955th Air Expeditionary Squadron
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The 966th Air Expeditionary Squadron of the United States Air Force
will perform administrative and operational control of joint expeditionary tasks in Afghanistan
. The 966 AES is assigned to the 466th Air Expeditionary Group
(AEG).
The "Air" in Airpower represents Airman, not just aircraft. Airmen are an important part of the Air Force’s contribution to the Joint mission in Afghanistan. The Air Force has delegated Tactical Control (TACON) over some of its Airmen in critical support billets to a Joint supervisor who may be from any branch of military service. But the Air Force retains ADCON over its Airmen. The Air Force lends its Airmen's skills, talents and temporary service to the Joint team, but Airmen still work for an Air Force Squadron: the 966AES is that squadron for those Airmen in Regional Command-East and Regional Command-North.
The 955th Air Expeditionary Squadron (955 AES), activated May 5, 2009, was redisgnated the 966th AES in November 2010. The 766th Air Expeditionary Squadron (766 AES) was moved from Forward Operating Base Sharana and inactivated on 23 March 2011; its mission was folded into the 966 AES.
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
will perform administrative and operational control of joint expeditionary tasks in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world...
. The 966 AES is assigned to the 466th Air Expeditionary Group
466th Air Expeditionary Group
The 466th Air Expeditionary Group of the United States Air Force provides specified Administrative and Operational control of more than 1,800 Airmen at more than 90 locations across Afghanistan. This includes Joint Expeditionary Tasking airmen and Individual Augmentees assigned against Joint...
(AEG).
Mission
The Air Force set up Air Expeditionary Squadrons (AES) to provide Administrative Control (ADCON) and Expeditionary Combat Support to its Airmen assigned to fight in battle with Joint and Army units.History
The 966 AES is headquartered at Bagram Airfield (BAF). BAF is a militarized airport and housing complex located next to the ancient mile-high city of Bagram in the Parwan Province of Afghanistan. The base is run by an Army division headed by a two-star general. All the Joint Expeditionary Tasked (JET) and Individual Augmenteer (IA) Airmen assigned to Northern and Eastern Afghanistan are ADCON to the 966 AES. This includes over 510 Airmen at BAF and 400 more at 70 combat outposts and bases.The "Air" in Airpower represents Airman, not just aircraft. Airmen are an important part of the Air Force’s contribution to the Joint mission in Afghanistan. The Air Force has delegated Tactical Control (TACON) over some of its Airmen in critical support billets to a Joint supervisor who may be from any branch of military service. But the Air Force retains ADCON over its Airmen. The Air Force lends its Airmen's skills, talents and temporary service to the Joint team, but Airmen still work for an Air Force Squadron: the 966AES is that squadron for those Airmen in Regional Command-East and Regional Command-North.
The 955th Air Expeditionary Squadron (955 AES), activated May 5, 2009, was redisgnated the 966th AES in November 2010. The 766th Air Expeditionary Squadron (766 AES) was moved from Forward Operating Base Sharana and inactivated on 23 March 2011; its mission was folded into the 966 AES.
Current and prior commanders
- Lt Col William E. Wade, USAF (May 2009 - May 2010)
- Lt Col Kenneth B. Bowling, USAF (May 2010 - March 2011)
- Lt Col Jeffrey A. Collins, USAF (March 2011 - present)
External links
- Bagram officials stand up 4 new squadrons
- 755 AEG Factsheet Link
- 455th AEW's Bagram Airfield Official Site
- Bagram Airbase at GlobalSecurity.orgGlobalSecurity.orgGlobalSecurity.org, launched in 2000, is a public policy organization focusing on the fields of defense, space exploration, intelligence, weapons of mass destruction and homeland security...