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Reference: 4-Digit Air Force Units
The Material on this page came from Andreas Gehrs-Pahl website and is used with his permission.
It should prove invaluable to anyone working with these units.

This list of USAF units with numbers higher than 999 is sorted by number, with empty lines after each 100 group. The data includes: Unit, Location, 'Tail Code', 'Name' - reporting to/part of/Command - (aircraft assigned or type of operations).

If you have any additional information (especially tail codes and names) or any corrections, please let me know.

At the end of the unit-list is a list of abbreviations, sorted by type: Commands, Divisions, Centers, Wings, Groups, Squadrons and Locations.

I believe that the assignment of 'four digit unit numbers' is related directly to the command structure, and not to the location of the unit. This is only a theory, which I derived out of the compilation of this list.

USAF four digit units:
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- 1000th SATOG     Offut AFB, NE - 1st SPACEG/SPACEW - SPACECOM
                   Det. 1 - Fairchild AFB, WA - SPACECOM
                   Det. 2 - Loring AFB, ME - SPACECOM
                   OL - Los Angeles AFS, CA - SPACECOM
- 1010th SSS       Cheyenne Mountain Complex, CO - SPACECOM
- 1010th CES       Cheyenne Mountain Complex, CO - SPACECOM
- 1012th ABG       Thule AB, Greenland - 1st SPACEG/SPACEW - SPACECOM
- 1014th CONTS     Peterson AFB, CO - SPACECOM
- 1015th ABG       Sondrestrom AB, Greenland - 1st SPACEG/SPACEW - SPACECOM
- 1020th COMPSS    Peterson AFB, CO - SPACECOM
- 1022nd SPTS      North Bay, Ontario, Canada - SPACECOM
- 1025th SATCSM    Holloman AFB, NM - SPACECOM

- 1100th ABW/ABS   Bolling AFB, DC - 76th ALD - 21st AF - MAC
- 1129th SAS       Groom Lake/Area 51, NV, - CIA/USAF - (A-12),
                   (established 1961/62, deactivated 06/1968)
                   Det. 1 - Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan
- 1130th ATTG      Edwards AFB/North Base, CA 'Special Projects Branch' 
                   - AFFTC - ARDC - AFSC - CIA/USAF - (U-2),
                   (previously known as 4th WRSP (WRSP-4) and Det G,
                   established 1969, deactivated 1974)
- 1155th TECHOS    McClellan AFB, CA - AFSC

- 1361st AVS       Det. 7 - Charleston AFB, SC - AAVS - MAC
                   Det. 11 - Andrews AFB, MD - AAVS - MAC
- 1363rd AVS       - AAVS - MAC / PACAF
- 1365th AVS       Det. 4 - Altus AFB, OK - AAVS - MAC
- 1369th AVS       Det. 1 - Kirtland AFB, NM - AAVS - MAC
- 1370th PMW       - ('ACGS') - (RC-130A)

- 1401st MAS       Det. 3 - Barksdale AFB, LA - MAC
                   - 375th TAW - AMC
- 1402nd MAS       - 375th TAW - AMC

- 1550th ATTW      Kirtland AFB, NM - ARRS - 23rd AF - MAC - (various)

- 1600th MES       Det. 3 - Altus AFB, OK - MAC
- 1605th ABG       Lajes Field, Azores - 1605th MASW - 21st AF - MAC
- 1605th MASW      Lajes Field, Azores - 21st AF - MAC
- 1606th ABW       Kirtland AFB, NM - 23rd AF - MAC
- 1606th SPOLG     Kirtland AFB, NM - 1606th ABW - 23rd AF - MAC
- 1620th TAW(P)    Abu Dhabi/Bateen, UAE - 16th ADIV(P) - MAC
- 1630th TAW(P)    Al Ain, UAE - 16th ADIV(P) - MAC
- 1630th TAS(P)    Al Ain, UAE - 1630th TAW(P) - MAC
- 1631st TAS(P)    Al Ain, UAE - 1630th TAW(P) - MAC
- 1632nd TAS(P)    Al Ain, UAE - 1630th TAW(P) - MAC
- 1640th TAW(P)    Masirah, Oman - 16th ADIV(P) - MAC
- 1650th TAW(P)    Al Dhafra, UAE - 16th ADIV(P) - MAC
- 1660th TAW(P)    Thumrait, Oman - 16th ADIV(P) - MAC
- 1676th TAS(P)    Thumrait, Oman - 1676th TAW(P) - MAC

- 1700th RW(P)     Al Taif AB, Saudi Arabia - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1701st ARW(P)    Prince Abdul Aziz Apt., Saudi Arabia - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1701st SW(P)     Prince Abdul Aziz Apt., Saudi Arabia - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1702nd ARW(P)    Muscat-Seeb, Oman - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1702nd MSS       Travis AFB, CA - 22nd AF - MAC
- 1703rd ARW(P)    King Khalid IAP, Saudi Arabia - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1704th RS(P)     Al Taif AB, Saudi Arabia - 1700th RW(P) - 17th ADIV(P) 
                   - SAC - (U-2R, others),
                   (maybe redesignated 4402nd RS - 9th RW - ACC ?) 
- 1706th ARW(P)    Cairo, Egypt - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1707th ARW(P)    Masirah, Oman - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1708th BW(P)     Prince Abdul Aziz Apt., Saudi Arabia - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1709th ARW(P)    Prince Abdul Aziz Apt., Saudi Arabia - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1711th ARW(P)    Riyadh Mil. City Apt., Saudi Arabia - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1712th ARW(P)    Abu Dhabi IAP, UAE - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1713th ARW(P)    Dubai IAP - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 1776th ABW       Andrews AFB, MD - 76th ALD - 21st AF - MAC

- 1815th TES       Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - AFCC
- 1849th EIS       McClellan AFB, CA - AFCC
- 1860th FCS       Richards-Gebaur AFB, MO - ('AFCS') - AFCC - (RC-130A)
- 1866th FCS       Scott AFB, IL - AFCC
- 1869th FCS       - AFCC - (RC-130A)
- 1872nd SS        Keesler AFB, MO - AFCC
- 1876th COMS      USAF Academy, CO - AFCC
- 1877th COMS      Holloman AFB, NM - AFCC
- 1879th COMS      Richards-Gebaur AFB, MO - AFCC
- 1883rd COMS      Beale AFB, CA - AFCC

- 1926th COMS      Robins AFB, GA - AFCC
- 1931st COMG      Elmendorf AFB, AK - AFCC
- 1943rd COMS      Pope AFB, NC - AFCC
- 1946th COMS      Tempelhof Central Apt., Berlin, Germany - AFCC
- 1960th COMS      Kirtland AFB, NM - AFCC
- 1968th COMS      Charleston AFB, SC - AFCC
- 1972nd COMS      Eglin AFB, FL - AFCC
- 1980th COMG      - AFCC
- 1993rd COMS      Dyess AFB, TX - AFCC

- 2000th MES       Scott AFB, IL - AFCC
- 2001st COMS      K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI - AFCC
- 2002nd COMS      Altus AFB, OK - AFCC
- 2012th COMS      Seymour Johnson AFB, NC - AFCC
- 2021st COMS      Tyndall AFB, FL - AFCC
- 2032nd COMS      Rickenbacker ANGB, OH - AFCC
- 2036th COMS      Portland IAP, OR - AFCC
- 2039th COMS      Fairchild AFB, WA - AFCC
- 2042nd COMS      Plattsburgh AFB, NY - AFCC
- 2045th COMG      Andrews AFB, MD - AFCC
- 2049th COMG      McClellan AFB, CA - AFCC
- 2069th COMS      Nellis AFB, NV - AFCC

- 2151st COMS      Little Rock AFB, AR - AFCC

- 2750th ABW       Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - AFLC
- 2762th LS        Palmdale, CA, 'Air Force Plant 42' - AFLC - (U-2, SR-71)

- 2853rd ABG       Robins AFB, GA - AFLC
- 2872nd TS        - AFLC

- 2952th CLSS      Hill AFB, UT - AFLC

- 3096th ADS       Nellis AFB, NV - AFLC
- 3097th ADS       Barksdale AFB, LA - AFLC
- 3098th ADS       Kirtland AFB, NM - AFLC

- 3225th DS        - AFSC - (DC-130A)
- 3245th ABW       Hanscom AFB, MA - ESC - AFMC
- 3246th TW        Eglin AFB, FL, 'AD' - AD - AFSC - (various), 
                   (10/02/1992 redesignated 46th TW, 'ET' - AFDTC - AFMC)
- 3247th TS        Eglin AFB, FL, 'AD' - 3246th TW - AD - AFSC - (F-15, RF-4C),
                   (10/02/1992 redesignated 40th TS (or FLTS or TES), 'ET' 
                   - 46th TW - AFDTC - AFMC - (F-15A, F-15B, F-15C, F-15E, 
                   F-16A, F-16B, F-16C, F-16D, F-111E, F-111F, T-38A, UH-1N))
- 3250th TTW       Lackland AFB, TX - AFSC

- 3300th TTW       Kessler TTC, Kessler AFB, MS - AFTEC
- 3302nd COMPSS    Randolph AFB, TX - ATC
- 3303rd CONTS     Randolph AFB, TX - ATC
- 3304th SS        Lackland AFB, TX, 'ATC NCO Academy' - ATC
- 3305th SS        Randolph AFB, TX - ATC
- 3306th TES       Edwards AFB, CA - ATC
- 3307th TES       Randolph AFB, TX - ATC
- 3314th MES       Randolph AFB, TX - ATC
- 3320th CORES     Lowry AFB, CO - ATC

- 3400th TTW       Lowry TTC, Lowry AFB, CO - AFTEC
- 3480th TTW       Goodfellow AFB, TX - ATC

- 3501st RECURG    Hanscom AFB, MA - ATC
- 3503rd RECURG    Robins AFB, GA - ATC
- 3504th RECURG    Lackland AFB, TX - ATC
- 3505th RECURG    Chanute AFB, IL - ATC
- 3506th RECURG    Mather AFB, CA - ATC
- 3507th ACLASS    Lackland AFB, TX - ATC
- 3588th FTS       Fort Rucker, AL - ATC

- 3600th ADS       Nellis AFB, NV 'Thunderbirds' - ATC - (F-100, F-105, F-4),
                   (redesignated ADS 'Thunderbirds' - 57th OG - 57th WG 
                   - ACC - (F-16C, F-16D))
- 3612th CCTS      Fairchild AFB, WA - 3636th CCTW(S) - ATC
- 3613th CCTS      Homestead AFB, FL - 3636th CCTW(S) - ATC
- 3614th CCTS      Fairchild AFB, WA - 3636th CCTW(S) - ATC
- 3625th TTS       Tyndall AFB, FL - ATC
- 3636th CCTW(S)   Fairchild AFB, WA - ATC
                   Det. - Eielson AFB, AK, ('Arctic Survival School') - ATC
                   Det. - Nellis AFB, NV, ('Desert Survival School') - ATC

- 3700th TTW       Sheppard TTC, Sheppard AFB, TX - AFTEC
- 3785th FTG       Sheppard TTC, Sheppard AFB, TX - ATC/AFTEC

- 3800th ABW       Maxwell AFB, AK - AU - ATC

- 3900th COMPSS    Offut AFB, NE - SAC
- 3902nd ABW       Offut AFB, NE - SAC
- 3903rd SS        Barksdale AFB, LA, 'SAC NCO Academy' - SAC
- 3904th MES       Det. 5 - Barksdale AFB, LA - SAC

- 4007th CCTS      Plattsburgh AFB, NY - (FB-111) - SAC
- 4018th CTS       Dyess AFB, TX, 'B-1 CTS' - SAC
- 4025th RS        Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ - SAC
- 4025th SRS(L)    Lockbourne AFB, OH, to Turner AFB, GA, to Laughlin AFB, TX,
                   'Black Knights' - SAC
- 4028th SRS       Laughlin AFB, TX - SAC
- 4028th SRWS      Laughlin AFB, TX, to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ - SAC
- 4029th SRS(L)    Turner AFB, GA, to Laughlin AFB, TX - SAC - (paper unit)
- 4029th SRTS      Beale AFB, CA - SAC
- 4080th SRW       Laughlin AFB, TX, to Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ - SAC
- 4080th SRW(L)    Turner AFB, GA - SAC

- 4100th ABG(P)    Tuzla AB, Bosnia-Herzegovina - ACC

- 4200th BW        Beale AFB, CA - SAC
- 4200th SRW       Beale AFB, CA - SAC,
                   (activated 01/01/1965, 06/25/1966 redesignated 9th SRW)
- 4200th TW        Beale AFB, CA - SAC - (B-52H, D-21B)
- 4200th SS/ASS    Beale AFB, CA - 4200th TW - SAC - (Support S) - (B-52H,
                   D-21B),
                   (maybe redesignated 4200th TS)
- 4200th TS        Det. 2 - Barksdale AFB, LA - 4200th TW - SAC,
                   (maybe previously 4200th SS or ASS)
- 4201st TS        Barksdale AFB, LA - 4200th TW - SAC

- 4300th BW(P)     Diego Garcia - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC
- 4315th CCTS      Vandenberg AFB, CA - 30th OG/SPACEW - SAC - (ICBMs)
- 4363rd PACCS     Lockbourne AFB/Rickenbacker ANGB, OH - SAC
- 4364th PACCS     Mountain Home AFB, ID - SAC
- 4392nd ASG       Vandenberg AFB, CA - 1st SAD - SAC

- 4400th OS(P)     Taszar AB, Hungary - ACC
- 4402nd RS        Al Taif AB, Saudi Arabia - 9th RW - ACC - (U-2R, U-2S),
                   (maybe previously 1704th RS(P) - 1700th RW(P) 
                   - 17th ADIV(P) - SAC ?)
- 4404th CW        Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 'SJ' - 4th TFW(P) - TAC, (F-15E)
- 4408th CCTS      - TAC
- 4409th OSW(P)    Riyadh Mil. City Apt., Saudi Arabia - 17th ADIV(P) - TAC
- 4410th CCTW      Lockbourne AFB, OH - TAC - (AC-130A)
- 4411th J-STARSS  Melborne, FL, 'Joint-STARS Joint Test Force' - AFSC 
                   - (E-A, E-8C),
                   (redesignated 605th TS - AFMC)
- 4413th CCTS      Lockbourne AFB, OH, 'IH' - 4410th CCTW - TAC - (AC-130A)
- 4417th CCTS      Shaw AFB, SC - 363rd TRW - TAC - (RC-130S)
- 4440th TFTG      Nellis AFB, NV, 'Red Flag' - TAC
- 4441st TTG       Eglin AFB, FL, 'Blue Flag' - TAWC - TAC,
                   (06/01/1992 redesignated 79th TEG - AWC - ACC)
                   Det. 3 - Cannon AFB, NM, 'OT' - (EF-111A)
                   Det. 6 - Nellis AFB, NV, 'OT' - (F-4G, F-16C, F-16D),
                   (maybe disestablished)
- 4442nd TCG/TTG   Hurlburt Field, FL, 'USAF Air Ground Operations School'
                   - TAC
- 4449th MSS       Holloman AFB, NM, 'Harvest Bare' - TAC
- 4450th TTG/TG    Nellis AFB/TTR, NV, 'A-Unit' 'TR' - TAC - (Tactical G) 
                   - (A-7D, F-117A, T-38)
- 4450th TS        Nellis AFB/TTR, NV, 'Nightstalkers', 'I-Unit', 'TR' 
                   - 4450th TG - TAC - (F-117A)
- 4451st TS        Nellis AFB/TTR, NV, 'Ghostriders', 'P-Unit', 'TR' 
                   - 4450th TG - TAC - (F-117)
- 4452nd TS        Georgia AFB, CA - 35th TFW - TAC - (F-4D),
                   Nellis AFB/TTR, NV, 'Goat Suckers', 'Q-Unit', 'TR' 
                   - 4450th TG - TAC - (A-7D, F-117)
- 4453rd TES       Nellis AFB/TTR, NV, 'Grim Reapers', 'Z-Unit', 'TR' 
                   - 4450th TG - TAC - (F-117, T-38)
- 4460th HS        Indian Springs AF, NV - TAC
- 4461st TFTS      Luke AFB, AZ - 405th TTW - TAC - (F-15)
- 4477th TES       Nellis AFB/TTR, NV, 'Red Eagles' - TAC
- 4477th TG        Nellis AFB/TTR, NV - TAC - (Tactical G)
- 4485th TS        Eglin AFB, FL - 4441st TTG - TAWC - TAC - (RF-4C, F-4D), to
  4485th TES       Eglin AFB, FL, 'OT' - 4441st TTG - TAWC - TAC - (F-15E),
                   (06/01/1992 redesignated 85th TES 'Wildcats', 'OT' 
                   - 79th TEG - AWC - ACC - (RF-4C, F-15A, F-15C, F-15E, 
                   F-16A, F-16C, F-16D))

- 4500th JSS(P)    Rhein-Main AB, Frankfurt am Main, Germany - AFMC - (E-8A,
                   E-8C)
- 4525th FWW       Nellis AFB, NV, - TAC,
                   (replaced 10/15/1969 by 57th TTW)
- 4529th TG(A)     - TAC
- 4537th FWS       Nellis AFB, NV, 'Willie Weasel College', 'WC' - TAC

- 4750th TS        Tyndall AFB, FL - 475th WEG - ADWC - TAC - (F-106),
                   (redesignated 475th TS - 475th WEG - AWC - ACC, 
                   disestablished ?)
- 4786th TS        Edwards AFB/North Base, CA - ADWC - TAC - (YF-12A, SR-71),
                   (was 'SR-71/YF-12 Test Force' (06/1965 to 01/16/1970))

- 4900th TS        Kirtland AFB, NM - SWC - AFSC - (various)
- 4950th TG        Nellis AFB/TTR, NV - (Test G)
- 4950th TW        Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - ASD - STC/AFSC - (various)
- 4951st TS        Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - 4950th TW, 'OH' - AFSC - 
                   (NC-135B, OC-135B, others),
                   Det. 1 - Andrews AFB, MD - (C-21A, C-135A)
                   (3 OC-135B to Offut AFB, NE - 55th WG - ACC, 
                   probably disestablished)
- 4952nd TS        Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - 4950th TW, 'OH' - AFSC - 
                   (NKC-135A, CT-39A, T-39B, others),
                   (moved to Edwards AFB, CA, redesignated 452nd TS (or FLTS),
                   'ED' - 412th OG - 412th TW - AFFTC - AFMC - (C-18A, EC-18B,
                   EC-18D, C-135A, C-135C, C-135E, EC-135E, NC-135A, NKC-135E,
                   NC-141A, CT-39B))
                   Det. - Kirtland AFB, NM - (NKC-135A),
                   (disestablished ?)
- 4953rd TS        Wright-Patterson AFB, OH - 4950th TW - AFSC - (NC-130A, 
                   NC-141A, CT-39A, NT-39A, T-39B),
                   (disestablished, all aircraft to Edwards AFB, CA 
                   - 452nd TS - 412th TW - AFFTC - AFMC)
- 5021st TOS       Elmendorf AFB, AK - AAC - (T-33)
- 5071st ABS       King Salomon Apt., AK - AAC
- 5072nd ABS       Galena Apt., AK - AAC
- 5073rd ABG       Shemya AFB, AK - AAC

- 6010th WWS(P)    Korat RTAB, Thailand, 'ZB' - 388th TFW - PACAF - (F-105G)
- 6091st RS        - PACAF - (C-130B-II)

- 6112th ABW       Misawa AB, Japan - 5th AF - PACAF
- 6171th ABS       Kwang Ju AB, Korea - 5th AF - PACAF

- 6510th TW        Edwards AFB, CA, 'ED' - AFFTC - AFSC - (F-15, RF-4C),
                   (redesignated 412th TW - AFFTC - AFMC)
- 6512th TG        Edwards AFB/North Base, CA, 'Special Projects Branch' (?)
                   - AFFTC - ARDC - AFSC - (Test G) - (U-2, others),
                   (established 1957, redesignated 412th TG - 412th TW 
                   - AFFTC - AFMC - (B-2A))
- 6513th TES       Edwards AFB/North Base, CA, 'Red Hats' - 6510th TW - AFFTC 
                   - AFSC - (MiGs, Suchois, others),
                   (redesignated 413th TS (or FLTS) - 412th OG - 412th TW - 
                   AFFTC - AFMC - (EC-130V, others))
- 6514th TS        Edwards AFB, CA - 6545th TG - AFFTC - AFSC - (DC-130A, 
                   DC-130E, DC-130H, NC-130A, NC-130B, AQM-34, others),
                   (redesignated 514th TS - 545th TG - 412th TW - AFFTC 
                   - AFMC (HC-130H, NC-130H, HH-1H, NCH-53A, HH-53C, others))
- 6515th TS        Edwards AFB, CA, 'F-15 CTF (Combined Test Force)', 'ED' - 
                   6510th TW - AFFTC - AFSC - (F-15A, F-15B, F-15C, F-15D),
                   (redesignated 415th TS, 'ED' - 412th OG - 412th TW - AFFTC 
                   - AFMC (F-15A, F-15B, F-15C, F-15D, F-15E)) 
- 6516th LTS       Edwards AFB, CA - AFFTC - AFSC
- 6519th TS        Edwards AFB, CA - 6510th TW - AFFTC - AFSC,
                   (redesignated 419th TS (or FLTS), 'ED' - 412th TW
                   - 412th OG - AFFTC - AFMC (B-1B, B-52H)) 
- 6545th TG        Hill AFB/UTTR, UT - AFSC - (Test G) - (UTTR, RPVs),
                   (redesignated 545th TG - 412th TW - AFFTC - AFMC)
- 6550th SW        Patrick AFB, FL - AFSC - (JC-130A)
- 6585th TG        Holloman AFB, NM - AD - AFSC - (Test G),
                   (redesignated 585th TG - AFDTC - AFMC - (Test G), 
                   redesignated 46th TG - AFDTC - AFMC - (Test G))
- 6586th TS        Holloman AFB, NM - 6585th TG - AD - AFSC - (AT-38B),
                   (redesignated 586th TS, 'HT' - 585th TG - AFDTC - AFMC,
                   redesignated 586th FLTS, 'HT' - 46th TG - AFDTC - AFMC)
- 6592nd ABG       Los Angeles AFB, CA - SMSC - AFSC/AFMC
- 6593rd TS        Hickham AFB, HI - 6594th TG/ABG - AFSC - (JC-130)
- 6594th ABG       Kirtland AFB, NM - AFFTC - AFSC - (JC-130B)
- 6594th TG        Kirtland AFB, NM - SWC - AFSC - (various) - (Test G)
- 6595th ATW       - AFSC

- 6786th TS        Edwards AFB/North Base, CA - AFSC

- 6903rd ESG       Osan AB, Korea - ESC
- 6906th ESS       San Antonio, TX - 6960th ESW - ESC
- 6910th ESW       Lindsey AS, Germany - ESC
- 6911th ESS       Hahn AB, Germany - 6910th ESW - ESC
- 6912th ESG       Tempelhof Central Apt., Berlin, Germany - ESC
- 6913th ESS       Augsburg, Germany - 6910th ESW - ESC
- 6915th ESS       Bad Aibling, Germany - 6910th ESW - ESC
- 6916th ESS       Hellenikon AB, Greece - ESC
- 6917th ESG       San Vito AS, Italy - ESC
- 6918th ESS       Sembach AB, Germany - 6910th ESW - ESC
- 6920th ESG       Misawa AB, Japan - ESC
- 6922nd ESS       Clark AB, Philippines - ESC
- 6923rd SPTS      San Antonio, TX - 6960th ESW - ESC
- 6924th ESS       Wheeler AFB, HI - ESC
- 6931st ESS       Iraklion AS, Crete, Greece - ESC
- 6940th ESW       Fort George G. Meade, MD - ESC
- 6941st ESS       Fort George G. Meade, MD - 6940th ESW - ESC
- 6942nd ESS       Fort George G. Meade, MD - 6940th ESW - ESC
- 6943rd ESS       Fort George G. Meade, MD - 6940th ESW - ESC
- 6944th ESS       Fort George G. Meade, MD - 6940th ESW - ESC
- 6947th ESS       Homestead AFB, FL - 6940th ESW - ESC
- 6948th ESS       San Antonio, TX - 6960th ESW - ESC
- 6949th ESS       Offut AFB, NE - ESC
- 6950th ESG       RAF Chicksands, UK - ESC
- 6952nd ESS       RAF Alconbury, UK - ESC
- 6960th ESW       San Antonio, TX - ESC
- 6960th SPOLS     San Antonio, TX - 6960th ESW - ESC
- 6964th COMPSSS   San Antonio, TX - 6960th ESW - ESC
- 6981st ESS       Elmendorf, AK - ESC
- 6985th ESS       Eielson AFB, AK - ESC
- 6988th ESS       RAF Mildenhall, UK - ESC
- 6990th ESG       Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan - ESC
- 6993rd ESS       San Antonio, TX - 6960th ESW - ESC
- 6994th ESS       Fort George G. Meade, MD - 6940th ESW - ESC

- 7020th ABG       RAF Fairford, UK - USAFE

- 7100th ABG       Lindsey AS, Germany - USAFE

- 7206th ABG       Hellenikon AB, Greece - USAFE
- 7217th ABG       Ankara AS, Turkey - 'TUSLOG' - USAFE
- 7241st ABG       Izmir AS, Turkey - USAFE
- 7274th ABG       RAF Chicksands, UK - USAFE
- 7275th ABG       San Vito AS, Italy - USAFE
- 7276th ABG       Iraklion AS, Greece - USAFE

- 7350th ABG       Tempelhof Central Apt., Berlin, Germany - USAFE

- 7406th CSS       - (C-130A-II)
- 7440th CW(P)     Incirlik AB, Turkey - USAFE

Abbreviations:
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AAC      - Alaskan Air Command                          ==> 5000 - 5099+
ACC      - Air Combat Command                           ==> 1700 - 1799
                                                            3900 - 4599+
AFCC     - Air Force Communications Command             ==> 1800 - 2199+
AFLC     - Air Force Logistic Command                   ==> 2700 - 3099
AFMC     - Air Force Materiel Command                   ==> 3200 - 3299
                                                            4900 - 4999
                                                            6500 - 6799+
AFSC     - Air Force Systems Command                    ==> 3200 - 3299
                                                            4900 - 4999
                                                            6500 - 6799+
AFTEC    - Air Force Training & Education Command       ==> 3300 - 3899
AMC      - Air Mobility Command                         ==> 1100 - 1799
ATC      - Air Training Command                         ==> 3300 - 3899
ESC      - Electronic Security Command                  ==> 6900 - 6999
MAC      - Military Airlift Command                     ==> 1100 - 1799
PACAF    - Pacific Air Forces                           ==> 6000 - 6199+
SAC      - Strategic Air Command                        ==> 1700 - 1799
                                                            3900 - 4399
SPACECOM - Space Command                                ==> 1000 - 1099
STC      - Systems Test Command                         ==> 4900 - 4999
TAC      - Tactical Air Command                         ==> 4400 - 4599+
USAFE    - United States Air Force in Europe            ==> 7000 - 7499+

AF       - Air Force - MAC / SAC / TAC / AMC / ACC / PACAF / USAFE
AAVS     - Aerospace AudioVisual Service - MAC
ADIV     - Air Division - AF
ADIV(P)  - Air Division (Provisional) - AF
ALD      - Airlift Division - MAC
AD       - Armament Division - AFSC
ASD      - Aeronautical Systems Division - AFSC
SAD      - Strategic Aerospace Division - SAC
ARRS     - Aerospace Rescue & Recovery Service - MAC

ADWC     - Air Defence Weapon Center - TAC
AFDTC    - Air Force Development Test Center - AFSC / AFMC
AFFTC    - Air Force Flight Test Center - AFSC / AFMC
AFTEC    - Air Force Test & Evaluation Center - AFSC / AFMC
AFOTEC   - Air Force Operational Test & Evaluation Center - AFMC
ALC      - Air Logistics Center - AFSC / AFMC
ARDC     - Aerospae Research & Development Center - AFSC / AFMC
AWC      - Air Warfare Center - ACC
ESC      - Electronic Systems Center - AFSC / AFMC
SMSC     - Space & Missile Sytems Center - AFSC / AFMC
SWC      - Special Weapons Center - AFSC / AFMC
TAWC     - Tactical Air Warfare Center - TAC
TTC      - Technical Training Center - ATC / AFTEC

AU       - Air University - ATC / AFTEC
CTS      - Combat Training School - SAC
FWS      - Fighter Weapons School - TAC

ABW      - Air Base Wing
ARW(P)   - Airborne Refueling Wing (Provisional)
ATTW     - Aircrew Training & Test Wing
ATW      - Aerospace Test Wing
BW       - Bomb Wing
BW(P)    - Bomb Wing (Provisional)
CCTW     - Combat Crew Training Wing
CCTW(S)  - Combat Crew Training Wing (Survival)
CW       - Composite Wing
CW(P)    - Composite Wing (Provisional)
ESW      - Electronic Security Wing
FWW      - Fighter Weapons Wing
MASW     - Military Airlift Support Wing
OSW(P)   - Operational Support Wing (Provisional) (?)
PMW      - Photo Mapping Wing
RW(P)    - Reconnaissance Wing (Provisional)
SPACEW   - Space Wing
SRW      - Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
SRW(L)   - Strategic Reconnaissance Wing (Light)
SW       - Strategic Wing (?) or Support Wing (?)
SW(P)    - Strategic Wing (?) or Support Wing (Provisional) (?)
TAW      - Tactical Airlift Wing
TAW(P)   - Tactical Airlift Wing (Provisional)
TRW      - Tactical Reconnaissance Wing
TTW      - Technical Training Wing
TW       - Test Wing
WG       - Wing

ABG      - Air Base Group
ABG(P)   - Air Base Group (Provisional)
ASG      - Aerospace Support Group
ATTG     - Air Technical Training Group - ('Special Projects Branch')
COMG     - Communications Group
ESG      - Electronic Security Group
OG       - Operations Group
RECURG   - Recruiting Group
SPACEG   - Space Group
SATOG    - Satellite Operations Group
SPOLG    - Security Police Group
TCG      - Tactical Control Group
TEG      - Test & Evaluation Group
TFTG     - Tactical Fighter Training Group
TG       - Tactical Group - (Tactical G)
TG       - Test Group - (Test G)
TG(A)    - Test Group (Atomic)
TTG      - Tactical Training Group
TUSLOG   - Turkey-US Logistics Group
WEG      - Weapons Evaluation Group

ABS      - Air Base Squadron
ACGS     - Aerospace Cartographic & Geodetic Squadron
ACLASS   - Airman Classification Squadron
ADS      - Aviation Depot Squadron
ADS      - USAF Air Demonstration Squadron ('Thunderbirds')
ASS      - Air Support Squadron
AVS      - AudioVisual Squadron
CCTS     - Combat Crew Training Squadron
CES      - Civil Engineering Squadron
CLSS     - Combat Logistics Support Squadron
COMS     - Communications Squadron
CORES    - Correction & Rehabilitation Squadron
CONTS    - Contracting Squadron
CSS      - Combat Support Squadron
COMPSS   - Computer Services Squadron
COMPSSS  - Computer Services Support Squadron
DS       - Drone Squadron
EIS      - Electronics Installations Squadron
ESS      - Electronic Security Squadron
FCS      - Facility Checking Squadron
FLTS     - Flight Test Squadron
FTS      - Flying Training Squadron
HS       - Helicopter Squadron
J-STARSS - Joint-STARS (Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) Squadron
JSS(P)   - Joint-STARS (Surveillance Target Attack Radar System) Squadron
           (Provisional)
LS       - Logistics Squadron
LTS      - Logistics Test Squadron
MAS      - Military Airlift Squadron
MES      - Management Engineering Squadron
MSS      - Mobility Support Squadron
OS(P)    - Operations Squadron (Provisional)
PACCS    - Post Attack Command & Control Squadron
RS       - Reconnaissance Squadron
RS(P)    - Reconnaissance Squadron (Provisional)
SAS      - Special Activities Squadron
SATCSM   - Satellite Communications Squadron, Mobile
SPOLS    - Security Police Squadron
SPTS     - Support Squadron
SRS      - Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
SRS(L)   - Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron (Light)
SRTS     - Strategic Reconnaissance Training Squadron
SRWS     - Strategic Reconnaissance Weather Squadron
SS       - School Squadron
SS       - Support Squadron
SSS      - Special Security Squadron
TAS(P)   - Tactical Airlift Squadron (Provisional)
TES      - Test & Evaluation Squadron
TFTS     - Tactical Fighter Training Squadron
TECHOS   - Technical Operations Squadron
TOS      - Tactical Operations Squadron
TS       - Test Squadron
WRSP     - Weather Research Squadron Provisional
WWS(P)   - Wild Weasel Squadron (Provisional)

Div.     - Division
Det.     - Detachment
OL       - Operations Location

AB       - Air Base
AFB      - Air Force Base
AF       - Air Field / Auxiliary Field
ANGB     - Air National Guard Base
AS       - Air Station
Apt.     - Airport
IAP      - International Airport
MAP      - Municipal Airport
RAF      - Royal Air Force (airbase)
RTAFB    - Royal Thai Air Force Base
TTR      - Tonopah Test Range
UTTR     - Utah Test and Training Range

(c) 1995, 1996 by Andreas Gehrs-Pahl