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* [[Korean War]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1681704/the-us-air-force-and-army-in-korea-how-army-decisions-limited-airpower-effectiv/|title=The U.S. Air Force and Army in Korea: How Army Decisions Limited Airpower Effectiveness|last=Bingham|first=Price|date=November 5, 2018|website=ndupress.ndu.edu|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/air-war-over-korea-lessons-for-todays-airmen/|title=Air War Over Korea: Lessons for today's Airmen|last=Birkey|first=Douglas|date=August 12, 2022|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Korean War]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://ndupress.ndu.edu/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/1681704/the-us-air-force-and-army-in-korea-how-army-decisions-limited-airpower-effectiv/|title=The U.S. Air Force and Army in Korea: How Army Decisions Limited Airpower Effectiveness|last=Bingham|first=Price|date=November 5, 2018|website=ndupress.ndu.edu|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/air-war-over-korea-lessons-for-todays-airmen/|title=Air War Over Korea: Lessons for today's Airmen|last=Birkey|first=Douglas|date=August 12, 2022|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> | ||
* [[Vietnam War]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhistoryandmuseums.af.mil/Commemorations/50th-Vietnam/#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20Air%20Force,operations%20in%20the%20early%201970s.|title=50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War|website=afhistoryandmuseums.af.mil|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/the-air-force-enters-the-vietnam-war/|title=The Air Force Enters the Vietnam War|last=Correll|first=John|date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> | * [[Vietnam War]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhistoryandmuseums.af.mil/Commemorations/50th-Vietnam/#:~:text=The%20United%20States%20Air%20Force,operations%20in%20the%20early%201970s.|title=50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War|website=afhistoryandmuseums.af.mil|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/the-air-force-enters-the-vietnam-war/|title=The Air Force Enters the Vietnam War|last=Correll|first=John|date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> | ||
[[Contemporary Historical Examination of Current Operations]] (CHECO) | |||
* [[Operation Eagle Claw]] (1980 Iranian hostage rescue)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/08/19/desert-one-documentary-chronicles-challenges-lessons-of-operation-eagle-claw/|title=Desert One documentary chronicles challenges, lessons of Operation Eagle Claw|last=Correll|first=Diane|date=August 19, 2020|website=MilitaryTimes.com|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/04/24/this-is-what-special-ops-learned-40-years-ago-from-operation-eagle-claw/|title=This is what special ops learned 40 years ago from Operation Eagle Claw|last=Lamb|first=Richard|date=April 24, 2020|website=MilitaryTimes.com|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Operation Eagle Claw]] (1980 Iranian hostage rescue)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2020/08/19/desert-one-documentary-chronicles-challenges-lessons-of-operation-eagle-claw/|title=Desert One documentary chronicles challenges, lessons of Operation Eagle Claw|last=Correll|first=Diane|date=August 19, 2020|website=MilitaryTimes.com|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.militarytimes.com/opinion/commentary/2020/04/24/this-is-what-special-ops-learned-40-years-ago-from-operation-eagle-claw/|title=This is what special ops learned 40 years ago from Operation Eagle Claw|last=Lamb|first=Richard|date=April 24, 2020|website=MilitaryTimes.com|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> | ||
* [[Operation Urgent Fury]] (1983 US invasion of Grenada)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.forces.net/usa/urgent-fury-operation-led-shake-us-military|title=Urgent Fury: the operation that led to a shake-up of the U.S. Military|date=October 26, 2021|website=forces.net|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.warhistoryonline.com/cold-war/urgent-fury-invasion-grenada.html?andro=1|title=Operation Urgent Fury: The 1983 US Invasion of Grenada|last=Budanovic|first=Nikola|date=May 8, 2018|website=War History Online|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Operation Urgent Fury]] (1983 US invasion of Grenada)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.forces.net/usa/urgent-fury-operation-led-shake-us-military|title=Urgent Fury: the operation that led to a shake-up of the U.S. Military|date=October 26, 2021|website=forces.net|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.warhistoryonline.com/cold-war/urgent-fury-invasion-grenada.html?andro=1|title=Operation Urgent Fury: The 1983 US Invasion of Grenada|last=Budanovic|first=Nikola|date=May 8, 2018|website=War History Online|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref> | ||
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* [[United States invasion of Panama|Operation Just Cause]] (1989–1990 US invasion of Panama)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.military.com/history/how-operation-just-cause-us-invasion-of-panama-ousted-dictator.html|title=How Operation Just Cause, the US invasion of Panama, ousted a dictator|last=Stilwell|first=Blake|website=Military.com|date=31 January 2023 |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> | * [[United States invasion of Panama|Operation Just Cause]] (1989–1990 US invasion of Panama)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.military.com/history/how-operation-just-cause-us-invasion-of-panama-ousted-dictator.html|title=How Operation Just Cause, the US invasion of Panama, ousted a dictator|last=Stilwell|first=Blake|website=Military.com|date=31 January 2023 |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> | ||
* [[Gulf War]] (1990–1991)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/why-us-air-force-dominated-gulf-war-196396|title=Why the U.S. Air Force Dominated in the Gulf War|last=Osborn|first=Kris|date=November 18, 2021|website=nationalinterest.org|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Gulf War]] (1990–1991)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/why-us-air-force-dominated-gulf-war-196396|title=Why the U.S. Air Force Dominated in the Gulf War|last=Osborn|first=Kris|date=November 18, 2021|website=nationalinterest.org|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> | ||
Operation Desert Shield (1990–1991)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afhistory.af.mil/FAQs/Fact-Sheets/Article/458965/1991-operation-desert-shielddesert-storm/|title=1991 – Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm|website=afhistory.af.mil|publisher=Air Force Historical Support Division|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> | |||
Operation Desert Storm (1991)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/2879147/nation-observes-anniversary-of-operation-desert-storm/|title=Nation Observes Anniversary of Operation Desert Storm|last=Vergun|first=David|date=January 15, 2022|website=[[United States Department of Defense]]|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> | |||
* [[Operation Southern Watch]] (1992–2003 Iraq no-fly zone)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://theaviationist.com/2015/02/17/the-story-of-one-of-the-largest-air-strikes-conducted-by-u-s-and-british-jets-in-iraq-during-osw/|title=The Story of one of the largest air strikes conducted by U.S. and British jets in Iraq during OSW|website=theaviationist.com|date=17 February 2015 |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Operation Southern Watch]] (1992–2003 Iraq no-fly zone)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://theaviationist.com/2015/02/17/the-story-of-one-of-the-largest-air-strikes-conducted-by-u-s-and-british-jets-in-iraq-during-osw/|title=The Story of one of the largest air strikes conducted by U.S. and British jets in Iraq during OSW|website=theaviationist.com|date=17 February 2015 |access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> | ||
* [[Operation Deliberate Force]] (1995 NATO bombing in Bosnia and Herzegovina)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1097deliberate/|title=Operation Deliberate Force – Air & Space Forces Magazine|website=airandspaceforces.com|date=October 1, 1997|last=Tirpak|first=John|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Operation Deliberate Force]] (1995 NATO bombing in Bosnia and Herzegovina)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1097deliberate/|title=Operation Deliberate Force – Air & Space Forces Magazine|website=airandspaceforces.com|date=October 1, 1997|last=Tirpak|first=John|access-date=July 27, 2023}}</ref> | ||
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* [[Operation Allied Force]] (1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/operation-allied-force-how-airpower-won-the-war-for-kosovo/|title=Operation Allied Force – Air & Space Forces Magazine|last=Sayers|first=William|date=April 16, 2019|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Operation Allied Force]] (1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/operation-allied-force-how-airpower-won-the-war-for-kosovo/|title=Operation Allied Force – Air & Space Forces Magazine|last=Sayers|first=William|date=April 16, 2019|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref> | ||
* [[Afghanistan War]] (2001–2021)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-war-afghanistan|title=Timeline: The U.S. War in Afghanistan|website=cfr.org|access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3144426/one-year-later-historic-afghan-airlift-inspires-pride-and-reflection-across-the/|title=One year later, historic Afghan airlift inspires pride and reflection across the Air Force|last=Pope|first=Charles|date=August 30, 2022|website=af.mil|access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/us/politics/military-clears-crew-afghan-evacuation.html|title=Military Clears Crew of Plane That Took Flight as Afghans Fell to Their Deaths|last=Cooper|first=Helene|date=June 13, 2022|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Afghanistan War]] (2001–2021)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cfr.org/timeline/us-war-afghanistan|title=Timeline: The U.S. War in Afghanistan|website=cfr.org|access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3144426/one-year-later-historic-afghan-airlift-inspires-pride-and-reflection-across-the/|title=One year later, historic Afghan airlift inspires pride and reflection across the Air Force|last=Pope|first=Charles|date=August 30, 2022|website=af.mil|access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/us/politics/military-clears-crew-afghan-evacuation.html|title=Military Clears Crew of Plane That Took Flight as Afghans Fell to Their Deaths|last=Cooper|first=Helene|date=June 13, 2022|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=July 28, 2023}}</ref> | ||
[[Operation Enduring Freedom]] (2001–2014)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nationalguard.mil/News/Article-View/Article/576922/after-13-years-operation-enduring-freedom-concludes-in-afghanistan/|title=After 13 years, Operation Enduring Freedom concludes in Afghanistan|date=December 29, 2014|website=NationalGuard.mil|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref> | |||
[[Operation Freedom's Sentinel]] (2015–2021)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.military.com/daily-news/2014/12/29/amid-confusion-dod-names-new-mission-operation-freedoms.html|title=Amid Confusion, DoD Names New Mission Operation Freedom's Sentinel|last=Sisk|first=Richard|date=December 29, 2014|website=Military.com|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref> | |||
* [[Iraq War]] (2003–2011)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/09/21/the_us_air_forces_vital_role_in_iraq_and_afghanistan_112341.html|title=The U.S. Air Force's Vital Role in Iraq and Afghanistan|last=Muralidharan|first=Rathna|date=September 21, 2017|website=realcleardefense.com|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cfr.org/timeline/iraq-war|title=Timeline: The Iraq War|website=cfr.org|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Iraq War]] (2003–2011)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2017/09/21/the_us_air_forces_vital_role_in_iraq_and_afghanistan_112341.html|title=The U.S. Air Force's Vital Role in Iraq and Afghanistan|last=Muralidharan|first=Rathna|date=September 21, 2017|website=realcleardefense.com|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cfr.org/timeline/iraq-war|title=Timeline: The Iraq War|website=cfr.org|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref> | ||
[[Iraq War#2003: Invasion|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] (2003–2010)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0313iraqi/|title=Iraqi Freedom and the Air Force|last=Grant|first=Rebecca|date=March 1, 2013|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref> | |||
[[Iraq War#2010: US drawdown and Operation New Dawn|Operation New Dawn]] (2010–2011)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Article/220080/us-air-force-role-transitions-to-operation-new-dawn/|title=U.S. Air Force role transitions to Operation New Dawn|date=September 1, 2010|website=afcent.af.mil|publisher=Air Force Central|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/meast/operation-iraqi-freedom-and-operation-new-dawn-fast-facts/index.html|title=Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn Fast Facts|date=April 1, 2022|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref> | |||
* [[Operation Odyssey Dawn]] (2011 Libyan no-fly zone)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1211libya/|title=Lessons from Libya|date=December 1, 2011|last=Tirpak|first=John|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/us-forces-lead-attack-against-libya-in-operation-audacity-dawn|title=U.S. Forces lead Attack Against Libya in Operation New Dawn|date=March 19, 2011|website=PBS |access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/19/operation-odyssey-dawn-tomahawks-libya|title=Operation Odyssey Dawn commences to end Gaddafi onslaught on Benghazi|last=Townsend|first=Mark|date=March 19, 2011|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Operation Odyssey Dawn]] (2011 Libyan no-fly zone)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1211libya/|title=Lessons from Libya|date=December 1, 2011|last=Tirpak|first=John|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/us-forces-lead-attack-against-libya-in-operation-audacity-dawn|title=U.S. Forces lead Attack Against Libya in Operation New Dawn|date=March 19, 2011|website=PBS |access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/19/operation-odyssey-dawn-tomahawks-libya|title=Operation Odyssey Dawn commences to end Gaddafi onslaught on Benghazi|last=Townsend|first=Mark|date=March 19, 2011|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref> | ||
* [[Operation Inherent Resolve]] (2014–present: intervention against the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/from-forever-wars-to-great-power-wars-lessons-learned-from-operation-inherent-resolve/|title=From Forever Wars to Great Power Wars: Lessons Learned From Operation Inherent Resolve|last=Pettyjohn|first=Stacie|date=August 20, 2021|website=War on the Rocks|access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref> | * [[Operation Inherent Resolve]] (2014–present: intervention against the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/from-forever-wars-to-great-power-wars-lessons-learned-from-operation-inherent-resolve/|title=From Forever Wars to Great Power Wars: Lessons Learned From Operation Inherent Resolve|last=Pettyjohn|first=Stacie|date=August 20, 2021|website=War on the Rocks|access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref> | ||
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The major components of the U.S. Air Force, as of 28 August 2015, are the following:<ref name="estab">{{Cite web |title=2007 USAF Almanac: Major Commands |url=http://www.afa.org/magazine/may2007/0507majcoms.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216020100/http://www.afa.org/magazine/may2007/0507majcoms.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2008 |access-date=9 February 2008 |publisher=AIR FORCE Magazine}}</ref> | The major components of the U.S. Air Force, as of 28 August 2015, are the following:<ref name="estab">{{Cite web |title=2007 USAF Almanac: Major Commands |url=http://www.afa.org/magazine/may2007/0507majcoms.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216020100/http://www.afa.org/magazine/may2007/0507majcoms.pdf |archive-date=16 February 2008 |access-date=9 February 2008 |publisher=AIR FORCE Magazine}}</ref> | ||
* Active duty forces | * Active duty forces | ||
57 flying wings and 55 non-flying wings | |||
nine flying groups, eight non-flying groups | |||
* 134 flying squadrons | |||
* [[Air Force Reserve Command]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104473/air-force-reserve-command/|title=Air Force Reserve Command > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display|website=United States Air Force|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Air Force Reserve Command]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104473/air-force-reserve-command/|title=Air Force Reserve Command > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display|website=United States Air Force|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref> | ||
35 flying wings | |||
four flying groups | |||
* 67 flying squadrons | |||
* [[Air National Guard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104546/air-national-guard/|title=Air National Guard > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display|website=United States Air Force|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref> | * [[Air National Guard]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104546/air-national-guard/|title=Air National Guard > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display|website=United States Air Force|access-date=November 28, 2023}}</ref> | ||
89 flying wings | |||
* 101 flying squadrons | |||
The USAF, including its Air Reserve Component (e.g., Air Force Reserve + Air National Guard), possesses a total of 302 flying squadrons.<ref name="orgsize">{{Cite web |title=2007 USAF Almanac: USAF Squadrons By Mission Type |url=http://www.afa.org/magazine/may2007/0507structure.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201002047/http://www.afa.org/magazine/may2007/0507structure.pdf |archive-date=1 December 2007 |access-date=9 February 2008 |publisher=AIR FORCE Magazine}}</ref> | The USAF, including its Air Reserve Component (e.g., Air Force Reserve + Air National Guard), possesses a total of 302 flying squadrons.<ref name="orgsize">{{Cite web |title=2007 USAF Almanac: USAF Squadrons By Mission Type |url=http://www.afa.org/magazine/may2007/0507structure.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201002047/http://www.afa.org/magazine/may2007/0507structure.pdf |archive-date=1 December 2007 |access-date=9 February 2008 |publisher=AIR FORCE Magazine}}</ref> | ||