Ninth Air Force (2009–2020)
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The Ninth Air Force (9 AF) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It was headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, from activation on 5 August 2009 until it was replaced by Fifteenth Air Force on 20 August 2020. The prior and current Ninth Air Force is known as United States Air Forces Central (USAFCENT). On 20 August 2020, USAFCENT was again designated Ninth Air Force in addition to United States Air Forces Central.<ref name="inactivation">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Until August 2009, the Ninth Air Force shared its commander with USAFCENT.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}New leaders take command of redesignated AFCENT, 9th Air Force, 6 August 2009, Air Force News Service</ref> 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 totally new Ninth Air Force, was activated on the U.S. East Coast, where it is responsible for a variety of Air Combat Command units.<ref name="globalsecurity" />
All Ninth Air Force units, as well as units of Twelfth Air Force, were consolidated into Fifteenth Air Force on 20 August 2020 and Ninth Air Force was inactivated.<ref name="inactivation"/>
Lineage
- Established as Ninth Air Force on 4 August 2009
- Activated on 5 August 2009<ref name="9AFfacts">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- Inactivated on 20 August 2020<ref name="inactivation" />
- Disbanded on 5 October 2020<ref name=800RHGfacts>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Assignments
- Air Combat Command, 5 August 2009 – 20 August 2020<ref name="9AFfacts"/><ref name="inactivation" />
Major components
The command was responsible for operational readiness for eight active duty wings and two direct reporting units. These eight wings were:
- 1st Fighter Wing, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia<ref name="9AFfacts"/>
- 4th Fighter Wing, Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina<ref name="9AFfacts"/>
- 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina<ref name="9AFfacts"/>
- 23rd Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia<ref name="9AFfacts"/>
- 93rd Air-Ground Operations Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 325th Fighter Wing, Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 461st Air Control Wing, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia<ref name="9AFfacts"/>
- 495th Fighter Group, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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- 633rd Air Base Wing, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation
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Assigned non-flying direct reporting units included:
- 800th RED HORSE Group, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, 1 June 2020 – 20 August 2020<ref name=800RHGfacts/>
- 819th RED HORSE Squadron, Malmstrom Air Force Base, MontanaTemplate:Cn
- 823rd RED HORSE Squadron, Hurlburt Field, FloridaTemplate:Cn
The Ninth Air Force was also responsible for overseeing the operational readiness of 30 designated units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.Template:Cn
List of commanders
Commander, Ninth Air Force
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References
External links
- Template:Official site
- Archives of the Ninth Air Force Association Digital Collection at The University of Akron Archival Services
- Ninth Air Force Association
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