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Bolling Air Force Base or Bolling AFB is a United States Air Force base in Washington, D.C. In 2010, it was merged with Naval Support Facility Anacostia to form Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling . From its beginning, the installation has hosted elements of the Army Air Corps (predecessor to today's Air Force) and Navy aviation and support elements.
In the late 1940s, Bolling Field’s property became Naval Air Station Anacostia and a new Air Force base, named Bolling Air Force Base, was constructed just to the south on 24 June 1948. [2] Bolling AFB has served as a research and testing ground for new aviation equipment and its first mission provided aerial defense of the capital.
The Wing won the SAC Bombing Competition and the Fairchild Trophy in 1954, 1956 and 1960. 7–11 must have been considered a lucky combination, because the two wings continued to share Carswell Air Force base until 13 December 1957, when the 11th moved to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma and began receiving B-52 Stratofortresses. The wing added ...
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Was 2751st Air Force Base. [95] 2754th Experimental Wing: Holloman AFB, NM: AMC: 20 Sep 1949: c. 30 Jun 1951: Was 2754th Air Force Base. Transferred to ARDC as 6540th Missile Test Wing. [96] 2758th Experimental Wing: Kirtland AFB, NM: AMC: c. 1948: c. 1949: Was 2758th Air Force Base. Transferred to SWC as 4901st Special Weapons Wing. [47 ...
The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center, formerly known as the Air Mobility Warfare Center, was established on May 1, 1994, with an official mission assigned on October 1 of the same year. Initially offering a variety of courses, from combat readiness exercises to cargo and passenger transportation training, the center played a pivotal role in ...
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