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Pages in category "Installations of the United States Air Force in Texas" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
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]
Lackland Air Force Base is home to more than 120 Department of Defense and associate organizations, including the 37th Training Wing, the largest training wing in the U.S. Air Force. Lackland is the Air Force's only site for enlisted basic military training, and also offers professional and technical skills, and English language training for ...
Aerospace Defense Command (ADC) Air National Guard bases/units merged into ADTAC on 1 October 1979 not included. Howard AFB Canal Zone/Panama (24th Composite Wing) was assigned to TAC 1 January 1976 – 31 December 1999. Keflavik Airport Iceland (57th Fighter Interceptor Squadron) was transferred to TAC from ADC 1 October 1979.
However, instead of transferring host unit responsibilities from the 446th to the 924th, primary host wing/group responsibilities at Ellington shifted to the then-147th Fighter-Interceptor Group (147 FIG) of the Texas Air National Guard and the installation became known as Ellington Air National Guard Base.
Under the "Total Force" concept, Texas Air National Guard units are considered to be an Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). Texas ANG units are trained and equipped by the Air Force and are operationally gained by a Major Command of the USAF if federalized. In addition, the Texas Air National Guard forces are ...