Second Air Force
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Second Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible primarily for overseeing basic military and technical training for enlisted airmen and support personnel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Second Air Force canonical | 4 |
| United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
major subordinate unit of Air Education and Training Command
ⓘ
numbered air force ⓘ |
| category |
Training units of the United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Air Force numbered air forces ⓘ |
| commandStructure | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| conflictInvolved | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateFormed | 1940 ⓘ |
| focus |
force development
ⓘ
readiness through training ⓘ |
| garrison | Keesler Air Force Base ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
Biloxi, Mississippi, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Biloxi, Mississippi
|
| hasMotto | Second to None ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Keesler Air Force Base
ⓘ
Mississippi ⓘ |
| historicFunction | strategic air command training element ⓘ |
| historicRole |
bomber crew training during World War II
ⓘ
strategic bombardment training ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| nickname | 2 AF ⓘ |
| notableEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | continental United States ⓘ |
| oversees | multiple training wings across the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Education and Training Command ⓘ |
| peacetimeRole | accession and technical training management ⓘ |
| reorganized | post-Cold War into training-focused NAF ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Basic Military Training units
ⓘ
initial skills training ⓘ non-flying technical training ⓘ technical training wings ⓘ training pipeline management ⓘ |
| role |
basic military training oversight
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technical training oversight ⓘ training management for enlisted airmen ⓘ training management for support personnel ⓘ |
| serviceNumbering | Numbered Air Force ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Air Education and Training Command ⓘ |
| typeOfTraining |
civil engineer training
ⓘ
cyber training ⓘ enlisted basic military training ⓘ intelligence training ⓘ logistics training ⓘ medical enlisted training ⓘ officer accessions technical training ⓘ security forces training ⓘ |
| wartimeRole | training and force generation ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wendover Army Air Field
this entity surface form:
United States Army Air Forces Second Air Force