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With the objective wing, the mission of the 18th expanded to the Composite Air Wing concept of multiple different wing missions with different aircraft. The mission of the 18th was expanded to include aerial refueling with Boeing KC-135R/T Stratotanker tanker aircraft (909th ARS); and surveillance, warning, command and control Boeing E-3B/C ...
The 18th Operations Group is the operational flying component of the United States Air Force 18th Wing, stationed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan. The 18th OG is the largest combat operations group in the Air Force with eight squadrons, one flight, 842 active-duty members and approximately 80 aircraft, including the F-15 Eagle , E-3 Sentry ...
12th Maintenance Group, 12th Flying Training Wing: Joint Base San Antonio [8] 18th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 18th Maintenance Group, 18th Wing: Kadena Air Base [9] 19th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 19th Maintenance Group, 19th Airlift Wing: Little Rock Air Force Base [10] 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron: 22nd Maintenance Group, 22nd ...
The 623rd TCS was realigned under the newly activated 18th Operations Group, 18th Wing, 1 October 1991. The unit underwent another name change and mission reorganization in April 1992. The 623rd TCS became the 623d Air Control Squadron with two detachments, Det 1 at Fuchu Air Base, Japan operating an Air Defense Liaison Element, and Det 2 at ...
Eighteenth Air Force (18 AF) is the only Numbered Air Force (NAF) in Air Mobility Command (AMC) and one of the largest NAFs in the United States Air Force.Eighteenth Air Force was activated on 28 March 1951, inactivated on 1 January 1958, and re-activated on 1 October 2003.
551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing, 18 December 1954 – 31 December 1969; 552d Airborne Warning and Control Wing (later 552d Airborne Warning and Control Division), 1 October 1979; 28th Air Division, 1 April 1985; 313th Air Division< 1 October 1990 (attached to Fifth Air Force for operations) 18th Operations Group 1 October 1991 ...
The 33rd Rescue Squadron is part of the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan.It operates Sikorsky HH-60 Pave Hawk aircraft conducting search and rescue missions.. The squadron was established when the 2nd Air Rescue Squadron was expanded to Group status in 1952.
The 909th Air Refueling Squadron is part of the 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base, Japan.It operates the KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft conducting air refueling missions.. The squadron was first activated in 1942 as the 19th Reconnaissance Squadron, but was redesignated the 409th Bombardment Squadron shortly after activation.