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  • Eighth Air Force/J-GSOC

    Eighth Air Force is one of two active-duty Numbered Air Forces in AFGSC with headquarters at Barksdale AFB, La. 8th AF is the single bomber force provider for all combatant commands, controlling long-range conventional strike and nuclear-capable bomber assets worldwide.

  • Eighth Air Force History

    During World War II, Eighth Air Force earned a reputation as a great warfighting organization. Originally, the U.S. Army Air Forces activated the Eighth at Savannah, Georgia, on 28 January 1942 with three major subordinate units: the VIII Bomber Command (BC), the VIII Fighter Command (FC), and the

  • E-4B

    The E-4B serves as the National Airborne Operations Center and is a key component of the National Military Command System for the President, the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff.