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On 1 April 1948, the Eielson Air Force Base Wing (Base Complement) was formed. The host-unit subsequently would be dubbed the Eielson Air force Base Bomb Wing, and finally, in January 1949, the 5010th Wing. Colonel John L. Nedwed, the third commander of the base since it fell under Alaskan Air Command fifteen months before, became the first to ...
On 20 August 1993, the 354th Operations Group was activated as part of the 354th Fighter Wing's activation at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, replacing the organization and components of the 343d Wing. This change was part of a service-wide effort to preserve the lineage of the Air Force's most honored wings.
Designated Eielson AFB Wing and organized on 20 April 1948; Redesignated Eielson Bombardment Wing in 1948 Redesignated 5010th Wing c. 20 September 1948 Redesignated 5010th Composite Wing on 4 June 1949 Redesignated 5010th Air Base Wing c. 8 October 1954 Redesignated 5010th Combat Support Group on 1 January 1965 Discontinued on 1 October 1981
Dec. 12—Four additional KC-135 Stratotankers, the lynchpins of the U.S. military's aerial refueling operations, have been assigned to Eielson Air Force Base near Fairbanks, and with them around ...
15 December 1992 – 353d Fighter Squadron inactivated. Aircraft sent to 75 FS / 23d Wing Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina. The 354th Fighter Wing and all supporting groups and squadrons were inactivated on 31 March 1993. Myrtle Beach AFB was closed as scheduled, ending military control over the facility.
The 168th Wing (168 WG) is a unit of the Alaska Air National Guard, stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Fairbanks, Alaska.Before it was redesignated in February 2016, it was known as the 168th Air Refueling Wing (168 ARW). [1]
Eielson AFB, AK: AAC: 1948 4 Jun 1949 8 Oct 1954: 4 Jun 1949 8 Oct 1954 1 Jan 1965: Was Eielson AFB Bombardment Wing. Redesignated 5010th CSG. [236] 5020th Wing: Davis AFB, AK: AAC: 20 Sep 1948: c. 27 May 1949: Replaced Aleutian Composite Wing. Redesignated 5020th ABG [283] 5039th Air Depot Wing: Elmendorf AFB, AK: AAC: 1 Dec 1949: 1 Jan 1951 ...
The 355th Fighter Squadron, nicknamed the Fightin' Falcons, is a United States Air Force unit stationed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska.It is an active-duty unit assigned to the 354th Fighter Wing and operates the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.