Fourteenth Air Force
Coordinates: 34°43′57″N 120°34′05″W / 34.7325°N 120.56806°W / 34.7325; -120.56806
| Fourteenth Air Force | |
|---|---|
Fourteenth Air Force emblem Part of Air Force Space Command |
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| Active | March 1943 – September 1960 January 1966 – |
| Country | United States of America |
| Branch | United States Air Force |
| Role | operation support for AF space forces and commands |
| Part of | Air Force Space Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Vandenberg Air Force Base |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Lt Gen Susan J. Helms |
| Notable commanders |
Claire Chennault |
The Fourteenth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) (14 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It is headquartered at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
The command is responsible for the organization, training, equipping, command and control, and employment of Air Force space forces to support operational plans and missions for U.S. combatant commanders and their subordinate components and is the Air Force Component to U.S. Strategic Command for space operations.
Established on 5 March 1943 at Kunming, China, 14 AF was a United States Army Air Forces combat air force deployed to the Pacific Theater of World War II. It engaged in operations primarily in China. After World War II Fourteenth Air Force subsequently served Air Defense Command, Continental Air Command, and the Air Force Reserves (AFRES).
14 AF is commanded by Lt. Gen. Susan J. Helms. Its Command Chief Master Sergeant is Chief Master Sgt. Dennis L. Vannorsdall.
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