About: Commander, Naval Air Forces

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Commander, Naval Air Forces (a.k.a. COMNAVAIRFOR, and CNAF; and dual-hatted as Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific, and COMNAVAIRPAC) is the aviation Type Commander (TYCOM) for all United States Navy naval aviation units. Type Commanders are in Administrative Control (ADCON), and in some cases Operational Control (OPCON) of certain types of assets (ships, submarines, aircraft, and Fleet Marines) assigned to the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. AIRFOR is responsible for the materiel readiness, administration, training, and inspection of units/squadrons under their command, and for providing operationally ready air squadrons and aircraft carriers to the fleet.

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  • Commander, Naval Air Forces (a.k.a. COMNAVAIRFOR, and CNAF; and dual-hatted as Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific, and COMNAVAIRPAC) is the aviation Type Commander (TYCOM) for all United States Navy naval aviation units. Type Commanders are in Administrative Control (ADCON), and in some cases Operational Control (OPCON) of certain types of assets (ships, submarines, aircraft, and Fleet Marines) assigned to the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. AIRFOR is responsible for the materiel readiness, administration, training, and inspection of units/squadrons under their command, and for providing operationally ready air squadrons and aircraft carriers to the fleet. COMNAVAIRFOR is a three-star headquarters, based at NAS North Island in Coronado, California. The current commander is VADM Kenneth R. Whitesell. The staff is made up of approximately 515 officer, enlisted, civilian and contractor personnel. The position is colloquially known throughout the Navy as "the Air Boss", mimicking the nickname given to the officer who commands the air department on an aircraft carrier. (en)
  • La United States Naval Aviation è la componente aerea della U.S. Navy. Conta in servizio oltre 4.000 aeromobili e 100 000 uomini, compreso il personale della riserva. (it)
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  • Deputy Commander, Naval Air Forces (en)
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  • 0001-07-29 (xsd:gMonthDay)
  • CNAF – October 2001 (en)
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  • 2020-10-02 (xsd:date)
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  • Commander, Naval Air Forces.png (en)
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  • Insignia of the Commander, Naval Air Forces and Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific (en)
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  • CNAF and (en)
  • CNAP (en)
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  • Commander, Naval Air Forces Pacific (en)
  • Commander, Naval Air Forces and (en)
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  • "Air Boss" (en)
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  • La United States Naval Aviation è la componente aerea della U.S. Navy. Conta in servizio oltre 4.000 aeromobili e 100 000 uomini, compreso il personale della riserva. (it)
  • Commander, Naval Air Forces (a.k.a. COMNAVAIRFOR, and CNAF; and dual-hatted as Commander, Naval Air Force, Pacific, and COMNAVAIRPAC) is the aviation Type Commander (TYCOM) for all United States Navy naval aviation units. Type Commanders are in Administrative Control (ADCON), and in some cases Operational Control (OPCON) of certain types of assets (ships, submarines, aircraft, and Fleet Marines) assigned to the Pacific and Atlantic Fleets. AIRFOR is responsible for the materiel readiness, administration, training, and inspection of units/squadrons under their command, and for providing operationally ready air squadrons and aircraft carriers to the fleet. (en)
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  • Commander, Naval Air Forces (en)
  • United States Naval Aviation (it)
  • United States Naval Air Forces (sv)
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