Ninth Air Force (2009–2020)

The Ninth Air Force (9 AF) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It was headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, from activation on 5 August 2009 until it was replaced by Fifteenth Air Force on 20 August 2020. From 1990, units were deployed to the Middle East against Iraq, and from 2001 against threats emanating from Afghanistan. This prior Ninth Air Force is now known as United States Air Forces Central (USAFCENT). On 20 August 2020, USAFCENT was again designated Ninth Air Force in addition to United States Air Forces Central.[3]

This article is about the former active numbered air force from 2009 to 2020. For the current and historical World War II to 2009 Ninth Air Force, see United States Air Forces Central Command.

Ninth Air Force
Shield of the Ninth Air Force
Active4 August 2009 – 20 August 2020
(11 years, 5 months)[1]
Country United States of America
Branch United States Air Force
TypeNumbered Air Force
RoleProvide combat-ready air forces to Air Combat Command[2]
Part of Air Combat Command
HeadquartersShaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, U.S.
Commanders
Current
commander		Maj. Gen. Chad Franks current as of June 13, 2019

Until August 2009, the Ninth Air Force shared its commander with USAFCENT.[4] In a complicated transfer of lineage, the Second World War-and-after heritage of the Ninth Air Force was bestowed solely on United States Air Forces Central, and a new Ninth Air Force, was activated on the U.S. East Coast, where it is responsible for a variety of Air Combat Command units.[5]

Lineage
  • Established as Ninth Air Force on 4 August 2009
Activated on 5 August 2009[6]

Assignments

Major components

The command is responsible for operational readiness for eight active duty wings and two direct reporting units. These eight wings are:

Supervised non-flying direct reporting units include:

The Ninth Air Force is also responsible for overseeing the operational readiness of 30 designated units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.

List of commanders

Commander, Ninth Air Force
No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1
Major General
William L. Holland		5 August 200917 August 20101 year, 12 days
2
Major General
Stephen L. Hoog		17 August 201017 October 20111 year, 61 days
3
Major General
Lawrence L. Wells		17 October 201131 May 20131 year, 226 days
4
Major General
Jake Polumbo		31 May 201331 July 20152 years, 61 days
5
Major General
Mark D. Kelly		31 July 201517 May 2016291 days
6
Major General
Scott J. Zobrist		17 May 201613 June 20193 years, 27 days
7
Major General
Chad P. Franks		13 June 201920 August 20201 year, 68 days

Commander, Ninth Air Force (Air Forces Central)
No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1
Lieutenant General
Gregory M. Guillot		20 August 2020Incumbent149 days

References
  1. http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432148/ninth-air-force-acc/
  2. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/9af.htm
  3. https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2319244/fifteenth-air-force-activates-consolidates-accs-conventional-forces/
  4. New leaders take command of redesignated AFCENT, 9th Air Force, 6 August 2009, Air Force News Service
  5. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/9af.htm
  6. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Ninth Air Force (ACC) Archived 15 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 2011
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