Air Combat Command

Air Combat Command
Descrizione generale
Attiva	1 giugno 1992 -
Nazione	Stati Uniti
Servizio	United States Air Force
Tipo	Major Command
Dimensione	76.304 militari e 10.748 personale civile
Quartier generale	Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
Comandanti
Generale	Mike Holmes
	Fonti citate nel testo principale
	Voci su forze aeree presenti su Wikipedia

L'Air Combat Command o ACC (Comando Combattimento Aereo) è uno dei Major Command della United States Air Force (USAF), responsabile di tutti gli aerei ed RPA da caccia, attacco, AWACS e ricognizione della forza attiva basati sul territorio continentale contiguo americano (CONUS). Il quartier generale è situato presso la Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.

Equipaggiamento

Il comando dispone, al 2022, dei seguenti velivoli^[1]:

691 Aerei da caccia ed attacco:
- 115 A-10C Thunderbolt II
- 18 F-15C Eagle
- 3 F-15D Eagle
- 158 F-15E Strike Eagle
- 149 F-16C Viper
- 19 F-16D Viper
- 107 F-22A Raptor
- 122 F-35A Lightning II
27 Elicotteri HH-60G
9 Elicotteri HH-60W
339+ Velivoli da informazione, sorveglianza, ricognizione, comando, controllo e comunicazione:
- 30 RQ-4B
- 27 U-2S
- 4 TU-2S
- 2 MQ-1
- 209 MQ-9
- ? RQ-170
- 6 E-3B
- 21 E-3G
- 3 E-9A
- 3 E-11
- 9 EC-130H
- 3 RC-135S
- 2 RC-135U
- 8 RC-135V
- 9 RC-135W
- 3 TC-135W
- 2 OC-135B
- 2 WC-135R
- 1 WC-135W
16 Aerei da rifornimento in volo HC-130J
39 Addestratori T-38A
6 Addestratori AT-38
1 Addestratore AT-6

Organizzazione

Attualmente, al settembre 2023, il comando controlla^[2]:

Air Forces Northern (AFNORTH)/First Air Force, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida

Western Air Defense Sector
Eastern Air Defense Sector
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center
Coordina le attività di ricerca e soccorso sul territorio continentale americano.
Air Force Northern National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency
Gestisce e coordina le attività dell'aviazione americana in supporto alle autorità civili durante i disastri naturali o causati dall'uomo.
601st Air Operations Center
Pianifica, dirige e valuta le operazioni aeree per il NORAD e il USNORTHCOM.
Detachment 1, Winnipeg, Canada
Detachment 2, North Bay, Canada
601st Air Operations Center, Tyndall AFB, Florida
616th Operations Center, JBSA-Lackland, Texas

Fiftheenth Air Force, Shaw Air Force Base, Carolina del Sud

1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia- F-22, T-38A
4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina - F-15E
20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, South Carolina - F-16CM
23rd Wing, Moody AFB, Georgia - A-10C, HC-130J e HH-60G
93d Air Ground Operations Wing, Moody AFB, Georgia
325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall AFB, Florida - F-22A
355th Fighter Wing, Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona - A-10, EC-130H, F-16CG, HC-130J e HH-60G
366th Fighter Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho - F-15E
388th Fighter Wing, Hill AFB, Utah - F-16C/D e F-35A
432nd Wing, Creech AFB, Nevada - MQ-1, MQ-9 e RQ-170
461st Air Control Wing, Robins AFB, Georgia - E-8C
495th Fighter Group (Attivo Associato)
552nd Air Control Wing, Tinker AFB, Oklahoma - E-3B/C/G
633rd Air Base Wing - Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
819th RED HORSE Squadron, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana
820th RED HORSE Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
823d RED HORSE Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida

Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber), Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas

616th Operations Center, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
9th Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, California - RQ-4, T-38A e U-2
55th Wing, Offutt AFB, Nebraska - EC-130H, OC-135B, RC-135S/U/V/W e TC-135S/W
67th Cyberspace Wing, JBSA-Lackland, Texas
70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, Fort Meade, Maryland
319th Reconnaissance Wing, Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota
363rd Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
557th Weather Wing, Offutt AFB, Nebraska
688th Cyberspace Wing, 688th Cyberspace Wing
Air Force Technical Application Center, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida

Sorveglianza dei trattati nucleari e rilevamento di eventi nucleari.

U.S.A.F. Warfare Center

53rd Wing, Eglin AFB, Florida - A-10C, BQM-167A, E-9A, F-15C/E, F-16C/D, F-22A, F-35A, HC-130J, HH-60G, MQ-9, QF-4, QF-16, RQ-4 e U-2
57th Wing, Nellis AFB, Nevada - A-10C, EC-130, F-15, F-15E, F-16, F-22A, F-35A, HH-60G e MQ-9
99th Air Base Wing - Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
505th Command and Control Wing, Hurlburt Field, Florida
Nevada Test and Training Range

U.S. Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT)/Ninth Air Force

Air Forces Southern (AFSOUTH)/Twelfth Air Force, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona

System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces
Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas

Direct Reporting Units

612th Air Operations Center
612th Theater Operations Group
- 612th Air Communications Squadron
- 612th Air Base Squadron - Joint Task Force Bravo, Soto Cano Air Base, Honduras