Editing Tactical Air Command (section)

{{Short description|Inactive US Air Force command}}
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{{Infobox military unit
|unit_name=Tactical Air Command
|image=Tactical Air Command Emblem.png
|image_size=250px
|caption=Tactical Air Command emblem
|dates= 21 March 1946 – 1 June 1992
|country= United States of America
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|branch= [[United States Army Air Forces]]<br />(21 March 1946 – 18 September 1947)<br />[[United States Air Force]]<br />(18 September 1947 – 1 June 1992)
|type= Major Command
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|current_commander=
|garrison= [[Langley Air Force Base]]
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[[File:TAC-1946-shoulder-patch.png|thumb|1946 USAAF Tactical Air Command shoulder patch]]

'''Tactical Air Command''' (TAC) is an inactive United States Air Force organization. It was a [[List of Major Commands of the United States Air Force|Major Command]] of the [[United States Air Force]], established on 21 March 1946 and headquartered at [[Langley Air Force Base]], [[Virginia]]. It was inactivated on 1 June 1992 and its personnel and equipment absorbed by [[Air Combat Command]] (ACC).

Tactical Air Command was established to provide a balance between strategic, air defense, and tactical forces of the post–World War II [[U.S. Army Air Forces]] followed by, in 1947, the [[U.S. Air Force]]. In 1948, the [[Continental Air Command]] assumed control over air defense, tactical air, and air reserve forces. After two years in a subordinate role, Tactical Air Command (TAC) was established as a major command.

In 1992, after assessing the mission of TAC and to accommodate a decision made regarding [[Strategic Air Command]] (SAC), Headquarters United States Air Force inactivated TAC and incorporated its resources into the newly created [[Air Combat Command]].