Units
Two wings are permanently assigned to 13 AF:
- 15th Wing, Hickam AFB Hawaii
Partnered with the Hawaii Air National Guard, the 15th AW provides strategic, tactical and command airlift with C-17s, one specially configured C-40 and one C-37. It also includes a squadron of Lockheed F-22s. Finally it serves as an important en-route location for transient aircraft.
- 36th Wing, Andersen AFB, Guam
The 36th WG has an expansive mission to support global projection and reach from its strategic location in the Pacific.
On 5 Jan. 2007, Detachment 1, 13 AF was activated at Yokota AB, Japan. Det 1 is responsible for planning, coordinating and executing air operations around Japan in coordination with the Japan Air Self Defense Force, through the Fifth Air Force staff at Yokota, and the 613th Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) at Hickam.
The 613th Support Group maintains a consolidated commander’s support staff providing personnel support for the entire headquarters; an operational support flight providing facility, training, readiness, and security management; and has two subordinate units: the 56th Air and Space Communications Squadron and the 17th Operational Weather Squadron.
The 13th Air Expeditionary Group, and formerly the 500th Air Expeditionary Group is activated seasonally to support Operation Deep Freeze in the Antarctic.
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