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In August 1966 the wing was redesignated as the 95th Strategic Wing and moved to Goose Air Base, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, where it replaced the 4082d Strategic Wing. The 4082d was organized by SAC on 1 April 1957 as a Major Command controlled (MAJCON) wing [ note 6 ] and assigned to the 45th Air Division [ 27 ] when SAC took over ...
Provisional wings were created to provide air support to whatever operation was going on at the time. Real wings in the continental United States ('stateside') would supply aircraft and individuals to the provisional wing on a Temporary Duty (TDY) basis, with the aircraft and personnel returned to their home unit after the TDY period was over.
Constituted as the 95th Troop Carrier Squadron on 25 May 1943; Activated on 1 July 1943 Inactivated on 18 October 1945. Activated in the reserve on 9 April 1947; Redesignated 95th Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 27 June 1949 Ordered to active service on 1 May 1951 Inactivated on 4 May 1951. Redesignated 95th Fighter-Bomber Squadron on 26 May 1952
On 1 July 1970, the 43d also assumed tasks formerly handled by the Bombardment Wing, Provisional, 4133, including a combat mission. Employed attached aircraft and aircrews of other Strategic Air Command units to participate in "Arc Light" combat missions in Southeast Asia from 1 July to mid-Aug 1970, and again from Feb 1972 to Aug 1973.
In late 1952, the squadron, now designated the 95th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, was activated under Air Defense Command (ADC) and assigned to the 4710th Defense Wing. It was stationed at Andrews Air Force Base , Maryland, where it replaced the federalized 121st Fighter-Interceptor Squadron , which was returned to the control of the District ...
5 June 1944 photograph of C-47s of the 95th and 98th Troop Carrier Squadrons at RAF Exeter with freshly applied black/white invasion stripes to aid in aircraft identification from the ground. There was insufficient space to park all the aircraft on the concrete, so many were parked on grass turf.
During the Gulf War of 1990-91 MAJCON wings, such as the 7440th Composite Wing (Provisional) at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and the 801st Bomb Wing (Provisional) [k] at Morón Air Base, Spain served alongside AFCON wings. The MAJCON system was in existence up until 30 April 1991, when all units became AFCON units.
The 4130th was a Major Command controlled (MAJCON) wing, which could not carry a permanent history or lineage, [21] and SAC wanted to replace it with a permanent unit. The 335th was inactivated and its mission, personnel and equipment were transferred to the 340th wing's 486th Bombardment Squadron .