Ninth Air Force (2009–2020)

The Ninth Air Force (9 AF) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It was headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, from activation on 5 August 2009 until it was replaced by Fifteenth Air Force on 20 August 2020. The prior and current Ninth Air Force is known as United States Air Forces Central (USAFCENT). On 20 August 2020, USAFCENT was again designated Ninth Air Force in addition to United States Air Forces Central.[3]

This article is about the former active numbered air force from 2009 to 2020. For the current and historical World War II to 2009 Ninth Air Force, see United States Air Forces Central Command.

Ninth Air Force
Shield of the Ninth Air Force
Active4 August 2009 – 20 August 2020
(12 years, 8 months)[1]
Country United States of America
Branch United States Air Force
TypeNumbered Air Force
RoleProvide combat-ready air forces to Air Combat Command[2]
Part of Air Combat Command
HeadquartersShaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, U.S.
Commanders
Current
commander		Maj. Gen. Chad Franks current as of June 13, 2019

Until August 2009, the Ninth Air Force shared its commander with USAFCENT.[4] In a complicated transfer of lineage, the Second World War-and-after heritage of the Ninth Air Force was bestowed solely on United States Air Forces Central, and a totally new Ninth Air Force, was activated on the U.S. East Coast, where it is responsible for a variety of Air Combat Command units.[5]

Lineage
  • Established as Ninth Air Force on 4 August 2009
Activated on 5 August 2009[6]
  • Inactivated

Assignments

Major components

The command was responsible for operational readiness for eight active duty wings and two direct reporting units. These eight wings were:

Supervised non-flying direct reporting units included:

The Ninth Air Force was also responsible for overseeing the operational readiness of 30 designated units of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.

List of commanders

Commander, Ninth Air Force
No. Commander Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term length
1
Major General
William L. Holland		5 August 200917 August 20101 year, 12 days
2
Major General
Stephen L. Hoog		17 August 201017 October 20111 year, 61 days
3
Major General
Lawrence L. Wells		17 October 201131 May 20131 year, 226 days
4
Major General
Jake Polumbo		31 May 201331 July 20152 years, 61 days
5
Major General
Mark D. Kelly		31 July 201517 May 2016291 days
6
Major General
Scott J. Zobrist		17 May 201613 June 20193 years, 27 days
7
Major General
Chad P. Franks		13 June 201920 August 20201 year, 68 days

References
  1. "Ninth Air Force (ACC)".
  2. "Ninth Air Force".
  3. "Fifteenth Air Force activates, consolidates ACC's conventional forces".
  4. New leaders take command of redesignated AFCENT, 9th Air Force, 6 August 2009, Air Force News Service
  5. "Ninth Air Force".
  6. Air Force Historical Research Agency, Ninth Air Force (ACC) Archived 15 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, accessed August 2011
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