Squadron (L4) 932:(NAAF) under Lieutenant General 801:(RAFME) under Air Chief Marshal 517: 409: 304: 301:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 294: 278:Liberation and Defense of Kuwait 264: 213: 203: 167: 158: 117: 108: 96: 78: 6596:United States Air Force Warfare 5673:Claimed current order of battle 5409:The 9th Sees France and England 5322: 5305:"Factsheet 46 Test Wing (AFMC)" 5296: 5283: 5270: 5257: 5234: 5211: 5183: 5155: 5129: 5101: 5073: 5045: 5019: 4991: 4964: 4955: 4881: 4862: 4832: 4807: 4781: 4772: 4742: 4712: 4669: 4655: 4625: 4418: 3390:: 1 July 1944 – 2 December 1945 3328:, North Carolina, 1 August 1950 2979:Air and Space Operations Center 2267:, to support operations of the 2127:922d Engineer Aviation Regiment 2031:83d Troop Carrier Squadron (T2) 2020:82d Troop Carrier Squadron (3D) 1977:73d Troop Carrier Squadron (CN) 1974:72d Troop Carrier Squadron (CU) 1927:43d Troop Carrier Squadron (UA) 1913:62d Troop Carrier Squadron (E5) 1870:53d Troop Carrier Squadron (3A) 1783:93d Troop Carrier Squadron (3B) 1780:92d Troop Carrier Squadron (J8) 1714:10th Photo Reconnaissance Group 1330:575th Bombardment Squadron (O8) 1327:574th Bombardment Squadron (4L) 1310:555th Bombardment Squadron (YA) 1307:554th Bombardment Squadron (RU) 1287:497th Bombardment Squadron (7L) 1284:496th Bombardment Squadron (N3) 1281:495th Bombardment Squadron (Y5) 1278:494th Bombardment Squadron (K9) 1267:452nd Bombardment Squadron (DR) 1264:451st Bombardment Squadron (SS) 1261:450th Bombardment Squadron (ER) 1258:449th Bombardment Squadron (PN) 1249:99th Bombardment Wing (Medium) 1242:599th Bombardment Squadron (6B) 1236:597th Bombardment Squadron (9F) 1233:596th Bombardment Squadron (X2) 1222:587th Bombardment Squadron (5W) 1219:586th Bombardment Squadron (H9) 1216:585th Bombardment Squadron (4T) 1213:584th Bombardment Squadron (K5) 1202:559th Bombardment Squadron (TQ) 1199:558th Bombardment Squadron (KX) 1196:557th Bombardment Squadron (KS) 1193:556th Bombardment Squadron (FW) 1182:456th Bombardment Squadron (WT) 1179:455th Bombardment Squadron (YU) 1176:454th Bombardment Squadron (RJ) 1150:671st Bombardment Squadron (5C) 1147:670th Bombardment Squadron (F6) 1144:669th Bombardment Squadron (2A) 1141:668th Bombardment Squadron (5H) 1130:647th Bombardment Squadron (6Q) 1127:646th Bombardment Squadron (8U) 1124:645th Bombardment Squadron (7X) 1121:644th Bombardment Squadron (5Q) 1104:641st Bombardment Squadron (7G) 1101:640th Bombardment Squadron (W5) 622:On 28 June 1942, Major General 512: 210:World War II - American Theater 16:US Air Force numbered air force 6261:Reserve Officer Training Corps 6218:Judge Advocate General's Corps 5860:Senate Subcommittee on Airland 5838:House Armed Services Committee 5137:"386th Air Expeditionary Wing" 5109:"380th Air Expeditionary Wing" 4586: 4570:. 17 July 2012. 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Son en Breugel), 2167:Operations in Europe 1944–1945 2114:20th Replacement Control Depot 2111:13th Replacement Control Depot 1324:573d Bombardment Squadron (T6) 1321:572d Bombardment Squadron (P2) 1304:553d Bombardment Squadron (AN) 1301:552d Bombardment Squadron (RG) 1239:598th Bombardment Squadron (U2 1173:453d Bombardment Squadron (VT) 1110:643d Bombardment Squadron (5I) 1107:642d Bombardment Squadron (D6) 774:Fighter Groups) supported the 524:General Headquarters Air Force 1: 9139:United States Army Air Forces 6409:Women Airforce Service Pilots 4887:Tourtellot, Arthur B. et al. 4401: 3917:4 August 1990 – 11 April 1991 3789:506th Air Expeditionary Group 3774:447th Air Expeditionary Group 3759:416th Air Expeditionary Group 3697:398th Air Expeditionary Group 3640:128th Air Expeditionary Group 3451:, 29 March 1942 – 15 May 1942 3160:United States Central Command 3110:Activated on 1 September 1941 2896: 2781:United States Central Command 2701:United States Central Command 2691:in the early 1990s, the 1991 752:Halverson Detachment (HALPRO) 566:, Egypt on 12 November 1942. 440:United States Central Command 362:Command Chief Master Sergeant 173:United States Central Command 106:(26 September 1947 – present) 69:(83 years, 1 month) 61:28 March 1946 - 1 August 1950 7544:but with a military presence 5566:49028944. 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Weyland 1024:English Channel 989: 857:Operation Husky 855:At the time of 846:Operation Husky 572: 520: 515: 495: 420: 393: 389: 385: 383:Hoyt Vandenberg 381: 374: 320: 309: 303: 299: 286: 269: 255:Ardennes-Alsace 245:Northern France 218: 212: 208: 200: 199: 166: 134:Named Air Force 123:Army Air Forces 107: 97: 95: 79: 77: 68: 66: 64: 62: 60: 58: 56: 54: 52: 43: 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 9281: 9271: 9270: 9265: 9260: 9255: 9250: 9233: 9232: 9227: 9226: 9224: 9223: 9218: 9213: 9208: 9203: 9198: 9193: 9188: 9183: 9178: 9173: 9168: 9163: 9158: 9153: 9148: 9142: 9141: 9135: 9132: 9131: 9128: 9127: 9124: 9123: 9121: 9120: 9115: 9109: 9107: 9103: 9102: 9100: 9099: 9094: 9088: 9086: 9079: 9075: 9074: 9071: 9070: 9068: 9067: 9062: 9057: 9051: 9049: 9048:Reconnaissance 9045: 9044: 9042: 9041: 9038: 9033: 9028: 9023: 9018: 9013: 9008: 9003: 8998: 8993: 8988: 8983: 8978: 8973: 8968: 8963: 8957: 8955: 8951: 8950: 8948: 8947: 8942: 8937: 8932: 8927: 8922: 8917: 8912: 8907: 8902: 8897: 8892: 8887: 8882: 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Ninth Air Force (2009–2020)

United States
United States Air Force

United States Army

Army Air Forces
Named Air Force
air component
U.S. Central Command

Air Combat Command

United States Central Command
Shaw Air Force Base

World War II - American Theater

World War II - European-African-Middle Eastern Theater
Egypt-Libya
Tunisia
Sicily
Normandy
Northern France
Rhineland
Ardennes-Alsace
Central Europe

Southwest Asia

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