Logo
Unionpedia
Communication
Get it on Google Play
New! Download Unionpedia on your Android™ device!
Install
Faster access than browser!
 

506th Air Expeditionary Group and United States Air Forces Central Command

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between 506th Air Expeditionary Group and United States Air Forces Central Command

506th Air Expeditionary Group vs. United States Air Forces Central Command

The 506th Air Expeditionary Group (506 AEG) is a provisional United States Air Force unit. United States Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT/AFCENT) is a Named Air Force of the United States Air Force headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It is the Air Force Service Component of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), a joint Department of Defense combatant command responsible for U.S. security interests in 27 nations that stretch from the Horn of Africa through the Persian Gulf region, into Central Asia. Activated as 9th Air Force on 8 April 1942, the command fought in World War II both in the Western Desert Campaign in Egypt and Libya and as the tactical fighter component of the United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe (USSTAF), engaging enemy forces in France, the Low Countries and in Nazi Germany. During the Cold War, it was one of two Numbered Air Forces of Tactical Air Command. Co-designated as United States Central Command Air Forces (CENTAF) on 1 January 1983, on 2009 as part of a complicated transfer of lineage, the lineage and history of the Ninth Air Force was bestowed on USAFCENT, and a new Ninth Air Force, which technically had no previous history, was activated. It has fought in the 1991 Gulf War, War in Afghanistan (OEF-A, 2001–present), the Iraq War (OIF, 2003–2010), as well as various engagements within USCENTCOM.

Similarities between 506th Air Expeditionary Group and United States Air Forces Central Command

506th Air Expeditionary Group and United States Air Forces Central Command have 17 things in common (in Unionpedia): Air Combat Command, Air Force Reserve Command, Balad Air Base, Cold War, Eighth Air Force, Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, Iraq, Iraq War, Ninth Air Force, North American F-100 Super Sabre, North American P-51 Mustang, Republic F-84 Thunderjet, Tactical Air Command, United States Air Force, United States Air Forces Central Command, Vietnam War, 332d Air Expeditionary Wing.

Air Combat Command

Air Combat Command (ACC) is one of ten Major Commands (MAJCOMs) in the United States Air Force, reporting to Headquarters, United States Air Force (HAF) at the Pentagon.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Air Combat Command · Air Combat Command and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

Air Force Reserve Command

The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Air Force Reserve Command · Air Force Reserve Command and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

Balad Air Base

Balad Air Base is an Iraqi Air Force base located near Balad in the Sunni Triangle north of Baghdad, Iraq.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Balad Air Base · Balad Air Base and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

Cold War

The Cold War was a state of geopolitical tension after World War II between powers in the Eastern Bloc (the Soviet Union and its satellite states) and powers in the Western Bloc (the United States, its NATO allies and others).

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Cold War · Cold War and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

Eighth Air Force

The Eighth Air Force (Air Forces Strategic) (8 AF) is a numbered air force (NAF) of the United States Air Force's Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Eighth Air Force · Eighth Air Force and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF).

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II · Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

Iraq

Iraq (or; العراق; عێراق), officially known as the Republic of Iraq (جُمُهورية العِراق; کۆماری عێراق), is a country in Western Asia, bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest and Syria to the west.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Iraq · Iraq and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

Iraq War

The Iraq WarThe conflict is also known as the War in Iraq, the Occupation of Iraq, the Second Gulf War, and Gulf War II.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Iraq War · Iraq War and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

Ninth Air Force

The Ninth Air Force (9 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC).

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Ninth Air Force · Ninth Air Force and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

North American F-100 Super Sabre

The North American F-100 Super Sabre is an American supersonic jet fighter aircraft that served with the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1954 to 1971 and with the Air National Guard (ANG) until 1979.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and North American F-100 Super Sabre · North American F-100 Super Sabre and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

North American P-51 Mustang

The North American Aviation P-51 Mustang is an American long-range, single-seat fighter and fighter-bomber used during World War II and the Korean War, among other conflicts.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and North American P-51 Mustang · North American P-51 Mustang and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

Republic F-84 Thunderjet

The Republic F-84 Thunderjet was an American turbojet fighter-bomber aircraft.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Republic F-84 Thunderjet · Republic F-84 Thunderjet and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

Tactical Air Command

Tactical Air Command (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Tactical Air Command · Tactical Air Command and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and United States Air Force · United States Air Force and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

United States Air Forces Central Command

United States Air Forces Central Command (USAFCENT/AFCENT) is a Named Air Force of the United States Air Force headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. It is the Air Force Service Component of United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), a joint Department of Defense combatant command responsible for U.S. security interests in 27 nations that stretch from the Horn of Africa through the Persian Gulf region, into Central Asia. Activated as 9th Air Force on 8 April 1942, the command fought in World War II both in the Western Desert Campaign in Egypt and Libya and as the tactical fighter component of the United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe (USSTAF), engaging enemy forces in France, the Low Countries and in Nazi Germany. During the Cold War, it was one of two Numbered Air Forces of Tactical Air Command. Co-designated as United States Central Command Air Forces (CENTAF) on 1 January 1983, on 2009 as part of a complicated transfer of lineage, the lineage and history of the Ninth Air Force was bestowed on USAFCENT, and a new Ninth Air Force, which technically had no previous history, was activated. It has fought in the 1991 Gulf War, War in Afghanistan (OEF-A, 2001–present), the Iraq War (OIF, 2003–2010), as well as various engagements within USCENTCOM.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and United States Air Forces Central Command · United States Air Forces Central Command and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

Vietnam War

The Vietnam War (Chiến tranh Việt Nam), also known as the Second Indochina War, and in Vietnam as the Resistance War Against America (Kháng chiến chống Mỹ) or simply the American War, was a conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975.

506th Air Expeditionary Group and Vietnam War · United States Air Forces Central Command and Vietnam War · See more »

332d Air Expeditionary Wing

The 332d Air Expeditionary Wing (332 AEW) is a Provisional Wing of Air Combat Command, currently active.

332d Air Expeditionary Wing and 506th Air Expeditionary Group · 332d Air Expeditionary Wing and United States Air Forces Central Command · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

506th Air Expeditionary Group and United States Air Forces Central Command Comparison

506th Air Expeditionary Group has 61 relations, while United States Air Forces Central Command has 342. As they have in common 17, the Jaccard index is 4.22% = 17 / (61 + 342).

References

This article shows the relationship between 506th Air Expeditionary Group and United States Air Forces Central Command. To access each article from which the information was extracted, please visit:

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »