Twenty-Third Air Force
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Twenty-Third Air Force was a former major component of the United States Air Force responsible for coordinating special operations and airlift missions before its functions were absorbed into Air Force Special Operations Command.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Twenty-Third Air Force canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Former major command component
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Numbered air force ⓘ |
| absorbedBy | Air Force Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| associatedWith |
Air Force Special Operations Command
NERFINISHED
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United States Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Transportation Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Inactive United States Air Force units
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Numbered air forces of the United States Air Force ⓘ United States Air Force special operations units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | United States Special Operations Command (via AFSOC) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictRole |
Global War on Terrorism
NERFINISHED
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Post–Cold War operations ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| functionTransferredTo | Air Force Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Hurlburt Field, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
Helped institutionalize Air Force special operations as a distinct mission area
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Precursor organizational structure to modern AFSOC command and control ⓘ |
| location |
Florida
NERFINISHED
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Hurlburt Field, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| mission |
Coordinate global special operations and airlift missions
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Provide command and control for Air Force special operations forces ⓘ Support theater special operations commands ⓘ |
| notableUnitTypeControlled |
Airlift squadrons
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Special operations wings ⓘ Special tactics squadrons ⓘ |
| partOf | Air Force Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
Airlift mission coordination
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Command and control of special operations forces ⓘ Operational oversight of Air Force special operations units ⓘ Special operations coordination ⓘ Support to joint special operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranchRole | Air Force component for special operations ⓘ |
| status | Inactive ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Air Force Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation |
Airlift
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Counterterrorism support ⓘ Direct action support ⓘ Foreign internal defense support ⓘ Psychological operations support ⓘ Special operations ⓘ Unconventional warfare support ⓘ |
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