Third Air Force
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The Third Air Force is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for directing air operations and supporting U.S. and NATO missions primarily across Europe and Africa.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Third Air Force canonical | 10 |
| Third Air Force headquarters | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Air Force formation
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major subordinate command ⓘ numbered air force ⓘ |
| abbreviation | 3 AF ⓘ |
| allianceSupport |
NATO
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surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
|
| alliedCoordination |
NATO air forces
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partner air forces in Africa ⓘ partner air forces in Europe ⓘ |
| componentOf |
United States Africa Command force structure
ⓘ
United States European Command force structure ⓘ |
| conflictInvolvement |
Cold War
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Operation Desert Storm ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
post–Cold War NATO operations ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| doctrine | United States Air Force airpower doctrine ⓘ |
| garrisonCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation | RAF Mildenhall ⓘ |
| higherCommand |
United States Air Forces Africa
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United States Air Forces in Europe ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
tactical air command in the European theater during the Cold War
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training aircrews during World War II ⓘ |
| mission |
command and control of air and space power in support of theater objectives
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provide combat-ready forces for U.S. and NATO commanders ⓘ support humanitarian and disaster relief operations in its area of responsibility ⓘ support theater ballistic missile defense operations ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Africa
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Europe ⓘ Middle East support from European theater ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Air Forces in Europe
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa
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| responsibility |
air and space operations center functions when designated
ⓘ
contingency response in Europe and Africa ⓘ directing air operations in the European theater ⓘ planning and executing air component operations ⓘ supporting NATO air missions ⓘ supporting U.S. Africa Command ⓘ supporting U.S. European Command ⓘ theater security cooperation activities ⓘ |
| role |
air operations command and control
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expeditionary airpower employment ⓘ theater air component support ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| subordinateUnitType |
expeditionary wings
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groups ⓘ wings ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | theater-level ⓘ |
| usesAircraft |
United States Air Force combat aircraft
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United States Air Force intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance enterprise ⓘ
surface form:
United States Air Force intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft
United States Air Force mobility aircraft ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Third Air Force headquarters