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In 1942, the U.S. Army Air Corps selected the site of the present-day base to be the home of Sedalia Glider Base, a training base for WACO glider pilots.In May 1942, construction workers began building a railroad spur for the new air base in an area known to locals as the "Blue Flats" because of the color of the soil.
The USAF again activated the unit as the 20th Reconnaissance Squadron on 1 January 2011 at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri. A geographically separated unit, the squadron is assigned to the 432d Operations Group [1] of the 432d Wing, both of which are located at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. The activation ceremony for the squadron, held on ...
1.95 Sedalia AFB (Whiteman AFB 3 Dec 1955), ... Present name (Future name and date of name change), Location. ... 449th Bomb Wing 1962–1977;
The 351st Strategic Missile Wing was the third United States Air Force LGM-30 Minuteman ICBM wing, the second with the LGM-30B Minuteman I.After the announcement on 14 June 1961, there were second thoughts about the choice as original plans called for launchers to be spread into the Lake of the Ozarks region.
LGM-30G Minuteman III, 1996–present 1962–present 341st SMW/OG; B-47 squadron, 1956–1961 "Farsiders" 508th Missile Squadron: Whiteman AFB: LGM-30B Minuteman I, 1963–1967 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1966–1995 1963–1995 351st SMW/OG 509th Missile Squadron: Whiteman AFB: LGM-30B Minuteman I, 1963–1967 LGM-30F Minuteman II, 1966–1994 1963 ...
Fighter modernization brought both the A-10 Thunderbolt II and the F-15 Eagle into Weapons School operations in 1977. The 1980s ushered in a time of significant change for the Weapons School. In 1981, the school underwent a complete reorganization as the squadrons became divisions.
Grenier AFB, New Hampshire (1947–1949) 82nd Fighter Group; Hill AFB, Utah (23 December 1975 – 1 June 1992) 388th Fighter Wing; Holloman AFB, New Mexico (1 January 1971 – 1 June 1992) 366th Fighter Wing (1963–1966) 49th Fighter Wing (1968–1992) 479th Tactical Training Wing (1977–1992) Homestead AFB, Florida (1 July 1968 – 1 June 1992)
Douglas C-47A-15-DK Skytrain Serial 42-92879 of the 303d TCS/442nd TCG at Fullbeck in Normandy invasion markings. The squadron was constituted on 28 May 1943 and activated on 1 September, as the 303d Troop Carrier Squadron, one of four squadrons assigned to the 442d Troop Carrier Group at Sedalia Army Air Field, now Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri.