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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.
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 ...
Installations of the United States Air Force in South Carolina (8 P) ... Installations of the United States Air Force in Washington (state) (12 P)
This is a list of United States Air Force fighter squadrons. It covers units considered to be part of the Combat Air Force (CAF) such as fighter squadrons and serves as a break out of the comprehensive List of United States Air Force squadrons. Units in this list are assigned to nearly every Major Command in the United States Air Force.
Second Air Force 1949–1975. Eighth Air Force 1975–1992. 4th Air Division 1952–1964. 311th Air Division 1949. 2d Bomb Wing 1963–1991. 2d Wing 1991–1992. 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1949–1951. 301st Bomb Wing 1949–1958. 311th Reconnaissance Group 1948–1949; 376th Bomb Wing 1951–1957. 4220th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing ...
Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma: AMC: KC-135R / Associate squadron to Air Force Reserve Command's 507th Air Refueling Wing. As of 2015, was slated to redesignate as a special operation squadron and return to Will Rogers Air National Guard Base flying the MC-12W aircraft under claimancy of AFSOC; transition in flux as of 2016. [85] [86]
Air Force Wing Date First Activated Base Aircraft Tail Code 64th Aggressor Squadron: Gomers [5] Air Combat Command: United States Air Force Warfare Center: 57 WG: 15 January 1941 Nellis AFB, Nevada: F-16C/D [6] WA: 65th Aggressor Squadron: Air Combat Command: United States Air Force Warfare Center: 57 WG: 15 January 1941 Nellis AFB, Nevada [7 ...
Military facilities on the National Register of Historic Places by state (52 C) Airfields of the United States Army Air Forces in the United States by state (50 C, 48 P) Installations of the United States Air Force by state (42 C)