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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.
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.
440th Troop Carrier Group, 1 July 1943 – 18 October 1945; Second Air Force, 9 April 1947; 440th Troop Carrier Group, 3 September 1947 – 4 May 1951; 440th Fighter-Bomber Group (later 440th Troop Carrier Group), 15 June 1952; 440th Troop Carrier Wing, 14 April 1959; 933d Troop Carrier Group (later 933d Tactical Airlift Group), 11 February 1963
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.
Operations Support Wing, Provisional, 4410th: King Khalid Mil City, Saudi Arabia: AFCENT: 10 Jan 1991: c. 20 Apr 1991: Operation Desert Storm. [261] Troop Carrier Wing, Provisional 4413th: Sewart AFB, TN: TAC: 1 Dec 1965: 1 Jul 1966: Replaced by 64th Tactical Airlift Wing. [129] 4430th Air Base Wing: Langley AFB, VA: TAC: 12 Feb 1952: 20 Apr 53
The 4138th was a Major Command controlled (MAJCON) wing, which could not carry a permanent history or lineage, [20] and SAC wanted to replace it with a permanent unit. The 336th was inactivated and its mission, personnel and equipment were transferred to the 484th wing's 824th Bombardment Squadron .