U.S. Pacific Air Forces

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Emblem of the U.S. Air Forces Pacific

The United States Pacific Air Forces (USPACAF or PACAF) is one of nine major U.S. Air Force commands and one of two located outside the continental United States, the other being U.S. Air Forces Europe. PACAF is the air force component of U.S. Pacific Command.

PACAF's area of responsibility extends from the west coast of the United States to the east coast of Africa and from the Arctic to the Antarctic, more than 100 million square miles (260,000,000 km²). The area is home to nearly two billion people who live in 44 countries.

Structure

PACAF is headquartered at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. Below is a list of the command's Air Forces and their headquarters. This is further divided into the Wings of each Air Force, their headquarters and a summary of each wing's aircraft.

Fifth Air Force - Yokota Air Base, Tokyo, Japan
- 18th Wing - Kadena Air Base, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan
  - HH-60G
  - F-15C/D
  - KC-135R
  - E-3 Sentry
- 35th Fighter Wing - Misawa AB, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
  - F-16CG/DG
- 374th Airlift Wing - Yokota AB
Seventh Air Force - Osan AB, South Korea
- 8th Fighter Wing - Kusan AB, South Korea
  - F-16CJ/DJ
- 51st Fighter Wing - Osan AB
  - A-10/OA-10
  - F-16CG/DG
  - C-12
Eleventh Air Force - Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
- 3rd Wing - Elmendorf AB
  - F-15C/D
  - F-15E Strike Eagle
  - C-130H
  - C-12
  - E-3B
- 354th Fighter Wing - Eielson AFB, Alaska
  - F-16CG/DG
  - A-10/OA-10
Thirteenth Air Force - Andersen AFB, Guam
- 36th Air Base Wing - Andersen AFB
  - No aircraft assigned

External links

U.S. Pacific Air Forces Home Page - official site.