United States Central Command Air Forces
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United States Central Command Air Forces (USCENTAF, or informally just CENTAF) is the Air Force component of United States Central Command. USCENTAF was established and activated on 1 January 1983, at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, and assigned to United States Central Command. USCENTAF shares its commander with Ninth Air Force.
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[edit] Service and campaign streamers
- Defense of Saudi Arabia (Desert Shield) 1990-1991
- Liberation of Kuwait (Desert Storm) 1991
[edit] Awards
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for 1 June 1986-31 May 1988
- Air Force Organizational Excellence Award for 4 August 1990-11 April 1991
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for 1 July 1996-31 March 1998
- Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for 1 June 1998-31 May 2000
[edit] Significance of the USCENTAF emblem
The emblem was approved in October 1988.
- Blue and yellow are the Air Force colors. Blue alludes to the sky, the primary theater of operations. Yellow refers to the sun and the excellence required of Air Force personnel. The light and dark blue of the emblem indicate day and night capability. The globe depicts the area of responsibility. The star and wings over the globe signify the readiness to provide protective air power to the area. The star in the circle represents U.S. Air Force air power. The wings are from the Ninth Air Force insignia, the command element of the unit.
