Air Combat Command was created 1 June 1992 after the inactivation of the
Tactical Air Command (TAC),
Strategic Air Command (SAC) and
Military Airlift Command (MAC). Upon activation, ACC assumed control of all former-TAC fighters, all
bombers,
reconnaissance platforms, battle management resources, and
Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Furthermore, ACC had some
KC-135 and
KC-10 aerial refueling tankers and
C-130 tactical airlift aircraft in its composite, reconnaissance, and other combat wings. In 1993, control of the ICBM force was transferred to the
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) until transferred again to
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) on 1 December 2009. Following the inactivation of SAC at
Offutt AFB, Nebraska, a new unified command, the
United States Strategic Command, was activated at Offutt, created to manage the combined strategic nuclear forces belonging to both the U.S. Air Force and the
U.S. Navy.
Operational deployments In Southwest Asia, Air Combat Command provided active duty and reserve component forces for the follow-on to
Operation Desert Storm and the establishment of Operation Southern Watch to deter Iraqi aggression. In October 1994, ACC also demonstrated its ability to react quickly to the buildup of Iraqi troops near the border of Kuwait. In addition, ACC, from its inception, has provided indispensable support to counter-drug operations, including
Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS),
reconnaissance and
fighter aircraft, as well as
radar and connectivity assets. ;
Strategic Air Command :
2d Bomb Wing :: Barksdale AFB, LA :
5th Bomb Wing :: Minot AFB, ND :
7th Bomb Wing :: Carswell AFB, TX (Xfer to Dyess AFB, TX on 1 October 1993) :
9th Reconnaissance Wing :: Beale AFB, CA :
28th Bomb Wing :: Ellsworth AFB, SD :
42d Bomb Wing :: Loring AFB, ME (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 30 September 1994) :
44th Missile Wing :: Ellsworth AFB, SD (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993) :
55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing :: Offut AFB NE :
90th Missile Wing :: F E Warren AFB, WY (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993) :
91st Missile Wing :: Minot AFB, ND (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993 :
92d Bomb Wing :: Fairchild AFB WA (Xfer to Air Mobility Command, 1 July 1994) :
93d Wing :: Castle AFB, CA (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 30 September 1995) :
96th Wing :: Dyess AFB, TX (Wing only BRAC Inactivated, 1 October 1993) :
319th Bombardment Wing :: Grand Forks AFB, ND (Xfer to Air Mobility Command as 319 ARW, 1 October 1993) :
321st Missile Wing :: Grand Forks AFB, ND (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993) :
341st Missile Wing :: Malmstrom AFB, MT (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993) :
351st Missile Wing :: Whiteman AFB, MO (Xfer to Air Force Space Command, 1 July 1993) :
379th Wing :: Wurtsmith AFB, MI (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 15 June 1993) :
384th Bomb Wing :: McConnell AFB, KS (Wing only BRAC Inactivated; xfer to 384th Bomb Group, 1 October 1994) :
410th Wing :: K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 30 September 1995) :
416th Wing :: Griffiss AFB, NY (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 30 September 1995) :
509th Bombardment Wing :: Whiteman AFB, MO ;
Military Airlift Command :
314th Airlift Wing :: Little Rock AFB, AR ;
Tactical Air Command :
1st Fighter Wing :: Langley AFB, VA :
4th Fighter Wing :: Seymour Johnson AFB, NC :
23d Fighter Wing :: Base and wing BRAC Inactivated at England AFB, LA; reactivated as 23d Wing, Pope AFB, NC) :
27th Fighter Wing :: Cannon AFB, NM :
31st Fighter Wing :: Homestead AFB, FL (Moved WOPE to Aviano AB Italy on 1 April 1994 and assigned to USAFE) :
33d Fighter Wing :: Eglin AFB, FL :
35th Fighter Wing :: George AFB, CA (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 15 December 1992) :
37th Fighter Wing :: Tonopah AP, NV (Wing Inactivated 8 July 1992; F-117s xfer to 49 FW, Holloman AFB, NM) :
49th Fighter Wing :: Holloman AFB, NM :
53d Wing :: Eglin AFB, FL :
56th Fighter Wing :: MacDill AFB, FL (Moved WOPE to Luke AFB, AZ on 1 April 1994; reassigned to AETC) :
57th Fighter Wing :: Nellis AFB, NV :
58th Fighter Wing :: Luke AFB, AZ (Moved WOPE to Kirtland AFB, NM on 1 April 1994 :: Reassigned to AETC as 58th Special Operations Wing) :
67th Reconnaissance Wing :: Bergstrom AFB, TX (Base and wing BRAC Inactivated, 30 September 1993) :
85th Wing :: NAS Keflavik, Iceland (Wing only BRAC Inactivated, 31 May 1993) :
325th Fighter Wing :: Tyndall AFB, FL (Reassigned to AETC 1 July 1993; rejoined ACC 1 October 2012) :
347th Fighter Wing :: Moody AFB, GA (Reassigned to AFSOC as 347 RQW 1 October 2003; merged into ACC 23 WG, 1 October 2006) :
354th Fighter Wing :: Myrtle Beach AFB, SC (BRAC Inactivated, 31 March 1993) :
355th Fighter Wing :: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ :
363d Fighter Wing :: Shaw AFB, SC (Inactivated 30 December 1993; replaced by 20th Fighter Wing, 30 December 1993) :
366th Fighter Wing :: Mountain Home AFB, ID :
388th Fighter Wing :: Hill AFB, UT :
475th Weapons Evaluation Group :: Tyndall AFB, FL : 507th Air Control Wing :: Shaw AFB, SC (Wing only BRAC Inactivated, 12 June 1993) :
552d Air Control Wing :: Tinker AFB OK : 602d Air Control Wing :: Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ (Wing only BRAC Inactivated, 15 June 1992) ==Wings and groups==