The Sixteenth Air Force reference article from the English Wikipedia on 24-Jul-2004 (provided by Fixed Reference: snapshots of Wikipedia from wikipedia.org)
Originated as a separate operating agency, Sixteenth Air Force has served both Strategic Air Command and United States Air Forces in Europe. The Sixteenth Air Force has been the operational air force for USAF combat operations in the Balkans since its move to Aviano AB, Italy, in 1992.