Staff Sgt. Andrew Green performs a preflight check April 15, 2010, during Angel Thunder 2010 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz. Angel Thunder, an Air Combat Command-sponsored personnel recovery and combat search and rescue exercise, and is just one of many ways that ACC officials organize, train, equip and maintain joint, combat-ready forces. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Joshua L. DeMotts)
10/28/2010 - LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. -- For anyone who's ever wondered what "ACC" stands for, here's a chance to take a look inside Air Combat Command and get a glimpse of the mission, people and airpower. Find out where they are, what they do and who they are.
Air Combat Command, with headquarters at Langley Air Force Base, Va., is a major command. It was created June 1, 1992, by combining Strategic Air Command and Tactical Air Command. ACC is the primary provider of air combat forces to America's warfighting commanders and operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management and electronic-combat aircraft. ACC also provides command, control, communications and intelligence systems, and conducts global information operations.
