SURE A+
✔✔---------- is responsible for planning and conducting special operations -
✔✔USSOCOM
✔✔United States Strategic Command (--------) headquarters is located at Offutt Air
Force Base, Nebraska. - ✔✔USSTRATCOM
✔✔------- conducts global operations in partnership with other combatant commands,
services, and U.S. Government agencies, to deter and detect strategic attacks against
the United States. - ✔✔USSTRATCOM
✔✔United States Cyber Command (--------) headquarters is located at Fort Meade,
Maryland. - ✔✔USCYBERCOM
✔✔---------- is responsible for achieving and maintaining cyberspace superiority in
alignment with the National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy as a
critical component of advancing national interests. - ✔✔USCYBERCOM
✔✔United States Transportation Command (--------) headquarters is located at Scott Air
Force Base, Illinois. - ✔✔USTRANSCOM
✔✔------- provides the Department of Defense with an aggregate of transportation
capabilities and assets. - ✔✔USTRANSCOM
✔✔---------------------, Armed Forces, provides specified duties, responsibilities, and legal
obligations of the Department of the Air Force. - ✔✔Title 10 United States Code
✔✔To achieve strategic, operational, and tactical objectives unhindered by time,
distance, and geography, the Air Force employs six distinctive capabilities: - ✔✔Air and
Space Superiority, Global Attack, Rapid Global Mobility, Precision Engagement,
Information Superiority, and Agile Combat Support.
✔✔The primary functions of the Air Force include, but are not limited to: -
✔✔organizing, training, equipping, and providing forces for prompt and sustained
combat operations in the air and space; strategic air and missile warfare; joint
amphibious, space, and airborne operations; close air support and air logistic support to
the other branches of service; operating air and space lines of communication; support
and conduct of psychological operations; and equipment, forces, procedures, and
doctrine necessary for effective electronic warfare operations
✔✔The Air Force office symbol codes are provided here.
,A1 -
A2 -
A3 -
A4 -
A5 -
A6 -
A8 -
A9 -
A10 - - ✔✔1.Manpower, Personnel, and Services
2.Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
3.Operations
4.Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection
5.Plans and Requirements
6.Communications
8.Strategic Plans and Programs
9.Studies, Analyses, Assessments, and Lessons Learned
10.Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (as designated by Air Force)
✔✔Major commands (------) are organized functionally in the United States and
geographically overseas. - ✔✔MAJCOM
✔✔An ----- command consists (in whole or in part) of strategic, tactical, space, or
defense forces, or of flying forces that directly support such forces. - ✔✔operational
✔✔A --- command may provide supplies, weapon systems, support systems,
operational support equipment, combat material, maintenance, surface transportation,
education and training, special services, and other supported organizations. -
✔✔support
✔✔A --- MAJCOM is the type of MAJCOM that consolidates responsibilities for a
particular function in a single MAJCOM, supporting the entire Air Force, as applicable. -
✔✔Lead
✔✔A ------ MAJCOM (C-MAJCOM) is the type of MAJCOM that is the U.S. Air Force
Component to a unified combatant command. - ✔✔Component
✔✔Air Combat Command (---), was activated as a MAJCOM on 1 June 1992, and is
headquartered at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. ACC is the primary provider of air
combat forces to America's warfighting commanders. - ✔✔ACC
✔✔----'s mission is to support global implementation of the national security strategy by
operating fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and electronic-combat
aircraft. - ✔✔ACC
,✔✔Air Mobility Command (---) was activated as a MAJCOM on 1 June 1992, is
headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and is the Air Force Component to U.S.
Transportation Command - ✔✔AMC
✔✔---'s mission is to provide global air mobility, the right effects, right place, right time. -
✔✔AMC
✔✔Air Force Space Command (-----) was activated as a MAJCOM on 1 September
1982, is headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, and is one of two Air
Force Components of U.S. Strategic Command. - ✔✔AFSPC
✔✔------'s mission is to provide resilient and cost-effective space and cyberspace
capabilities for the Joint Force and the Nation. - ✔✔AFSPC
✔✔Pacific Air Forces (-----) was activated as a MAJCOM on 3 August 1944, is
headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, and is the Air Force
Component of U.S. Pacific Command - ✔✔PACAF
✔✔------'s mission is to deliver rapid and precise air, space, and cyberspace capabilities
to protect and defend the United States, its territories, allies, and partners; provide
integrated air and missile warning and defense; promote interoperability throughout the
area of responsibility; maintain strategic access and freedom of movement across all
domains; and respond across the full spectrum of military contingencies to restore
regional security. - ✔✔PACAF
✔✔United States Air Forces in Europe & Air Forces Africa (-------------) was activated as
a MAJCOM on 20 April 2012 and is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. -
✔✔USAFE-AFAFRICA
✔✔Both USAFE and AFAFRICA, which function together as a blended ------------ staff,
are commanded by the same General Officer in two different billets. - ✔✔USAFE-
AFAFRICA
✔✔Air Education and Training Command (----) was activated as a MAJCOM on 1 July
1993 and is headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas. - ✔✔AETC
✔✔----'s mission is to recruit, train, and educate Airmen to deliver airpower for America.
- ✔✔AETC
✔✔Air Force Material Command (----) was activated as a MAJCOM on 1 July 1992 and
is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. - ✔✔AFMC
✔✔----'s mission is to equip the Air Force for world-dominant airpower. - ✔✔AFMC
, ✔✔Air Force Special Operations Command (-----) was activated as a MAJCOM on 22
May 1990, is headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, and is the Air Force Component
of U.S. Special Operations Command. - ✔✔AFSOC
✔✔------'s mission is to provide our Nation's specialized airpower, capable across the
spectrum of conflict...any place, anytime, anywhere. - ✔✔AFSOC
✔✔Air Force Global Strike Command (-----) was activated as a MAJCOM on 7 August
2009, is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and is one of two Air
Force Service Components of U.S. Strategic Command. - ✔✔AFGSC
✔✔-------'s mission is to provide strategic deterrence, global strike, and combat
support...anytime, anywhere - ✔✔AFGSC
✔✔Air Force Reserve Command (----) was activated as a MAJCOM on 17 February
1997, and is headquartered at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. - ✔✔AFRC
✔✔----'s mission is to provide combat-ready forces to fly, fight, and win. - ✔✔AFRC
✔✔The Numbered Air Force (---) is an administrative level of command directly under a
MAJCOM. - ✔✔NAF
✔✔---- will have a minimum adjusted population of at least 1,000 (750 for Air National
Guard and Air Force Reserve Command), to include manpower authorizations,
students, and a percentage of contractor workforces. - ✔✔Wings
✔✔The different types of --- are operational, air base, or specialized mission. - ✔✔wings
✔✔An --------- wing is one that has an operations group and related operational mission
activity assigned. - ✔✔operational
✔✔An ---------wing performs a support function rather than an operational mission -
✔✔air base
✔✔A ---------------- wing performs a specialized mission and usually does not have
aircraft or missiles assigned. - ✔✔specialized mission
✔✔A ----- is a level of command below the wing. Like the Numbered Air Force, a group
is a tactical echelon with minimal staff support - ✔✔group