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Fourteenth Air Force

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Part of Air Force Space Command
Military unit
Unit nameFourteenth Air Force
FoundedMarch 1943 � September 1960
January 1966 �
CountryUnited States of America
BranchUnited States Air Force
Roleoperation support for AF space forces and commands
Part ofAir Force Space Command
Garrison/HQVandenberg Air Force Base
Commanders
Notable
commanders		Claire Chennault

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The Fourteenth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) (14 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It is headquartered at Vandenburg Air Force Base, California.

The command is responsible for the organization, training, equipping, command and control, and employment of Air Force space forces to support operational plans and missions for U.S. combatant commanders and their subordinate components and is the Air Force Component to U.S. Strategic Command for space operations.

Established on 5 March 1943 at Kunming, China, 14 AF was a United States Army Air Forces combat air force deployed to the Pacific Theater of World War II. It engaged in operations primarily in China. The command is a descendant organization of the 1st American Volunteer Group (AVG), also known as the "Flying Tigers", established on 20 December 1941. After World War II Fourteenth Air Force subsequently served Air Defense Command, Continental Air Command, and the Air Force Reserves (AFRES).

14 AF is commanded by James. Its Command Chief Master Sergeant is MacKinley.

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Bangor Daily News--US -Air Force- Major General Nelson Durgin, Ret. US Army Brigadier General Robert Carmichael, Jr., and Major General Bill Libby, Maine Adjutant General and ... - Date : Wed, 02 Jun 2010 16:41:13 GMT+00:00
Vettel quickest in session two as tyre wear causes concern - pitpass.com Tweet this news
pitpass.com--On their first flying laps, seventeen minutes into the session, the Red Bull duo go twelfth and -fourteenth-, with Vettel (18.939) the quicker of the two. ... - Date : Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:50:37 GMT+00:00
Mixed session for Red Bull as Vettel sets the pace - pitpass.com Tweet this news
pitpass.com--On his first flying lap of the day, Webber posts 29.376 to go -fourteenth-, as -Force- India reveals that it won't be able to get Sutil back on track this ... - Date : Sat, 29 May 2010 09:24:31 GMT+00:00


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