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Established on 1 November 1943, Fifteenth AF was a United States Army Air Forces combat air force deployed to the European Theater of World War II, bombing Europe from bases in southern Italy and engaging in air-to-air fighter combat against enemy aircraft.
Fifteenth Air Force, headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, is a Numbered Air Force (NAF) under Air Combat Command activated Aug. 20, 2020. Fifteenth AF trains Airmen to deliver combat airpower worldwide and provides a light, lean, and agile Air Force, Joint, or Combined Task Force Headquarters.
Fifteenth AF is responsible for ensuring the agile combat support capabilities of 13 wings and three direct reporting units, preparing Airmen for the dynamic requirements of air, space and cyberspace of the future. These units encompass about 600 aircraft and more than 47,000 active duty and civilian members.
In September 1943, the USAAF formed the Fifteenth Air Force, uniting its Mediterranean heavy bomber forces together at bases in southern Italy. The USAAF could now mount major strategic raids in southern and eastern Europe, creating even more pressure on the Luftwaffe defense.
30 maj 2022 · The Fifteenth Air Force was one of two Strategic Air forces in Europe, along with the Eighth Air Force. It was established on 1 November 1943 in Tunis, Tunisia, and commenced combat operations the following day.
1 wrz 2012 · The AAF’s Fifteenth Air Force was a war baby, born in Italy after a brief gestation and as the result of induced labor. It had a short life—just 22 months. It lived in the shadow of its older and much bigger brother and strategic partner, the England-based Eighth Air Force.
