The Alaskan Air Command (AAC) is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command originally established in 1942 under the United States Army Air Forces...
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for operations in and around the State of Alaska. Alaskan Command is charged with maintaining air sovereignty, deploying forces for worldwide contingencies...
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coordinates air operations in accordance with the tasks assigned by the commander, Pacific Air Forces, and is the force provider for Alaskan Command, the Alaska...
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Elmendorf Air Force Base after World War II. It is the home of the Headquarters, Alaskan Air Command (ALCOM), Alaskan NORAD Region (ANR), Eleventh Air Force...
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Lockheed F-94 Starfire (section Alaskan Air Command)
East Air Force, which used the type against various Soviet-supplied aircraft during the Korean War of the early 1950s. The Alaskan Air Command (AAC)...
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449th in Alaska. In February 1951, the Air Force ordered Alaskan Air Command that all the remaining F-82s in the Air Force inventory would all be transferred...
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Fifteenth Air Force, Strategic Air Command (SAC), although the Yukon Sector of the Alaskan Air Command controlled its operations. At the end of the Alaskan deployment...
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Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Force, responsible for air defense of the continental United States. It was activated...
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NORAD (redirect from North American Air Defense Command)
North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD /ˈnɔːræd/), known until March 1981 as the North American Air Defense Command, is a combined organization of...
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airport located on the island of Shemya, in the Alaskan Aleutian Islands. The airport was closed as an active Air Force Station on 1 July 1994. However, it...
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major commands (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. A major command is a significant Air Force organization subordinate to Headquarters, US Air Force...
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1959 5070th Air Defense Wing, 1 August 1960 – 1 October 1969 Alaskan Air Command This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical...
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Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a Major Command of the United States Air Force, established on 21...
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43rd Fighter Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
later became part of the Alaskan Air Command (AAC) during the Cold War. The 43d Fighter Squadron is responsible for providing air dominance training for...
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refer to: Advanced Aircraft, a company from Carlsbad, California Alaskan Air Command, a radar network American Aeronautical Corporation, a company from...
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Brigadier General Simon Bolivar Buckner, Jr. The Air Force, Alaska Defense Command, was replaced by the Alaskan Air Force which was activated on 15 January 1942...
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attended radar under Alaskan Air Command's SEEK IGLOO program. It was designed to transmit aircraft tracking data via satellite to the Alaskan NORAD Regional...
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provide air, ground, and logistical support. In October 2014, NORTHCOM took administrative control of Alaskan Command. Commander, U.S. Northern Command is...
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Alaskan Command (CINCAL). Alaskan Command: U.S. forces in Alaska, including the Aleutian Islands. CINCAL would protect Alaska and its sea and air communications...
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reassigned to Alaskan Air Command, 19 May 1947. Inactivated on 1 September 1947, personnel and aircraft assigned to Alaskan Air Command 449th Fighter...
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210th Rescue Squadron (redirect from 10th Air Rescue Squadron)
also provided support to the Alaskan Air Command's air defense system. In 1957, with the steady decline of Alaskan Air Command forces, Headquarters, USAF...
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318th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Air Force Historical Research Agency)
over Alaska, the squadron deployed aircraft and crews to augment Alaskan Air Command. In 1968, following the Pueblo Crisis it deployed planes to Korea...
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71st Rescue Squadron (redirect from 71st Air Rescue Squadron)
attachment to Alaskan Air Command Rescue Coordination Center) Air Rescue Service: 1 August 1989 – 1 June 1991 (continued attachment to Alaskan Air Command Rescue...
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Thomas McInerney (category United States Air Force generals)
McInerney assumed command of Alaskan Command upon its activation in July 1989 and became commander of Eleventh Air Force when Alaskan Air Command was redesignated...
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November 1959 5070th Air Defense Wing, 1 August 1960 Alaskan Air Command, 1 November 1961 - 1 October 1963 Alaskan Air Command This article incorporates...
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attended radar under Alaskan Air Command's SEEK IGLOO program. It was designed to transmit aircraft tracking data via satellite to the Alaskan NORAD Regional...
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Division, 1 June 1959 5070th Air Defense Wing, 1 August 1960 Alaskan Air Command, 1 October 1961 - 1 October 1963 Alaskan Air Command This article incorporates...
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Stuart, Phill (2020-04-23). "From Vance student to leader of Alaskan Air Command". Vance Air Force Base. Retrieved 2024-11-05. "David Nichols". Hall of...
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Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation) (18 AF) is the only Numbered Air Force (NAF) in Air Mobility Command (AMC) and one of the largest NAFs...
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Tin City Long Range Radar Site (redirect from Tin City Air Force Station)
attended radar under Alaskan Air Command's SEEK IGLOO program . It was designed to transmit aircraft tracking data via satellite to the Alaskan NORAD Regional...
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