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class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png/205px-386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png" decoding="async" width="205" height="202" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png/308px-386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png/410px-386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="987" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">386th Air Expeditionary Wing emblem</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">25 November 1942 – 7 August 1945, 1956–1957, 2001–present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States of America</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" 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style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data">Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Decorations</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_ribbon.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_ribbon.svg/23px-Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_ribbon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_ribbon.svg/35px-Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_ribbon.svg/46px-Air_Force_Meritorious_Unit_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="106" data-file-height="30" /></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Meritorious_Unit_Commendation#Air_Force" title="Meritorious Unit Commendation">AFMUA</a><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Current<br />commander</th><td class="infobox-data">Colonel Sergio E. Anaya<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joe_W._Kelly" title="Joe W. Kelly">Joe W. Kelly</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>386th Air Expeditionary Wing</b> (<b>386 AEW</b>) is a provisional <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> unit assigned to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Forces Central">United States Air Forces Central</a>. As a provisional unit, it may be activated or inactivated at any time. It is currently stationed at <a href="/wiki/Ali_Al_Salem_Air_Base" title="Ali Al Salem Air Base">Ali Al Salem Air Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kuwait" title="Kuwait">Kuwait</a> in <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Asia" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwest Asia">Southwest Asia</a>. During World War II, the group's predecessor unit, the <b>386th Bombardment Group (Medium)</b> was a <a href="/wiki/B-26_Marauder" class="mw-redirect" title="B-26 Marauder">B-26 Marauder</a> bombardment group assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth</a> and later <a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth Air Force</a>. During the <a href="/wiki/Operation_Overlord" title="Operation Overlord">Battle of Normandy</a>, it supported Allied forces at <a href="/wiki/Caen" title="Caen">Caen</a>, and participated in the massive blows against the enemy at <a href="/wiki/Saint-L%C3%B4" title="Saint-Lô">Saint-Lô</a> on 25 July 1944. The unit knocked out targets to help clear the <a href="/wiki/Falaise_pocket" title="Falaise pocket">Falaise pocket</a> of German forces in August 1944 and hit strong points at <a href="/wiki/Brest,_France" title="Brest, France">Brest</a> during September. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Mission">Mission</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Mission"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 386th Air Expeditionary Wing has a diverse mission which canvases the CENTCOM AOR. The 386th AEW is the primary aerial hub for Operation Inherent Resolve and provides airlift support for various operations around the CENTCOM AOR. </p><p>Under the new AFFORGEN concept, which is how the Air Force deploys and presents its forces to the combatant commanders, the 386th AEW is now has the 386th Expeditionary Air Base Group,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A-staff directorates, the special staff, and various flying units under its command. The 386th EABG is composed of units from Civil Engineering, Security Forces, Logistics, Medical, Communications, Contracting, Force Support and Maintenance. The special staff is composed of legal, public affairs and other helping agencies. The A-staff component is there to provide planning to the operational squadrons and answer requests for information from higher headquarters. The flying units consist of C-130s, MQ-9s and U.S. Army helicopters. </p><p>The wing's mission is to partner, deliver and support to provide combat power and increase regional stability. Its vision is through teamwork to enhance cooperation, invest in enduring relationships, and cultivate inclusive and innovative warfighters. The three campaign priorities are People, Partnership and Project Combat Power. </p><p>The wing is also home to one of two contingency aeromedical staging facilities (CASF) in the theater. The CASF serves as a gateway for patients airlifted to Germany or the United States for further medical treatment. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Units_assigned">Units assigned</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Units assigned"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following units are assigned: </p> <ul><li>386th Expeditionary Air Base Group<sup id="cite_ref-386FASH_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-386FASH-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/387th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="387th Air Expeditionary Group">387th Air Expeditionary Group</a> located at <a href="/wiki/Abdullah_Al-Mubarak_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base">Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base</a> (Cargo City) and <a href="/wiki/Ali_Al_Salem_Air_Base" title="Ali Al Salem Air Base">Ali Al Salem Air Base</a><sup id="cite_ref-386FASH_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-386FASH-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/407th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="407th Air Expeditionary Group">407th Air Expeditionary Group</a> located at <a href="/wiki/Ali_Al_Salem_Air_Base" title="Ali Al Salem Air Base">Ali Al Salem Air Base</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ahmad_al-Jaber_Air_Base" title="Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base">Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base</a><sup id="cite_ref-386FASH_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-386FASH-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>386th Expeditionary Operations Group<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <p>The <a href="/wiki/586th_Expeditionary_Security_Forces_Squadron" title="586th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron">586th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron</a> was part of the wing's 586th AEG until it was inactivated in 2008. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-31737.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-31737.jpg/215px-386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-31737.jpg" decoding="async" width="215" height="130" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-31737.jpg/323px-386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-31737.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-31737.jpg/430px-386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-31737.jpg 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="375" /></a><figcaption>Martin B-26B Marauder 41-31737, 552d Bomb Squadron</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-27876.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-27876.jpg/215px-386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-27876.jpg" decoding="async" width="215" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-27876.jpg/323px-386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-27876.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-27876.jpg/430px-386bg-b-26c-552bg-41-27876.jpg 2x" data-file-width="796" data-file-height="430" /></a><figcaption>Martin B-26B Marauder 41-17876, 552d Bomb Squadron</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:555th_Bombardment_Squadron_-_B-26_Marauder.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/555th_Bombardment_Squadron_-_B-26_Marauder.jpg/215px-555th_Bombardment_Squadron_-_B-26_Marauder.jpg" decoding="async" width="215" height="167" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/555th_Bombardment_Squadron_-_B-26_Marauder.jpg/323px-555th_Bombardment_Squadron_-_B-26_Marauder.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/555th_Bombardment_Squadron_-_B-26_Marauder.jpg/430px-555th_Bombardment_Squadron_-_B-26_Marauder.jpg 2x" data-file-width="831" data-file-height="644" /></a><figcaption>Martin B-26C Marauder 41-34946 555th Bomb Squadron</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:386thaew-1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/386thaew-1.jpg/215px-386thaew-1.jpg" decoding="async" width="215" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/386thaew-1.jpg/323px-386thaew-1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b4/386thaew-1.jpg/430px-386thaew-1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2100" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Weeks, 386th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, marshals an EC-130H Compass Call on the flightline</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:386thaew-2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/386thaew-2.jpg/215px-386thaew-2.jpg" decoding="async" width="215" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/386thaew-2.jpg/323px-386thaew-2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/386thaew-2.jpg/430px-386thaew-2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2250" data-file-height="1500" /></a><figcaption>A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer aircraft sits on the hot ramp waiting to be refueled and approved to launch by the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:386thaew-3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/386thaew-3.jpg/215px-386thaew-3.jpg" decoding="async" width="215" height="136" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/386thaew-3.jpg/323px-386thaew-3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/386thaew-3.jpg/430px-386thaew-3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1895" /></a><figcaption>Airmen from the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing proudly render a final salute to C-130 aircraft, tail number 63-7865, from Ramstein AB, Germany, at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, in Southwest Asia. The aircraft had just flown its last combat mission and will be flown to Davis–Monthan AFB, Ariz., where it will be laid to rest at the "boneyard." The C-130 became an honorary purple heart recipient in June 1972 for damages sustained from mortar fire in the Vietnam War.</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The unit was constituted as the <b>386th Bombardment Group (Medium)</b> on 25 November 1942, and was activated on 1 December 1942 at <a href="/wiki/MacDill_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="MacDill AFB">MacDill Field</a>, Florida. The group was equipped with the <a href="/wiki/Martin_B-26_Marauder" title="Martin B-26 Marauder">Martin B-26 Marauder</a> medium bomber. Its operational squadrons were the 552d (RG), 553d (AN), 554th (RU) and <a href="/wiki/555th_Fighter_Squadron" title="555th Fighter Squadron">555th</a> (YA) </p><p>After training at several airfields in the United States, the group was deployed to Europe in June 1943 and was assigned initially to the <a href="/wiki/98th_Bombardment_Wing_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="98th Bombardment Wing (World War II)">3rd Bombardment Wing</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth Air Force</a> at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Snetterton_Heath" title="RAF Snetterton Heath">RAF Snetterton Heath</a>, England. The group remained at Snetterton Heath only a few days, being transferred to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Boxted" title="RAF Boxted">RAF Boxted</a> in north <a href="/wiki/Essex" title="Essex">Essex</a> on 10 June 1943 where the Martin B-26 Marauder groups were being consolidated for operations and retrained in medium altitude bombing after low level tactics had produced disastrous losses. The group flew its first mission on 30 July, with operations concentrating on airfields but also attacked marshalling yards and gun positions along the channel coast. </p><p>The 386th was again transferred to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Great_Dunmow" title="RAF Great Dunmow">RAF Great Dunmow</a> on 24 September 1943. Missions of the 386th concentrated on airfields but also bombed marshalling yards and gun positions during the first months of combat. In common with all B-26 Marauder units of the Eighth Air Force, the 386th was transferred to <a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth Air Force</a> on 16 October 1943. </p><p>Tactical operations were carried out against V-weapon sites along the coast of France in the winter of 1943–1944, and bombed airfields in the <a href="/wiki/Netherlands" title="Netherlands">Netherlands</a> and Belgium during <a href="/wiki/Big_Week" title="Big Week">Big Week</a>, 20–25 February 1944. </p><p>Great Dunmow was the first airfield visited by <a href="/wiki/Dwight_Eisenhower" class="mw-redirect" title="Dwight Eisenhower">General Eisenhower</a> in his USAAF airfield tour on Tuesday, 11 April 1944, and he arrived in time to see thirty-nine Ninth Air Force Marauders take off at twenty second intervals for a mission to attack the marshalling yards in <a href="/wiki/Charleroi" title="Charleroi">Charleroi</a>, Belgium. </p><p>The 386th hammered gun positions, and airfields preceding the <a href="/wiki/Operation_Overlord" title="Operation Overlord">invasion of Normandy</a> and made numerous assaults on bridges of the <a href="/wiki/Seine" title="Seine">Seinelate</a> in May. Struck coastal batteries on <a href="/wiki/D-Day" class="mw-redirect" title="D-Day">D-Day</a> and hit bridges, supply and fuel stores, gun positions, and defended areas during the remainder of the <a href="/wiki/Operation_Overlord" title="Operation Overlord">Battle of Normandy</a>. Supported Allied forces at <a href="/wiki/Caen" title="Caen">Caen</a>, and participated in the massive blows against the enemy at <a href="/wiki/Saint-L%C3%B4" title="Saint-Lô">Saint-Lô</a> on 25 July 1944. Knocked out targets to help clear the <a href="/wiki/Falaise_pocket" title="Falaise pocket">Falaise pocket</a> of German forces in August 1944 and hit strong points at <a href="/wiki/Brest,_France" title="Brest, France">Brest</a> during September. </p><p>In July 1944, the 553rd Bomb Squadron was selected to host the squadron performing operational testing on the new <a href="/wiki/A-26_Invader" class="mw-redirect" title="A-26 Invader">Douglas A-26 Invader</a>. A special squadron of A-26s was attached to the 386th Bombardment Group by order of "Special Operations Order #205, Project 3AF JY Class TM 0725", which created the "A-26 Combat Evaluation Project Squadron" - or simply, Project Squadron to the crews. This squadron conducted eight combat missions with the 386th between 6 Sep 1944 and 19 Sep 1944. Having successfully completed their evaluation assignment, the Project Squadron was detached from the 386th and transferred to the 416th Bombardment Group to train their pilots on converting over to the A-26. </p><p>On 2 October 1944, the 386th Bomb Group moved to Beaumont-sur-Oise (A-60) Airfield, in <a href="/wiki/Normandy" title="Normandy">Normandy</a>, France. On the continent, the 386th BG used the following Advanced Landing Grounds: </p> <ul><li>A-60 <a href="/wiki/Beaumont-sur-Oise_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Beaumont-sur-Oise Airfield">Beaumont-sur-Oise</a>, France, 2 October 1944</li> <li>A-92 <a href="/wiki/Sint-Truiden_/_Brustem_Airfield" title="Sint-Truiden / Brustem Airfield">St Trond</a>, Belgium, 9 April – July 1945</li></ul> <p>While the unit was at Beaumont-sur-Oise, they were fully converted from the B-26 Marauder to the A-26 Invader. By March 1945, the 386th Bomb Group was flying Invaders in combat missions and the old B-26s had been retired stateside. </p><p>After <a href="/wiki/V-E_Day" class="mw-redirect" title="V-E Day">V-E Day</a>, the group returned to the United States, first to <a href="/wiki/Seymour_Johnson_Air_Force_Base" title="Seymour Johnson Air Force Base">Seymour Johnson AFB</a>, then to <a href="/wiki/Westover_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Westover Air Force Base">Westover AFB</a> where the unit was disbanded and their aircraft was dispersed. The 386th Bomb Group was inactivated on 7 November 1945. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cold_War">Cold War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cold War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:386fbg-f-100.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/386fbg-f-100.jpg/220px-386fbg-f-100.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/386fbg-f-100.jpg/330px-386fbg-f-100.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/32/386fbg-f-100.jpg/440px-386fbg-f-100.jpg 2x" data-file-width="591" data-file-height="212" /></a><figcaption>North American F-100A-20-NA Super Sabre 53-1697 of the 323d Fighter-Bomber Wing, Bunker Hill AFB, Indiana</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>386th Troop Carrier Wing, Medium</b> was established on 23 March 1953, but was never made active nor assigned any aircraft or mission. </p><p>The <b>386th Fighter-Bomber Group</b> was activated on 8 April 1956 at <a href="/wiki/Grissom_Joint_Air_Reserve_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base">Bunker Hill AFB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> as part of the <a href="/wiki/323d_Flying_Training_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="323d Flying Training Wing">323d Fighter-Bomber Wing</a>. Assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a>, the group had three squadrons, 552d, 553d and 554th. Initially training with North American F-86Fs, these were quickly upgraded to the <a href="/wiki/F-86_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="F-86 Sabre">North American F-86H Sabre</a> and then to the <a href="/wiki/F-100_Super_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="F-100 Super Sabre">North American F-100A</a> to become proficient in tactical air operations. </p><p>The wing's aircraft wore a band on the tail, and around the nose edged with small black checkers. </p><p>In 1955, <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command" title="Strategic Air Command">Strategic Air Command</a> (SAC) began stationing units at the base, and the <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth Air Force</a> claimed jurisdiction of Bunker Hill AFB in September 1957. With the turnover of the base to SAC, the 323d was phased down and replaced by the SAC 401st Air Base Group on 1 September 1957. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iraq_War">Iraq War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Iraq War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Colonel Al Allenback "established and commanded the 9th Air Expeditionary Group at Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, during <a href="/w/index.php?title=Operation_Desert_Thunder&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Operation Desert Thunder (page does not exist)">Operation Desert Thunder</a>."<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1998, in preparation for Operation Desert Fox, the <a href="/wiki/9th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Air Expeditionary Group">9th Air Expeditionary Group</a> stood up and in 2001 was redesignated as the <b>386th Air Expeditionary Group</b>. </p><p>Effective Aug. 12, 2002, a few months prior to the start of the <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq War</a>, the 386th Air Expeditionary Group was redesignated the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing and aligned under the <a href="/w/index.php?title=9th_Air_Expeditionary_Task_Force&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="9th Air Expeditionary Task Force (page does not exist)">9th Air Expeditionary Task Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-386FASH_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-386FASH-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time, the <a href="/wiki/363d_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="363d Air Expeditionary Wing">363d Air Expeditionary Wing</a> was being inactivated. </p><p>This unit was literally at the forefront of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Southern_Watch" title="Operation Southern Watch">Operation Southern Watch</a>. For several years following the Persian Gulf War, the base was a sleepy radar site, manned by just a handful of Air Force people monitoring air traffic in the southern Iraq no-fly zone. The <a href="/w/index.php?title=74th_Air_Control_Squadron&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="74th Air Control Squadron (page does not exist)">74th Air Control Squadron</a> deployed from August to November 1995 to set up and operate a radar site—the only source of a 24-hour air picture in-theater – as part of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Vigilant_Sentinel" title="Operation Vigilant Sentinel">Operation Vigilant Sentinel</a>. Exactly one year later, 74th ACS personnel deployed once again, this time for 120 days in support of Southern Watch and Operation Desert Strike. </p><p>After tensions in the region flared in late 1997, coalition forces started massing at the base. When the buildup renewed in November 1998, prior to <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Fox" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Fox">Operation Desert Fox</a>, the base doubled in size to a population of 1,500. </p><p>The 9th Air Expeditionary Group provided air surveillance and control through that same radar site, while a fleet of C-130 Hercules provide theater airlift and, if necessary, combat search and rescue and aeromedical evacuation for Operation Southern Watch forces. The 9th AEG brought all those functions under one umbrella. Life on The Rock was austere, even by the standards of Southwest Asia's deployed locations. Many Air Force people at other Southern Watch bases lived and worked in permanent buildings but The Rock was almost entirely a tent city, with very few actual buildings. Most "buildings" were Quonset-shaped, foldable general purpose structures. </p><p>During the summer of 2001, Airmen from all over the world were called to participate in Operation Southern Watch's AEF-6, also called the 386th Air Expeditionary Group. From the late spring to early fall, the active duty Airmen were joined by members of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve. Although from different divisions of the same service, they personified the "seamless air force" concept. </p><p>Air Expeditionary Force Eight came to a hot start under the desert sun when members of the <a href="/wiki/729th_Air_Control_Squadron" title="729th Air Control Squadron">729th Air Control Squadron</a> from <a href="/wiki/Hill_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Hill AFB">Hill AFB</a>, Utah, arrived in August 2001. There was a two-thirds changeover of base personnel due to AEF Eight rotations. Approximately one-third of the members assigned to the 729th ACS deployed to here assuming duties as the 386th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron for the next 90 days. </p><p>The 386th EACS began focused preparations for the deployment about six months earlier. Their wartime mission was to deploy to potentially austere environments, so the base here was not much of a departure. The 386th EACS also conducted field training in the desert environment of Western Utah to practice chemical warfare, security and other combat skills. </p><p>In 2000, the first hardened structures were built here. Hardened structures continue to be built on The Rock. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lineage">Lineage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:386h_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/386h_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.png/175px-386h_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.png" decoding="async" width="175" height="253" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d9/386h_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.png/263px-386h_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/386h_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="434" /></a><figcaption>Emblem of the World War II 386h Bombardment Group</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Established as <b>386th Bombardment Group (Medium)</b> on 25 November 1942</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 1 December 1942</dd> <dd>Redesignated: <b>386th Bombardment Group, Medium</b>, on 20 August 1943</dd> <dd>Redesignated: <b>386th Bombardment Group, Light</b>, on 23 June 1945</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 7 November 1945</dd></dl> <ul><li>Redesignated <b>386th Fighter-Bomber Group</b> on 31 October 1955</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 8 April 1956</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 8 July 1957</dd></dl> <ul><li>Redesignated <b>386th Tactical Fighter Group</b> on 31 July 1985 (Remained inactive)</li> <li>Redesignated <b>386th Air Expeditionary Group</b>, and converted to provisional status, on 25 July 2000</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assignments">Assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force" title="Ninth Air Force">Ninth Air Force</a>, 8 April 1956 – 8 July 1957</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a> to activate or inactivate any time after 25 July 2000</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Components">Components</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/552d_Fighter-Bomber_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="552d Fighter-Bomber Squadron">552d Bombardment (later Fighter-Bomber) Squadron</a> (RG), 1 December 1942 – 7 November 1945; 8 April 1956 – 8 July 1957</li> <li><a href="/wiki/553d_Fighter-Bomber_Squadron" title="553d Fighter-Bomber Squadron">553d Bombardment (later Fighter-Bomber) Squadron</a> (AN), 1 December 1942 – 7 November 1945; 8 April 1956 – 8 July 1957</li> <li><a href="/wiki/554th_Fighter-Bomber_Squadron" title="554th Fighter-Bomber Squadron">554th Bombardment (later Fighter-Bomber) Squadron</a> (RU), 1 December 1942 – 7 November 1945; 8 April 1956 – 8 July 1957</li> <li><a href="/wiki/555th_Bombardment_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="555th Bombardment Squadron">555th Bombardment Squadron</a> (YA), 1 December 1942 – 7 November 1945</li> <li>586th Expeditionary Mission Support [later Air Expeditionary] Group, September 2005 – 17 June 2010<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/586th_Expeditionary_Security_Forces_Squadron" title="586th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron">586th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron</a>, March 2005 – December 2008</li> <li><a href="/wiki/886th_Expeditionary_Security_Forces_Squadron" title="886th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron">886th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron</a>, ? – May 2008</li> <li>887th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron, ? – December 2009</li> <li>586th Expeditionary Support Squadron, ? – 2010</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bases_assigned">Bases assigned</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Bases assigned"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/RAF_Great_Dunmow" title="RAF Great Dunmow">RAF Great Dunmow</a> (AAF-164), England, 24 September 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beaumont-sur-Oise_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Beaumont-sur-Oise Airfield">Beaumont-sur-Oise Airfield</a> (A-60), France 2 October 1944</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sint-Truiden_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Sint-Truiden Airfield">Sint-Truiden Airfield</a> (A-92), Belgium, 9 April – 27 July 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seymour_Johnson_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Seymour Johnson AFB">Seymour Johnson Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, 7 August 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westover_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Westover AFB">Westover Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts" title="Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a>, 30 September – 7 November 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grissom_Joint_Air_Reserve_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Grissom Joint Air Reserve Base">Bunker Hill AFB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a>, 8 April 1956 – 8 July 1957</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Al_Salem_Air_Base" title="Ali Al Salem Air Base">Ali Al Salem Air Base</a>, Kuwait, September 2000–present</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Major_aircraft_flown">Major aircraft flown</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Major aircraft flown"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Martin_B-26_Marauder" title="Martin B-26 Marauder">Martin B-26 Marauder</a>, 1942–1944</li> <li>Douglas A-26 Invader, Aug 1944–1956</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">North American F-86F/H Sabre</a>, 1956–1957</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">North American F-100 Super Sabre</a>, 1957</li> <li>2003 – January – GR-4, C-130E, RQ-1B, RC-12, MQ-1</li> <li>2003 – December – C-130H, C130E, C-12, UC-35, C-23</li> <li>2004 – April – C-130H, C-12, UC-25, C-23</li> <li>2004 – June–Present – C-130E, C-130H, EC-130</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Martin_B-26_Marauder_operators" title="List of Martin B-26 Marauder operators">List of Martin B-26 Marauder operators</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span 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U.S. Air Forces Central Command. 27 October 2019.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=386th+Air+Expeditionary+Wing&rft.pub=U.S.+Air+Forces+Central+Command&rft.date=2019-10-27&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.afcent.af.mil%2FUnits%2F386th-Air-Expeditionary-Wing%2FFact-Sheet%2FDisplay%2FArticle%2F423585%2F386th-air-expeditionary-wing%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A386th+Air+Expeditionary+Wing" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://airandspace.si.edu/support/wall-of-honor/col-al-allenback-usaf-ret">https://airandspace.si.edu/support/wall-of-honor/col-al-allenback-usaf-ret</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afcent.af.mil/News/tabid/4768/Article/220249/air-force-bids-farewell-to-586th-aeg.aspx">Air Force bids farewell to 586th AEG</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111006060844/http://www.afcent.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123209810">Archived</a> 6 October 2011 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=386th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Freeman, Roger A. <i>Airfields of the Eighth: Then and Now</i>. After the Battle, 1978. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-900913-09-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-900913-09-6">0-900913-09-6</a>.</li> <li>Freeman, Roger A. <i>The Mighty Eighth: The Colour Record</i>. Cassell & Co., 1991. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-304-35708-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-304-35708-1">0-304-35708-1</a>.</li> <li>Freeman, Roger A. <i>The Ninth Air Force in Colour: UK and the Continent-World War Two</i>. After the Battle, 1996. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-85409-272-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-85409-272-3">1-85409-272-3</a>.</li> <li>Freeman, Roger A. <i>UK Airfields of the Ninth: Then and Now</i>. After the Battle, 1994. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-900913-80-0" title="Special:BookSources/0-900913-80-0">0-900913-80-0</a>.</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFJohnson1988" class="citation book cs1">Johnson, 1st Lt. David C. (1988). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160917000718/http://www.afhra.af.mil/shared/media/document/AFD-081010-026.pdf"><i>U.S. Army Air Forces Continental Airfields (ETO) D-Day to V-E Day</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Maxwell AFB, AL: Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center. 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(1983) [1961]. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf"><i>Air Force Combat Units of World War II</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-912799-02-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-912799-02-1"><bdi>0-912799-02-1</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/61060979">61060979</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Air+Force+Combat+Units+of+World+War+II&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.edition=reprint&rft.pub=Office+of+Air+Force+History&rft.date=1983&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F61060979&rft.isbn=0-912799-02-1&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.defense.gov%2F2010%2FSep%2F21%2F2001330256%2F-1%2F-1%2F0%2FAFD-100921-044.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A386th+Air+Expeditionary+Wing" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMaurer,_Maurer1982" class="citation book cs1">Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf"><i>Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-405-12194-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-405-12194-6"><bdi>0-405-12194-6</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/70605402">70605402</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/72556">72556</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Combat+Squadrons+of+the+Air+Force%2C+World+War+II&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.edition=reprint&rft.pub=Office+of+Air+Force+History&rft.date=1982&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F72556&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F70605402&rft.isbn=0-405-12194-6&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.defense.gov%2F2010%2FDec%2F02%2F2001329899%2F-1%2F-1%2F0%2FAFD-101202-002.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A386th+Air+Expeditionary+Wing" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFRavenstein1984" class="citation book cs1">Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/airforcecombatwi0000rave"><i>Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977</i></a></span>. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-912799-12-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-912799-12-9"><bdi>0-912799-12-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Air+Force+Combat+Wings%2C+Lineage+%26+Honors+Histories+1947%E2%80%931977&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.pub=Office+of+Air+Force+History&rft.date=1984&rft.isbn=0-912799-12-9&rft.aulast=Ravenstein&rft.aufirst=Charles+A.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fairforcecombatwi0000rave&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A386th+Air+Expeditionary+Wing" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Uncredited. <i>The History of a Bombing Outfit: The 386th Bomb Group</i>. St. Truiden, Belgium: De Geneffe, 1945.</li> <li>Young, Barnett (ed.) <i>The Story of the Crusaders: The 386th Bomb Group (M) in World War II</i>. 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title="RAF Saltby">Saltby</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Scorton" title="RAF Scorton">Scorton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Staplehurst" title="RAF Staplehurst">Staplehurst</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Spanhoe" title="RAF Spanhoe">Spanhoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Stansted_Mountfitchet" title="RAF Stansted Mountfitchet">Stansted</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Stoney_Cross" title="RAF Stoney Cross">Stoney Cross</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Thruxton" title="RAF Thruxton">Thruxton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Upottery" title="RAF Upottery">Upottery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Warmwell" title="RAF Warmwell">Warmwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Welford" title="RAF Welford">Welford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Weston_Zoyland" title="RAF Weston Zoyland">Weston Zoyland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MDP_Wethersfield" title="MDP Wethersfield">Wethersfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Winkton" title="RAF Winkton">Winkton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Woodchurch" title="RAF Woodchurch">Woodchurch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Wormingford" title="RAF Wormingford">Wormingford</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Europe</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advanced_Landing_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Advanced Landing Ground">Advanced Landing Grounds</a> (ALGs) in France, Belgium, Netherlands, and Germany too numerous.</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="2" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Ninth_Air_Force_-_Emblem_(World_War_II).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/19th_Air_Division" title="19th Air Division">9th Air Division (was IX Bomber Command)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IX_Air_Defense_Command" title="IX Air Defense Command">IX Air Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IX_Fighter_Command" title="IX Fighter Command">IX Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IX_Tactical_Air_Command" title="IX Tactical Air Command">IX Tactical Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/IX_Troop_Carrier_Command" title="IX Troop Carrier Command">IX Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XIX_Tactical_Air_Command" title="XIX Tactical Air Command">XIX Tactical Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XXIX_Tactical_Air_Command_(Provisional)" title="XXIX Tactical Air Command (Provisional)">XXIX Tactical Air</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Wings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Bombardment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/97th_Bombardment_Wing_(U.S._Army_Air_Forces)" title="97th Bombardment Wing (U.S. Army Air Forces)">97th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/98th_Combat_Bombardment_Wing" title="98th Combat Bombardment Wing">98th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Air_Division" title="44th Air Division">99th Bombardment </a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Fighter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/57th_Air_Division" title="57th Air Division">8th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/348th_Tactical_Electronics_Group" title="348th Tactical Electronics Group">9th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/70th_Fighter_Wing" title="70th Fighter Wing">70th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Fighter_Wing" title="71st Fighter Wing">71st Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/84th_Fighter_Wing_(World_War_II)" title="84th Fighter Wing (World War II)">84th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/404th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="404th Air Expeditionary Group">100th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/303rd_Fighter_Wing" title="303rd Fighter Wing">303d Fighter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Troop carrier</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/50th_Troop_Carrier_Wing" title="50th Troop Carrier Wing">50th Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52nd_Troop_Carrier_Wing" title="52nd Troop Carrier Wing">52d Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53rd_Fighter_Wing" title="53rd Fighter Wing">53d Troop Carrier</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Groups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" 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Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="44th Operations Group">44th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="46th Bombardment Group">46th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Operations_Group" title="47th Operations Group">47th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/85th_Group" title="85th Group">85th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/88th_Bombardment_Group" title="88th Bombardment Group">88th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/90th_Operations_Group" title="90th Operations Group">90th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/91st_Bomb_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="91st Bomb Group">91st Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/92nd_Operations_Group" title="92nd Operations Group">92nd Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/93rd_Operations_Group" title="93rd Operations Group">93rd Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/94th_Operations_Group" title="94th Operations Group">94th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/95th_Air_Base_Wing" title="95th Air Base Wing">95th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/97th_Operations_Group" title="97th Operations Group">97th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/98th_Operations_Group" title="98th Operations Group">98th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/99th_Air_Base_Wing" title="99th Air Base Wing">99th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/100th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="100th Air Refueling Wing">100th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/309th_Troop_Carrier_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="309th Troop Carrier Group">309th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/310th_Space_Wing" title="310th Space Wing">310th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/312th_Aeronautical_Systems_Group" title="312th Aeronautical Systems Group">312th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/319th_Operations_Group" title="319th Operations Group">319th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/320th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="320th Air Expeditionary Wing">320th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/321st_Air_Expeditionary_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="321st Air Expeditionary Group">321st Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/322d_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="322d Air Expeditionary Group">322d Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/323d_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="323d Air Expeditionary Wing">323d Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/335th_Bombardment_Group" title="335th Bombardment Group">335th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/336th_Training_Group" title="336th Training Group">336th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/340th_Flying_Training_Group" title="340th Flying Training Group">340th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/344th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="344th Bombardment Group">344th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/345th_Bombardment_Wing" title="345th Bombardment Wing">345th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">386th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/387th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="387th Air Expeditionary Group">387th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/391st_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="391st Bombardment Group">391st Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/394th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="394th Bombardment Group">394th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/396th_Bombardment_Group" title="396th Bombardment Group">396th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/397th_Bombardment_Wing" title="397th Bombardment Wing">397th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/409th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="409th Air Expeditionary Group">409th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/410th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="410th Bombardment Group">410th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/411th_Bombardment_Group" title="411th Bombardment Group">411th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a 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