Twenty-Second Air Force | |
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Active | 18 February 1942 – 31 October 1946; 1 July 1948 – present (82 years, 8 months)[1] |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Air Force |
Type | Numbered Air Force |
Role | Provide combat-ready reserve air forces[2] |
Part of | Air Force Reserve Command |
Headquarters | Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, U.S. |
Engagements | World War II - American Theater[1] |
Decorations | Air Force Outstanding Unit Award |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Maj Gen Melissa A. Coburn |
Twenty-Second Air Force (22 AF) is a Numbered Air Force component of Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). It was activated on 1 July 1993 and is headquartered at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia.
In the event of mobilization, some of the Twenty-Second Air Force's subordinate units would come under the operational control (OPCON) of the Air Mobility Command's (AMC) 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, headquartered at McGuire Air Force Base, New Jersey, while others would come under OPCON of Air Education and Training Command's 19th Air Force at Randolph AFB, Texas.[needs update]