United States Air Forces Central (AFCENT)

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air force component command major command component

United States Air Forces Central (AFCENT) is the U.S. Air Force component of U.S. Central Command, responsible for air operations and airpower projection across the Middle East and Central Asia.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	Occurrences
U.S. Air Forces Central	1
US Air Forces Central Command units	1
United States Air Forces Central	0

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force component command ⓘ major command component ⓘ
abbreviation	AFCENT NERFINISHED ⓘ
allegiance	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
areaOfOperations	Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ South Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ
branch	United States Air Force ⓘ
commandStructure	Air Combat Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
componentOf	United States Central Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
controls	air expeditionary groups in USCENTCOM AOR ⓘ air expeditionary wings in USCENTCOM AOR ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Special Operations Command Central NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Central NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Marine Forces Central Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Naval Forces Central Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
focus	air support to ground and maritime forces in USCENTCOM AOR ⓘ contingency operations in the Middle East ⓘ counterterrorism air operations in USCENTCOM AOR ⓘ
formerName	United States Central Command Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrison	Shaw Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ
garrisonLocation	South Carolina NERFINISHED ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
militaryBranchType	air force ⓘ
mission	conduct sustained air operations in support of joint and coalition forces ⓘ deliver decisive air and space power for U.S. Central Command ⓘ provide air superiority, strike, and ISR in the USCENTCOM theater ⓘ
operates	Combined Air Operations Center for USCENTCOM NERFINISHED ⓘ
parentOrganization	United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	United States Armed Forces ⓘ
primaryFunction	theater air component planning and execution ⓘ
regionServed	Asia ⓘ Central Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East ⓘ
responsibility	command and control of Air Force airpower in USCENTCOM ⓘ integration of air, space, and cyberspace capabilities in USCENTCOM ⓘ planning and executing air operations in the USCENTCOM AOR ⓘ
role	air component command ⓘ air operations command NERFINISHED ⓘ airpower projection ⓘ
serviceComponentFor	United States Central Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
shortName	USAFCENT NERFINISHED ⓘ
supportsCommand	Commander, U.S. Central Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
theater	U.S. Central Command area of responsibility ⓘ
typeOfCommand	component command ⓘ
usesDoctrine	United States Air Force airpower doctrine ⓘ

Referenced by (3)

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

Al Udeid Air Base → hosts → United States Air Forces Central (AFCENT) ⓘ

Ali Al Salem Air Base → garrison → United States Air Forces Central (AFCENT) ⓘ

this entity surface form: US Air Forces Central Command units

U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Central Command → coordinatesWith → United States Air Forces Central (AFCENT) ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Air Forces Central