Air Combat Command

Air Combat Command (ACC) is a major command of the United States Air Force, founded on June 1, 1992, through the merger of Tactical Air Command and Strategic Air Command, headquartered at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia. As a government military organization, ACC serves as the primary provider of combat airpower, organizing, training, and equipping over 155,000 active-duty and civilian personnel, plus reserve forces, operating more than 1,600 aircraft including fighters, bombers, reconnaissance, and electronic combat platforms. Key activities encompass air combat operations, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance (ISR), cyber operations, personnel recovery, and support to unified combatant commands like U.S. Central, Northern, and Southern Commands. In UAP/UFO contexts, ACC's ISR, battle management, and air defense roles position it to detect and respond to unidentified aerial phenomena, though no dedicated programs are documented. Notable achievements include 30+ years of global combat support post-Cold War. ACC remains fully active.