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6606th Air Base Wing: RCAF Goose Bay, Canada: NEAC: 1 Jun 1954: 1 Apr 1957: Replaced 6603d Air Base Group. Replaced by 4082d Air Base Group when base transferred to SAC. [332] 6607th Air Base Wing: Thule AB, Greenland: NEAC: 1 Jun 1954: 1 Apr 1957: Replaced by 4083d ABG when base transferred to SAC. [215] 6900th Security Wing: Landsberg AB ...
The system terminated in 1991 when USAF assumed control of all units except for provisional ones. While the majority of MAJCOM wings were support units, combat commands could (and did) create combat units on their own as shown at List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force. The USAF's last major reorganization of commands was in 1992.
[1] During the Gulf War of 1990–91 MAJCOM wings, such as the 7440th Composite Wing (Provisional) at Incirlik AB, Turkey, served alongside Provisional Wings such as the 801st Bomb Wing (Provisional) at Morón Air Base, Spain, and other AFCON wings. In the 1990s MAJCOM wings were mostly inactivated and replaced with AFCON wings.
An aerial view of the airfield at Incirlik Air Base, c. 1987 Composite Recon Track requiring two missions Incirlik Air Base (Turkish: İncirlik Hava Üssü) (IATA: UAB, ICAO: LTAG) is a Turkish air base of slightly more than 3320 ac (1335 ha), [2] located in the İncirlik quarter of the city of Adana, Turkey.
As the start of the air campaign neared, the 20th TFW reinforced its presence, as all US aircraft at Incirlik were incorporated into the 7440th Composite Wing (Provisional). Following Desert Storm, the 7440th Wing conducted all initial planning, logistics, and air operations for Operation Provide Comfort, airlift missions to supply over 1 ...
The 39th Air Base Wing at Incirlik Air Base near Adana supported training deployments and regional exercises; communications for National Command Authority taskings; providing support for various units and an Air Mobility Command tenant unit providing air transport of passengers and cargo. From the 1950s – 1970s, the 39th supported various ...
Wing Location MAJCOM Date inactivated Replaced by 1st Air Base Wing: Andrews AFB, Maryland: Headquarters Command: 30 Sep 1977: Insignia approved for 1401st ABW, later 1001 Composite Wing, 22 April 1955; established as 1st Composite Wing and activated on 1 July 1969; 1 ABW, 1 July 1976; replaced by 76th Air Base Group.
The 39th Bombardment Group was redesignated 39th Tactical Group and activated on 1 April 1966 at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, and replaced the 7216th Combat Support Group to control permanent support units and deployed weapons training detachments. The redesignation was part of the USAFE takeover of the base and its support functions.