Tenth Air Force

Tenth Air Force
Shield of the Tenth Air Force
Active	1 December 1985 – present (as Tenth Air Force) 8 October 1976 – 1 December 1985 (as Tenth Air Force (Reserve)) 20 January 1966 – 31 December 1969 24 May 1946 – 1 September 1960 18 September 1942 – 6 January 1946 (as Tenth Air Force) 4 February 1942 – 18 September 1942 (as 10 Air Force) (82 years, 3 months)[1]
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Air Force (18 September 1947 – present) United States Army ( Army Air Forces, 4 February 1942 – 18 September 1947)
Type	Numbered Air Force
Role	Provide combat-ready reserve air forces to Air Combat Command, Air Force Global Strike Command, Pacific Air Forces, Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, and Air Force Space Command
Part of	Air Force Reserve Command
Headquarters	Carswell Air Reserve Station, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.[1]
Engagements	World War II - Asiatic-Pacific Theater Burma India-Burma Central Burma China Defensive China Offensive[1]
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
Commanders
Commanding officer	Maj Gen Regina A. Sabric
Command chief	CMSgt Christopher S. Bluto Jr.
Notable commanders	Lewis H. Brereton

The Tenth Air Force (10 AF) is a unit of the U.S. Air Force, specifically a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). 10 AF is headquartered at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base/Carswell Field (formerly Carswell AFB), Texas.

The command directs the activities of 14,000 Air Force Reservists and 950 civilians located at 30 military installations throughout the United States. 10 AF is the AFRC numbered air force whose units and aircraft are primarily gained by the Combat Air Forces (CAF), specifically Air Combat Command (ACC), with a smaller number also gained by Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Air Education and Training Command (AETC). In addition, Tenth Air Force units fly satellites for Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) in support of the Department of Defense and NOAA.

Tenth Air Force was a United States Army Air Forces combat air force created for operations in India, Burma and Indochina during World War II in the China Burma India Theater of operations. It was established at New Delhi, India, on 12 February 1942, around a nucleus of air force personnel newly arrived from Java and the Philippines, under the command of Major General (later Lieutenant General) Louis Brereton. In the years since World War II, the 10th Air Force has served both US air defense under the former Air Defense Command and Aerospace Defense Command, and reserve training and readiness programs under the cognizance of the Air Force Reserve (AFRES) and the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC).

The 10th Air Force is commanded by Maj Gen Regina A. Sabric.