| Twenty-Second Air Force | |
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 Twenty-Second Air Force emblem |
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| Active | December 28, 1941 |
| Country | United States |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Part of | Air Force Reserve Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Dobbins Air Reserve Base |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Major General Martin M. Mazick [1] |
Twenty-Second Air Force (22 AF) is a Numbered Air Force component of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). It was activated on July 1, 1993 and is headquartered at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.
In the event of mobilization, some of the Twenty-Second Air Force subordinate units would come under the operational control of the Air Mobility Command's (AMC) 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, headquartered at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey.
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Mission
22 AF is responsible for recruiting and training reservists and for maintaining subordinate units at the highest level of combat readiness. A by-product of training is to coordinate daily support of the active duty air force.
22 AF's wartime mission is to provide combat-ready airlift and support units and augments personnel requirements to Air Mobility Command in the United States.
Twenty-Second Air Force manages more than 25,000 Reservists and has 149 unit-equipped aircraft. Reserve crews fly C-130 Hercules, C-17 Globemaster IIIs, C5A/B Galaxies, and KC-10 Extenders, which are located at fifteen different Reserve wings. The 24 flying squadrons and more than 225 support units are spread throughout fourteen states - from New York to Mississippi, and from Massachusetts to Minnesota, with its western most wing in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
Units
History
Lineage
- Established as Domestic Division, ACFC, and activated, on December 28, 1941
- Redesignated: Domestic Wing, ACFC, on February 26, 1942
- Redesignated: Ferrying Division, AAFFC, June 20, 1942
- Redesignated: Continental Division, ATC, February 28, 1946
- Discontinued on October 31, 1946
- Established as Continental Division, MATS, July 1, 1948
- Redesignated: Western Transport Air Force, July 1, 1958
- Redesignated: Twenty-Second Air Force, January 8, 1966
- Inactivated July 1, 1993
- Activated July 1, 1993
Assignments
- Air Corps Ferrying Command, December 28, 1941
- Army Air Forces Ferry Command, March 9, 1942
- Army Air Forces Ferrying Command, March 31, 1942
- Air Transport Command, June 20, 1942
- Military Air Transport Service, July 1, 1948
- Military Airlift Command, January 1, 1966
- Air Mobility Command, June 1, 1992
- Air Force Reserves, July 1, 1993
- Air Force Reserve Command, February 17, 1997
Stations
- Bolling Airfield, Washington D.C., December 28, 1941
- Lunken Airport, Cincinnati, Ohio, February 1, 1943
- Kelly AFB, Texas, July 1, 1948
- Travis AFB, California, June 25, 1958
- Dobbins ARB, Georgia July 1, 1993
Major Component
- 834th Air Division, December 1–31, 1974; October 1, 1978 – April 1, 1992
Operational History
Established as the Domestic Division, Air Corps Transport Command in the early days of World War II, the organization's mission was the transport of newly-produced aircraft from points within the United States to Ports of Embarkation for shipment to Britain and our other overseas Allies. In 1946, the organization was transferred to Air Transport Command and became, in essence, a military airline its Continental Division, managing transport routes within the United States.
When the USAF was created as a separate service in 1947, Military Air Transport Service was established to support the new Department of Defense, with responsibility for its support falling to the Department of the Air Force. Redesignated Western Transport Air Force (WESTAF), the organization managed all MATS operations from the Mississippi River west to the east coast of Africa until MATS was replaced by the Military Airlift Command in 1966. When MATS became MAC, WESTAF was redesignated 22d AF, with headquarters at Travis AFB, CA.
During the 1960s, Twenty-Second Air Force transports flew missions worldwide, supporting the efforts of the United States in Southeast Asia, Europe and other places around the world. In December 1974, the Twenty-Second Air Force absorbed Tactical Air Command's Twelfth Air Force C-130 Hercules tactical airlift operations.
On March 29, 1979, the Twenty-Second Air Force assumed responsibility for managing Military Airlift Command resources in the Pacific. For this mission, the unit provided a single commander for MAC airlift units in the Pacific theater; command and control of theater-assigned airlift forces for Pacific Air Forces; theater tactical airlift war planning and Pacific exercise planning; and aerial ports in the Pacific area to support the air movement of personnel, cargo, equipment, patients, and mail. The division participated in tactical exercises such as Team Spirit, Ulchi Focus Lens, and Capstan Dragon.
The unit was relieved from assignment to Military Airlift Command and assigned to Air Mobility Command on June 1, 1992. Activated the same day at Dobbins ARB, GA, with a change in assignment to the Air Force Reserve. It is under the peacetime command of Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command at Robins Air Force Base, GA.
References
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.
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