The

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

's 3rd Air Support Operations Group (3 ASOG) is a combat support unit located at

Fort Hood Fort Hood is a United States Army post located near Killeen, Texas. Named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, it is located halfway between Austin and Waco, about from each, within the U.S. state of Texas. The post is the headquarters ...

, Texas. The 3 ASOG provides Tactical Command and Control of air power assets to the

Joint Forces Air Component Commander Joint force air component commander (JFACC) is a United States Department of Defense doctrinal term. It is pronounced "Jay-Fack". It refers to a senior officer who is responsible for the air forces within a joint force; i.e., a military force com ...

and

Joint Forces Land Component Commander Joint Force Land Component Commander (JFLCC), is a United States Department of Defense doctrinal term. It is pronounced "Jay-Flick". It refers to an individual of general officer rank that is responsible for land forces within a joint operations e ...

for combat operations.

Mission

The mission of the 3 ASOG is to train, deploy, and focus combat airpower and integrated weather operations for the Joint Force commander alongside

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or any supported land force commander, anytime, anywhere.

Subordinate organizations

*3rd Combat Weather Squadron *

7th Air Support Operations Squadron The United States Air Force's 7th Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support unit located at Fort Bliss, Texas. Mission The squadron provides tactical command and control of air power assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander ...

(

Fort Bliss Fort Bliss is a United States Army post in New Mexico and Texas, with its headquarters in El Paso, Texas. Named in honor of William Wallace Smith Bliss, LTC William Bliss (1815–1853), a mathematics professor who was the son-in-law of President ...

, Texas; supports 1st Armored Division) *

9th Air Support Operations Squadron The United States Air Force's 9th Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support unit located at Fort Hood, Texas. The squadron provides tactical command and control of airpower assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint For ...

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, Texas; provides Tactical Command and Control of air power assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Joint Forces Land Component Commander for combat operations *10th Air Support Operations Squadron(

Fort Riley Fort Riley is a United States Army installation located in North Central Kansas, on the Kansas River, also known as the Kaw, between Junction City and Manhattan. The Fort Riley Military Reservation covers 101,733 acres (41,170 ha) in Gear ...

, Kansas; supports 1st Infantry Division) *

11th Air Support Operations Squadron The United States Air Force's 11th Air Support Operations Squadron was a combat support unit located at Fort Hood, Texas. The squadron provided tactical command and control of airpower assets to the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and Join ...

(inactivated 21 June 2018; absorbed into the 9 ASOS) *

13th Air Support Operations Squadron The United States Air Force's 13th Air Support Operations Squadron is a combat support unit located at Fort Carson, Colorado. The squadron provides tactical command and control of close air support assets to US Army ground commanders of the 4th ...

(

Fort Carson Fort Carson is a United States Army post located directly south of Colorado Springs in El Paso, Pueblo, Fremont, and Huerfano counties, Colorado, United States. The developed portion of Fort Carson is located near the City of Colorado Springs i ...

, Colorado; supports 4th Infantry Division) *712th Air Support Operations Squadron (

, Texas; supports 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment)(squadron inactivated and reflagged as the 803rd Operation Support Squadron on 28 September 2018)

References

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