United States Air Force Major Commands

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United States Air Force organizational component major command structure

United States Air Force Major Commands are the Air Force’s largest operational and organizational subdivisions, each responsible for a major component of the service’s mission such as air combat, mobility, training, or space operations.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Air Force major commands	1
Major Commands of the United States Air Force	1
U.S. Air Force operational commands	1
United States Air Force Major Commands canonical	1
United States Air Force operational commands	1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States Air Force organizational component ⓘ major command structure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	MAJCOMs NERFINISHED ⓘ USAF Major Commands NERFINISHED ⓘ
commandedBy	four-star general officers in most cases ⓘ
commandLevel	above Numbered Air Force ⓘ below Headquarters United States Air Force ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
established	1946 ⓘ
function	manage resources for assigned missions ⓘ organize Air Force forces for major mission areas ⓘ provide operational command and control ⓘ
governedBy	Headquarters United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersType	major command headquarters ⓘ
historicallyIncluded	Air Defense Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Force Logistics Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Force Space Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Force Systems Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Air University (as a major command at various times) NERFINISHED ⓘ Continental Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Military Airlift Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Tactical Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ
includes	Air Combat Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Education and Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Force Global Strike Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Force Materiel Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Force Reserve Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Force Special Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Air Mobility Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
legalAuthority	Title 10 United States Code (as part of the Air Force structure) NERFINISHED ⓘ
militaryBranch	United States Air Force ⓘ
missionFocus	functional or geographic ⓘ
origin	post–World War II reorganization of Army Air Forces ⓘ
partOf	United States Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
responsibleFor	air combat operations ⓘ air mobility operations ⓘ global strike operations ⓘ materiel and logistics support ⓘ nuclear deterrence operations ⓘ space operations (historically and via successor organizations) ⓘ special operations ⓘ training and education ⓘ
scope	service-wide ⓘ
subdivisionOf	Department of the Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
subordinateUnits	Numbered Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ groups ⓘ wings ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Florida Air National Guard units → wartimeGainsTo → United States Air Force Major Commands ⓘ

Air Force Civil Engineer Center → supports → United States Air Force Major Commands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Air Force major commands

Air Force Security Forces Center → supports → United States Air Force Major Commands ⓘ

this entity surface form: Major Commands of the United States Air Force

Munitions Directorate → supports → United States Air Force Major Commands ⓘ

this entity surface form: U.S. Air Force operational commands

Aeronautical Systems Center → customer → United States Air Force Major Commands ⓘ

this entity surface form: United States Air Force operational commands