Air Force Reserve Command

The Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC ) is the air force reserve of the United States Air Force (USAF) and forms with the Air National Guard ( ANG) the Reserve Force of the USAF. The AFRC is one of ten major commands of the USAF and has its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. Commander is Lieutenant General Charles E. Stenner 2008 Jr. since June 24,

With the proclamation of the National state of emergency in the United States (State of Emergency) or for war operations, the reserve units can be mobilized and their area according to the Air Combat Command ( ACC), the Air Mobility Command (AMC ) or the Air Force Special Operations Command ( AFSOC ) be assigned to assist the regular Air Force.

Aircraft

The AFRC at the reporting date 30 September 2007 some 400 aircraft of various types, mainly Transporter (C-5, C -17 and C -130 ), tankers (KC -135, HC -130) and combat aircraft (F -16, ( O) A-10). Here are a few bombers come (B- 52) aircraft for reconnaissance and special operations (MC -130) and helicopters ( HH -60). Some aircraft, like the Boeing E-3 AWACS and the MQ -1 Predator, are used by the AFRC together with active USAF units.

Staff

End of September 2007 were the AFRC total of around 130,000 reservists are available; 71,000 of them practice regularly and are ready for use within 72 hours (Selected Reserve ), another 49,000 on standby without practicing (Individual Ready Reserve ) and 10,000 belong to the Standby Reserve without a firm belonging to a unit.

History

For the reserve units of the USAF was originally founded on December 1, 1948, Continental Air Command in charge, which was replaced on 1 August 1968 by the Air Force Reserve. After several changes of organizational status there since the 17th February 1997 the Air Force Reserve Command ( AFRC ), the youngest of nine then USAF Chief commands.