Global InformationPacific Air Forces information
| Pacific Air Forces | |
|---|---|
 Shield of Pacific Air Forces | |
| Active | 31 July 1944 – present (79 years, 8 months) Detailed
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| Country |  United States of America |
| Branch |  United States Air Force United States Army ( Army Air Forces; 31 July 1944- 26 September 1947)[1] |
| Type | Major Command |
| Role | "PACAF's primary mission is to deliver rapid and precise air, space and cyberspace capabilities to protect and defend the United States, its territories and our allies and partners."[2] |
| Size | 31,299 airmen 334 aircraft[3] |
| Part of |  United States Indo-Pacific Command |
| Headquarters | Hickam Air Force Base, Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii, U.S. |
| Engagements |  World War II – Asiatic-Pacific Theater * New Guinea campaign * Battle of Leyte * Battle of Luzon  Korean War[1]*  Vietnam War  Laotian Civil War Cambodian Campaign |
| Decorations |  Air Force Organization Excellence Award  Philippine Presidential Unit Citation[1] |
| Website | www |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | Gen Kevin B. Schneider[4] |
| Deputy Commander - USAF | Lt Gen Laura L. Lenderman[5] |
| Deputy Commander - RAAF[7] | AVM Carl Newman[6] |
| Command Chief | CCM Kathleen M. McCool[8] |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | A-10C |
| Electronic warfare | E-3B/C |
| Fighter | F-15C/D, F-16C/D, F-22A |
| Multirole helicopter | HH-60G, UH-1N |
| Transport | C-12J, C-17A, C-37A, C-40B, C-130H |
| Tanker | KC-135R |
The Pacific Air Forces (PACAF) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force and is also the air component command of the United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM). PACAF is headquartered at the Hickam AFB portion of Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam, Hawaii, and is one of two USAF MAJCOMs assigned outside the Continental United States, the other being the United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa. Over the past sixty-five plus years, PACAF has been engaged in combat during the Korean and Vietnam Wars and Operations Desert Storm, Southern Watch, Northern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
The mission of Pacific Air Forces is to provide ready air and space power to promote U.S. interests in the Asia-Pacific region during peacetime, through crisis, and in war. PACAF organizes, trains, and equips the 45,000 Total Force personnel of the Regular Air Force, the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard with the tools necessary to support the Commander of United States Indo-Pacific Command. PACAF comprises three numbered Air Forces, nine main bases and nearly 375 aircraft.
The command's area of responsibility extends from the west coast of the United States to the east coast of Asia and from the Arctic to the Antarctic, more than 100,000,000 square miles (260,000,000 km2). The area is home to nearly two billion people who live in 44 countries.
- ^ a b c "Pacific Air Forces (USAF) > Air Force Historical Research Agency > Display".
- ^ "Pacific Air Forces > Pacific Air Forces > Display".
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
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- ^ "Leadership".
- ^ "Leadership".
- ^ "AIR VICE-MARSHAL CARL NEWMAN".
- ^ "Leadership".