Twenty-Second Air Force

Twenty-Second Air Force
Shield of the Twenty-Second Air Force
Active18 February 1942 – 31 October 1946; 1 July 1948 – present (82 years, 8 months)[1]
Country United States
Branch United States Air Force
TypeNumbered Air Force
RoleProvide combat-ready reserve air forces[2]
Part of Air Force Reserve Command
HeadquartersDobbins 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]

  1. ^ a b Kane, Robert B. "Twenty-Second Air Force (AFRC)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
  2. ^ "About Us". 22af.afrc.af.mil.