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Air National Guard units are a reserve military force composed of state Air National Guard members or federally recognized units and report to the governor of their respective state, territory (Puerto Rico, Guam, Virgin Islands) or the commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard.
United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publications. ISBN 1-85780-197-0. "17th may be reactivated for Africa missions". Air Force Times, 19 November 2007; Eduard Mark, The United States Air Force and European Security, Air Force History and Museums Program, 1999
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 ]
North Bay's air force base is the centre for the air defence of the entire Canada, and works in concert with the United States via NORAD for the air defence of Canada-U.S. portion of the North American continent. Cuba: Guantanamo Bay Naval Base: The military facility has over 8,500 U.S. sailors and Marines stationed there. Curaçao (Netherlands)
See Category:Military installations of NATO. Headquarters SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) in Casteau, north of Mons (), since 1966 (before in Paris).SHAPE is since 2003 the headquarters of Allied Command Operations (ACO) controlling all allied operations worldwide.
Souda Bay Air Base: Greece: US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa: January – May 2012 Unknown. 323rd Air Expeditionary Wing: Romanian Air Force 71st Air Base: Romania: US Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa: March – April 2008 Activated for the NATO 2008 Bucharest summit. 332nd Air Expeditionary Air Group [citation needed ...
During the 1961 Berlin Crisis, on 25 August 1961, the Department of Defense announced 148,000 reserve personnel would be called on 1 October for twelve months of active duty service. 27,000 of these would be from Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard flying squadrons and support units to augment the Air Force, and 112,000 were U.S. Army ...
United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa: Third Air Force: 52 FW: 15 July 1942 [580] Spangdahlem AB, Germany: F-16C [581] SP: 492nd Fighter Squadron: Madhatters [582] United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa: Third Air Force: 48 FW: 15 January 1941 RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom: F-15E [583] LN: 493rd Fighter ...