Thirteenth Air Force

Thirteenth Air Force
Boeing C-17A Lot XVII Globemaster III 05-5150 of the 15th Airlift Wing, Hickam AFB A B-52 Stratofortress currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, leads a formation 10 Feb. of Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base, USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan over Guam during Cope North 09-1 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. A Japan Air Self Defense Force F-2 fighter taxis to join nine other F-2s which arrived at Andersen AFB, Guam 30 Jan. for the 2009 Cope North Exercise. The F-2s are from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base, Japan.
Active	13 January 1943 – 28 September 2012
Country	United States
Branch	United States Air Force
Nickname(s)	Jungle Air Force
Engagements	World War II—Asia-Pacific Theater Vietnam War
Decorations	Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (8×) Philippine Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm
Commanders
Notable commanders	Nathan F. Twining Hubert R. Harmon Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
Insignia
Emblem of the Thirteenth Air Force

A B-52 Stratofortress currently deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam from the 23rd Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, leads a formation 10 Feb. of Japanese Air Self Defense Force F-2s from the 6th Squadron, Tsuiki Air Base, USAF F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 18th Aggressor Squadron, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, and Navy EA-6B Prowlers from VAQ-136 Carrier Air Wing Five, Atsugi, Japan over Guam during Cope North 09-1 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

The Thirteenth Air Force (13 AF) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Pacific Air Forces (PACAF). It was last headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base on the island of Oahu, Hawaii. 13 AF has never been stationed in the continental United States. It was one of the oldest continuously active numbered air forces in the United States Air Force.

The command plans, commands and controls, delivers, and assesses air, space, and information operations in the Asia-Pacific region—excluding the Korea theater of operations—across the security spectrum from peacetime engagement to major combat operations.