Air Combat Command

Air Combat Command is redefining how we generate combat airpower through VENOM FORGE, a massive integration exercise recently executed at Creech Air Force Base. This dynamic training event united five wings, seven groups, and 17 squadrons to develop tactical-level maintenance leaders capable of executing complex mission-type orders under friction.

By conducting simultaneous fighter jet hot-pit refuels and helicopter medical evacuation drills, students experienced the realistic challenges of managing logistics in a contested environment. This highly successful exercise establishes a scalable training model that directly strengthens our global Agile Combat Employment capabilities.

VENOM FORGE tests Agile Combat Employment scenarios, promotes multi-base partnerships An integration exercise designed to develop new tactics, techniques and procedures, combined support from five wings, seven groups and 17 squadrons across maintenance, logistics, operations, medical,

Information is a decisive advantage in today’s battlespace!

During a recent visit across U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, Air Combat Command leadership met with Airmen and mission partners to reinforce combat readiness, strengthen intelligence integration, and highlight the critical role Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance professionals play in delivering battlespace awareness and decision advantage.

The tour underscored ACC’s commitment to supporting forward-postured forces, enhancing warfighting capabilities, and ensuring Airmen have the resources needed to succeed in an increasingly complex security environment while strengthening partnerships with our NATO Allies.

Securing the Information Advantage: ACC leadership reinforces combat readiness, ISR capabi U.S. Air Force Gen. Adrian Spain, commander of Air Combat Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Unterseher, ACC command chief, visited Airmen across Europe during a multi-stop theater tour focused on

Today marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day. While we honor the brave ground forces who stormed the beaches of Normandy, the success of Operation OVERLORD relied heavily on the skies above.

In the weeks leading up to June 6, 1944, Maj. Gen. Elwood "Pete" Quesada and the IX Fighter Command relentlessly struck enemy railways, bridges, and Luftwaffe airfields. Their efforts were so devastating that by D-Day, Allied air forces outnumbered their German counterparts 20 to 1, establishing complete control of the skies over France.

Quesada's command not only paved the way for the liberation of Europe, but their undeniable impact on the battlefield helped prove the necessity of an independent U.S. Air Force.