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This page currently focuses on one of the two historical categories of USAF wings: "AFCON" (Headquarters (US) Air Force CONtrolled) units or "permanent" units, which during the Cold War period were readily distinguished by having one, two or three digit designations, such as the 1st Fighter Wing, 60th Military Airlift Wing, 355th Fighter Wing, and could go through a series of inactivations and ...
Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings Lineage and Honors Histories 1947-1977. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9. Thole, Lou (1999), Forgotten Fields of America : World War II Bases and Training, Then and Now - Vol. 2. Pictorial Histories Pub . ISBN 1-57510-051-7
This principle would also be followed in organizing and equipping the remained of the B-52 force. Headquarters USAF established the entire force at 42 squadrons in 1958. Ideally, each B-52 wing would have an air refueling squadron of 10 or 15 aircraft. By the end of 1958, SAC had activated 14 strategic wings, but only three had aircraft assigned.
Pages in category "Wings of the United States Army Air Forces in World War II" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
84th FTS Raytheon T-6A Texan II 05-3812 86th FTS Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk 93-0624. The 47th Operations Group (47 OG) is the flying component of the 47th Flying Training Wing, assigned to the United States Air Force Air Education and Training Command.
William Leslie Kirk (July 11, 1932 – April 26, 2017) was a four-star general in the United States Air Force (USAF). He served as Commander in Chief, United States Air Forces in Europe/Commander, Allied Air Forces Central Europe (CINCUSAFE/COMAAFCE) from 1987 to 1989.
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USAF Command Pilot wings. U.S. Air Force aeronautical ratings are military aviation skill standards established and awarded by the United States Air Force for commissioned officers participating in "regular and frequent flight", [n 1] either aerially or in space, in performance of their duties.