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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 ...
Joint Base Anacostia–Bolling (JBAB) is a 905-acre (366 ha) military installation, located in Southwest Washington, D.C., [1] established on 1 October 2010 in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. [2]
The wing also hosted Strategic Air Command units on temporary deployment to Eielson, playing host to Boeing B-29 Superfortresses, Convair B-36 Peacemakers and finally B-47s. In fact, the largest hangar on Eielson today, now used for Exercise Cope Thunder, was originally built to house two B-36 bombers, the largest bomber ever in Air Force ...
This is a list of major commands (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force. A major command is a significant Air Force organization subordinate to Headquarters, US Air Force. Major commands have a headquarters staff and subordinate organizations, typically formed in numbered air forces, centers, wings, and groups. [1]
Bolling AFB, DC: HQC: 16 Mar 1949: 30 Sep 1977: Replaced by 1100th ABG. [29] 1100th Air Base Wing: Bolling AFB, DC: MAC: 15 Dec 1980: 1 Oct 1985: Transferred to Air Force District of Washington as 1100th ABG. [29] 1140th USAF Special Reporting Wing: Sandia Base, NM: USAFSRA: c. 28 Aug 1948: Unknown: Redesignated 1100th USAF Special Reporting ...
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Second Air Force 1949–1975. Eighth Air Force 1975–1992. 4th Air Division 1952–1964. 311th Air Division 1949. 2d Bomb Wing 1963–1991. 2d Wing 1991–1992. 91st Strategic Reconnaissance Wing 1949–1951. 301st Bomb Wing 1949–1958. 311th Reconnaissance Group 1948–1949; 376th Bomb Wing 1951–1957. 4220th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing ...
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.