Which command was activated first?

Which command was activated first?

• A. AFGSC
• B. AFRC
• C. Both were activated in the 1990s
• D. Neither

Answer: (B)

Understanding when major Air Force commands were activated helps place their roles in history. The Air Force Reserve Command was established as a separate major command in 1997, giving the reserve component its own organizational structure within the Air Force. The Air Force Global Strike Command, created to oversee global strike capabilities, was activated much later, in 2009. Because AFRC came first, it was activated before AFGSC. The other options don’t fit: both being in the 1990s would be incorrect since AFGSC wasn’t activated then, and neither would be incorrect since both commands did activate.

Understanding when major Air Force commands were activated helps place their roles in history. The Air Force Reserve Command was established as a separate major command in 1997, giving the reserve component its own organizational structure within the Air Force. The Air Force Global Strike Command, created to oversee global strike capabilities, was activated much later, in 2009. Because AFRC came first, it was activated before AFGSC. The other options don’t fit: both being in the 1990s would be incorrect since AFGSC wasn’t activated then, and neither would be incorrect since both commands did activate.