Sixteenth Air Force

Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber)
Shield of the Sixteenth Air Force
Active	1954–2006 2006–2008 2019–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Type	Numbered Air Force
Role	Cyber warfare Electronic warfare Information operations Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
Part of	Air Combat Command
Headquarters	Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
Engagements	Kosovo Campaign
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (7x)
Commanders
Commander	CMSgt Robert L. Hopkins
Notable commanders	Winfield S. Harpe
Insignia
Shield of Air Forces Cyber
Headquarters of Joint Force Headquarters – Cyber Air Force

The Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) (16 AF) is a

The following units are subordinate to the Sixteenth Air Force.[1]^[2]

Wings

• 9th Reconnaissance Wing (Beale AFB, California)

Aircraft Assigned:

RQ-4 Global Hawk, RQ-180, T-38A Talon, U-2S Dragon Lady

• 55th Wing (Offut AFB, Nebraska)

Aircraft Assigned: OC-135B Open Skies, RC-135 Rivet Joint, TC-135W, WC-135R Constant Phoenix, RC-135 COBRA BALL, RC-135 COMBAT SENT, EC-130H COMPASS CALL

• 67th Cyberspace Wing (Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas)
• Fort George G. Meade
  , Maryland)
• 319th Reconnaissance Wing (Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota)

Aircraft Assigned:

RQ-4 Global Hawk

• 363rd Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing (Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia)
• 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing (Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia)
• 557th Weather Wing (Offutt AFB, Nebraska)
• Kelly Field Annex, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland
  , Texas)

• 616th Operations Center (Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas)
• Air Force Technical Applications Center (Patrick Space Force Base, Florida)

History

Sixteenth Air Force (16 AF)'s original ancestor was the Joint United States Military Group, Air Administration (Spain), which was established on 20 May 1954. It was attached to the Joint U.S. Military Group, which oversaw implementation of the 1953 Spanish-American Defense Cooperation Agreement.

On 15 July 1956, Sixteenth Air Force was created when the Air Administration (Spain) was re-designated as Headquarters, 16 AF, and aligned directly under Headquarters, U.S. Air Force. Existing

The 16 AF also operated SAC bases in

In 1961, General David Wade was dispatched to Torrejón, where he took command of SAC's 16th Air Expeditionary Task Force. He received his promotion to lieutenant general on 1 August 1963 and left Torrejón to assume command of SAC's Second Air Force with headquarters then at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City, Louisiana.^[4]

Structure in 1989

At the end of the Cold War Sixteenth Air Force consisted of the following units:^[3][5][6]

• Sixteenth Air Force, at Torrejón Air Base, Spain
  • 401st Tactical Fighter Wing
    , at Torrejón Air Base
    • 612th Tactical Fighter Squadron, with 24x F-16C Block 30 Falcon
    • 613th Tactical Fighter Squadron, with 24x F-16C Block 30 Falcon
    • 614th Tactical Fighter Squadron, with 24x F-16C Block 30 Falcon
    • Detachment 1, AFSOUTH, Naples, Italy. This detachment collected NATO data from AIRSOUTH/DEPCINCUSAFE-SOUTHERN AREA, a dual-hatted position, and provided the information to 16 AF. The Detachment also provided a U.S. liaison for wartime exercises, at PROTO.
    • Detachment 2, at Morón Air Base, Spain
  • 406th Tactical Fighter Training Wing, at Zaragoza Air Base, Spain, supporting squadrons training at the Bardenas Reales
    Air-to-Ground Range
  • 487th Tactical Missile Wing, at Comiso Air Base, Italy
    • 302d Tactical Missile Squadron, with 112x BGM-109G Ground Launched Cruise Missiles
  • 40th Tactical Group, at Aviano Air Base, Italy, supporting squadrons training at the Maniago
    Air-to-Ground Range
    • 7401st Munitions Support Squadron, at
      Rimini Air Base
      , Italy
    • 7402d Munitions Support Squadron, at Ghedi Air Base, Italy
  • The United States Logistics Group (TUSLOG), at Ankara
    Air Station, Turkey
    • 39th Tactical Group, at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey
    • 7217th Air Base Group, at Ankara Air Station
    • 7241st Air Base Group, at Izmir Air Station
    • 7022d Air Base Squadron, at Pirinçlik Air Station, Turkey
    • 7391st Munitions Support Squadron, at Balıkesir Air Base
    • 7392d Munitions Support Squadron, at
      Eskisehir Air Base
    • 7393d Munitions Support Squadron, at
      Murted Air Base
    • 7394th Munitions Support Squadron, at
      Erhac Air Base
  • 7206th Air Base Group, at Hellenikon Air Base, Greece
    • 7061st Munitions Support Squadron, at
      Araxos Air Base
      , Greece
  • 7275th Air Base Group, at San Vito dei Normanni Air Station, Italy
    • 6917th Electronic Security Squadron, operating an
      radio direction finding
      antenna array
  • 7276th Air Base Group, at Iraklion Air Station, Crete, Greece
    • 6931st Electronic Security Squadron (SIGINT unit)
  • 7555th Tactical Training Squadron, at Decimomannu Air Base, Italy, supporting squadrons training at the Air Combat Maneuvering and Instrumentation Range (ACMI) to the West of Sardinia
  • 7116th Tactical Control Flight, at Torrejón Air Base
  • 7120th Air Base Flight, at Morón Air Base

San Vito Air Station

Ankara Air Station

Izmir Air Station

Pirinçlik Air Station

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Sixteenth Air Force bases and stations in 1989