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Eighteenth Air Force
(Air Forces Transportation)
Shield of the Eighteenth Air Force
Active1 April 2007 – present (as Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation))
1 October 2003 – 1 April 2007
26 June 1951 – 1 January 1958 (as Eighteenth Air Force)
7 March 1951 – 26 June 1951 (as Eighteenth Air Force (Troop Carrier))
(73 years, 2 months)[1]
CountryEighteenth Air Force United States of America
BranchEighteenth Air Force United States Air Force
TypeNumbered Air Force
RoleProvide combat-ready air mobility forces to U.S. Transportation Command[2]
Part of Air Mobility Command
U.S. Transportation Command
HeadquartersScott Air Force Base, Illinois, U.S.
Decorations
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award[1]
Websitewww.18af.amc.af.mil
Commanders
CommanderMaj Gen Corey Martin
Vice CommanderCol Adrienne L. Williams
Command ChiefCMSgt Chad W. Bickley
Notable
commanders
Col Earl Young[3]

Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation) (18 AF) is the only Numbered Air Force (NAF) in Air Mobility Command (AMC) and one of the largest NAFs in the United States Air Force. 18 AF was activated on 28 March 1951, inactivated on 1 January 1958, and re-activated on 1 October 2003. 18 AF is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

  1. ^ a b "Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation) (". af.mil. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Units". www.18af.amc.af.mil. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Factsheets : Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation) (". 2 April 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.

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