Nineteenth Air Force

Nineteenth Air Force
Shield of the Nineteenth Air Force
Active1 October 2014 – present
1 July 1993 – 13 July 2012
1 July 1955 – 2 July 1973
(69 years, 3 months)[1]
Country United States of America
Branch United States Air Force
TypeNumbered Air Force
RoleProvide flying, airmanship and SERE training to Air Force Officers, enlisted Airmen, and cadets[2]
Part of Air Education and Training Command
HeadquartersRandolph Air Force Base, Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Current
commander		Maj Gen Gregory Kreuder
Notable
commanders		Maj Gen "Michael A. Keltz".
Brig. Gen. Henry Viccellio, 8 July 1955 – June, 1960, July 1963 – June 1964
Major General Mark S. Solo[3]
Maj Gen William E. Bryan Jr.[4]

The Nineteenth Air Force (19 AF) is an active Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force. During the Cold War it was a component of Tactical Air Command, with a mission of command and control over deployed USAF forces in support of United States foreign policy initiatives. The command was reactivated in 1993 under Air Education and Training Command with a mission of conducting AETC's flying training.

19th Air Force was inactivated on 9 July 2012 as a cost-cutting measure by the Secretary of the Air Force, but was reactivated on 1 October 2014 when it was determined that the cost-cutting measures did not reap the savings expected. AETC commander General Robin Rand directed the reactivation to consolidate the management of the AETC flying mission again under a Numbered Air Force instead of the AETC Headquarters.

  1. ^ "Nineteenth Air Force (AETC)". af.mil. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ "Air Education and Training Command > Units > 19th Air Force". www.aetc.af.mil. Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  3. ^ [1] Archived 13 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Major General William E. Bryan Jr". af.mil. Retrieved 21 March 2022.