The Nineteenth Air Force is an inactive Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force. During the Cold War it was a component of Tactical Air Command, with a mission of command and control over deployed USAF forces in support of United States foreign policy initiatives. The command was reactivated in 1993 under Air Education and Training Command with a mission of conducting AETC's flying training. The command was inactivated on 9 July 2012 as a cost-cutting measure by the Secretary of the Air Force.