Second Air Force

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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Second Air Force (2 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command (AETC). It is headquartered at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. 2 AF is responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force enlisted members and support officers. One of the four original pre-World War II numbered air forces, 2 AF was activated on 19 October 1940, at McChord Field, Washington with a mission of air defense of the Northwestern United States and Upper Midwest regions. During the war, its primary mission became the organization and training of combat units prior to their deployment to the overseas combat air forces. During the Cold War, 2 AF was one of three Numbered Air Forces of the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC), commanding USAF strategic bombers and missiles on a global scale. Elements of Second Air Force engaged in combat operations during the Korean War; Vietnam War, as well as Operation Desert Storm.

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