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The number of active duty Air Force Bases within the United States rose from 115 in 1947 to peak at 162 in 1956 before declining to 69 in 2003 and 59 in 2020. This change reflects a Cold War expansion, retirement of much of the strategic bomber force, and the post–Cold War draw-down.
The U.S. military maintains hundreds of installations, both inside the United States and overseas (with at least 128 military bases located outside of its national territory as of July 2024). [2] According to the U.S. Army, Camp Humphreys in South Korea is the largest overseas base in terms of area. [ 3 ]
Provide global air mobility through airlift and aerial refueling for all of the United States Armed Forces. Air Force component of United States Transportation Command: Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) Hickam AFB, Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, Hawaii, U.S. Gen Kevin B. Schneider: Provide Air Force component units for United States Indo-Pacific ...
The Strategic Air Command of the United States Air Force, and its successor body the Air Force Global Strike Command, ... •7603d Air Base Squadron (9-1-1956 ...
Installations of the United States Air Force in New Mexico (11 P) Installations of the United States Air Force in New York (state) (19 P) Installations of the United States Air Force in North Carolina (7 P)
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. [14] Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps , the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with ...
17th Air Base Group (1955–1958) 4420th Combat Support Group (1962–1972) 1st Air Commando/Special Operations Wing (1962–1966, 1972–1992) Langley AFB, Virginia (1 May 1946 – 1 December 1948, 1 December 1950 – 1 June 1992) 31st Fighter Group (1947) 363d Reconnaissance Group/Wing (1947–1948, 1950–1951) 47th Bombardment Wing (1951 ...
The 88th Air Base Wing headquarters is located in Building 10 on Area A, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on May 17, 2022. (Matthew Clouse/U.S. Air Force)