Ninth Air Force




This article is about the currently active air force. For the Ninth Air Force of World War II to 2009, see United States Air Forces Central Command.







































Ninth Air Force

Ninth Air Force - Emblem.png
Shield of the Ninth Air Force

Active 4 August 2009 – present
(9 years, 3 months)[1]
Country
 United States of America
Branch
Flag of the United States Air Force.svg United States Air Force
Type Numbered Air Force
Role Provide combat-ready air forces to Air Combat Command[2]
Part of
ACC Shield.svg Air Combat Command
Headquarters
Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, U.S.
Commanders
Current
commander		 Maj Gen Scott Zobrist[3]

The Ninth Air Force (9 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It has been headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, since activation on 5 August 2009. From 1990, units were deployed to the Middle East against Iraq, and from 2001 against threats emanating from Afghanistan. This prior Ninth Air Force is now known as United States Air Forces Central (USAFCENT).


Until August 2009, the Ninth Air Force shared its commander with USAFCENT.[4] In a complicated transfer of lineage, the Second World War-and-after heritage of the Ninth Air Force was bestowed solely on United States Air Forces Central, and a new Ninth Air Force, was activated on the U.S. East Coast, where it is responsible for a variety of Air Combat Command units.[5]




Contents






  • 1 Lineage


  • 2 Assignments


  • 3 Major components


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Lineage


  • Established as Ninth Air Force on 4 August 2009

Activated on 5 August 2009[6]


Assignments



  • Air Combat Command, 5 August 2009 – present


Major components


The command is responsible for operational readiness for eight active duty wings and two direct reporting units. These eight wings are:




  • 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia


  • 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina


  • 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, South Carolina


  • 23d Wing, Moody AFB, Georgia


  • 93d Air-Ground Operations Wing, Moody AFB, Georgia


  • 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Florida


  • 461st Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, Georgia

  • 495th Fighter Group


  • 633d Air Base Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia


Supervised non-flying direct reporting units include:




  • 819th RED HORSE Squadron, Malmstom AFB, Montana


  • 823d Red Horse Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida


The Ninth Air Force is also responsible for overseeing the operational readiness of 30 designated units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.



See also




References



  •  This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency website http://www.afhra.af.mil/.



  1. ^ http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432148/ninth-air-force-acc/


  2. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/9af.htm


  3. ^ Hinderliter, Capt Tristan (3 August 2015). "9th AF welcomes new commander". 9th Air Force Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 23 November 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2015..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}As of 3 August 2015[update]


  4. ^ New leaders take command of redesignated AFCENT, 9th Air Force, 6 August 2009, Air Force News Service


  5. ^ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/9af.htm


  6. ^ Air Force Historical Research Agency, Ninth Air Force (ACC) Archived 15 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine., accessed August 2011



External links



  • Archives of the Ninth Air Force Association Digital Collection at The University of Akron Archival Services

  • Ninth Air Force Association










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