page_title: Republic of Korea Air Force
section_title: Organization
hierarchical_section_title: Republic of Korea Air Force / Organization
caption_attribution_description: Seen in the static display at Seoul in 2005 I'd actually seen this machine when it was being built at Marietta many years earlier.
context_page_description: The Republic of Korea Air Force, also known as the ROK Air Force, is the aerial warfare service branch of South Korea, operating under the South Korean Ministry of National Defense.
context_section_description: Republic of Korea Air Force Headquarters
  Air Force Operations Command
  Air Combat Command
  1st Fighter Wing, based at Gwangju (F-5E/F)
  8th Fighter Wing, based at Wonju(FA-50)
  10th Fighter Wing, based at Suwon (KF-5E/F, F-4E)
  11th Fighter Wing, based at Daegu (F-15K)
  16th Fighter Wing, based at Yecheon (FA-50)
  17th Fighter Wing, based at Cheongju (F-35A)
  18th Fighter Wing, based at Gangneung (KF-5E/F)
  19th Fighter Wing, based at Chungju (KF-16)
  20th Fighter Wing, based at Seosan (KF-16)
  38th Fighter Group, based at Gunsan (KF-16)
  Air Mobility & Reconnaissance Command
  3rd Flying Training Wing, based at Sacheon
  5th Air Mobility Wing, based at Gimhae
  15th Special Missions Wing, based at Seongnam
  Air Defense Missile Command
  1st Air Defense Missile Brigade
  2nd Air Defense Missile Brigade
  3rd Air Defense Missile Brigade
  Air Defense & Control Command
  31st Air Defense & Control Group (1MCRC)
  32nd Air Defense & Control Group (2MCRC)
  33rd Air Defense & Control Group
  34th Air Defense & Control Group
  Air Force Logistics Command
  Air Force Education & Training Command
  Basic Military Training Wing
  Air Force Academy
caption: A Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport aircraft
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