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The Air Force has six Institutional Commands focused on the recruit, train, and equip function of the department, and 10 Service Component Commands focused on meeting the needs of the nation’s joint combatant commands.

WORLD: Air

June 20, 2025
Meink, 27th Secretary, Gets to Work  Air Force vet brings deep space experience. By Chris Gordon and Rachel Cohen Troy E. Meink was sworn in as Secretary of the Air Force May 16, a career civil servant who brings extensive...
Total aircraft inventory; aircraft inventory trends; ICBM and satellite inventory; and aircraft age. Aircraft Total Active Inventory (TAI) (As of Sept. 30, 2024) ACTIVE ANG AFRC TOTAL FORCE AVG. AGE BOMBER B-1B Lancer[i] 46 0 0 46 37.40 B-2A Spirit[i]...