Editing Tyndall Air Force Base (section)

==Role and operations==

===325th Fighter Wing===
[[File:Tyn-f22-f-15-kc135.jpg|thumb|An [[F-22 Raptor]] and two [[F-15 Eagle]]s from Tyndall Air Force Base participate in a refueling mission with a [[KC-135 Stratotanker]] from the [[Mississippi Air National Guard]] over eastern Florida, 22 September 2008.]]
The [[325th Fighter Wing]] (325 FW)'s primary mission is to provide a combat ready air dominance force, train [[F-22 Raptor|F-22A Raptor]] pilots and maintenance personnel, and train air battle managers to support the combat Air Force. Tyndall's combat mission is performed by the [[95th Fighter Squadron]]. Training for F-22 pilots is performed in the [[43d Fighter Squadron]] and the [[2d Fighter Squadron|2d Fighter Training Squadron]]. The [[325th Air Control Squadron]] trains air battle managers for assignment to combat Air Force units. Additionally, wing personnel manage the southeastern [[air combat maneuvering instrumentation]] range and provide mission-ready [[F-15]], [[F-16]], and F-22 air dominance forces in support of the Commander, [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]] and the Commander, [[First Air Force]] (1 AF) / [[Air Forces Northern]] ([[Air Forces Northern|AFNORTH]]) contingency plans.

From 1983 until 2010, training for F-15 Eagle pilots was performed at Tyndall AFB by the 1st, 2d, and 95th Fighter Squadrons in the F-15A, F-15B, F-15C and F-15D aircraft. The 1 FS inactivated in 2006, while the 2 FS and 95 FS inactivated in May and September 2010, respectively. During this time, Tyndall also hosted training for F-15C/D maintenance personnel and intelligence officers assigned to F-15C/D units. The 95 FS was reactivated in September 2013 as part of the F-22 Raptor consolidation plan that moved the 7th Fighter Squadron's aircraft to Tyndall. The 2nd Fighter Training Squadron was activated in 2014 to perform [[Northrop T-38 Talon|T-38]] [[aggressor squadron|adversary operations]] in support of the F-22 training mission.

The 325th Fighter Wing is host to more than 30 tenant organizations located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. The wing consists of the 325th Operations Group, 325th Maintenance Group, 325th Mission Support Group and 325th Medical Group. It is also augmented by two Air Reserve Component (ARC) units from the [[Air Force Reserve Command]] (AFRC) and the [[Air National Guard]] (ANG), respectively.

Detachment 1 of Headquarters, [[Florida Air National Guard]] (FL ANG) provides instructor pilot augmentation to the 325 FW, training active duty Air Force, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard personnel to fly and fight F-22A Raptor aircraft.
<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fl.ng.mil/commands/Pages/Detachment-1-HQ-FLANG.aspx|title=Detachment 1, HQ FLANG|date=2016-08-02|publisher=Fl.ng.mil|access-date=2018-10-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil/News/Commentaries/Display/Article/316785/total-force-for-team-tyndall/|title=Total Force for Team Tyndall > Tyndall Air Force Base > Display|website=www.tyndall.af.mil|date=26 September 2011 }}</ref>

===44th Fighter Group (44 FG)===
The [[44th Fighter Group]] of the [[Air Force Reserve Command]] (AFRC) is an associate unit of the 325 FW and, if mobilized, is operationally-gained the Air Combat Command (ACC). Otherwise, it operates at Tyndall as a Geographically Separate Unit (GSU) of AFRC's [[301st Fighter Wing]] at [[NAS JRB Fort Worth]]/Carswell Field, Texas. The 44 FG flies and maintains the F-22A Raptor in partnership with the 325 FW.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.301fw.afrc.af.mil/Units/44th-Fighter-Group/|title=301st Fighter Wing > Units > 44th Fighter Group|website=www.301fw.afrc.af.mil}}</ref>

===First Air Force (1 AF)===
[[File:Tyn-f15-f22.jpg|thumb|F-15C and F-22A over Tyndall AFB, 2008]]
Headquarters, [[First Air Force]] at Tyndall is part of the [[Air Combat Command]] (ACC), ensuring the air sovereignty and air defense of the continental United States. As the CONUS geographical component of the bi-national [[North American Aerospace Defense Command]] and air component of [[United States Northern Command]] (USNORTHCOM), 1 AF also provides airspace surveillance and control and directs all air sovereignty activities for the continental United States.

1 AF primarily consists of [[Active Guard Reserve|Active Guard and Reserve]] (AGR) and [[Air Reserve Technician Program|Air Reserve Technician]] (ART) personnel of the [[Air National Guard]] (ANG), augmented by additional part-time "traditional" [[Air National Guard]] and [[Air Force Reserve]] personnel, as well as active duty personnel of the U.S. Air Force, [[U.S. Navy]], [[U.S. Marine Corps]], [[U.S. Army]], and [[U.S. Coast Guard]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1af.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1636167/total-force-effort-enhances-afnorth-dsca-mission/|title=Total Force effort enhances AFNORTH DSCA mission|date=17 September 2018 }}</ref> Operationally-gained by ACC, 1 AF is the only Numbered Air Force in the Air National Guard and is responsible for all Air National Guard F-15 and F-16 fighter units.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.1af.acc.af.mil/|title=CONR-1AF (AFNORTH) > Home|website=www.1af.acc.af.mil}}</ref>

===53d Weapons Evaluation Group===
The [[53d Weapons Evaluation Group]] (53 WEG), is an [[Air Combat Command]] tenant organization that reports to the [[53d Wing]] (53 WG) at nearby [[Eglin Air Force Base]]. Among its subordinate squadrons at Tyndall, the 53 WEG manages offshore weapons ranges over the eastern Gulf of Mexico (EGOMEX), manages target drone programs ranging from sub-scale target drones to a fleet of [[F-16 Fighting Falcon|QF-16 Fighting Falcon]] Full Scale Aerial Targets (FSAT) based on conversion of older F-16A and F-16C aircraft. The 53 WEG previously managed [[F-4 Phantom II|QF-4 Phantom II]] FSATs, most of which were converted F-4E and F-4G aircraft. The 53 WEG also serves as primary manager for [[William Tell (aerial gunnery competition)|"William Tell"]], a biennial air-to-air weapons and aerial gunnery meet and competition for fighter aircraft held by the United States Air Force during even-numbered years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/315006/53rd-weapons-evaluation-group/|title=53rd Weapons Evaluation Group}}</ref>

===Other organizations===

'''125th Student Flight, Florida Air National Guard'''

The 125th Student Flight is a training unit based out of Jacksonville, Florida. Established in 2018, the Tyndall AFB detachment of the 125th serves as a holding unit for Florida Air National Guard trainees. Once enlisted, Air Guardsmen awaiting basic training and tech school will be sent to the Student Flight detachment nearest to their home. The Tyndall detachment is located on a separate compound within the main air base, where instructors teach recruits basic skills and knowledge regarding the Air Force and the Florida Air National Guard.

====337th Air Control Squadron====
The [[337th Air Control Squadron]] (337 ACS) is a Geographically Separate Unit (GSU) of the [[33d Operations Group]], [[33d Fighter Wing]], at [[Eglin AFB]], Florida.  As an [[Air Education and Training Command]] ([[Air Education and Training Command|AETC]]) unit, the 337 ACS conducts Undergraduate Air Battle Manager Training (UABMT) at Tyndall AFB.  All of the Air Force's [[Air Battle Manager]]s are initially trained at Tyndall prior to proceeding to [[Tinker AFB]], Oklahoma for actual positional training in the [[E-3 Sentry]] [[Airborne early warning and control|AWACS]] aircraft or [[Robins AFB]], Georgia for the [[E-8 Joint STARS]] aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tyndall.af.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/315002/337th-air-control-squadron/|title=337th Air Control Squadron}}</ref>

====Air Force Civil Engineer Center====
Prior to October 2012, Tyndall AFB was home to the [[Air Force Civil Engineer Support Agency]] (AFCESA).  Following AFCESA's merger with the [[Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment]] and [[Air Force Real Property Agency]], it was renamed the [[Air Force Civil Engineer Center]] (AFCEC), but AFCEC headquarters remained with the other two previous activities which had relocated from the former [[Brooks AFB]] to [[Lackland AFB]], part of [[Joint Base San Antonio]], Texas.  As a tenant unit at Tyndall, AFCEC is a subordinate unit of the [[Air Force Materiel Command]] ([[Air Force Materiel Command|AFMC]]).  Its activities at Tyndall include the AFCEC Energy Directorate, Operations Directorate and Readiness and Emergency Management Directorate.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afcec.af.mil/|title=AFCEC Home|website=www.afcec.af.mil}}</ref>

====Air Force Research Laboratory====
The [[Air Force Research Laboratory]]'s Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at [[Wright-Patterson AFB]], Ohio maintains a research facility at Tyndall as a Geographically Separate Unit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104463/air-force-research-laboratory/|title=Air Force Research Laboratory}}</ref>