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| {{Short description|Major command of the United States Air Force responsible for reserve forces}} | | {{Short description|Major command of the United States Air Force responsible for reserve forces}} |
| {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}} | | {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}The '''Air Force Reserve Command''' ('''AFRC''') is a major command (MAJCOM) of the [[United States Air Force]], with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of commissioned officers and enlisted airmen. Together, the Air Force Reserve and the [[Air National Guard]] constitute the Air Force element of the [[reserve components of the United States Armed Forces]]. AFRC also plays an integral role in the day-to-day Air Force mission and is not strictly a force held in reserve for possible war or contingency operations. AFRC also supports the [[United States Space Force]] through the [[310th Space Wing]], pending the creation of a space reserve component. |
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| | unit_name = Air Force Reserve Command
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| | image = AFR Shield.svg
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| | caption = Shield of Air Force Reserve Command
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| | dates = 14 April 1948 – present <br/>({{Age in years and months|1947|11|3}})<br/>{{collapsible list
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| | titlestyle = background:transparent;text-align:left;font-weight:normal;
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| | title = Detailed
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| |17 February 1997 – present (as Air Force Reserve Command)<br />14 April 1948 – 17 February 1997 (as Air Force Reserve)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.afrc.af.mil/Portals/87/documents/Snapshot/AFR-Snapshot-Octobert2017.pdf?ver=2017-10-10-104025-967 |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022032351/http://www.afrc.af.mil/Portals/87/documents/Snapshot/AFR-Snapshot-Octobert2017.pdf?ver=2017-10-10-104025-967 |archive-date=22 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="afhra.af.mil">{{Cite web|url=http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/431963/air-force-reserve-command-usaf/|title=Air Force Reserve Command (USAF)|website=Air Force Historical Research Agency}}</ref>
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| | country = {{United States}}
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| | branch = {{Air Force|United States}}
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| | type = [[List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force|Major command]]<br />[[Air reserve component]] (ARC)
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| | role = "Provide combat-ready reserve forces to fly, fight and win."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.afrc.af.mil/Portals/87/documents/missionbrief/AFR-Mission-Brief-October-2017.pdf?ver=2017-10-10-104003-497 |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171022084923/http://www.afrc.af.mil/Portals/87/documents/missionbrief/AFR-Mission-Brief-October-2017.pdf?ver=2017-10-10-104003-497 |archive-date=22 October 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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| | size = 68,530 airmen <br/> 327 aircraft<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.saffm.hq.af.mil/Portals/84/documents/FY24/Military%20Personnel/2023-03-15aa%20AFR%20FY%202024PB%20JBook%20(Main).pdf?ver=iEoWnnxZ-059YBKvNmJwwg%3d%3d|title=Air Force Reserve Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Budget Estimates}}</ref>
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| | command_structure = [[United States Department of the Air Force|Department of the Air Force]]<br>[[Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces]]
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| | garrison = [[Robins Air Force Base]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], U.S.
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| | garrison_label = Headquarters
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| | nickname = "Citizen Airmen"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/|title=Citizen Airman Magazine > Home|website=www.citamn.afrc.af.mil}}</ref>
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| | equipment = [[List of equipment of the United States Air Force]]
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| | decorations = [[File:AFOEA Streamer.jpg|200px]]<br />[[Organizational Excellence Award|Air Force Organization Excellence Award]]<ref name="afhra.af.mil"/>
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| | website = {{URL|www.afrc.af.mil}}<br />{{URL|www.afreserve.com}}
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| <!-- Commanders -->| commander1 = [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lt Gen]] [[John P. Healy]]
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| | commander1_label = Commander
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| | commander2 = [[Major general (United States)|Maj Gen]] [[Frank L. Bradfield III]]
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| | commander2_label = Deputy Commander
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| | commander3 = [[Command chief master sergeant|CCMS]] [[Israel Nuñez]]
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| | commander3_label = Command Chief
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| | colonel_of_the_regiment = <!-- Insignia -->
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| | identification_symbol_label = <!-- Aircraft -->
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| | aircraft_attack = [[A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10C]], [[MQ-1 Predator|MQ-1B]], [[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9B]]
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| | aircraft_bomber = [[B-52H Stratofortress|B-52H]], [[Rockwell B-1 Lancer|B-1B]]
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| | aircraft_Command_and_Control =
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| | aircraft_electronic = [[E-3 Sentry|E-3B/C/G]]
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| | aircraft_fighter = [[F-15 Eagle|F-15C]], [[F-15E Strike Eagle|F-15E]], [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|F-16C/D]], [[F-22 Raptor|F-22A]], [[Lockheed F-35|F-35A]]
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| | aircraft_recon = [[Pilatus PC-12|U-28A]], [[RQ-4 Global Hawk|RQ-4]]
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| | aircraft_transport = [[C-5 Galaxy|C-5A/B/M]], [[C-17 Globemaster III|C-17A]], [[C-40 Clipper|C-40C]], [[C-130 Hercules|C-130H]], [[Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules|C-130J]], [[WC-130 Hurricane Hunter|WC-130J]], [[PZL M28|C-145A]], [[Dornier 328|C-146A]]
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| | aircraft_tanker = [[HC-130P Combat King|HC-130N/P]], [[KC-10 Extender|KC-10A]], [[KC-135 Stratotanker|KC-135R]]
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| | aircraft_helicopter_multirole = [[HH-60G Pave Hawk|HH-60G]]
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| The '''Air Force Reserve Command''' ('''AFRC''') is a [[MAJCOM|major command]] (MAJCOM) of the [[United States Air Force]], with its headquarters at [[Robins Air Force Base]], Georgia. It is the federal Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of commissioned officers and enlisted airmen. Together, the Air Force Reserve and the [[Air National Guard]] constitute the Air Force element of the [[reserve components of the United States Armed Forces]]. AFRC also plays an integral role in the day-to-day Air Force mission and is not strictly a force held in reserve for possible war or contingency operations. AFRC also supports the [[United States Space Force]] through the [[310th Space Wing]], pending the creation of a space reserve component. | |
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| == Overview == | | == Overview == |