Alaskan Air Command

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Alaskan Air Command
Shield of Alaskan Air Command
Active	18 December 1945 – 9 August 1990 (as Alaskan Air Command) 44[1]
Country	United States of America
Branch	United States Air Force (18 September 1947 – 9 August 1990) United States Army ( Army Air Forces, 18 December 1945 – 18 September 1947)
Part of	Major Command
Headquarters	Elmendorf AFB, Alaska, U.S.

The Alaskan Air Command (AAC) is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command originally established in 1942 under the United States Army Air Forces. Its mission was to organize and administer the air defense system of Alaska, exercise direct control of all active measures, and coordinate all passive means of air defense. In addition, the command also supported Strategic Air Command elements operating through and around Alaska. It was redesignated Eleventh Air Force on 9 August 1990 and, concurrently, status changed from a major command of the United States Air Force to a subordinate organization of Pacific Air Forces.