Fifth Air Force

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Major command component Numbered air force

Fifth Air Force is a major U.S. air component that played a pivotal role in air operations in the Pacific theater during World War II and continues as a key air force formation in the Asia-Pacific region.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Fifth Air Force canonical	9
Allied Air Forces Southwest Pacific Area	1
Fifth Air Force (United States)	1
United States Fifth Air Force	1

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major command component ⓘ Numbered air force ⓘ
alliance	United States–Japan security alliance ⓘ United States–South Korea security alliance ⓘ surface form: United States–Republic of Korea alliance
areaOfResponsibility	Japan ⓘ South Korea ⓘ surface form: Republic of Korea
conflict	World War II ⓘ
cooperation	Japan Air Self-Defense Force ⓘ Republic of Korea Air Force ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
engagement	Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ surface form: Battle of Leyte Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ surface form: Battle of Luzon Korean War ⓘ New Guinea campaign ⓘ Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
garrison	Yokota Air Base ⓘ
garrisonCountry	Japan ⓘ
historicalName	Fifth Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Fifth Air Force (United States)
historicalRole	Conducted air operations in support of General Douglas MacArthur ⓘ Participated in island-hopping campaigns in the Southwest Pacific ⓘ Provided close air support, air superiority, and interdiction in World War II Pacific operations ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ
mission	Defend Japan and the Republic of Korea ⓘ Deter aggression in Northeast Asia ⓘ Provide airpower for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command ⓘ
notableCommander	Ennis C. Whitehead ⓘ George C. Kenney ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Pacific Air Forces ⓘ surface form: Pacific Air Forces United States Air Force ⓘ
peacetimeRole	Conducts joint and combined exercises in the Asia-Pacific region ⓘ Supports U.S. forward presence in Japan and Korea ⓘ
responsibility	Planning and execution of air operations in its area of responsibility ⓘ
role	Air component for U.S. operations in the Southwest Pacific during World War II ⓘ Key air force formation in the Asia-Pacific region ⓘ
roleInKoreanWar	Principal U.S. Air Force combat formation in the Korean theater ⓘ
serviceNumber	5 ⓘ
subordinateTo	United States Indo-Pacific Command ⓘ surface form: United States Indo-Pacific Command (through Pacific Air Forces)
theaterOfOperations	Pacific War ⓘ surface form: Pacific Theater South West Pacific Area ⓘ surface form: Southwest Pacific Area
typeOfUnit	Operational-level air force headquarters ⓘ

Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Army Air Forces → component → Fifth Air Force ⓘ

Pacific theater commands → subordinateUnit → Fifth Air Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: Allied Air Forces Southwest Pacific Area

U.S. Pacific Air Forces → oversees → Fifth Air Force ⓘ

subject surface form: Pacific Air Forces

Fifth Air Force → historicalName → Fifth Air Force self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Fifth Air Force (United States)

George C. Kenney → notableCommanderOf → Fifth Air Force ⓘ

Far Eastern Air Forces → formedFrom → Fifth Air Force ⓘ

Kadena Air Base → underCommand → Fifth Air Force ⓘ

Yokota Air Base → garrison → Fifth Air Force ⓘ

Commander, Fifth Air Force → partOf → Fifth Air Force ⓘ

United States forces in the Philippines → supportedBy → Fifth Air Force ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Fifth Air Force

Thomas McGuire → partOf → Fifth Air Force ⓘ

Itazuke Air Base → partOf → Fifth Air Force ⓘ