U.S. Pacific Air Forces

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Major Command of the United States Air Force Numbered Air Force-level organization

U.S. Pacific Air Forces is a major U.S. Air Force command responsible for air operations, readiness, and security across the Indo-Pacific region.

Aliases (4)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major Command of the United States Air Force → Numbered Air Force-level organization →
abbreviation	PACAF →
areaOfOperations	Asia-Pacific region → Pacific Ocean region → parts of the Indian Ocean region →
componentOf	United States Indo-Pacific Command →
conflictInvolvement	Cold War → Global War on Terrorism → Gulf War → Korean War → Vietnam War → World War II →
country	United States of America →
dateFormed	1944 →
engagesIn	multinational exercises in the Indo-Pacific region → security cooperation with regional allies and partners →
focusesOn	integrated air and missile defense in the Indo-Pacific region → power projection in the Indo-Pacific theater →
garrison	Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam →
headquartersLocation	Honolulu, Hawaii → Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii →
militaryBranch	United States Air Force →
mission	defend the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific region → deter aggression in the Indo-Pacific region → maintain peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region → provide ready air and space power to promote U.S. interests in the Indo-Pacific →
operatesIn	Alaska → Australia (through exercises and partnerships) → Guam → Hawaii → Japan → Philippines (through exercises and partnerships) → Republic of Korea →
oversees	Eleventh Air Force → Fifth Air Force → Seventh Air Force → Thirteenth Air Force (historical/legacy) →
partOf	United States Air Force →
predecessor	Far East Air Forces →
responsibility	air operations in the Indo-Pacific region → readiness of assigned air forces in the Indo-Pacific region → security and deterrence in the Indo-Pacific region →
role	air component command for United States Indo-Pacific Command →
task	conduct air mobility and airlift operations → conduct air superiority operations → conduct global strike operations → conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations → conduct intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance operations →
theater	Indo-Pacific →

Referenced by (20)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
15th Wing ("Pacific Air Forces") → 36th Wing ("Pacific Air Forces") → Andersen Air Force Base ("Pacific Air Forces") → Fifth Air Force ("Pacific Air Forces") → PGUA ("Pacific Air Forces") → Thirteenth Air Force ("Pacific Air Forces") →	partOf
Hickam Air Force Base ("Pacific Air Forces") → Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam ("Pacific Air Forces") →	garrison
647th Air Base Group ("Pacific Air Forces") → INDOPACOM ("Pacific Air Forces") →	serviceComponent
Pacific Air Forces ("PACAF") →	abbreviation
Runway 06R/24L ("Pacific Air Forces") →	associatedWith
U.S. Pacific Fleet →	cooperatesWith
United States Indo-Pacific Command ("Pacific Air Forces") →	hasComponent
Thirteenth Air Force ("Pacific Air Forces") →	heritagePreservedBy
Hickam Air Force Base ("Headquarters Pacific Air Forces") →	hostsUnit
Eielson Air Force Base ("Pacific Air Forces") →	majorCommand
Eleventh Air Force ("Pacific Air Forces") →	parentOrganization
Hickam Air Force Base ("Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)") →	primaryCommand
Thirteenth Air Force ("Pacific Air Forces") →	subordinateTo