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A major command (MAJCOM) represents a major Air Force subdivision having a specific portion of the Air Force mission. Each MAJCOM is directly subordinate to Headquarters, Air Force. MAJCOMs are interrelated and complementary, providing offensive, defensive, and support elements. An operational command consists (in whole or in part) of strategic ...
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. [12] Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with ...
557th Weather Wing. The 557th Weather Wing is a United States Air Force formation and its lead military meteorology center. It reports environmental situational awareness worldwide to the Air Force, the United States Army, joint warfighters, Unified Combatant Commands, the national intelligence community, and the Secretary of Defense.
Air Force Knowledge Now (AFKN) is a web-based collaborative environment developed by Triune Group for the U.S. Air Force (USAF). From 1999 to 2012, AFKN grew to more than 19,000 Communities of Practice (CoPs) and 400,000 members. In 2004, Air Force CIO John M. Gilligan designated AFKN the Air Force Center of Excellence for Knowledge Management ...
The Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) is a field operating agency of Headquarters, U.S. Air Force, Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower and Personnel. AFPC operates the Air Force Contact Center, where personnel experts provide customer service. The center enhances personnel services by developing programs that enable individuals to carry out ...
The Air Collaboration Portal creates a collaboration environment to enhance training, education, and research for the United States Air Force. The mission statement is "Establish and maintain one “af.edu” domain, without exposing the af.mil network to security risks." [1] The Air Collaboration Portal benefits Air Force users worldwide.
4037th Air Base Group: Altus AFB, OK: TAC: Base operating group for Altus Air Force Base 15 Oct - 18 Nov. 1953. [15] 4082nd Air Base Group: CFB Goose Bay, Canada: SAC: Redesignated 1960 as 4082nd Combat Support Group and in 1964 as the 4082nd Strategic Wing 4083rd Air Base Group: Thule AB, Greenland: SAC
Activated in 1952 as 1st Aerial Port Operations Squadron. 2nd Aerial Port Squadron. Little Rock AFB. Activated in 1952 as 2d Aerial Port Operations Squadron. 3rd Aerial Port Squadron. Pope AFB. Activated in 1953 as 3d Aerial Port Operations Squadron. 4th Aerial Port Squadron. Langley AFB.