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The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters stationed at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. It is the federally controlled Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the U.S. Air Force, consisting of duly appointed commissioned officers and enlisted airmen. AFRC supports the Air Force mission to defend the United States through the control and exploitation of air and space by supporting Global Engagement. AFRC also plays an integral role in the day-to-day Air Force mission and is not strictly a force held in reserve for possible war or contingency operations. ==Overview== The federal reserve component of the United States Air Force, AFRC has approximately 450 aircraft assigned for which it has sole control, as well as access to several hundred additional active duty USAF aircraft via AFRC "Associate" wings that are collocated with active duty Air Force wings, sharing access to those aircraft. The inventory includes the latest, most capable models of aircraft that are also assigned to the active-duty U.S. Air Force. On any given day, 99 percent of AFRC's aircraft are mission-ready and able to deploy within 72 hours.〔(AFRC at globalsecurity.org )〕 In addition to flying units, AFRC has numerous ground organizations ranging from medical units to civil engineers, intelligence and space operations, and security forces, just to name a few. The purpose of the Air Force Reserve as derived from Title 10 United States Code is to: Provide combat-ready units and individuals for active duty whenever there are not enough trained units and people in the Regular component of the Air Force to perform any national security mission. Unlike the Air National Guard, the Air Force Reserve is strictly a "federal" reserve component under Title 10 of the United States Code (Title 10 USC) and operates as an independent Major Command (MAJCOM), i.e., Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). In combination with the Air National Guard, the Air Force Reserve comprises half of what is known as the Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force. AFRC forces are under the administrative control (ADCON) of the Commander, Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC/CC). When activated or mobilized (e.g., under 10 U.S.C. §§ 12301(a), 12302, 12304, 12304a, or 12304b), combatant command authority (COCOM) transfers to the combatant commander to which the forces are assigned/attached and operational control (OPCON) transfers to the operational chain of command established by that commander. In addition, AFRC forces are also assigned to deployable Air Expeditionary Forces (AEFs) and are subject to deployment tasking orders along with their active duty Regular Air Force and part-time Air National Guard counterparts in their assigned deployment cycle window. At the request of local, state or federal agencies, the Air Force Reserve conducts aerial spray missions as well as, in combination with the Air National Guard, forest fire and wildfire suppression missions using specially equipped C-130 Hercules 〔 aircraft using the Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS). The Air Force Reserve also participates in international humanitarian relief missions. The Air Force Reserve contains other specialized capabilities not found in regular Active Duty Air Force units. For example, the Air Force Reserve maintains the Air Force's sole remaining aerial weather reconnaissance capability, to include hurricane penetration by its own WC-130J aircraft, augmenting the National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) WP-3D fleet. Like their Air National Guard counterparts, the Air Force Reserve supports counter-narcotics detection and interdiction efforts in coordination with the U.S. Coast Guard.〔〔(Air Force Reserve Command USAFHRA Factsheet )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Air Force Reserve Command」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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