Ninth Air Force (2009–2020) Explained

Unit Name:Ninth Air Force
Dates:5 August 2009 – 20 August 2020
Branch: United States Air Force
Type:Numbered Air Force
Role:Provide combat-ready air forces to Air Combat Command[1]
Command Structure: Air Combat Command
Garrison:Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, U.S.
Garrison Label:Headquarters
Commander1:Maj Gen Chad Franks
Commander1 Label:Last commander

The Ninth Air Force (9 AF) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It was headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, from activation on 5 August 2009 until it was replaced by Fifteenth Air Force on 20 August 2020. The prior and current Ninth Air Force is known as United States Air Forces Central (USAFCENT). On 20 August 2020, USAFCENT was again designated Ninth Air Force in addition to United States Air Forces Central.[2]

Until August 2009, the Ninth Air Force shared its commander with USAFCENT.[3] In a complicated transfer of lineage, the Second World War-and-after heritage of the Ninth Air Force was bestowed solely on United States Air Forces Central, and a totally new Ninth Air Force, was activated on the U.S. East Coast, where it is responsible for a variety of Air Combat Command units.

All Ninth Air Force units, as well as units of Twelfth Air Force, were consolidated into Fifteenth Air Force on 20 August 2020 and Ninth Air Force was inactivated.[2]

Lineage

Activated on 5 August 2009[4]

Inactivated on 20 August 2020

Disbanded on 5 October 2020[5]

Assignments

Major components

The command was responsible for operational readiness for eight active duty wings and two direct reporting units. These eight wings were:

Assigned non-flying direct reporting units included:

The Ninth Air Force was also responsible for overseeing the operational readiness of 30 designated units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.

List of commanders

Commander, Ninth Air Force

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2013-06-04 . Ninth Air Force . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220504205236/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/9af.htm . 2022-05-04 . GlobalSecurity.org.
  2. Web site: 2020-08-20 . Fifteenth Air Force activates, consolidates ACC's conventional forces . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220413234347/https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2319959/fifteenth-air-force-activates-consolidates-accs-conventional-forces/ . 2022-04-13 . 2022-09-13 . . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2009-08-06 . New leaders take command of redesignated AFCENT, 9th Air Force . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220803193843/https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/119532/new-leaders-take-command-of-redesignated-afcent-9th-air-force/ . 2022-08-03 . 2022-09-13 . . en-US. New leaders take command of redesignated AFCENT, 9th Air Force, 6 August 2009, Air Force News Service
  4. Web site: Robertson . Patsy . 2012-02-23 . Ninth Air Force (ACC) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913155608/https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432148/ninth-air-force-acc/ . 2022-09-13 . 2022-09-13 . . en-US.
  5. Web site: Musser. James. Factsheet 800 RED HORSE Group (ACC). 1 September 2022. 20 September 2022. Air Force Historical Research Agency.
  6. Web site: Bailey . Carl E. . July 2014 . 93 Air Ground Operations Wing (ACC) . 2022-09-13 . . en-US.
  7. Web site: Haulman . Daniel . Daniel L. Haulman . 2015-05-18 . 325 Fighter Wing (ACC) . 2022-09-13 . . en-US.
  8. Web site: Currier . Amanda . 2013-03-11 . Shaw stands up new total force fighter group . 2022-09-13 . . en-US.
  9. Web site: Haulman . Daniel L. . Daniel L. Haulman . 2019-03-05 . 633 Air Base Wing (ACC) . 2022-09-13 . . en-US.

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