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

United States Air Force and United States Central Command

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

Difference between United States Air Force and United States Central Command

United States Air Force vs. United States Central Command

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM or CENTCOM) is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command of the U.S. Department of Defense.

Similarities between United States Air Force and United States Central Command

United States Air Force and United States Central Command have 19 things in common (in Unionpedia): Bombing of Iraq (1998), Cold War, General (United States), General officer, Gulf War, Iraq War, Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, Jim Mattis, Lieutenant general (United States), Operation Earnest Will, Operation Inherent Resolve, Unified combatant command, United States Air Forces Central Command, United States Army, United States Coast Guard, United States Department of Defense, United States Marine Corps, United States Navy, War in Afghanistan (2001–present).

Bombing of Iraq (1998)

The December 1998 bombing of Iraq (code-named Operation Desert Fox) was a major four-day bombing campaign on Iraqi targets from 16 December 1998, to 19 December 1998, by the United States and United Kingdom.

Bombing of Iraq (1998) and United States Air Force · Bombing of Iraq (1998) and United States 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).

Cold War and United States Air Force · Cold War and United States Central Command · See more »

General (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and United States Air Force, general (abbreviated as GEN in the Army or Gen in the Air Force and Marine Corps) is a four-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-10.

General (United States) and United States Air Force · General (United States) and United States Central Command · See more »

General officer

A general officer is an officer of high rank in the army, and in some nations' air forces or marines.

General officer and United States Air Force · General officer and United States Central Command · See more »

Gulf War

The Gulf War (2 August 199028 February 1991), codenamed Operation Desert Shield (2 August 199017 January 1991) for operations leading to the buildup of troops and defense of Saudi Arabia and Operation Desert Storm (17 January 199128 February 1991) in its combat phase, was a war waged by coalition forces from 35 nations led by the United States against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.

Gulf War and United States Air Force · Gulf War and United States 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.

Iraq War and United States Air Force · Iraq War and United States Central Command · See more »

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant

The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria or Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), Islamic State (IS) and by its Arabic language acronym Daesh (داعش dāʿish), is a Salafi jihadist terrorist organisation and former unrecognised proto-state that follows a fundamentalist, Salafi/Wahhabi doctrine of Sunni Islam.

Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and United States Air Force · Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and United States Central Command · See more »

Jim Mattis

James Norman Mattis (born September 8, 1950) is the current and 26th United States Secretary of Defense and former United States Marine Corps general who served as 11th Commander of United States Central Command during the Presidency of Barack Obama.

Jim Mattis and United States Air Force · Jim Mattis and United States Central Command · See more »

Lieutenant general (United States)

In the United States Army, United States Marine Corps, and the United States Air Force, lieutenant general (abbreviated LTG in the Army, Lt Gen in the Air Force, and LtGen in the Marine Corps) is a three-star general officer rank, with the pay grade of O-9.

Lieutenant general (United States) and United States Air Force · Lieutenant general (United States) and United States Central Command · See more »

Operation Earnest Will

Operation Earnest Will (24 July 1987 – 26 September 1988) was the American military protection of Kuwaiti-owned tankers from Iranian attacks in 1987 and 1988, three years into the Tanker War phase of the Iran–Iraq War.

Operation Earnest Will and United States Air Force · Operation Earnest Will and United States Central Command · See more »

Operation Inherent Resolve

Operation Inherent Resolve (OIR) is the U.S. military's operational name for the military intervention against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIL, in the vernacular, Daesh), including both the campaign in Iraq and the campaign in Syria.

Operation Inherent Resolve and United States Air Force · Operation Inherent Resolve and United States Central Command · See more »

Unified combatant command

A unified combatant command (UCC) is a United States Department of Defense command that is composed of forces from at least two Military Departments and has a broad and continuing mission.

Unified combatant command and United States Air Force · Unified combatant command and United States 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.

United States Air Force and United States Air Forces Central Command · United States Air Forces Central Command and United States Central Command · See more »

United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

United States Air Force and United States Army · United States Army and United States Central Command · See more »

United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the country's seven uniformed services.

United States Air Force and United States Coast Guard · United States Central Command and United States Coast Guard · See more »

United States Department of Defense

The Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government concerned directly with national security and the United States Armed Forces.

United States Air Force and United States Department of Defense · United States Central Command and United States Department of Defense · See more »

United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting amphibious operations with the United States Navy.

United States Air Force and United States Marine Corps · United States Central Command and United States Marine Corps · See more »

United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

United States Air Force and United States Navy · United States Central Command and United States Navy · See more »

War in Afghanistan (2001–present)

The War in Afghanistan (or the U.S. War in Afghanistan; code named Operation Enduring Freedom – Afghanistan (2001–2014) and Operation Freedom's Sentinel (2015–present)) followed the United States invasion of Afghanistan of October 7, 2001.

United States Air Force and War in Afghanistan (2001–present) · United States Central Command and War in Afghanistan (2001–present) · See more »

The list above answers the following questions

United States Air Force and United States Central Command Comparison

United States Air Force has 353 relations, while United States Central Command has 150. As they have in common 19, the Jaccard index is 3.78% = 19 / (353 + 150).

References

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

Hey! We are on Facebook now! »