First Air Force

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Headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base]], Florida (U.S. state)|Florida]], the U.S. First Air Force is a numbered air force subcommand of the United States Air Force]]. It is the air component of United States Northern Command]], which includes the North American Air Defense Command]]. Major general]] Garry Dean]] is its commander.

It is responsible for the Air Force component of search and rescue]] in North America.

Regular Air Force units

  • Western Air Defense Sector (WADS), McChord Air Force Base]], Washington (U.S. state)]]
  • Joint Based Expeditionary Connectivity Center (JBECC), Tyndall AFB
  • Eastern Air Defense Sector(NEADS), Rome Air Force Base]], New York (U.S. state)|New York]]
  • 601st Air Operations Group
  • Air Force Rescue Coordination Center(AFRCC), Tyndall AFB
  • Air Forces Northern National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency(AFNSEP), Tyndall AFB
  • 722 Support Squadron, North Bay Canada
  • Detachment 1, 1 AF, Winnipeg
  • 702 Computer Systems Squadron, Tyndall AFB

Air National Guard units

  • 102nd Intelligence Wing, Otis, Mass.
  • 119th Wing, Fargo, N.D.
  • 120th Fighter Wing, Great Falls, Mont.
  • 125th Fighter Wing, Jacksonville, Fla.
  • 142nd Fighter Wing, Portland, Ore.
  • 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno, Calif.
  • 147th Reconnaissance Wing, Houston, Texas
  • 148th Fighter Wing Duluth, Minn.
  • 158th Fighter Wing, Burlington, Vt.
  • 177th Fighter Wing, Atlantic City N.J.
  • 101 Information Operations Flight