Third Air Force
Third Air Force
was established in 1940 as the Southeast Air District to provide air defence for that part of continental
United States
, it also provided air defense and conducted combat training for personnel of newly formed units in
World War II
. After the war it served
Tactical Air Command
, then inactivated.
Commands During World War II
II Air Support Command
1942-43
III Air Support Command
1943
III Bomber Command
1941-46
III Fighter Command
1941-46
III Reconnaissance Command
1942-46
III Tactical Air Command
1942-45
Cold War
The Third Air Force returned to active service in
1951
as one of the tactical air forces of
U.S. Air Forces Europe
, the other being the
Sixteenth Air Force
based at
Aviano AB
,
Italy
. The 3rd Air Force is based at
RAF Mildenhall
in the
United Kingdom
.
Present structure
48th Fighter Wing
-
RAF Lakenheath
, UK
F-15 Eagle
F-15E Strike Eagle
52nd Fighter Wing
-
Spangdahlem AB
,
Germany
F-16 Fighting Falcon
A-10/OA-10
86th Airlift Wing
-
Ramstein AB
, Germany
C-130 Hercules
C-20A
C-21A
C-37A
100th Aerial Refueling Wing
- RAF Mildenhall
KC-135R
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