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A U.S. Air Force Republic F-105D Thunderchief of the 12th Tactical Fighter Squadron, 18th Tactical Fighter Wing, at Osan Air Base, Korea, during Operation "Firefly" in 1968 that was initiated after the “Pueblo Incident”. Note that the aircraft is armed with six Mk 117 750 lb bombs and AIM-9B Sidewinder air-to-air missiles.
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 ...
This aircraft was deployed to South Korea and is marked as the Wing Commander's. North American F-86F-25-NH Sabre, AF Ser. No. 52-5371, of the 18th Fighter-Bomber Group, 1953. Aircraft marked as Wing Commander's. South African Mustangs during the Korean War. The 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing was reassigned to Korea in July 1950 and entered combat.
It retreated to Suwon AB (K-13) on 30 November, where it was replaced on 1 December 1950, by the 18th Fighter-Bomber Wing. 6131st Tactical Support Wing Organized effective 8 August 1950, at Pohang AB (K-3), to support the 8th Fighter-Bomber Group, the wing moved to Suwon AB on 7 October and to Kimpo AB (K-14) on 28 October.
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18th Tactical Fighter Wing 18th Wing Osan-ni, South Korea, 26 December 1952; Kadena AB, Okinawa (later, Japan), 1 November 1954—present Deployed at Osan AB, South Korea, 28 January-c. 13 June 1968, following North Korean seizure of USS Pueblo. Maintained air defense alert capability in South Korea, 1978 – present. 54th Tactical Fighter Wing ...
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.
51st Fighter Wing (later 51st Fighter-Interceptor Wing), 18 August 1948 – 25 October 1957 (attached to 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing 26 September-12 October 1950, Detachment 1, Twentieth Air Force 16 August 1954 – 1 March 1955, Detachment 1, 313th Air Division, 1–15 March 1955)