document_title: Masters of the Universe (film)

question_text: who was skeletor in masters of the universe

text: Masters of the Universe (film)

text: Plot[edit]

text: On the planet Eternia, at the center of the Universe, Skeletor's army seizes Castle Grayskull, scatters the remaining Eternian defenders, and captures the Sorceress of Grayskull, planning to add her power to his own by the next moonrise.

text: Skeletor's archenemy, the warrior He-Man, veteran soldier Man-At-Arms, and his daughter Teela rescue Gwildor from Skeletor's forces. Gwildor, a Thenorian locksmith, reveals that Skeletor has acquired his invention: a "Cosmic Key" that can open a portal to anywhere by utilizing sound keys. The device was stolen by Skeletor's second-in-command, Evil-Lyn, allowing Skeletor to breach Castle Grayskull.

text: With Gwildor's remaining prototype of the Key in hand, He-Man and his friends travel to the Castle. They attempt to free the Sorceress but are overwhelmed by Skeletor's army and forced to flee through Gwildor's hastily opened portal, transporting them to Earth. The Key is misplaced on their arrival and discovered by two New Jersey teenagers, orphaned high school girl Julie Winston and her boyfriend Kevin Corrigan. The pair attempt to figure out what the Key is and accidentally send a signal that allows Evil-Lyn to track the Key and send her henchmen – Saurod, Blade, Beast Man and Karg – to recover it.

text: Kevin, an aspiring musician, mistakes the Key for a synthesizer and takes it to a music store run by his friend Charlie. Karg's team arrives and chases Julie until He-Man comes across her and rescues her. Karg's team returns to Grayskull where, incensed by their failure, Skeletor kills Saurod and sends the others back to Earth, with a larger force under Evil-Lyn's command. Unable to find Julie, Kevin is taken to Julie's house by Lubic, a detective investigating the disturbance created by Karg's team. Suspecting the Key is stolen, Lubic confiscates it from Kevin and leaves. Immediately afterward, Evil-Lyn captures and interrogates Kevin for the Key's location with a mind control collar, before pursuing Lubic.

text: Julie and the Eternians release Kevin from the collar before they go after Lubic. They manage to get hold of it in Charlie's store, but Skeletor's forces catch up with them, and a pitched battle ensues. Evil-Lyn recovers the key and summons Skeletor to Earth. Skeletor's forces overwhelm the Eternians and Julie is mortally wounded by Skeletor's lightning blast, which simultaneously erases the memory storage of Gwildor's Key. He-Man surrenders to save his comrades, and is returned to Eternia as Skeletor's slave. Skeletor demands that He-Man kneel before him for all of Eternia to witness, before he is killed. He-Man refuses and is lashed by Blade's laser whip in an attempt to make him kneel. He-Man is still standing when the moon rises and Skeletor absorbs the powers of the universe. Declaring himself the Master of the Universe, Skeletor asserts his victory and continues to torture He-Man with energy blasts.

text: Back on Earth, Gwildor repairs the Cosmic Key, and Kevin recreates the tones necessary to create a gateway to Eternia. The group, including Lubic who attempts to arrest them, are transported to Castle Grayskull, where they begin battling Skeletor's forces. Resenting that Skeletor absorbed the power of the Universe without sharing it with her, Evil-Lyn deserts him along with the other henchmen. Skeletor accidentally frees He-Man who then reclaims the Sword of Grayskull. The pair battle until He-Man shatters Skeletor's staff, removing his new powers and restoring him to his normal state. He-Man offers mercy but Skeletor draws a concealed sword and attempts to kill He-Man; He-Man knocks Skeletor from the throne room into a towering pit below. The freed Sorceress heals Julie, and a portal is opened to send the Earthlings home. Hailed as a hero for his bravery, Lubic decides to remain on Eternia.

text: Julie awakens on the morning of her parents' deaths by plane crash. She prevents them from taking the ill-fated flight by taking their keys, and runs outside to find Kevin. Kevin confirms that their experiences were real, producing a souvenir from Eternia: a small blue sphere containing a scene of He-Man in front of Castle Grayskull with his sword raised above his head.

text: In a post-credits scene, Skeletor's head emerges from the water at the bottom of the pit, saying "I'll be back!".

text: Cast[edit]

text:
Dolph Lundgren – He-Man
Frank Langella – Skeletor
Courteney Cox – Julie Winston
James Tolkan – Detective Lubic
Christina Pickles – Sorceress
Meg Foster – Evil-Lyn
Chelsea Field – Teela
Jon Cypher – Man-At-Arms
Billy Barty – Gwildor
Robert Duncan McNeill – Kevin Corrigan
Anthony De Longis – Blade
Tony Carroll – Beast Man
Pons Maar – Saurod
Robert Towers – Karg
Peter Brooks – Narrator

text: Production[edit]

text: One of the original drafts from the script by David Odell (whose previous writing credits include Supergirl and The Dark Crystal) was reviewed in the third episode of the He-Man and She-Ra podcast, Masters Cast. The original draft included more time spent on Eternia and Snake Mountain, had Beast man in a speaking role, and even revealed that He-Man's mother was originally from Earth, as per the character Queen Marlena from the Filmation animated series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, thus linking the two planets.[9] Describing her character, Foster said that Evil-Lyn is not villainous, "she is just doing her job and she knows how to get results, even if it means being harsh." Langella agreed, calling Evil-Lyn a female more dedicated to Skeletor's cause than any man; she is obsessive around Skeletor because she is slightly lovelorn.[10] The filmmakers considered having Foster wear eye-lenses to mask her naturally pale-blue eyes, but decided that her natural eyes fit the character better. However, they did augment Foster's chest, fitting cleavage into the character's costume. Foster wanted the character to have a large hairstyle, rather than the short style featured in the film.[11]

text: When offered the role, Langella said that he "didn’t even blink ... I couldn't wait to play him." Langella cited his then-four-year-old son's love of Skeletor while running around his house yelling He-Man's battle cry "I have the power!", as the reason he chose to play He-Man's archenemy.[12]

text: Jack Kirby inspiration[edit]

text: Comic book writer/artist John Byrne compared the film to Jack Kirby's comic book metaseries Fourth World, stating in Comic Shop News #497:

text: The best New Gods movie, IMHO, is Masters of the Universe. I even corresponded with the director, who told me this was his intent, and that he had tried to get [Jack] Kirby to do the production designs, but the studio nixed it.

text: Check it out. It requires some bending and an occasional sex change (Metron becomes an ugly dwarf, The Highfather becomes the Sorceress), but it's an amazingly close analog, otherwise. And Frank Langella's Skeletor is a dandy Darkseid!

text: Director Gary Goddard clarified this in a letter appearing in John Byrne's Next Men #26, in which he stated:

text: As the director of Masters of the Universe, it was a pleasure to see that someone got it. Your comparison of the film to Kirby’s New Gods was not far off. In fact, the storyline was greatly inspired by the classic Fantastic Four/Doctor Doom epics, The New Gods and a bit of Thor thrown in here and there. I intended the film to be a "motion picture comic book," though it was a tough proposition to sell to the studio at the time. 'Comics are just for kids,' they thought. They would not allow me to hire Jack Kirby who I desperately wanted to be the conceptual artist for the picture…

text: I grew up with Kirby's comics (I've still got all my Marvels from the first issue of Fantastic Four and Spider-Man through the time Kirby left) and I had great pleasure meeting him when he first moved to California. Since that time I enjoyed the friendship of Jack and Roz and was lucky enough to spend many hours with Jack, hearing how he created this character and that one, why a villain has to be even more powerful than a hero, and on and on. Jack was a great communicator, and listening to him was always an education. You might be interested to know that I tried to dedicate Masters of Universe to Jack Kirby in the closing credits, but the studio took the credit out.

text: Brian Cronin, author of the "Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed" column, concludes that "the film itself was not intended to be literally a reworked Fourth World, although the intent WAS to make the film a tribute to Jack Kirby — just a tribute to ALL of his work, not just the Fourth World."[13]

text: Music[edit]

text: The musical score of Masters of the Universe was composed by Bill Conti. It was recorded by several European orchestras, chiefly the Graunke Orchestra of Munich (the only one to be credited on the soundtrack album) and conducted by a number of conductors, chiefly Bruce Miller and Harry Rabinowitz (Rabinowitz received sole credit). Conti did not conduct his score because it could not be recorded in the United States as "there was a musicians strike or something like that... So it went to various places." He and the score mixer Dan Wallin assembled the score from the various recorded takes, because there were problems with the orchestral performances ("We didn't have anything that went from beginning to end without a problem").[14]

text: The soundtrack album was released on record, cassette and compact disc by Varese Sarabande in 1987; it was subsequently issued in an expanded version by Edel. In 2008, La-La Land Records released a two-disc edition with the complete score and the original album presentation; in 2012, Intrada Records issued the complete score (the entirely of disc one and tracks 1–5 on disc two) on one disc.

text: Release[edit]

text: Prior to releasing it, the Cannon Group touted Masters of the Universe as the Star Wars of the 1980s. Despite releasing alongside the height of the success of the toy line, animated series, and related merchandise, Masters of the Universe began as the third-highest-grossing film of the weekend in North America on August 7, 1987, earning $4,883,168, behind Stakeout ($5,170,403) and The Living Daylights ($7,706,230). The film quickly left the charts altogether with a North American gross of $17,336,370.[15][2][5][16]

text: Home media[edit]

text: Masters of the Universe was released on DVD October 23, 2001. A 25th Anniversary Edition Blu-ray Disc was released by Warner Home Video on October 2, 2012.[17]

text: Reception[edit]

text: Masters of the Universe received negative reviews from critics and holds a 17% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 23 reviews.[18] Variety called it a "Conan-Star Wars hybrid ripoff" that is "a colossal bore".[19] Walter Goodman of The New York Times wrote, "If you liked the toy, you'll love the movie."[20] Michael Wilmington of the Los Angeles Times called it "a misfiring, underdone epic".[21] Johanna Steinmetz of the Chicago Tribune wrote that the film, while predictable and derivative, entertains audiences through its side plots set on Earth.[22]

text: In a retrospective review, Glenn Heath, Jr. of Slant Magazine called it a "jarring mix of corny screwball comedy and choppy action heroics".[23] Chris Eggertsen of HitFix, in an article identifying the film's campy, positive qualities, called it "an objectively bad film with a big heart".[24] Joshua Winning of Digital Spy wrote, "...beloved of '80s kids but scorned by critics, it's a high camp oddity that we should celebrate on its own terms".[4]

text: Billy Barty received a Golden Raspberry Award nomination for Worst Supporting Actor for his performance in the film, but 'lost' to David Mendenhall for Over the Top.

text: Legacy[edit]

text: The commercial failure of Masters of the Universe, among other films such as Superman IV: The Quest for Peace and Lifeforce, contributed to the eventual closure of Cannon Films.[11] Cannon Films had intended to create a Masters of the Universe sequel, indicated by the end credits with a surprise reveal that Skeletor survives his fall. The sequel titled "Masters of the Universe 2: Cyborg" was written and followed He-Man, who returned to Earth to battle Skeletor, who has left Earth as a post-apocalyptic wasteland and the film was to feature Trap Jaw and She-Ra. Pro surfer Laird Hamilton was originally to replace Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and the only aspect known about the sequel's screenplay was that He-Man would have returned to Earth and was disguised as a professional quarterback.[25] With a low budget of $4.5 million, the sequel was to be directed by Albert Pyun, consecutively with the aborted Spider-Man movie. The project was abandoned when Cannon would not pay Mattel's fees. The production instead utilized the already-made costumes and sets for the low-budget sci-fi film Cyborg.[26][27][28]

text: Masters of the Universe was Lundgren's first leading role in a feature film following his success in Rocky IV, and he later labeled it as his least favorite film role.[10] Conversely, Langella considers playing Skeletor to be one of his favorite roles.[12]

text: Reboot[edit]

text: A new He-Man film directed by John Woo was reportedly being developed in 2007, but despite many rumors circulating the Internet regarding the film's production status and casting, the project was never officially green-lit. The film rights to He-Man have reportedly since reverted to Mattel.[29]

text: In September 2009, Sony took over the rights from Warner Bros. to produce the live action adaptation after Mattel and producer Joel Silver, who was previously involved with a potential film, couldn't agree on creative direction for the film.[30] Sony and Escape Artists' Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, and Steve Tisch will now start developing the project from scratch for Columbia Pictures. In April 2010, Sony hired screenwriters Mike Finch and Alex Litvak to draft a new script.[31] Warner announced that John Stevenson, director of Kung Fu Panda will direct the upcoming feature. On May 12, 2009, it was announced that the scripting duties had been handed to Evan Daugherty, with Stevenson still attached to direct.[32]

text: In late 2012, Deadline reported that Jon M. Chu was in talks to direct the film.[33] Original He-Man actor Lundgren did an interview with IGN about a possible role in the film as King Randor.[34] October 12, 2012, Richard Wenk is hired to rewrite the script for the film.[35] On March 28, 2013, Chu spoken that the film is still early is in the experimentation and also it won't be campy but an origin story.[36][37] On October 7, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Terry Rossio would script and that Black, Blumenthal, and Tisch would produce the film and it will be set on Eternia; the site also reported that Chu will not direct the film.[38]

text: On January 10, 2014, Schmoes Know reported that Joe Cornish (Attack the Block), Rian Johnson (Looper), Andrés Muschietti (Mama), Kirk DeMicco and Chris Sanders (The Croods), and Phil Lord and Chris Miller (The Lego Movie) were named as frontrunners to direct the film.[39] On February 26, it was reported that directors Mike Cahill, Jeff Wadlow, Harald Zwart, and Chris McKay are on the short list to direct.[40][41] On April 9, Schmoes Know reported that Wadlow will direct the film, but The Hollywood Reporter announced that he's rewriting the script of the film.[42][43]

text: On August 19, 2015, it was announced that Chris Yost had been hired to write the film.[44]

text: On January 22, 2016, Deadline reports that McG will direct the film and will also oversee a rewrite of the latest script by Alex Litvak and Mike Finch, while Escape Artists’ Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal and Steve Tisch are on board as producers.[45]

text: On June 24, 2016, Kellan Lutz tweeted that he has a meeting with both McG and Mary Viola about having the role of He-Man.[46][47]

text: On April 27, 2017, it was announced that the film will be released on December 18, 2019. At the same time, McG left the film and David S. Goyer has been hired to rewrite the script.[48]


document_title: First Air Force

question_text: where was the first air force base located

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text: First Air Force

text: Overview[edit]

text: The command has sole responsibility for ensuring the air sovereignty and air defense of the Contiguous United States (CONUS), United States Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. As the CONUS Region (CONR) for NORAD, the bi-national North American Aerospace Defense Command, CONR provides air defense in the form of airspace surveillance and airspace control.

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text: 1AF (AFNORTH) is also the designated air component for the United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM). USNORTHCOM's area of responsibility includes the continental United States, Alaska, Canada and Mexico, and its air, land and maritime approaches.

text: The command is unique in both its mission and composition.  With the transfer of responsibility for continental air defense from the active duty component of the Air Force to the Air National Guard, 1 AF became the first numbered air force to be made up primarily of citizen airmen. Furthermore, the United States Air Force Auxiliary-Civil Air Patrol has been incorporated into the 1 AF.

text: Units[edit]

text: First Air Force has been an Air Combat Command organization since 1 June 1992. Its subordinate units are located throughout the continental United States.

text: Units aligned under First Air Force/AFNORTH include:

text:
Eastern Air Defense Sector (EADS), former Griffiss AFB, Rome, New York
Western Air Defense Sector (WADS), McChord AFB, Washington
601st Air and Space Operations Center (601 AOC), Tyndall AFB, Florida
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC), Tyndall AFB, Florida
Air Force National Security Emergency Preparedness Agency (AFNSEP), Tyndall AFB, Florida
1 AF Detachment 1, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Air Force Element, Joint Air Defense Operations Center (AFELM JADOC), Bolling AFB, District of Columbia
722nd Air Defense Squadron (722 ADS), North Bay, Ontario, Canada.
Civil Air Patrol Maxwell AFB, AL (Regular Air Force & Air Force Reserve CAP-USAF component)

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text: Additionally, First Air Force provides operational control of alert Air National Guard air defense fighter units:

text:
104th Fighter Wing (104 FW), Westfield-Barnes RAP / Barnes ANGB, Massachusetts F-15 Eagle
113th Wing (113 WG), Joint Base Andrews, Maryland F-16 Fighting Falcon
119th Wing (119 WG), Hector IAP / Fargo ANGB, North Dakota, MQ-1 Predator, C-21A

text:
120th Fighter Wing (120 FW), Great Falls IAP / Great Falls ANGB, Montana, F-16 Fighting Falcon
125th Fighter Wing (125 FW), Jacksonville IAP / Jacksonville ANGB, Florida, F-15 Eagle
Detachment 1, 125 FW, Homestead ARB, Florida
138th Fighter Wing (138 FW), Tulsa IAP / Tulsa ANGB, Oklahoma F-16 Fighting Falcon

text:
142d Fighter Wing (142 FW), Portland IAP / Portland ANGB, Oregon, F-15 Eagle
144th Fighter Wing (144 FW), Fresno Yosemite IAP / Fresno ANGB California, F-15 Eagle

text:
147th Reconnaissance Wing (147 RW), Ellington Field JRB, Texas, MQ-1 Predator, C-26 Metroliner
148th Fighter Wing (148 FW),  Duluth IAP / Duluth ANGB, Minnesota, F-16 Fighting Falcon
158th Fighter Wing (158 FW), Burlington IAP / Burlington ANGB, Vermont, F-16 Fighting Falcon
159th Fighter Wing (159 FW), Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana, F-15 Eagle
177th Fighter Wing (177 FW), Atlantic City IAP / Atlantic City ANGB, New Jersey, F-16 Fighting Falcon

text: Non-flying units

text:
101st Information Operations Flight (101 IOF), Salt Lake City IAP / Salt Lake City ANGB, Utah
254th Combat Communications Group (254 CCG), Garland, Texas

text: History[edit]

text: One of the four original numbered air forces, First Air Force was activated as the Northeast Air District of the GHQ Air Force on 18 December 1940, at Mitchel Field, Long Island, New York. It was redesignated First Air Force on 9 April 1941 with a mission for the defense of the Northeast and Great Lakes regions of the United States.

text: World War II[edit]

text: During the initial months after the Pearl Harbor Attack, First Air Force organized what would eventually become the core of the Army Air Forces Antisubmarine Command (AAFSC), obtaining most of its forces from I Bomber Command to combat the German U-Boat threat along the Atlantic Coast.  AAFSC would eventually expand that mission to the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean until the antisubmarine mission was taken over completely by the Navy in mid-1943.

text: Beginning in May 1942, the mission of First Air Force became operational training of units and crews, and the replacement training of individuals for bombardment, fighter, and reconnaissance operations. It received graduates of Army Air Forces Training Command flight schools; navigator training; flexible gunnery schools and various technical schools, organized them into newly activated combat groups and squadrons, and provided operational unit training (OTU) and replacement training (RTU) to prepare groups and replacements for deployment overseas to combat theaters.  The First Air Force became predominantly a fighter OTU and RTU organization. Most P-47 Thunderbolt fighter groups were trained by I Fighter Command, along with P-39/P-63 Airacobra groups; C-47 Skytrain and later C-46 Commando groups by I Troop Carrier Command. By 1944, most of the Operational Training of groups ended, with the command concentrating on the training of individual replacements using Army Air Force Base Units (AAFBU) as training organizations at the airfields controlled by First Air Force.

text: Air Defense Wings were also organized for the major metropolitan areas along the northeast coast, using training units attached to the Wings.  By 1944 the likelihood of an air attack along the eastern seaboard was remote, and these air defense wings were reduced to paper units.

text: By 1944, the vast majority of the USAAF was engaged in combat operations in various parts of the world, such as the Eighth Air Force in Europe and the Twentieth Air Force in the Pacific.  The training units located within the United States (known as the Zone of the Interior, or "ZI".) under First, Second, Third and Fourth Air Force were all were placed under the unified command of the Continental Air Forces (CAF) on 13 December 1944, with the Numbered Air Forces becoming subordinate commands of CAF.

text: Air Defense Command[edit]

text: In March 1946, USAAF Chief General Carl Spaatz had undertaken a major re-organization of the postwar USAAF that had included the establishment of Major Commands (MAJCOM), who would report directly to HQ United States Army Air Forces.  Continental Air Forces was inactivated, and First Air Force was assigned to the postwar Air Defense Command in March 1946 and subsequently to Continental Air Command (ConAC) in December 1948 being primarily concerned with air defense. First Air Force Headquarters was located at Fort Slocum, New York, from 1946 to 1949.

text: The command was originally assigned the region of the New England states, along with New York and New Jersey.  With the inactivation of the ADC Eleventh Air Force on 1 July 1948 due to budget restrictions, command's region of responsibility was increased to include the upper Midwest states of Michigan and Ohio, along with the Mid-Atlantic region south to the North Carolina/Virginia Border.

text: In 1949 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve units were placed under First Air Force command, with its active-duty units being reassigned to Eastern Air Defense Force (EADF) or to the 30th, 32d or 26th Air Divisions.

text: The command was inactivated on 23 June 1958 for budgetary reasons, its assigned units being reorganized under ConAC.

text: First Air Force was reactivated at Stewart Air Force Base, Newburgh, N.Y., on 20 January 1966 due to the inactivation of the ADC Air Defense Sectors.  First Air Force assumed responsibility for the ADC 21st, 33d, 34th, 35th, and 36th Air Divisions, primarily located in the northeast and upper Midwest regions of the United States.  It also was responsible for the air defense of Greenland, Iceland and parts of Canada. By July 1968, First Air Force had again assumed total responsibility for the air defense of the eastern seaboard, just as it had during World War II.

text: On 16 January 1968 Air Defense Command was re-designated Aerospace Defense Command (ADCOM) as part of a restructuring of USAF air defense forces.  First Air Force's second period of service was short lived, however, and the command was again inactivated as the result of a major ADCOM reorganization on 31 December 1969 of the First, Fourth, Tenth Air Forces and several Air Divisions. This reorganization was the result of the need to eliminate intermediate levels of command in ADCOM driven by budget reductions and a perceived lessening of the need for continental air defense against attacking Soviet aircraft.

text: ADCOM reassigned the units under the inactivated First Air Force were reassigned primarily to the 20th, 21st or 23d Air Divisions.

text: Tactical Air Command[edit]

text: As part of realignment of military assets. ADCOM was reorganized on 1 October 1979. The atmospheric defense resources (interceptors and warning radars) of ADCOM were reassigned to Tactical Air Command (TAC). With this move many Air National Guard units that had an air defense mission also came under the control of TAC, which established a component called Air Defense, Tactical Air Command (ADTAC), at the level of a numbered air force.

text: On 6 December 1985 HQ USAF reactivated First Air Force at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia, and assigned it to Tactical Air Command (TAC), replacing ADTAC. First Air Force was given the mission to provide, train and equip combat ready air defence forces for the air defense of the North American continent.

text: Upon its reactivation, First Air Force was composed of units of the active Air Force and the Air National Guard. Because of its unique mission and its binational responsibilities, First Air Force works closely with the Canadian Forces. Canadian personnel are stationed at First Air Force Headquarters at Tyndall Air Force Base Florida, and at the various regional air defense sectors located throughout the United States.

text: Activation of the Continental NORAD Region on 1 October 1986, resulted in a new structure for North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).[10] The continental U.S. region, along with Alaskan and Canadian regions provided the command and operational system for North American air defense.

text: On 1 July 1987, four of the previous Air Defense Command Air Defense sectors were reactivated, re-designated, assigned and co-located with the four remaining air divisions.

text: The Air Defense Sectors were transferred by the Air Force to the National Guard Bureau and allotted to the Air National Guard on 1 October 1990.  They were operationally gained by First Air Force, Tactical Air Command.

text:
SEADS became part of the Florida ANG at Tyndall AFB
SWADS became part of the California ANG at March AFB
NWADS became part of the Washington ANG at McChord AFB
NEADS became part of the New York ANG at Griffiss AFB

text: First Air Force was transferred to Air Combat Command along with the rest of TAC on 1 June 1992[11]

text: Air Combat Command[edit]

text: In the years since its third activation, more of the responsibility for the defense of American air sovereignty has primarily shifted to the Air National Guard. Also, reorganization of the command structure of the U.S. Air Force saw the assignment of air defense to Tactical Air Command and later, its successor, Air Combat Command.

text: In the 1970s and 1980s, the role of the Air National Guard in the defense of North America increased. As this role changed, discussions between the active Air Force and the Air National Guard commenced concerning roles and responsibilities.

text: As the Cold War began to wind down and budgetary constraints became realities, more and more of the missions previously carried out by active duty forces began to be transferred into the reserve components. By the 1990s, 90 percent of the air defense mission was being handled by the Air National Guard.

text: In October 1997, First Air Force became a primarily composed of Air National Guard units charged with the air defense of the North American continent. Today, First Air Force consists primarily of members of the Air National Guard. Its headquarters is located at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. It comprises 10 fighter wings and two air defense sectors for the East and Western regions of the country.

text: Lineage[edit]

text: Established as Northeast Air District on 19 October 1940

text: Activated on 20 January 1966

text: Activated on 6 December 1985, assuming assets of Air Defense, Tactical Air Command (Inactivated)

text: Assignments[edit]

text:
General Headquarters Air Force (later, Air Force Combat Command), 18 Dec 1940
Eastern Theater of Operations (later, Eastern Defense Command), 24 Dec 1941
United States Army Air Forces, 17 Sep 1943
Continental Air Forces, 16 Apr 1945
Air Defense Command, 21 Mar 1946
Continental Air Command, 1 Dec 1948 – 23 Jun 1958
Air (later, Aerospace) Defense Command, 20 Jan 1966 – 31 Dec 1969
Tactical Air Command, 6 Dec 1985
Air Combat Command, 1 Jun 1992 – present

text: Major components[edit]

text:
15 Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron: 3 February 1946.
1 Sea Search Attack Group (Medium): November 1943-10 April 1944.

text: Commands[edit]

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1 Air Force Service (later, 1 Air Force Base; 1 Base): 1 October 1941 – 13 May 1942
1 Air Support (later, I Air Support; I Ground Air Support) Command: 1 September 1941 – 17 August 1942
1 Bomber (later, I Bomber) Command: 5 September 1941 – 15 October 1942
1 Bomber Command: 24 August 1943 – 21 March 1946
1 Interceptor (later, I Interceptor; I Fighter) Command: 5 June 1941 – 21 March 1946
XVI Air Force Service: 27 December 1946 – 1 April 1949
XVII Air Force Service: 1 July 1948 – 23 February 1949
XIX Air Force Service: 13 August 1948 – 23 February 1949.

text: Forces[edit]

text: Air Forces Iceland: 6 December 1985 – 31 May 1993

text: Air Divisions[edit]

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3d Air Division (formerly, 98 Bombardment Wing; 3 Bombardment Wing): 20 Dec 1946 – 27 Jun 1949
4th Air Division (formerly, 4 Combat Bombardment; 4 Bombardment Wing): 20 Dec 1946 – 27 Jun 1949
90th Air Division (formerly, 90 Reconnaissance Wing): 20 Dec 1946 – 27 Jun 1949
91st Air Division (formerly, 91 Reconnaissance Wing): 20 Dec 1946 – 27 Jun 1949
12th Air Division: 1 Jul 1948 – 23 Feb 1949
69th Air Division: 1 Jul 1948 – 23 Feb 1949
26th Air Defense (later, 26 Air) Division: 16 Nov 1948 – 1 Apr 1949; 16 Nov 1949 – 1 Sep 1950 (detached 8 Dec 1949 – 1 Sep 1950); 6 Dec 1985 – 30 Sep 1990
32d Air Division: 8 Dec 1949 – 1 Sep 1950 (detached 8 Dec 1949 – 19 Feb 1950); 1 Jul 1968 – 31 Dec 1969

21st Air Division: 1 Apr 1966 – 31 Dec 1967
33d Air Division: 1 Apr 1966 – 19 Nov 1969
34th Air Division: 1 Apr 1966 – 31 Dec 1969
35th Air Division: 1 Apr 1966 – 19 Nov 1969
36th Air Division: 1 Apr 1966 – 30 Sep 1969
37th Air Division: 1 Apr 1966 – 1 Dec 1969
29th Air Division: 15 September – 19 November 1969
23d Air Division: 19 November – 1 December 1969; 6 Dec 1985 – 1 Jul 1987
24th Air Division: 6 Dec 1985 – 30 Sep 1990
25th Air Division: 6 Dec 1985 – 30 Sep 1990

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text: Districts[edit]

text: 1 Air Reserve District: 1 Dec 1951 – 1 Apr 1954

text: Centers[edit]

text:
1 Airborne Engineer Aviation Unit Training Center: 1 Apr 1943 – 10 Apr 1944
Combined Air Defense Training Center: 4 Aug 1943 – 15 Jul 1944
Eastern Signal Aviation Unit Training Center: 12 Mar 1943 – 12 Feb 1944
USAF Air Defense Weapons Center: 6 Dec 1985 – 12 Sep 1991
601 Air and Space Operations Center: 1 Nov 2007 – present
Air Force Rescue Coordination Center: 27 Apr 2007 – present
Civil Air Patrol: 26 June 2016 – present

text: Sectors[edit]

text:
Northwest Air Defense Sector, 1 October 1990 – 31 December 1994
Western Air Defense Sector, 1 January 1995–present
Southeast Air Defense Sector, 1 October 1990 – 31 December 1994
Southwest Air Defense Sector, 1 October 1990 – 31 December 1994

text: Wings[edit]

text: 551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, 1 April 1966 – 4 December 1969

text: Stations[edit]

text:
Mitchel Field, New York, 18 December 1940
Fort Slocum (later, Slocum AFB), New York, 3 June 1946
Mitchel AFB, New York, 17 October 1949 – 23 June 1958
Stewart AFB, New York, 1 April 1966 – 31 December 1969
Langley AFB, Virginia, 6 December 1985
Tyndall AFB, Florida, 12 September 1991–present


document_title: Public Protector

question_text: who is the public protector is south africa

text: Public Protector

text: Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane[edit]

text: The Public Protector, since October 2016, is Busisiwe Mkhwebane. She succeeded former Law Reform Commissioner and advocate, Thuli Madonsela who took up the post in October 2009. Madonsela succeeded Lawrence Mushwana, who took office on 15 October 2002. Selby Baqwa, Mushwana's predecessor, was the first person to hold that office from its inception in 1995.

text: The office of the Public protector has been faced with harsh criticism by parliament specifically by the majority party[11] for requesting an increase of R200m in the budget allocation for additional resources. With the justice portfolio committee chairman Mathole Motshekga[12] being critical of the budget and strategic presentation presented by Adv. Thuli Madonsela.

text: During the budget speech of 2015 the office of the Public Protector was allocated a total budget for 2015/16 of R 246.1 million [13] an increase of R 60 million, as opposed to the increase of R 200 million initially requested. With R 15 million going to the employment of additional investigators and the retention of the 70 investigator who were previously appointed on contract.

text: The office of the Public Protector is required to appear before the National Assembly at least once every year. During the Adv. Thuli Madonsela's budget and strategic presentation, the advocate was requested to present progress reports before parliament on a quarterly basis.[14]

text: Organisational structure[edit]

text: The Public Protector has an executive office which administers three major programmes:[15]

text:
The Investigations and Outreach
The Executive Management
The Corporate Support Services

text: Mandate[edit]

text: The Public Protector receives its mandate from the Public Protector Act of 1994. The Public Protector is one of six State Institutions Supporting Democracy in South Africa. These institutions are independent of the government, subject only to South Africa's Constitution and the law, and report annually to Parliament.

text: The preamble of the Public Protector Act states, in part:

text: The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa ... provides for the establishment of the office of Public Protector to investigate matters and to protect the public against matters such as maladministration in connection with the affairs of government, improper conduct by a person performing a public function, improper acts with respect to public money, improper or unlawful enrichment of a person performing a public function and an act or omission by a person performing a public function resulting in improper prejudice to another person.

text: The Act also gives the Public Protector the authority to order other state institutions take appropriate remedial action against any impropriety or prejudice made by government.

text: Any aggrieved complainant may lodge a complaint to the office provided that it falls within powers of the Public Protector in terms of the Public Protector act 23 of 1994.The Public Protector may investigate and take the appropriate remedial action on his/her findings.

text: History[edit]

text: Functions of the Public Protector[edit]

text: The powers of the Public Protector are regulated by the national legislation. Additional powers may also be granted by the national legislator. However, court decisions may not be investigated by the office.It receives and investigates complaints from the public government.

text: Appointment[edit]

text: The Public Protector is appointed by the president, in accordance with the provisions of section 193 of the Constitution. The candidate must be a South African Citizen who-

text:
is a Judge of a High Court; or
is admitted as an advocate or an attorney and has, for a cumulative period of at least 10 years after having been so admitted, practised as an advocate or an attorney; or
is qualified to be admitted as an advocate or an attorney and has, for a cumulative period of at least 10 years after having so qualified, lectured in law at a university; or
has specialised knowledge of or experience, for a cumulative period of at least 10 years, in the administration of justice, public administration or public finance; or
has, for a cumulative period of at least 10 years, been a member of Parliament.

text: " – Sub-s. (1A)Act 23 of 1994

text: Tenure[edit]

text: Under chapter nine of the constitution, the Public Protector may only serve a non-renewable period of seven years in office.

text: Investigation Reports[edit]

text: Reports made by the Public Protector must be open to the public and be accessible to anyone. However certain reports maybe kept confidential under exceptional circumstances.[16] The Public Protector has to date investigated at least 40 000 cases.[17]

text: One of the most prominent cases is the investigation into allegations of impropriety and unethical conduct relating to the installation and implementation of security measures by the Department of Public Works at and in respect of the private residence of President Jacob Zuma at Nkandla in the KwaZulu-Natal province

text: Jurisdiction[edit]

text: Any matters in which the Public Protector has jurisdiction may be reported to the office of the Public Protector by any person.

text: In terms of the Public Protector act 23 of 1994[18] and other legislative acts, the Public Protector may investigate, on the basis of a complaint or on his or her own initiative, any level of government. This includes national, provincial and local government, any public office bearer, any parastatal and any statutory council.

text: Relationship with other chapter nine institutions[edit]

text:
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text: Similar to other bodies under the Chapter nine institution under the Constitution, the office of the Public Protector is independent of government and must be impartial and must exercise their powers and perform their function without any influence or prejudice.

text: Budget[edit]

text: Currently the office of The Public Protector manages an estimated 40,000 cases, with a staff of 314.[19] During the 2013/14 budget, the office was allocated R199.3m, with an increase of R18.3m for the 2014/15 financial year.

text: During the budget of 2015, the office was allocated an additional increase of R60m instead of the R200m initially requested at the justice portfolio committee. As a result, the office of the Public Protector was required to make drastic cutbacks.[20]

text: As a result of the funding difficulties, the spokesman of the office the Public Protector office cited that they would look at external agencies to help fund the office. The executive management of the office of the Public Protector has held meetings with development partners from German, Japan and Belgium.[21]


document_title: United States at the FIFA World Cup

question_text: when was the last time usa was in the fifa world cup

text: United States at the FIFA World Cup

text: Record at the FIFA World Cup[edit]

text:
Year
Host
Round
Position
GP
W
D*
L
GF
GA

1930

Semi-finals
3rd
3
2
0
1
7
6

1934

Round of 16
16th
1
0
0
1
1
7

1938

Withdrew

1950

Group stage
10th
3
1
0
2
4
8

1954

Did not qualify

1958

1962

1966

1970

1974

1978

1982

1986

1990

Group stage
23rd
3
0
0
3
2
8

1994

Round of 16
14th
4
1
1
2
3
4

1998

Group stage
32nd
3
0
0
3
1
5

2002

Quarter-finals
8th
5
2
1
2
7
7

2006

Group stage
25th
3
0
1
2
2
6

2010

Round of 16
12th
4
1
2
1
5
5

2014

Round of 16
15th
4
1
1
2
5
6

2018

Did not qualify

2022

To be determined

2026

Qualified as one of the Host Nations

Total
10/21
-
33
8
6
19
37
62

text:
showUnited States' World Cup record

First Match

 United States 3–0 Belgium  (13 July 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay)

Biggest Win

 United States 3–0 Belgium  (13 July 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay) United States 3–0 Paraguay  (17 July 1930; Montevideo, Uruguay)

Biggest Defeat

 Italy 7–1 United States  (27 May 1934; Rome, Italy)

Best Result

Third place in 1930

Worst Result

Group Stage in 1934, 1950, 1990, 1998 and 2006

text: By Match[edit]

text:
World Cup

Round

Opponent

Score

Result

Venue

Scorers

1930
Group stage
 Belgium
3–0
W
Montevideo
B. McGhee, T. Florie, B. Patenaude

 Paraguay
3–0
W
Montevideo
B. Patenaude (3)

Semi-finals
 Argentina
1–6
L
Montevideo
J. Brown

1934
Round of 16
 Italy
1–7
L
Rome
A. Donelli

1950
Group stage
 Spain
1–3
L
Curitiba
G. Pariani

 England
1–0
W
Belo Horizonte
J. Gaetjens

 Chile
2–5
L
Recife
F. Wallace, J. Maca

1990
Group stage
 Czechoslovakia
1–5
L
Florence
P. Caligiuri

 Italy
0–1
L
Rome
&—

 Austria
1–2
L
Florence
B. Murray

1994
Group stage
  Switzerland
1–1
D
Pontiac
E. Wynalda

 Colombia
2–1
W
Pasadena
A. Escobar (o.g.), E. Stewart

 Romania
0–1
L
Pasadena
&—

Round of 16
 Brazil
0–1
L
Stanford
&—

1998
Group stage
 Germany
0–2
L
Paris
&—

 Iran
1–2
L
Lyon
B. McBride

 FR Yugoslavia
0–1
L
Nantes
&—

2002
Group stage
 Portugal
3–2
W
Suwon
J. O'Brien, J. Costa (o.g.), B. McBride

 South Korea
1–1
D
Daegu
C. Mathis

 Poland
1–3
L
Daejeon
L. Donovan

Round of 16
 Mexico
2–0
W
Jeonju
B. McBride, L. Donovan

Quarter-finals
 Germany
0–1
L
Ulsan
&—

2006
Group stage
 Czech Republic
0–3
L
Gelsenkirchen
&—

 Italy
1–1
D
Kaiserslautern
C. Zaccardo (o.g.)

 Ghana
1–2
L
Nuremberg
C. Dempsey

2010
Group stage
 England
1–1
D
Rustenburg
C. Dempsey

 Slovenia
2–2
D
Johannesburg
L. Donovan, M. Bradley

 Algeria
1–0
W
Pretoria
L. Donovan

Round of 16
 Ghana
1–2 (a.e.t.)
L
Rustenburg
L. Donovan

2014
Group stage
 Ghana
2–1
W
Natal
C. Dempsey, J. Brooks

 Portugal
2–2
D
Manaus
J. Jones, C. Dempsey

 Germany
0–1
L
Recife
&—

Round of 16
 Belgium
1–2 (a.e.t.)
L
Salvador
J. Green

text: Record by Opponent[edit]

text:
FIFA World Cup matches (by team)

Opponent

Wins

Draws

Losses

Total

Goals Scored

Goals Conceded

 Algeria
1
0
0
1
1
0

 Argentina
0
0
1
1
1
6

 Austria
0
0
1
1
1
2

 Belgium
1
0
1
2
4
2

 Brazil
0
0
1
1
0
1

 Chile
0
0
1
1
2
5

 Colombia
1
0
0
1
2
1

 Czech Republic
0
0
1
1
0
3

 Czechoslovakia
0
0
1
1
1
5

 England
1
1
0
2
2
1

 FR Yugoslavia
0
0
1
1
0
1

 Germany
0
0
3
3
0
4

 Ghana
1
0
2
3
4
5

 Iran
0
0
1
1
1
2

 Italy
0
1
2
3
2
9

 Mexico
1
0
0
1
2
0

 Paraguay
1
0
0
1
3
0

 Poland
0
0
1
1
1
3

 Portugal
1
1
0
2
5
4

 Romania
0
0
1
1
0
1

 Slovenia
0
1
0
1
2
2

 South Korea
0
1
0
1
1
1

 Spain
0
0
1
1
1
3

  Switzerland
0
1
0
1
1
1

text: Individual tournament results[edit]

text: Uruguay 1930 FIFA World Cup[edit]

text:
showvteUnited States squad – 1930 FIFA World Cup third place
MF Auld
FW Bookie
MF Brown
GK Douglas
FW Florie (c)
DF Gallagher
DF Gentle
MF Gonsalves
FW McGhee
DF Moorhouse
MF Oliver
FW Patenaude
MF Slone
DF Tracey
DF Vaughn
DF Wood
Coach: Millar

text: Group 4 final standings[edit]

text:
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 United States

2
2
0
0
6
0
+6
4

 Paraguay

2
1
0
1
1
3
−2
2

 Belgium

2
0
0
2
0
4
−4
0

text: Games[edit]

text: All times local (UYT)

text:
United States

3–0

 Belgium

Report

text:
United States

3–0

 Paraguay

Report

text:
Argentina

6–1

 United States

Report

text: Italy 1934 FIFA World Cup[edit]

text:
showvteUnited States squad – 1934 FIFA World Cup
MF Amrhein
DF Czerkiewicz
FW Dick
FW Donelli
MF Fiedler
MF Florie
MF Gallagher
MF Gonsalves
DF Harker
GK Hjulian
MF Lehman
MF Lynch
DF Martinelli
FW McLean
DF Moorhouse
FW Nilsen
MF Pietras
DF Rapp
FW Ryan
Coach: Gould

text: Game[edit]

text:
Italy

7–1

 United States

Report

text: Brazil 1950 FIFA World Cup[edit]

text:
showvteUnited States squad – 1950 FIFA World Cup
GK Borghi
GK Gard
DF Annis
DF Coombes
DF Keough
DF Maca
MF Bahr
MF Colombo
MF McIlvenny
FW Craddock
FW DiOrio
FW Gaetjens
FW Pariani
FW E. Souza
FW J. Souza
FW Wallace
FW Wolanin
Coach: Jeffrey

text: Group 2 final standings[edit]

text:
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

Pts

 Spain

3
3
0
0
6
1
6

 England

3
1
0
2
2
2
2

 Chile

3
1
0
2
5
6
2

 United States

3
1
0
2
4
8
2

text: Games[edit]

text: All times local BRT (UTC-03)

text:
Spain

3–1

 United States

Report

text:
United States

1–0

 England

Report

text:
Chile

5–2

 United States

Report

text: Italy 1990 FIFA World Cup[edit]

text:
showvteUnited States squad  –  1990 FIFA World Cup
1 Meola
2 Trittschuh
3 Doyle
4 Banks
5 Windischmann (c)
6 Harkes
7 Ramos
8 Bliss
9 Sullivan
10 Vermes
11 Wynalda
12 Krumpe
13 Eichmann
14 Stollmeyer
15 Armstrong
16 Murray
17 Balboa
18 Keller
19 Henderson
20 Caligiuri
21 Covone
22 Vanole
Coach: Gansler

text: Group A final standings[edit]

text:
Team

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

 Italy

3
3
0
0
4
0
+4
6

 Czechoslovakia

3
2
0
1
6
3
+3
4

 Austria

3
1
0
2
2
3
−1
2

 United States

3
0
0
3
2
8
−6
0

text: Games[edit]

text: All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

text:
United States

1–5

 Czechoslovakia

Report

text:
Italy

1–0

 United States

Report

text:
Austria

2–1

 United States

Report

text: United States 1994 FIFA World Cup[edit]

text:
showvteUnited States squad  –  1994 FIFA World Cup
1 Meola (c)
2 Lapper
3 Burns
4 Kooiman
5 Dooley
6 Harkes
7 Pérez
8 Stewart
9 Ramos
10 Wegerle
11 Wynalda
12 Sommer
13 Jones
14 Klopas
15 Moore
16 Sorber
17 Balboa
18 Friedel
19 Reyna
20 Caligiuri
21 Clavijo
22 Lalas
Coach: Milutinović

text: Group A final standings[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Romania

3

2

0

1

5

5

0

6

Advance to knockout stage

2

  Switzerland

3

1

1

1

5

4

+1

4

3

 United States (H)

3

1

1

1

3

3

0

4

4

 Colombia

3

1

0

2

4

5

−1

3

text: Ranking of third-placed teams[edit]

text:
Pos

Grp

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

D

 Argentina

3

2

0

1

6

3

+3

6

Advance to knockout stage

2

F

 Belgium

3

2

0

1

2

1

+1

6

3

A

 United States

3

1

1

1

3

3

0

4

4

E

 Italy

3

1

1

1

2

2

0

4

5

B

 Russia

3

1

0

2

7

6

+1

3

6

C

 South Korea

3

0

2

1

4

5

−1

2

text: Games[edit]

text:
United States

1–1

  Switzerland

Report

text:
United States

2–1

 Colombia

Report

text:
United States

0–1

 Romania

Report

text:
Brazil

1–0

 United States

Report

text: France 1998 FIFA World Cup[edit]

text:
showvteUnited States squad  –  1998 FIFA World Cup
1 Friedel
2 Hejduk
3 Pope
4 Burns
5 Dooley (c)
6 Regis
7 Wegerle
8 Stewart
9 Moore
10 Ramos
11 Wynalda
12 Agoos
13 Jones
14 Preki
15 Deering
16 Sommer
17 Balboa
18 Keller
19 Maisonneuve
20 McBride
21 Reyna
22 Lalas
Coach: Sampson

text: Group F final standings[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Germany

3

2

1

0

6

2

+4

7

Advance to knockout stage

2

 FR Yugoslavia

3

2

1

0

4

2

+2

7

3

 Iran

3

1

0

2

2

4

−2

3

4

 United States

3

0

0

3

1

5

−4

0

text: Games[edit]

text: All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

text:
Germany

2–0

 United States

Report

text:
United States

1–2

 Iran

Report

text:
United States

0–1

 FR Yugoslavia

Report

text: South Korea-Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup[edit]

text:
showvteUnited States squad  –  2002 FIFA World Cup
1 Friedel
2 Hejduk
3 Berhalter
4 Mastroeni
5 O'Brien
6 Regis
7 Lewis
8 Stewart
9 Moore
10 Reyna (c)
11 Mathis
12 Agoos
13 Jones
14 Cherundolo
15 Wolff
16 Llamosa
17 Beasley
18 Keller
19 Meola
20 McBride
21 Donovan
22 Sanneh
23 Pope
Coach: Arena

text: Group D final standings[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 South Korea (H)

3

2

1

0

4

1

+3

7

Advance to knockout stage

2

 United States

3

1

1

1

5

6

−1

4

3

 Portugal

3

1

0

2

6

4

+2

3

4

 Poland

3

1

0

2

3

7

−4

3

text: Games[edit]

text: All times local (UTC+9)

text:
United States

3–2

 Portugal

Report

text:
South Korea

1–1

 United States

Report

text:
Poland

3–1

 United States

Report

text:
Mexico

0–2

 United States

Report

text:
Germany

1–0

 United States

Report

text: Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup[edit]

text:
showvteUnited States squad  –  2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Howard
2 Albright
3 Bocanegra
4 Mastroeni
5 O'Brien
6 Cherundolo
7 Lewis
8 Dempsey
9 Johnson
10 Reyna (c)
11 Ching
12 Berhalter
13 Conrad
14 Olsen
15 Convey
16 Wolff
17 Beasley
18 Keller
19 Hahnemann
20 McBride
21 Donovan
22 Onyewu
23 Pope
Coach: Arena

text: Group E final standings[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Italy

3

2

1

0

5

1

+4

7

Advance to knockout stage

2

 Ghana

3

2

0

1

4

3

+1

6

3

 Czech Republic

3

1

0

2

3

4

−1

3

4

 United States

3

0

1

2

2

6

−4

1

text: Games[edit]

text: All times local (CEST/UTC+2)

text:
United States

0–3

 Czech Republic

Report

text:
Italy

1–1

 United States

Report

text:
Ghana

2–1

 United States

Report

text: South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup[edit]

text:
showvteUnited States squad  –  2010 FIFA World Cup
1 Howard
2 Spector
3 Bocanegra (c)
4 M. Bradley
5 Onyewu
6 Cherundolo
7 Beasley
8 Dempsey
9 Gomez
10 Donovan
11 Holden
12 Bornstein
13 Clark
14 Buddle
15 DeMerit
16 Torres
17 Altidore
18 Guzan
19 Edu
20 Findley
21 Goodson
22 Feilhaber
23 Hahnemann
Coach: B. Bradley

text: Group C final standings[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 United States

3

1

2

0

4

3

+1

5

Advance to knockout stage

2

 England

3

1

2

0

2

1

+1

5

3

 Slovenia

3

1

1

1

3

3

0

4

4

 Algeria

3

0

1

2

0

2

−2

1

text: Games[edit]

text: All times local (UTC+02)

text:
England

1–1

 United States

Report

text:
Slovenia

2–2

 United States

Report

text:
United States

1–0

 Algeria

Report

text:
United States

1–2 (a.e.t.)

 Ghana

Report

text: Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup[edit]

text:
showvteUnited States squad  –  2014 FIFA World Cup
1 Howard
2 Yedlin
3 Gonzalez
4 Bradley
5 Besler
6 Brooks
7 Beasley
8 Dempsey (c)
9 Jóhannsson
10 Diskerud
11 Bedoya
12 Guzan
13 Jones
14 Davis
15 Beckerman
16 Green
17 Altidore
18 Wondolowski
19 Zusi
20 Cameron
21 Chandler
22 Rimando
23 Johnson
Coach: Klinsmann

text: Group G final standings[edit]

text:
Pos

Team[ vte ]

Pld

W

D

L

GF

GA

GD

Pts

Qualification

1

 Germany

3

2

1

0

7

2

+5

7

Advance to knockout stage

2

 United States

3

1

1

1

4

4

0

4

3

 Portugal

3

1

1

1

4

7

−3

4

4

 Ghana

3

0

1

2

4

6

−2

1

text: Games[edit]

text:
Ghana

1–2

 United States

Report

text:
United States

2–2

 Portugal

Report

text:
United States

0–1

 Germany

Report

text:
Belgium

2–1 (a.e.t.)

 United States

Report

text: Record players[edit]

text:
No.

Name

Matches

World Cups

1
Landon Donovan
12
2002, 2006 and 2010

2

Cobi Jones
11
1994, 1998 and 2002

Earnie Stewart
11
1994, 1998 and 2002

DaMarcus Beasley
11
2002, 2006, 2010 and 2014

5

Brian McBride
10
1998, 2002 and 2006

Claudio Reyna
10
1998, 2002 and 2006

Clint Dempsey
10
2006, 2010 and 2014

8

Tab Ramos
9
1990, 1994 and 1998

Eddie Pope
9
1998, 2002 and 2006

10

Marcelo Balboa
8
1990, 1994 and 1998

Eric Wynalda
8
1990, 1994 and 1998

Michael Bradley
8
2010 and 2014

Tim Howard
8
2010 and 2014

text: Top Goalscorers[edit]

text:
Player

Goals

1930

1934

1950

1990

1994

1998

2002

2006

2010

2014

Landon Donovan

5

2

3

Bert Patenaude

4

4

Clint Dempsey

4

1
1
2

Brian McBride

3

1
2

Michael Bradley

1

1

Jim Brown

1

1

Paul Caligiuri

1

1

Aldo Donelli

1

1

Tom Florie

1

1

Joe Gaetjens

1

1

Julian Green

1

1

Joe Maca

1

1

Clint Mathis

1

1

Bart McGhee

1

1

Bruce Murray

1

1

John O'Brien

1

1

Gino Pariani

1

1

Earnie Stewart

1

1

Frank Wallace

1

1

Eric Wynalda

1

1

John Brooks

1

1

Jermaine Jones

1

1

Own goals

3

1

1
1

Total

37

7
1
4
2
3
1
7
2
5
5

text: Jeff Agoos (scored for Portugal in 2002)