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Southern Air Command (Pakistan)
Southern Air Command may refer to: *Southern Air Command (India) *Southern Air Command SAAF, South Africa *Southern Air Command (Sweden) *United States Air Forces Southern Command The United States Air Forces Southern Command is an inactive Major Command of the United States Air Force. It was headquartered at Albrook Air Force Base, Canal Zone, being inactivated on 1 January 1976. Initially designated Panama Canal Air Fo ... {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Air Command (India)
The Southern Air Command (SAC) of the Indian Air Force (IAF) is headquartered in Thiruvananthapuram, which is on the southwestern side of India. This is one among the seven commands of IAF. This command was started on 19 July 1984 and is relatively new among the other commands. The conflicts in Sri Lanka and the need for establishing a strong base over the Indian Ocean The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ... resulted to the formation of this new command. The SAC was inaugurated by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.Indian Air ForceSouthern Air Command From 1984 to 1999, the command grew from 5 lodger units to 17 lodger units under its jurisdiction. Air-sea rescue in the Indian Ocean may be among the command's tasks. Organization Squadrons include: Air Officer Commandin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Air Command SAAF
Southern Air Command was a formation of the South African Air Force, active from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. Throughout its existence, it had its headquarters at Silvermine, in the Cape Province. Coastal Command During the Second World War, a predecessor formation had been Coastal Command. 27 Squadron was formed from 33 Flight at St Albans in Port Elizabeth on 1 July 1942 and was deployed as a torpedo bomber / coastal reconnaissance squadron patrolling the South African coast flying aged Avro Ansons as part of Coastal Command. The command consisted of 27 Squadron SAAF at Walvis Bay and Rooikop and a detachment at Aus; 6 Squadron SAAF at Eerste River; 23 Squadron SAAF at Darling; 25 Squadron SAAF at Port Elizabeth and East London; 22 Squadron SAAF at Lombazi and Matubatuba; 29 Squadron SAAF also at Lombazi and 10 Squadron SAAF at Durban and Isipingo. By the end of World War II, SAAF aircraft in conjunction with British and Dutch aircraft stationed in South Africa, had inte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Air Command (Sweden)
The Southern Air Command ( sv, Södra flygkommandot, FKS) was an air command within the Swedish Air Force that operated from 1994 to 2000. The unit was based in Ängelholm. It was responsible for air surveillance over South Sweden. History The Southern Air Command was an air command within the Swedish Air Force with an area of responsibility for air surveillance within the Southern Military District (Milo S). The history of the Southern Air Command goes back to 1957, when the concept of air defence sector was established, which were added by assigning responsibility to ten wings over eleven air defence sectors. In 1981, the number of sectors was reduced to four where Scania Wing (F 10) became a large sector wing, with the designation F 10/Se S, and was responsible for air surveillance over South Sweden. In connection with the Defence Act of 1992, it was decided that the four air defence sector units would be disbanded, and instead reorganized into regu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Air Forces Southern Command
The United States Air Forces Southern Command is an inactive Major Command of the United States Air Force. It was headquartered at Albrook Air Force Base, Canal Zone, being inactivated on 1 January 1976. Initially designated Panama Canal Air Force when first established in October 1940, its mission was the defense of the Panama Canal. Later it took on United States Air Force relations, including foreign military sales (FMS) and disaster relief assistance, with the Latin American nations. The command supported disaster relief to countries such as Guatemala, Jamaica, Nicaragua, the Dominican Republic, Panama and Colombia. It also assisted states in Central and South America in purchases of United States military aircraft and trained their technicians in logistics and maintenance for the aircraft. History Pre-World War II activities The first United States air units arrived in the Canal Zone in February 1917, with the 7th Aero Squadron being organized on 29 March at Anco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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