United States Air Force Warfare Center

United States Air Force Warfare Center
Emblem of the United States Air Force Warfare Center
Active1966–present
CountryUnited States
BranchUnited States Air Force
RoleWarfare Training
Part ofAir Combat Command
Garrison/HQNellis AFB, Nevada
Websitewww.nellis.af.mil/Units/USAFWC/
Commanders
CommanderMaj Gen Christopher J. Niemi
Vice CommanderBrig Gen Jesse J. Friedel
Command Chief Master SergeantCCMSgt Emilio Hernandez
A flight of Aggressor F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons fly in formation over the Nevada Test and Training Range
The first F-22A assigned to the USAFWC
USAF Thunderbirds, part of the United States Air Force Warfare Center
An HH-60G Pave Hawk retrieves a pararescueman as an A-10 Thunderbolt II provides cover fire during a firepower demonstration on the Nellis bombing range.

The United States Air Force Warfare Center (USAFWC) at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, reports directly to Air Combat Command. The center was founded on 1 September 1966, as the U.S. Air Force Tactical Fighter Weapons Center. It was renamed the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center in 2005.[1]

  1. ^ "U.S. Air Force Warfare Center Fact Sheet". Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2014.