Die Fifteenth Air Force (auch 15th Air Force; deutsch 15. US-Luftflotte) war eine strategische Luftflotte (Numbered Air Force) der United States Army Air Forces und der United States Air Force, die von 1943 bis 2002 bestand und anschließend in der 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force aufging, die bis 2012 bestand. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg aufgestellt, diente sie auf dem europäischen Kriegsschauplatz und war in Italien stationiert. Während des Kalten Krieges war sie eine von drei Numbered Air Forces, die dem Strategic Air Command unterstanden. Teile der 15th Air Force nahmen am Korea- und Vietnamkrieg sowie am Golfkrieg 1991 teil. (de)
The Fifteenth Air Force (15 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base. It was reactivated on 20 August 2020, merging the previous units of the Ninth Air Force and Twelfth Air Force into a new numbered air force responsible for generating and presenting Air Combat Command’s conventional forces. Established on 1 November 1943, Fifteenth AF was a United States Army Air Forces combat air force deployed to the European Theater of World War II, bombing Europe from bases in southern Italy and engaging in air-to-air fighter combat against enemy aircraft. During the Cold War, 15 AF was one of three Numbered Air Forces of the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC), commanding USAF strategic bombers and missiles on a global scale. Elements of 15th Air Force engaged in combat operations during the Korean War, the Vietnam War, as well as Operation Desert Storm. 15 AF was redesignated Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force (15 EMTF) on 1 October 2003. 15 EMTF provided support for strategic airlift for all United States Department of Defense agencies as well as air refueling for the Air Force in both peace and wartime for the Pacific region. 15 EMTF inactivated on 20 March 2012. On 20 August 2020, 15 AF was reactivated as an Air Combat Command numbered air force, taking over the previous conventional flying forces of both the Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces. (en)
La 15th USAAF est la force aérienne américaine de bombardement stratégique qui opère sur le Mediterranean Theater of Operations pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Cette force aérienne fait partie de l'USAAF. (fr)
A Décima Quinta Força Aérea foi criada no dia 1 de Fevereiro de 1943. Tornou-se famosa por ser uma das forças aéreas numeradas dos Estados Unidos da América a combater na Europa durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Durante a Guerra Fria, participou também na Guerra da Coreia, na Guerra do Vietname e na Operação Desert Storm. Re-designada Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force (15 EMTF) a partir de 1 de Outubro de 2003, foi desactivada no dia 20 de Março de 2012 e as suas funções e responsabilidades foram assumidas pela . A 15 EMTF fornecia o transporte aéreo estratégico para todas as agências do Departamento de Defesa dos Estados Unidos, assim como assegurava o reabastecimento para a Força Aérea tanto em tempo de paz como em tempo de guerra. As aeronaves destacadas para estas missões eram o C-5 Galaxy, o , o C-17 Globemaster III, o C-21, o C-130 Hercules, o KC-10 Extender e o KC-135 Stratotanker. (pt)
15-та повітряна армія (США) (англ. Fifteenth Air Force) (на сучасний період 15-те командування Експедиційних військово-транспортних сил ВПС США (англ. 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force) (ACC) — повітряна армія в складі ВПС США. (uk)
Die Fifteenth Air Force (auch 15th Air Force; deutsch 15. US-Luftflotte) war eine strategische Luftflotte (Numbered Air Force) der United States Army Air Forces und der United States Air Force, die von 1943 bis 2002 bestand und anschließend in der 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force aufging, die bis 2012 bestand. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg aufgestellt, diente sie auf dem europäischen Kriegsschauplatz und war in Italien stationiert. Während des Kalten Krieges war sie eine von drei Numbered Air Forces, die dem Strategic Air Command unterstanden. Teile der 15th Air Force nahmen am Korea- und Vietnamkrieg sowie am Golfkrieg 1991 teil. (de)
La 15th USAAF est la force aérienne américaine de bombardement stratégique qui opère sur le Mediterranean Theater of Operations pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Cette force aérienne fait partie de l'USAAF. (fr)
15-та повітряна армія (США) (англ. Fifteenth Air Force) (на сучасний період 15-те командування Експедиційних військово-транспортних сил ВПС США (англ. 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force) (ACC) — повітряна армія в складі ВПС США. (uk)
The Fifteenth Air Force (15 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC). It is headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base. It was reactivated on 20 August 2020, merging the previous units of the Ninth Air Force and Twelfth Air Force into a new numbered air force responsible for generating and presenting Air Combat Command’s conventional forces. On 20 August 2020, 15 AF was reactivated as an Air Combat Command numbered air force, taking over the previous conventional flying forces of both the Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces. (en)
A Décima Quinta Força Aérea foi criada no dia 1 de Fevereiro de 1943. Tornou-se famosa por ser uma das forças aéreas numeradas dos Estados Unidos da América a combater na Europa durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Durante a Guerra Fria, participou também na Guerra da Coreia, na Guerra do Vietname e na Operação Desert Storm. Re-designada Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force (15 EMTF) a partir de 1 de Outubro de 2003, foi desactivada no dia 20 de Março de 2012 e as suas funções e responsabilidades foram assumidas pela . (pt)