The combat aircraft of the USAF, thus bombers, hunters and fighter-bombers are subordinate to the air Combat Command. It places the permanently available Einsatzkraeft of the air Force and is responsible for organization, formation and equipment of these units. Beyond that the ACC maintains the Air Force components of the strategic nuclear forces of the USAF, which are to the United States Strategic Command at the disposal. Additionally the ACC is inserted with the monitoring and prevention of illegal drug smuggling into the USA; it tests and evaluates new combat equipment; it makes different regional air commands available of airplanes; it untehaelt air control units for NORAD, the common amerkikanisch Canadian supreme command for the air defense of the n of ordamerkikanischen calf continent; and it places eineige of the air transport units to the support of the United States Transportation Command, the gemeinnnnsamen feed command of all armed services. The ACC uses airplanes these

• Types
• B-1
• B-2
• B-52
• F-15
• F-16
• A/OA-10
• F-117
• EF-111
• SR-71
• U-2

AMC - Air Mobility Command

The air Mobility Command provides world-wide for rapid air transport and quick air refueling of all US armed forces. It places the flier component of the USAF with the United States Transportation Command and brings in the case of defense air transport units to the individual war scenes. The AMC maintains numerous airplanes for support functions, for the patient feed within the boundaries of the USA as well as for the air photography and cartography. The types of aircraft used by the AMC cover those

• Modells
• C-5
• C-9
• C-12
• C-17
• C-20
• C-21
• C-130
• C-141
• KC-10
• KC-135
• VC-25
• VC-137

PACAF - Pacific Air Forces

The function of PACAF is the planning, execution and coordination of all offensive and defensive air operations in the Pacific and East Asian space. Formation, equipment and supply of the forces stationed here are large solely responsible organized. PACAF are subordinate to nine

• Types
• F-15
• F-16
• A/OA-10A
• E-3
• KC-135
• C-9
• C-12
• C-21
• C-130
• UH-1
• HH-60

USAFE - United States Air Forces in Europe

USAFE is responsible for planning execution, checking, coordination and support of amerkikanischer air and space travel operations sowwie such NATO in accordance with dden statements of the commander in chief of US armed forces in Europe. The processing section extends over completely Europe, the Mediterranean, Nordafrika udn the Near East. In times of war the USAFE is integrated into NATO and is subordinate to the common allied supreme command Europe (ACE). Flugzeug-und helicopter models, which are used by USAFE are:

• Types
• F-16
• A/OA-10A
• C-9
• C-20
• C-21
• C-130
• KC-135
• T-43
• MC-130
• HC-130
• MH-53

AETC - Air Education and Training Commandes in Europe

The AETC is entrusted with recruiting, formation and the judging of officers udn crews of the USAF. The command executes training courses of most diverse type and cares for auc hSoldaten, which to the alarm reserve Force are to belong to the air and be integrated in active units. The AETC maintains the following

• Aircrafts and Helicopters
• F-15
• F-16
• C-5
• C-141
• KC-135
• AT-T-38
• T-1
• T-3
• T-37
• T-43
• C-21
• C-130
• MH-53
• TH-53
• UH-1

AFMC - Air Force Material Command

Function of the AFMC is the research, development, examination, procurement and introduction of weapon systems for the USAF. The command produces and procures modern device of all kinds and maintains for this purpose own centers and laboratories with the main points of work production, logistics, material and system check. Additionally the AFMC operates the USAF test-pilot school and the school for air and space travel medicine of the air Force. Demm AFMC are subordinate to 20 different units.

AFSPC

The space command of the USAF maintains the land-based, with Atomspringkoefpen equipped intercontinental of the USA in the context US of the Strategic Command. To the instruction area of the AFSPC belong also global optical and elektonische luftraumueberwachungssysteme, radar stations, satellites and other types of sensors. The space travel command operates also Stuetzpunte for the rocket launching and sit additionally for rocket early warning systems of the USA. It monitors and steers all military satellites and ale military operations in the near earth Weltrau. The commander of the AFSPC is at the same time commander in chief of NORAD (that American-Canadian air-defense system for North America) as well as US the space Command (in also space travel systems of the other armed services are entered). There AFSC uses intercontinental missiles of the types Minuteman II and Peacekeeper as well as some satellites. To the AFSPC seven squadrons and four groups belong.