Numbered air force of the United States Air Force responsible for the Japanese region
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Fifth Air Force
Shield of the Fifth Air Force
Active
5 February 1942 – present (as Fifth Air Force) 5 February 1942 – 18 September 1942 (as 5 Air Force) 28 October 1941 – 5 February 1942 (Far Eastern Air Force) 16 August 1941 – 28 October 1941 (as Philippine Department Air Force) (82 years, 9 months)[1]
Country
United States of America
Branch
United States Air Force (18 September 1947 – present) United States Army ( Army Air Forces, 16 August 1941 – 18 September 1947)
Type
Numbered Air Force
Role
Provide combat-ready air forces for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and U.S. Forces Japan, along with serving as the air component for U.S. Forces Japan[2]
Part of
Pacific Air Forces U.S. Indo-Pacific Command U.S. Forces Japan
Headquarters
Yokota Air Base, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Engagements
See list
World War II - Asiatic-Pacific Theater
Philippines Campaign
East Indies
Papua
New Guinea
Bismark Archipelago
Leyte
Luzon
Southern Philippines
Korean War
UN Defenseive
UN Offensive
CCF Intervention
First UN Counteroffensive
CCF Spring Offensive
UN Summer-Fall Offensive
Second Korean Winter
Summer-Fall 1952
Third Korean Winter
Summer-Fall 1953
[1]
Decorations
See list
Distinguished Unit Citation
Philippine Islands
Papua
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Korean Presidential Unit Citation
[1]
Website
www.5af.pacaf.af.mil
Commanders
Commander
Lt Gen Ricky N. Rupp
Deputy Commander
Brig Gen Jesse J. Friedel
Command Chief
CCM Shawn M. Aiello
Notable commanders
George Kenney Earle E. Partridge Samuel E. Anderson Richard Myers
Military unit
The Fifth Air Force (5 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It is headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan. It is the U.S. Air Force's oldest continuously serving Numbered Air Force. The organization has provided 80 years of continuous air power to the Pacific since its establishment in September 1941.[3]
Fifth Air Force is the Headquarters Pacific Air Forces forward element in Japan, and maximizes partnership capabilities and promotes bilateral defense cooperation. In addition, 5 AF is the air component to United States Forces Japan.[3]
Its mission is three-fold. First, it plans, conducts, controls, and coordinates air operations assigned by the PACAF Commander. Fifth Air Force maintains a level of readiness necessary for successful completion of directed military operations. And last, but certainly not least, Fifth Air Force assists in the mutual defense of Japan and enhances regional stability by planning, exercising, and executing joint air operations in partnership with Japan. To achieve this mission, Fifth Air Force maintains its deterrent force posture to protect both U.S. and Japanese interests, and conducts appropriate air operations should deterrence fail.[3]
Fifth Air Force is commanded by Lieutenant General Ricky Rupp.[4]
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^ abc"Fact Sheet 5th Air Force". 5th Air Force Public Affairs. 23 April 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
^"U.S. Forces Japan and 5th Air Force Change of Command". Facebook. 26 August 2021.
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Global Information
United States of America
United States Air Force (18 September 1947 – present)
United States Army (
Army Air Forces, 16 August 1941 – 18 September 1947)
Pacific Air Forces
U.S. Indo-Pacific Command
U.S. Forces Japan
