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class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/90px-Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9b/Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg/120px-Asiatic-Pacific_Campaign_Medal_ribbon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="279" /></a></span></div> <ul><li>World War II</li></ul> <dl><dd>European Campaign (1943–1944)</dd> <dd>Asiatic-Pacific Campaign (1944–1945)</dd></dl> </td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>81st Fighter-Bomber Group (81 FBG)</b> is an inactive <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> unit. It was last assigned to the <a href="/wiki/81st_Fighter-Bomber_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="81st Fighter-Bomber Wing">81st Fighter-Bomber Wing</a> at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Bentwaters" title="RAF Bentwaters">RAF Bentwaters</a>, England. It was inactivated on 8 February 1955. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <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=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>For additional history, see <a href="/wiki/81st_Training_Wing" title="81st Training Wing">81st Training Wing</a></i></dd></dl> <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=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:81st-fighter-group-world-war-II-emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/81st-fighter-group-world-war-II-emblem.png/125px-81st-fighter-group-world-war-II-emblem.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/81st-fighter-group-world-war-II-emblem.png/188px-81st-fighter-group-world-war-II-emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/81st-fighter-group-world-war-II-emblem.png/250px-81st-fighter-group-world-war-II-emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="372" /></a><figcaption>World War II 81st Group emblem</figcaption></figure> <p>The unit was constituted as the <b>81st Pursuit Group (Intercepter)</b> on 13 January 1942, and activated on 9 February 1942, with the <a href="/wiki/91st_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="91st Fighter Squadron">91st</a>, <a href="/wiki/92d_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="92d Fighter Squadron">92d</a>, and <a href="/wiki/93d_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="93d Fighter Squadron">93d Pursuit Squadrons</a> assigned.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was redesignated <b>81st Fighter Group</b> in May 1942 and trained with <a href="/wiki/Bell_P-39" class="mw-redirect" title="Bell P-39">Bell P-39</a> Airacobras.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The group moved overseas between October 1942 and February 1943, the ground echelon arriving in <a href="/wiki/French_Morocco" class="mw-redirect" title="French Morocco">French Morocco</a> with the force that invaded North Africa on 8 November, and the air echelon, which had trained for a time in England, arriving in North Africa between late December 1942 and early February 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Te group began combat with <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth Air Force</a> in January 1943. It supported ground operations during the Allied drive against Axis forces in <a href="/wiki/Tunisia" title="Tunisia">Tunisia</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group patrolled the coast of North Africa and protected Allied shipping in the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Sea" title="Mediterranean Sea">Mediterranean Sea</a> in April through July 1943 and provided cover for the convoys that landed troops on <a href="/wiki/Pantelleria" title="Pantelleria">Pantelleria</a> on 11 June and on Sicily on 10 July 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group supported the landings at <a href="/wiki/Anzio" title="Anzio">Anzio</a> on 22 January 1944 and flew patrols in that area for a short time.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Group aircraft from its time in England through its action Italy consisted of P-39s and the British export version, the P-400. P-400s still had RAF camouflage and five digit alphanumeric serial number, RAF pilot's harness, and a 20 mm cannon versus the US 37 mm. These P-39s and P-400s were available due to a Murmansk Convoy so devastated, it turned back. The fighters were uncrated, assembled and test flown by the pilots that would take them to North Africa, Sicily and Italy. The 81st also flew <a href="/wiki/P-38_Lightning" class="mw-redirect" title="P-38 Lightning">P-38 Lightnings</a> on patrol in the Mediterranean. These aircraft were loaned from the <a href="/wiki/1st_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Fighter Group">1st Fighter Group</a>. </p><p>The flight of the P-39/400s of the 81st and <a href="/wiki/350th_Fighter_Group" title="350th Fighter Group">350th Fighter Groups</a> to Morocco, is still in the Guinness Book of Records, as the largest flight over the greatest distance. A few of these Aircraft "experienced engine problems" and landed in Lisbon, Portugal. Perhaps the Pilots were hoping to sit out the duration. The Portuguese government kept these Fighters and handed the pilots over to the U.S. Embassy. These pilots flew "Tail-end Charlie" for most of the rest of their tour.<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. (July 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>It is notable that the 81st suffered the lowest loss rate of any Fighter Group in the MTO. This is a testament that the Bell P-39 Airacobra really was a capable fighter. Please visit the "81st Fighter Group Forum" for more detailed info on this remarkable group of men. </p><p>The group moved to <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, February–March 1944, and began training with P-40 and P-47 aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It then moved to China in May and became part of <a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Air_Force" title="Fourteenth Air Force">Fourteenth Air Force</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group continued training and on occasion flew patrol and escort missions before returning to full-time combat duty in January 1945. It attacked enemy airfields and installations, flew escort missions, and aided the operations of Chinese ground forces by attacking troop concentrations, ammunition dumps, lines of communications, and other targets to hinder Japanese efforts to move men and material to the front.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 81st was inactivated in China on 27 December 1945.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </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=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Cold War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Pacific_Air_Command">Pacific Air Command</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pacific Air Command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:81st-fighter-grouppostwar--emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/81st-fighter-grouppostwar--emblem.png/125px-81st-fighter-grouppostwar--emblem.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/81st-fighter-grouppostwar--emblem.png/188px-81st-fighter-grouppostwar--emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/81st-fighter-grouppostwar--emblem.png/250px-81st-fighter-grouppostwar--emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="340" /></a><figcaption>Postwar 81st Group emblem</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:81st_Fighter_Group_P-47N_44-8800.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/81st_Fighter_Group_P-47N_44-8800.jpg/220px-81st_Fighter_Group_P-47N_44-8800.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/81st_Fighter_Group_P-47N_44-8800.jpg/330px-81st_Fighter_Group_P-47N_44-8800.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/81st_Fighter_Group_P-47N_44-8800.jpg/440px-81st_Fighter_Group_P-47N_44-8800.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1252" data-file-height="757" /></a><figcaption>81st FG F-47N 44–8800 over Hawaii about 1949</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>81st Fighter Group</b>, Single Engine was reactivated at <a href="/wiki/Wheeler_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Wheeler Field">Wheeler Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Territory" class="mw-redirect" title="Hawaii Territory">Hawaii Territory</a> on 15 October 1946.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/7th_Air_Division" title="7th Air Division">7th Fighter Wing</a> of <a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh Air Force</a> (7 AF). The mission of the group was to maintain daylight security of the Hawaiian Islands and to train fighter pilots to a state of combat readiness.<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> The 81st FG was formed largely from the personnel and equipment of the <a href="/wiki/15th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="15th Fighter Group">15th Fighter Group</a> which was inactivated at Wheeler Field the same day.<sup id="cite_ref-81FW_j-s_1953_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81FW_j-s_1953-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The group comprised the 91st, 92d and 93d Fighter Squadrons and assumed the <a href="/wiki/P-51D_Mustang" class="mw-redirect" title="P-51D Mustang">P-51D Mustang</a> aircraft of the former 15th FG.<sup id="cite_ref-81FW_j-s_1953_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81FW_j-s_1953-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 81st was faced with the arduous task of training personnel for the transition from a fully staffed wartime organization with an abundance of supplies and equipment (15th FG) into an effective peacetime fighter group with limited resources and facilities. </p><p>In 1948, the group completed conversion from the P-51 to the <a href="/wiki/F-47N_Thunderbolt" class="mw-redirect" title="F-47N Thunderbolt">F-47N Thunderbolt</a> aircraft. On 15 April 1948 the group was reassigned from the 7th Fighter Wing to the new <b>81st Fighter Wing</b> (FW) under the Wing/Base (<a href="/wiki/Hobson_Plan" title="Hobson Plan">Hobson Plan</a>) reorganization of the Air Force. The 81st FW commanded both the support groups as well as the flying combat 81st Fighter Group and the squadrons assigned to it. On 1 May 1948, the 7th Fighter Wing was redesignated as the 7th Air Division, being moved to England under <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command" title="Strategic Air Command">Strategic Air Command</a>. As a result, the 81st FW came under the direct control of 7 AF, now designated Pacific Air Command. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Continental_Air_Command">Continental Air Command</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Continental Air Command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-86a-116fis-bent.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/F-86a-116fis-bent.jpg/220px-F-86a-116fis-bent.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/F-86a-116fis-bent.jpg/330px-F-86a-116fis-bent.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/F-86a-116fis-bent.jpg/440px-F-86a-116fis-bent.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="335" /></a><figcaption>North American F-86A-5-NA Sabre Serial 48-0276 of the 116th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron, 1951.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:78th_Fighter-Bomber_Squadron_-_North_American_F-86F-25-NH_Sabre_-_51-13234.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/78th_Fighter-Bomber_Squadron_-_North_American_F-86F-25-NH_Sabre_-_51-13234.jpg/220px-78th_Fighter-Bomber_Squadron_-_North_American_F-86F-25-NH_Sabre_-_51-13234.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/78th_Fighter-Bomber_Squadron_-_North_American_F-86F-25-NH_Sabre_-_51-13234.jpg/330px-78th_Fighter-Bomber_Squadron_-_North_American_F-86F-25-NH_Sabre_-_51-13234.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/78th_Fighter-Bomber_Squadron_-_North_American_F-86F-25-NH_Sabre_-_51-13234.jpg/440px-78th_Fighter-Bomber_Squadron_-_North_American_F-86F-25-NH_Sabre_-_51-13234.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1218" data-file-height="743" /></a><figcaption>78th FBS North American F-86F Sabre - 51-13234</figcaption></figure> <p>As a result of limited defense budgets, <a href="/wiki/Continental_Air_Command" title="Continental Air Command">Continental Air Command</a> (ConAC) was established on 1 December 1948 as a new major command. ConAC was the result of an effort by the new USAF to concentrate all fighter forces deployed within the continental United States to strengthen the air defense of the North American continent. With the establishment of ConAC, <a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Defense Command">Air Defense Command</a> were reduced from major commands to operating agencies under ConAC. </p><p>Operations at Wheeler were curtailed on 21 May 1949, the 81st and its parent 81 FW being transferred to <a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a> (TAC)'s <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth Air Force</a> at <a href="/wiki/Kirtland_Air_Force_Base" title="Kirtland Air Force Base">Kirtland Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico" title="New Mexico">New Mexico</a>. At Kirtland, the group was reequipped with <a href="/wiki/F-80C_Shooting_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="F-80C Shooting Star">F-80C Shooting Star</a> jet aircraft, and later faster <a href="/wiki/F-86A_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="F-86A Sabre">F-86A Sabres</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> being the third group equipped with the Sabre Jet. </p><p>Under ConAC, the 81st FW was redesignated as the <b>81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing</b> and was attached to <a href="/wiki/Western_Air_Defense_Force" title="Western Air Defense Force">Western Air Defense Force</a> on 19 January 1950, while the group became the <b>81st Fighter-Interceptor Group</b> (81st FIG).<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly afterward, on 29 April, the 81st FIG moved to <a href="/wiki/Moses_Lake_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Moses Lake AFB">Moses Lake AFB</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington (U.S. state)">Washington</a>, its mission changed from training for worldwide deployment under TAC to performing air defense of Eastern Washington, primarily the <a href="/wiki/Hanford_Nuclear_Reservation" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanford Nuclear Reservation">Hanford Nuclear Reservation</a>. The 93d FIS remained at Kirtland and was reassigned to another wing. </p><p>On 1 January 1951, ConAC's mission was limited to support of <a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Reserve">Air Force Reserve</a> and <a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a> forces, and <a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Defense Command">Air Defense Command</a> (ADC) returned to major command status and the 81st became part of the new command. On 10 February, the 116th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron from the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Air_National_Guard" title="Washington Air National Guard">Washington Air National Guard</a> was called to active federal service as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a>, and was assigned as one of the squadrons of the 81st FIG, replacing the 93d which had remained at Kirtland when the group moved in 1950. The 116th remained at its home station, <a href="/wiki/Geiger_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Geiger Field">Geiger Field</a>, WA and was upgraded to F-86A Sabres. In addition the wing began receiving additional personnel though the activation of Air Force Reserve units, and the wing was brought up to its authorized strength for the first time since its activation. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe">United States Air Forces in Europe</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: United States Air Forces in Europe"><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:91st_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron_-_Republic_F-84F-50-RE_Thunderstreak_-_52-6852.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/91st_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron_-_Republic_F-84F-50-RE_Thunderstreak_-_52-6852.jpg/220px-91st_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron_-_Republic_F-84F-50-RE_Thunderstreak_-_52-6852.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/91st_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron_-_Republic_F-84F-50-RE_Thunderstreak_-_52-6852.jpg/330px-91st_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron_-_Republic_F-84F-50-RE_Thunderstreak_-_52-6852.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/91st_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron_-_Republic_F-84F-50-RE_Thunderstreak_-_52-6852.jpg/440px-91st_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron_-_Republic_F-84F-50-RE_Thunderstreak_-_52-6852.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1904" data-file-height="1279" /></a><figcaption>91st TFS F-84F 52-6852</figcaption></figure> <p>After fourteen months at now renamed Larson Air Force Base, the 81st FIG received movement orders to deploy to England. The 81st FIG deployed to two RAF Stations, built for use during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> and laid out in a decentralized or dispersed plan. One being <a href="/wiki/RAF_Bentwaters" title="RAF Bentwaters">RAF Bentwaters</a>, the other being <a href="/wiki/RAF_Shepherds_Grove" title="RAF Shepherds Grove">RAF Shepherds Grove</a>, both located in <a href="/wiki/East_Anglia" title="East Anglia">East Anglia</a> about forty miles apart. The bulk of the ground station buildings were the metal <a href="/wiki/Nissen_hut" title="Nissen hut">Nissen hut</a> type, with some wood frame and tar paper buildings, and were grouped together in numbered "sites", widely separated to blend into natural, rustic surroundings for purposes of camouflage. The main administrative building and clubs were of the larger <a href="/wiki/Quonset_hut" title="Quonset hut">Quonset hut</a> type. </p><p>On 1 August 1951, the initial 81st aircraft flew into RAF Shepherds Grove. The group was located at Bentwaters, and worked with <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/Fighter_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Fighter Command">Fighter Command</a> to provide air defense of Great Britain.<sup id="cite_ref-81FWfacts_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81FWfacts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the first F-86 equipped unit in Europe.<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> On 1 November 1952, the federalized 116th FIS was returned to the National Guard and its personnel and equipment transferred to the newly activated <a href="/wiki/78th_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="78th Fighter Squadron">78th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron</a>.<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> In early 1953, the 92d FIS deployed to <a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCrstenfeldbruck_Air_Base" title="Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base">Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base</a>, Germany to identify unknown aircraft penetrating the US Zone of Occupation after a Czech <a href="/wiki/MiG-15" class="mw-redirect" title="MiG-15">MiG-15</a> shot down a <a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic F-84">Republic F-84</a> in the US Zone.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 1954, it changed its mission from air defense to ground attack as the <b>81st Fighter-Bomber Group</b> and converted to <a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic F-84">Republic F-84</a> Aircraft to perform this mission.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-81FWfacts_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81FWfacts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was inactivated when <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Forces Europe">United States Air Forces Europe</a> reorganized its nuclear capable wings in the United Kingdom on the dual deputy/support group model and its squadrons were assigned directly to the <b>81st Fighter-Bomber Wing.</b><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147_1-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEMaurer1983146–147-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lineage">Lineage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Constituted as <b>81st Pursuit Group (Interceptor)</b> on 13 January 1942</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 9 February 1942</dd> <dd>Redesignated: <b>81st Fighter Group</b> (Single Engine) on 15 May 1942</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 27 December 1945</dd></dl> <ul><li>Activated on 15 October 1946</li></ul> <dl><dd>Redesignated <b>81st Fighter Group</b>, Jet on 29 July 1949<sup id="cite_ref-81FW_j-s_1953_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81FW_j-s_1953-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></dd> <dd>Redesignated: <b>81st Fighter-Interceptor Group</b> on 1 January 1950</dd> <dd>Redesignated: <b>81st Fighter-Bomber Group</b> on 1 April 1954</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 8 February 1955</dd></dl> <ul><li>Redesignated <b>81st Tactical Fighter Group</b> on 31 July 1985 (remained inactive).</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assignments">Assignments</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/III_Fighter_Command" title="III Fighter Command">III Fighter Command</a>, 9 February 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/IV_Fighter_Command" title="IV Fighter Command">IV Fighter Command</a>, 28 June 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Air_Division_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="47th Air Division (United States)">7th Fighter Wing</a>: 27 September 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth Air Force</a>, 5 January 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenth_Air_Force" title="Tenth Air Force">Tenth Air Force</a>, 2 March 1944</li></ul> <dl><dd>Attached to <a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Air_Force" title="Fourteenth Air Force">Fourteenth Air Force</a>, 2 March – 12 May 1944</dd> <dd>Attached to <a href="/wiki/312th_Fighter_Wing_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="312th Fighter Wing (World War II)">312th Fighter Wing</a>, 12 May 1944 – 1 October 1945</dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh Air Force</a> 15 October 1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Air_Division" title="7th Air Division">7th Air Division</a>, 1 May 1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/81st_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="81st Fighter Wing">81st Fighter Wing</a> (later 81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing, 81st Fighter-Bomber Wing), 1 May 1948 – 8 February 1955<sup id="cite_ref-81FWfacts_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81FWfacts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>78th Fighter-Interceptor (later Fighter-Bomber) Squadron: 1 November 1952 – 8 February 1955</li> <li><a href="/wiki/91st_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="91st Tactical Fighter Squadron">91st Pursuit (later Fighter-Interceptor, Fighter Bomber) Squadron</a>: 9 February 1942 – 27 December 1945; 15 October 1946 – 8 February 1955</li> <li><a href="/wiki/92d_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="92d Tactical Fighter Squadron">92d Pursuit (later Fighter-Interceptor, Fighter Bomber) Squadron</a>: 9 February 1942 – 27 December 1945; 15 October 1946 – 8 February 1955</li> <li><a href="/wiki/93d_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="93d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron">93d Pursuit (later Fighter-Interceptor) Squadron</a>: 9 February 1942 – 27 December 1945; 15 October 1946 – 1 May 1950</li> <li>116th Fighter Squadron, Jet (later, 116th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron): 10 February 1951 – 1 November 1952<sup id="cite_ref-81FWfacts_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81FWfacts-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dd>Federalized <a href="/wiki/Washington_(U.S._state)" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington (U.S. state)">Washington</a> <a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Stations">Stations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 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Field</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina" title="North Carolina">North Carolina</a>, February 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dale_Mabry_Field" title="Dale Mabry Field">Dale Mabry Field</a>, Florida, c. 1 May 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muroc_Army_Air_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Muroc Army Air Field">Muroc Army Air Field</a>, California, c. 28 June – 4 October 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mediouna_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediouna Airfield">Mediouna Airfield</a>, <a href="/wiki/French_Morocco" class="mw-redirect" title="French Morocco">French Morocco</a>, c. 5 January 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thelepte_Airfield" title="Thelepte Airfield">Thelepte Airfield</a>, Tunisia, 22 January 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Kouif_Airfield" title="Le Kouif Airfield">Le Kouif Airfield</a>, Algeria, 17 February 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Youks-les-Bains_Airfield" title="Youks-les-Bains Airfield">Youks-les-Bains Airfield</a>, Algeria, 22 February 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Kouif_Airfield" title="Le Kouif Airfield">Le Kouif Airfield</a>, Algeria, 24 February 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thelepte_Airfield" title="Thelepte Airfield">Thelepte Airfield</a>, Tunisia, c. March 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Algeria" title="Algeria">Algeria</a>, c. 3 April 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monastir_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Monastir Airfield">Monastir Airfield</a>, Tunisia, c. 26 May 1943</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sidi_Ahmed_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Sidi Ahmed Airfield">Sidi Ahmed Airfield</a>, Tunisia, 10 August 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castelvetrano_Airfield" title="Castelvetrano Airfield">Castelvetrano Airfield</a>, Sicily, 12 October 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontecagnano_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Pontecagnano Airport">Montecorvino Airfield</a>, Italy, c. February 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karachi_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Karachi Airport">Karachi Airport</a>, India, c. 2 March 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kwanghan_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwanghan Airfield">Kwanghan Airfield</a>, China, 12 May 1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fungwansham_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Fungwansham Airfield">Fungwansham Airfield</a>, China, February 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Huhsien_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Huhsien Airfield">Huhsien Airfield</a>, China, August–December 1945</li> <li>Wheeler Field, Hawaii Territory, 15 October 1946 – 21 May 1949</li> <li>Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, 17 June 1949</li> <li>Moses Lake AFB (later Larson AFB), Washington, c. 1 May 1950 – 21 August 1951</li> <li>RAF Bentwaters, England, 3 September 1951 – 8 February 1955.</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft_assigned">Aircraft assigned</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Aircraft assigned"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li>P-39 Airacobra, 1942–1944</li> <li>P-38 Lightning, 1943–1944</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P-40_Warhawk" class="mw-redirect" title="P-40 Warhawk">P-40 Warhawk</a>, 1944</li> <li>P-51 Mustang, 1946–1948</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li>P (later, F)-47 Thunderbolt, 1944–1945; 1948–1949</li> <li>F-80 Shooting Star, 1949</li> <li>F-86 Sabre, 1949–1954</li> <li>F-84F Thunderstreak, 1954–1955</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <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=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&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/Aerospace_Defense_Command_Fighter_Squadrons" class="mw-redirect" title="Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons">Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=81st_Fighter-Bomber_Group&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Service">USAFSS</a>)</small></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">organizations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;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:5em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">active</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/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe_%E2%80%93_Air_Forces_Africa" title="United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa">United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE)</a> <ul><li><small><a href="/wiki/48th_Fighter_Wing" title="48th Fighter Wing">48th Fighter Wing</a></small></li> <li><small><a 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Base">Edwards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellington_Field_Joint_Reserve_Base" title="Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base">Ellington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellsworth_Air_Force_Base" title="Ellsworth Air Force Base">Ellsworth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/England_Air_Force_Base" title="England Air Force Base">England</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ent_Air_Force_Base" title="Ent Air Force Base">Ent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Burlington_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Burlington Air National Guard Base">Ethan Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairfax_Field" title="Fairfax Field">Fairfax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Fallon" title="Naval Air Station Fallon">Fallon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Gregg-Adams" title="Fort Gregg-Adams">Fort Gregg-Adams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Heath" title="Fort Heath">Fort Heath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_International_Airport" title="Spokane International Airport">Geiger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Air_Force_Base" title="George Air Force Base">George</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Air_Force_Base" title="Glasgow Air Force Base">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Forks_Air_Force_Base" title="Grand Forks Air Force Base">Grand Forks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grenier_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Grenier Air Force Base">Grenier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griffiss_Air_Force_Base" title="Griffiss Air Force Base">Griffiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gunter_Annex" title="Gunter Annex">Gunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hamilton_Army_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Hamilton Army Airfield">Hamilton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hancock_Field_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Hancock Field Air National Guard Base">Hancock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homestead_Joint_Air_Reserve_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Homestead Joint Air Reserve Base">Homestead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hurlburt_Field" title="Hurlburt Field">Hurlburt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunter_Army_Airfield" title="Hunter Army Airfield">Hunter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imeson_Field" title="Imeson Field">Imeson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Key_West" title="Naval Air Station Key West">Key West</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kincheloe_Air_Force_Base" title="Kincheloe Air Force Base">Kincheloe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingsley_Field_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base">Kingsley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirtland_Air_Force_Base" title="Kirtland Air Force Base">Kirtland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lackland_Air_Force_Base" title="Lackland Air Force Base">Lackland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Laredo_Air_Force_Base" title="Laredo Air Force Base">Laredo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larson_Air_Force_Base" title="Larson Air Force Base">Larson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Air_Force_Base" title="Luke Air Force Base">Luke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MacDill_Air_Force_Base" title="MacDill Air 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Force Base">Mitchel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Castle_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="New Castle Air National Guard Base">New Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niagara_Falls_Air_Reserve_Station" title="Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station">Niagara Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Norton_Air_Force_Base" title="Norton Air Force Base">Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=O%27Hare_Air_Reserve_Station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="O'Hare Air Reserve Station (page does not exist)">O'Hare</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Otis_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Otis Air National Guard Base">Otis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oxnard_Air_Force_Base" title="Oxnard Air Force Base">Oxnard</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paine_Air_National_Guard_Base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paine Air National Guard Base (page does not exist)">Paine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Perrin_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Perrin Air Force Base">Perrin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peterson_Space_Force_Base" title="Peterson Space Force Base">Peterson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_IAP_Air_Reserve_Station" title="Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station">Pittsburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Portland Air National Guard Base">Portland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presque_Isle_Air_Force_Base" title="Presque Isle Air Force Base">Presque Isle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R.I._Bong_Air_Force_Base" title="R.I. Bong Air Force Base">R.I. Bong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richards-Gebaur_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Richards-Gebaur Air Force Base">Richards-Gebaur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robins_Air_Force_Base" title="Robins Air Force Base">Robins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/K._I._Sawyer_Air_Force_Base" title="K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base">K.I. Sawyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selfridge_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Selfridge Air National Guard Base">Selfridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seymour_Johnson_Air_Force_Base" title="Seymour Johnson Air Force Base">Seymour Johnson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sioux_City_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Sioux City Air National Guard Base">Sioux City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stead_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Stead Air Force Base">Stead</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Stewart Air National Guard Base">Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_S._Gabreski_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base">Suffolk County</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tinker_Air_Force_Base" title="Tinker Air Force Base">Tinker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travis_Air_Force_Base" title="Travis Air Force Base">Travis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Truax_Field_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Truax Field Air National Guard Base">Truax</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tyndall_Air_Force_Base" title="Tyndall Air Force Base">Tyndall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base" title="Vandenberg Space Force Base">Vandenberg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Vincent Air Force Base">Vincent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker_Air_Force_Base" title="Walker Air Force Base">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Webb_Air_Force_Base" title="Webb Air Force Base">Webb</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westover_Joint_Air_Reserve_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Westover Joint Air Reserve Base">Westover</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Carmi_Air_Force_Station" title="Carmi Air Force Station">Carmi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caswell_Air_Force_Station" title="Caswell Air Force Station">Caswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandler_Air_Force_Station" title="Chandler Air Force Station">Chandler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charleston_Air_Force_Station" title="Charleston Air Force Station">Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheyenne_Mountain_Space_Force_Station" title="Cheyenne Mountain Space Force Station">Cheyenne Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claysburg_Air_Force_Station" title="Claysburg Air Force Station">Claysburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clear_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Clear Air Force Station">Clear</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colville_Air_Force_Station" title="Colville Air Force Station">Colville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Condon_Air_Force_Station" title="Condon Air Force Station">Condon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Continental_Divide_Air_Force_Station" title="Continental Divide Air Force Station">Continental Divide</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cottonwood_Air_Force_Station" title="Cottonwood Air Force Station">Cottonwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cross_City_Air_Force_Station" title="Cross City Air Force Station">Cross City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crystal_Springs_Air_Force_Station" title="Crystal Springs Air Force Station">Crystal Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curlew_Air_Force_Station" title="Curlew Air Force Station">Curlew</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Custer_Air_Force_Station" title="Custer Air Force Station">Custer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cut_Bank_Air_Force_Station" title="Cut Bank Air Force Station">Cut Bank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dallas_Center_Air_Force_Station" title="Dallas Center Air Force Station">Dallas Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dauphin_Island_Air_Force_Station" title="Dauphin Island Air Force Station">Dauphin Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dickinson_Air_Force_Station" title="Dickinson Air Force Station">Dickinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncanville_Air_Force_Station" title="Duncanville Air Force Station">Duncanville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eldorado_Air_Force_Station" title="Eldorado Air Force Station">Eldorado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Empire_Air_Force_Station" title="Empire Air Force Station">Empire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finland_Air_Force_Station" title="Finland Air Force Station">Finland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Finley_Air_Force_Station" title="Finley Air Force Station">Finley</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flintstone_Air_Force_Station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Flintstone Air Force Station (page does not exist)">Flintstone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fordland_Air_Force_Station" title="Fordland Air Force Station">Fordland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Fisher_Air_Force_Station" title="Fort Fisher Air Force Station">Fort Fisher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lee_Air_Force_Station" title="Fort Lee Air Force Station">Fort Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortuna_Air_Force_Station" title="Fortuna Air Force Station">Fortuna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gettysburg_Air_Force_Station" title="Gettysburg Air Force Station">Gettysburg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Marais_Air_Force_Station" title="Grand Marais Air Force Station">Grand Marais</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Rapids_Air_Force_Station" title="Grand Rapids Air Force Station">Grand Rapids</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_Air_Force_Station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Guthrie Air Force Station (page does not exist)">Guthrie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hanna_City_Air_Force_Station" title="Hanna City Air Force Station">Hanna City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Havre_Air_Force_Station" title="Havre Air Force Station">Havre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Highlands_Air_Force_Station" title="Highlands Air Force Station">Highlands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houma_Air_Force_Station" title="Houma Air Force Station">Houma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hutchinson_Air_Force_Station" title="Hutchinson Air Force Station">Hutchinson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joelton_Air_Force_Station" title="Joelton Air Force Station">Joelton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keno_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Keno Air Force Station">Keno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Killeen_Air_Force_Station" title="Killeen Air Force Station">Killeen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingman_Air_Force_Station" title="Kingman Air Force Station">Kingman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kirksville_Air_Force_Station" title="Kirksville Air Force Station">Kirksville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klamath_Air_Force_Station" title="Klamath Air Force Station">Klamath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Charles_Air_Force_Station" title="Lake Charles Air Force Station">Lake Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_City_Air_Force_Station" title="Lake City Air Force Station">Lake City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Cruces_Air_Force_Station" title="Las Cruces Air Force Station">Las Cruces</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Las_Vegas_Air_Force_Station" title="Las Vegas Air Force Station">Las Vegas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lewistown_Air_Force_Station" title="Lewistown Air Force Station">Lewistown</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lockport_Air_Force_Station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lockport Air Force Station (page does not exist)">Lockport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lufkin_Air_Force_Station" title="Lufkin Air Force Station">Lufkin</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lyndonville_Air_Force_Station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lyndonville Air Force Station (page does not exist)">Lyndonville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madera_Air_Force_Station" title="Madera Air Force Station">Madera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Makah_Air_Force_Station" title="Makah Air Force Station">Makah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mica_Peak_Air_Force_Station" title="Mica Peak Air Force Station">Mica Peak</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Miles_City_Air_Force_Station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Miles City Air Force Station (page does not exist)">Miles City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mill_Valley_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Mill Valley Air Force Station">Mill Valley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minot_Air_Force_Station" title="Minot Air Force Station">Minot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montauk_Air_Force_Station" title="Montauk Air Force Station">Montauk</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moriarty_Air_Force_Station" title="Moriarty Air Force Station">Moriarty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Hebo_Air_Force_Station" title="Mount Hebo Air Force Station">Mount Hebo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Laguna_Air_Force_Station" title="Mount Laguna Air Force Station">Mount Laguna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mount_Lemmon_Air_Force_Station" title="Mount Lemmon Air Force Station">Mount Lemmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naselle_Air_Force_Station" title="Naselle Air Force Station">Naselle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Bend_Air_Force_Station" title="North Bend Air Force Station">North Bend</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Charleston_Air_Force_Station" title="North Charleston Air Force Station">North Charleston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Truro_Air_Force_Station" title="North Truro Air Force Station">North Truro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Air_Force_Station" title="Oklahoma City Air Force Station">Oklahoma City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Olathe_Air_Force_Station" title="Olathe Air Force Station">Olathe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Omaha_Air_Force_Station" title="Omaha Air Force Station">Omaha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opheim_Air_Force_Station" title="Opheim Air Force Station">Opheim</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Osceola_Air_Force_Station" title="Osceola Air Force Station">Osceola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Othello_Air_Force_Station" title="Othello Air Force Station">Othello</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Owingsville_Air_Force_Station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Owingsville Air Force Station (page does not exist)">Owingsville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozona_Air_Force_Station" title="Ozona Air Force Station">Ozona</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palermo_Air_Force_Station" title="Palermo Air Force Station">Palermo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Point_Arena_Air_Force_Station" title="Point Arena Air Force Station">Point Arena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Austin_Air_Force_Station" title="Port Austin Air Force Station">Port Austin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Port_Isabel_Air_Force_Station" title="Port Isabel Air Force Station">Port Isabel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pyote_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Pyote Air Force Station">Pyote</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Bluff_Air_Force_Station" title="Red Bluff Air Force Station">Red Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rochester_Air_Force_Station" title="Rochester Air Force Station">Rochester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockport_Air_Force_Station" title="Rockport Air Force Station">Rockport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockville_Air_Force_Station" title="Rockville Air Force Station">Rockville (Indiana)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roslyn_Air_National_Guard_Station" title="Roslyn Air National Guard Station">Roslyn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rye_Air_Force_Station" title="Rye Air Force Station">Rye</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Saint_Albans_Air_Force_Station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Saint Albans Air Force Station (page does not exist)">Saint Albans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Clemente_Island_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="San Clemente Island Air Force Station">San Clemente Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Rosa_Island_Air_Force_Station" title="Santa Rosa Island Air Force Station">Santa Rosa Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saratoga_Springs_Air_Force_Station" title="Saratoga Springs Air Force Station">Saratoga Springs</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sault_Sainte_Marie_Air_Force_Station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sault Sainte Marie Air Force Station (page does not exist)">Sault Ste Marie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eareckson_Air_Station" title="Eareckson Air Station">Shemya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Snelling" title="Fort Snelling">Snelling</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snow_Mountain_Air_Force_Station" title="Snow Mountain Air Force Station">Snow Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweetwater_Air_Force_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Sweetwater Air Force Station">Sweetwater</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Texarkana_Air_Force_Station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Texarkana Air Force Station (page does not exist)">Texarkana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tierra_Amarilla_Air_Force_Station" title="Tierra Amarilla Air Force Station">Tierra Amarilla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomasville_Air_Force_Station" title="Thomasville Air Force Station">Thomasville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tonopah_Air_Force_Station" title="Tonopah Air Force Station">Tonopah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Topsham_Air_Force_Station" title="Topsham Air Force Station">Topsham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Two_Creeks_Air_Force_Station" title="Two Creeks Air Force Station">Two Creeks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wadena_Air_Force_Station" title="Wadena Air Force Station">Wadena</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walnut_Ridge_Air_Force_Station" title="Walnut Ridge Air Force Station">Walnut Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Watertown_Air_Force_Station" title="Watertown Air Force Station">Watertown</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Waverly_Air_Force_Station&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Waverly Air Force Station (page does not exist)">Waverly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Mesa_Air_Force_Station" title="West Mesa Air Force Station">West Mesa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willow_Run_Air_Force_Station" title="Willow Run Air Force Station">Willow Run</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winnemucca_Air_Force_Station" title="Winnemucca Air Force Station">Winnemucca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winslow_Air_Force_Station" title="Winslow Air Force Station">Winslow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Air_Force_Station" title="Winston-Salem Air Force Station">Winston-Salem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAAF_Woomera_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="RAAF Woomera Airfield">Woomera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yaak_Air_Force_Station" title="Yaak Air Force Station">Yaak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zapata_Air_Force_Station" title="Zapata Air Force Station">Zapata</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Overseas</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/CFS_Armstrong" title="CFS Armstrong">Armstrong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFS_Baldy_Hughes" title="CFS Baldy Hughes">Baldy Hughes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFS_Beausejour" title="CFS Beausejour">Beausejour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Makkovik_Air_Station" title="Cape Makkovik Air Station">Cape Makkovik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cartwright_Air_Station" title="Cartwright Air Station">Cartwright</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cut_Throat_Island_Air_Station" title="Cut Throat Island Air Station">Cut Throat Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elliston_Ridge_Air_Station" title="Elliston Ridge Air Station">Elliston Ridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fox_Harbour_Air_Station" title="Fox Harbour Air Station">Fox Harbour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hofn_Air_Station" title="Hofn Air Station">Hofn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hopedale_Air_Station" title="Hopedale Air Station">Hopedale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFS_Kamloops" title="CFS Kamloops">Kamloops</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Scie_Air_Station" title="La Scie Air Station">La Scie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Langanes_Air_Station" title="Langanes Air Station">Langanes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Latrar_Air_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Latrar Air Station">Latrar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melville_Air_Station" title="Melville Air Station">Melville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RCAF_Station_Puntzi_Mountain" title="RCAF Station Puntzi Mountain">Puntzi Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFS_Ramore" title="CFS Ramore">Ramore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Cliff_Air_Station" title="Red Cliff Air Station">Red Cliff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rockville_Air_Station_(Iceland)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rockville Air Station (Iceland)">Rockville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFS_Saglek" title="CFS Saglek">Saglek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Anthony_Air_Station" title="Saint Anthony Air Station">St. Anthony</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFS_Beaverlodge" title="CFS Beaverlodge">Saskatoon Mountain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFS_Sioux_Lookout" title="CFS Sioux Lookout">Sioux Lookout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spotted_Island_Air_Station" title="Spotted Island Air Station">Spotted Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephenville_Air_Station" title="Stephenville Air Station">Stephenville</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air<br />Defense<br />units</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;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:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Forces</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/Central_Air_Defense_Force" title="Central Air Defense Force">Central Air Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastern_Air_Defense_Force" title="Eastern Air Defense Force">Eastern Air Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/85th_Group" title="85th Group">Iceland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Western_Air_Defense_Force" title="Western Air Defense Force">Western Air Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Air_Force" title="Fourth Air Force">Fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenth_Air_Force" title="Tenth Air Force">Tenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourteenth_Air_Force" title="Fourteenth Air Force">Fourteenth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Air<br />Divisions</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/8th_Air_Division" title="8th Air Division">8th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Space_Division" title="9th Space Division">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Air_Division" title="20th Air Division">20th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Air_Division" title="21st Air Division">21st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23rd_Air_Division_(United_States)" title="23rd Air Division (United States)">23d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_Air_Division" title="24th Air Division">24th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_Air_Division" title="25th Air Division">25th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Air_Division" title="26th Air Division">26th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Air_Division" title="27th Air Division">27th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Air_Division" title="28th Air Division">28th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/29th_Air_Division" title="29th Air Division">29th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/30th_Air_Division" title="30th Air Division">30th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Air_Division" title="31st Air Division">31st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32d_Air_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="32d Air Division">32d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33rd_Air_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="33rd Air Division">33d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/34th_Air_Division" title="34th Air Division">34th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/35th_Air_Division" title="35th Air Division">35th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_Air_Division" title="36th Air Division">36th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/37th_Air_Division" title="37th Air Division">37th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/58th_Air_Division" title="58th Air Division">58th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Air_Division" title="64th Air Division">64th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73d_Air_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="73d Air Division">73d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/85th_Air_Division" title="85th Air Division">85th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Sectors</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/Albuquerque_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Albuquerque Air Defense Sector">Albuquerque</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangor_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Bangor Air Defense Sector">Bangor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boston_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Boston Air Defense Sector">Boston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Chicago Air Defense Sector">Chicago</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Detroit Air Defense Sector">Detroit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duluth_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Duluth Air Defense Sector">Duluth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goose_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Goose Air Defense Sector">Goose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Forks_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Grand Forks Air Defense Sector">Grand Forks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Great_Falls_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Great Falls Air Defense Sector">Great Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Kansas City Air Defense Sector">Kansas City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Air_Defense_Sector" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles Air Defense Sector">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minot_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Minot Air Defense Sector">Minot</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montgomery_Air_Defense_Sector" class="mw-redirect" title="Montgomery Air Defense Sector">Montgomery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_York_Air_Defense_Sector" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Air Defense Sector">New York</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Oklahoma City Air Defense Sector">Oklahoma City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phoenix_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Phoenix Air Defense Sector">Phoenix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Portland_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Portland Air Defense Sector">Portland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reno_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Reno Air Defense Sector">Reno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sault_Sainte_Marie_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Sault Sainte Marie Air Defense Sector">Sault Sainte Marie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Air_Defense_Sector" title="San Francisco Air Defense Sector">San Francisco</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seattle_Air_Defense_Sector" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle Air Defense Sector">Seattle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sioux_City_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Sioux City Air Defense Sector">Sioux City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spokane_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Spokane Air Defense Sector">Spokane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Air_Defense_Sector" class="mw-redirect" title="Stewart Air Defense Sector">Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Syracuse_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Syracuse Air Defense Sector">Syracuse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Washington_Air_Defense_Sector" title="Washington Air Defense Sector">Washington</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Wings</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Fighter <a href="/wiki/1st_Fighter_Wing" title="1st Fighter Wing">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Fighter_Wing" title="4th Fighter Wing">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23d_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="23d Wing">23d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32d_Air_Expeditionary_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="32d Air Expeditionary Group">32d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33d_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="33d Fighter Wing">33d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_Space_Wing" title="50th Space Wing">50th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52d_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="52d Fighter Wing">52d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Fighter_Wing" title="56th Fighter Wing">56th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/78th_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="78th Fighter Wing">78th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/81st_Fighter-Interceptor_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="81st Fighter-Interceptor Wing">81st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/325th_Fighter_Wing" title="325th Fighter Wing">325th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/328th_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="328th Fighter Wing">328th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/507th_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="507th Fighter Wing">507th</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Detection and Control <a href="/wiki/71st_Flying_Training_Wing" title="71st Flying Training Wing">71st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/73d_Space_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="73d Space Group">73d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/551st_Electronic_Systems_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="551st Electronic Systems Wing">551st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/552d_Air_Control_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="552d Air Control Wing">552d</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Air Defense <a href="/wiki/46th_Test_Wing" title="46th Test Wing">46th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4620th_Air_Defense_Wing" title="4620th Air Defense Wing">4620th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4621st_Air_Defense_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4621st Air Defense Wing">4621st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4622d_Air_Defense_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4622d Air Defense Wing">4622d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4624th_Air_Defense_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4624th Air Defense Wing">4624th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4625th_Air_Defense_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4625th Air Defense Wing">4625th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4627th_Air_Defense_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4627th Air Defense Wing">4627th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4628th_Air_Defense_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4628th Air Defense Wing">4628th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4683d_Air_Defense_Wing" title="4683d Air Defense Wing">4683d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4700th_Air_Defense_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4700th Air Defense Wing">4700th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4702d_Defense_Wing" title="4702d Defense Wing">4702d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4703d_Defense_Wing" title="4703d Defense Wing">4703d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4704th_Defense_Wing" title="4704th Defense Wing">4704th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4705th_Defense_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4705th Defense Wing">4705th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4706th_Air_Defense_Wing" title="4706th Air Defense Wing">4706th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4707th_Air_Defense_Wing" title="4707th Air Defense Wing">4707th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4708th_Air_Defense_Wing" title="4708th Air Defense Wing">4708th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4709th_Air_Defense_Wing" title="4709th Air Defense Wing">4709th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4710th_Air_Defense_Wing" title="4710th Air Defense Wing">4710th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4711th_Air_Defense_Wing" title="4711th Air Defense Wing">4711th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4750th_Air_Defense_Wing" title="4750th Air Defense Wing">4750th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4751st_Air_Defense_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4751st Air Defense Missile Wing">4751st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4752d_Air_Defense_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4752d Air Defense Wing">4752d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4756th_Air_Defense_Wing" title="4756th Air Defense Wing">4756th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4780th_Air_Defense_Wing" title="4780th Air Defense Wing">4780th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Groups</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Fighter <a href="/wiki/1st_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Fighter Group">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Fighter_Group" title="4th Fighter Group">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Operations_Group" title="14th Operations Group">14th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Wing" title="15th Wing">15th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/23d_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="23d Fighter Group">23d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/32d_Air_Expeditionary_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="32d Air Expeditionary Group">32d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="33d Operations Group">33d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/50th_Operations_Group" title="50th Operations Group">50th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="52d Operations Group">52d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53d_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="53d Wing">53d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_Fighter-Interceptor_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="54th Fighter-Interceptor Group">54th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Operations_Group" title="56th Operations Group">56th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_Operations_Group" title="57th Operations Group">57th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/78th_Fighter_Group" title="78th Fighter Group">78th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/79th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="79th Fighter Group">79th</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">81st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/82d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="82d Operations Group">82d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/84th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="84th Fighter Group">84th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/325th_Operations_Group" title="325th Operations Group">325th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/326th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="326th Fighter Group">326th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/327th_Aircraft_Sustainment_Wing" title="327th Aircraft Sustainment Wing">327th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/328th_Armament_Systems_Wing" title="328th Armament Systems Wing">328th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/329th_Fighter-Interceptor_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="329th Fighter-Interceptor Group">329th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/337th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="337th Fighter Group">337th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/343d_Wing" title="343d Wing">343d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/355th_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="355th Fighter Wing">355th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/408th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="408th Fighter Group">408th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/412th_Test_Wing" title="412th Test Wing">412th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/414th_Fighter_Group" title="414th Fighter Group">414th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/473d_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="473d Fighter Group">473d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53d_Weapons_Evaluation_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="53d Weapons Evaluation Group">475th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/476th_Fighter_Group" title="476th Fighter Group">476th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/478th_Aeronautical_Systems_Wing" title="478th Aeronautical Systems Wing">478th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/507th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="507th Air Refueling Wing">507th</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Air Defense <a href="/wiki/10th_Aerospace_Defense_Group" title="10th Aerospace Defense Group">10th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/500th_Air_Defense_Group" title="500th Air Defense Group">500th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/501st_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="501st Air Defense Group">501st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/502d_Air_Defense_Group" title="502d Air Defense Group">502d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/503d_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="503d Air Defense Group">503d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/514th_Air_Defense_Group" title="514th Air Defense Group">514th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/515th_Air_Defense_Group" title="515th Air Defense Group">515th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/516th_Air_Defense_Group" title="516th Air Defense Group">516th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/517th_Air_Defense_Group" title="517th Air Defense Group">517th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/518th_Air_Defense_Group" title="518th Air Defense Group">518th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/519th_Air_Defense_Group" title="519th Air Defense Group">519th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/520th_Air_Defense_Group" title="520th Air Defense Group">520th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/521st_Air_Defense_Group" title="521st Air Defense Group">521st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/525th_Air_Defense_Group" title="525th Air Defense Group">525th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/527th_Air_Defense_Group" title="527th Air Defense Group">527th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/528th_Air_Defense_Group" title="528th Air Defense Group">528th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/529th_Air_Defense_Group" title="529th Air Defense Group">529th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/530th_Air_Defense_Group" title="530th Air Defense Group">530th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/533d_Air_Defense_Group" title="533d Air Defense Group">533d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/534th_Air_Defense_Group" title="534th Air Defense Group">534th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/564th_Air_Defense_Group" title="564th Air Defense Group">564th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/566th_Air_Defense_Group" title="566th Air Defense Group">566th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/567th_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="567th Air Defense Group">567th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/568th_Air_Defense_Group" title="568th Air Defense Group">568th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/575th_Air_Defense_Group" title="575th Air Defense Group">575th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/637th_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="637th Air Defense Group">637th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/665th_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="665th Air Defense Group">665th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/678th_Air_Defense_Group" title="678th Air Defense Group">678th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/692d_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="692d Air Defense Group">692d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/701st_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="701st Air Defense Group">701st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/751st_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="751st Air Defense Group">751st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/762d_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="762d Air Defense Group">762d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/765th_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="765th Air Defense Group">765th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/778th_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="778th Air Defense Group">778th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/780th_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="780th Air Defense Group">780th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/827th_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="827th Air Defense Group">827th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/858th_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="858th Air Defense Group">858th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4606th_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="4606th Air Defense Group">4606th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4620th_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="4620th Air Defense Group">4620th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4676th_Air_Defense_Group" title="4676th Air Defense Group">4676th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4700th_Air_Defense_Group" title="4700th Air Defense Group">4700th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4721st_Air_Defense_Group" title="4721st Air Defense Group">4721st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4722d_Air_Defense_Group" title="4722d Air Defense Group">4722d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4727th_Air_Defense_Group" title="4727th Air Defense Group">4727th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4728th_Air_Defense_Group" title="4728th Air Defense Group">4728th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4729th_Air_Defense_Group" title="4729th Air Defense Group">4729th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4730th_Air_Defense_Group" title="4730th Air Defense Group">4730th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4731st_Air_Defense_Group" title="4731st Air Defense Group">4731st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4732d_Air_Defense_Group" title="4732d Air Defense Group">4732d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4733d_Air_Defense_Group" title="4733d Air Defense Group">4733d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4734th_Air_Defense_Group" title="4734th Air Defense Group">4734th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4735th_Air_Defense_Group" title="4735th Air Defense Group">4735th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4750th_Air_Defense_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="4750th Air Defense Group">4750th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4756th_Air_Defense_Group" title="4756th Air Defense Group">4756th</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Aircraft Control & Warning <a href="/wiki/503d_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="503d Aircraft Control and Warning Group">503d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/505th_Command_and_Control_Wing" title="505th Command and Control Wing">505th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/540th_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" title="540th Aircraft Control and Warning Group">540th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/541st_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" title="541st Aircraft Control and Warning Group">541st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/542d_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="542d Aircraft Control and Warning Group">542d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/543d_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" title="543d Aircraft Control and Warning Group">543d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/544th_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" title="544th Aircraft Control and Warning Group">544th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/545th_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" title="545th Aircraft Control and Warning Group">545th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/546th_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" title="546th Aircraft Control and Warning Group">546th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/563d_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="563d Aircraft Control and Warning Group">563d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/564th_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="564th Aircraft Control and Warning Group">564th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/565th_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="565th Aircraft Control and Warning Group">565th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/566th_Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="566th Aircraft Control and Warning Group">566th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Squadrons</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/Aerospace_Defense_Command_Fighter_Squadrons" class="mw-redirect" title="Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons">Aerospace Defense Command Fighter Squadrons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aircraft_Control_and_Warning_Squadrons" class="mw-redirect" title="Aircraft Control and Warning Squadrons">Aircraft Control and Warning Squadrons</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Major<br />weapon<br />systems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;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:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Electronic</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/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress_variants" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress variants">TB-29</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_B-57_Canberra" title="Martin B-57 Canberra">EB-57</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_EC-121_Warning_Star" title="Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star">EC-121</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Fighters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Propeller:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_P-47_Thunderbolt" title="Republic P-47 Thunderbolt">F-47</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">F-51</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_P-61_Black_Widow" title="Northrop P-61 Black Widow">P-61</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">F-82</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Subsonic Jet:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star" title="Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star">P-80</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84_Thunderjet" title="Republic F-84 Thunderjet">F-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">F-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_F-89_Scorpion" title="Northrop F-89 Scorpion">F-89</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-94_Starfire" title="Lockheed F-94 Starfire">F-94</a></li></ul> <ul><li>Supersonic Jet:</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F-101_Voodoo" title="McDonnell F-101 Voodoo">F-101</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-102_Delta_Dagger" title="Convair F-102 Delta Dagger">F-102</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-104_Starfighter" title="Lockheed F-104 Starfighter">F-104</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-106_Delta_Dart" title="Convair F-106 Delta Dart">F-106</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Missiles</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/AIM-4_Falcon" title="AIM-4 Falcon">AIM-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIM-26_Falcon" title="AIM-26 Falcon">AIM-26</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AIR-2_Genie" title="AIR-2 Genie">AIR-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_CIM-10_Bomarc" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing CIM-10 Bomarc">CIM-10</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Ships</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/USS_Guardian_(YAGR-1)" title="USS Guardian (YAGR-1)">Guardian</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Interceptor_(AGR-8)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Interceptor (AGR-8)">Interceptor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Interdictor_(AGR-13)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Interdictor (AGR-13)">Interdictor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Interpreter_(AGR-14)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Interpreter (AGR-14)">Interpreter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Investigator_(AGR-9)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Investigator (AGR-9)">Investigator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Locator_(AGR-6)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Locator (AGR-6)">Locator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Lookout_(YAGR-2)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Lookout (YAGR-2)">Lookout</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Outpost_(AGR-10)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Outpost (AGR-10)">Outpost</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Picket_(YAGR-7)" title="USS Picket (YAGR-7)">Pickett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Protector_(AGR-11)" title="USS Protector (AGR-11)">Protector</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Scanner_(AGR-5)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Scanner (AGR-5)">Scanner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Searcher_(AGR-4)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Searcher (AGR-4)">Searcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Skywatcher_(AGR-3)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Skywatcher (AGR-3)">Skywatcher</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Tracer_(AGR-15)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Tracer (AGR-15)">Tracer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Watchman_(AGR-16)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Watchman (AGR-16)">Watchman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Vigil_(AGR-12)" class="mw-redirect" title="USS Vigil (AGR-12)">Vigil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Towers" title="Texas Towers">Texas Towers</a></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/Texas_Tower_2" title="Texas Tower 2">Texas Tower 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Tower_3" title="Texas Tower 3">Texas Tower 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Texas_Tower_4" title="Texas Tower 4">Texas Tower 4</a></li></ul> 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<li><a href="/wiki/Menzel_Temime_Airfield" title="Menzel Temime Airfield">Menzel Temime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monastir_Habib_Bourguiba_International_Airport" title="Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport">Monastir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oudna_Airfield" title="Oudna Airfield">Oudna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pont_du_Fahs_Airfield" title="Pont du Fahs Airfield">Pont du Fahs</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protville_Airfield&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Protville Airfield (page does not exist)">Protville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sainte_Marie_du_Zit_Airfield" title="Sainte Marie du Zit Airfield">Sainte Marie du Zit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Souk-el-Arba_Airfield" title="Souk-el-Arba Airfield">Souk-el-Arba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Souk-el-Khemis_Airfield" title="Souk-el-Khemis Airfield">Souk-el-Khemis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soliman_Airfield" title="Soliman Airfield">Soliman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sousse_Airfield" title="Sousse Airfield">Sousse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thelepte_Airfield" title="Thelepte Airfield">Thelepte</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Italy</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/Agrigento_Airfield" title="Agrigento Airfield">Agrigento (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagnoli_Airfield" title="Bagnoli Airfield">Bagnoli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barcelona_Landing_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Barcelona Landing Ground">Barcelona LG (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bari_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Bari Airfield">Bari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palermo-Boccadifalco_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Palermo-Boccadifalco Airport">Boccadifalco (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borizzo_Airfield" title="Borizzo Airfield">Borizzo (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naples_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Naples Airport">Capodichino (Naples)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castel_Volturno_Airfield" title="Castel Volturno Airfield">Castel Volturno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castelvetrano_Airfield" title="Castelvetrano Airfield">Castelvetrano (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassibile_Airfield" title="Cassibile Airfield">Cassibile (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cattolica_Airfield" title="Cattolica Airfield">Cattolica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catania-Fontanarossa_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Catania-Fontanarossa Airport">Catania (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cercola_Airfield" title="Cercola Airfield">Cercola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comiso_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Comiso Airfield">Comiso (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rome_Ciampino_Airport" title="Rome Ciampino Airport">Ciampino (Rome)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cervia_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Cervia Air Force Base">Cesenatico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decimomannu_Air_Base" title="Decimomannu Air Base">Decimomannu (Sardinia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cagliari-Elmas_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Cagliari-Elmas Airport">Elmas (Sardinia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falconara_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Falconara Airport">Falconara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fano_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Fano Airport">Fano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florence_Airport" title="Florence Airport">Florence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foggia_Airfield_Complex" title="Foggia Airfield Complex">Foggia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Follonica_Airfield" title="Follonica Airfield">Follonica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaudo_Airfield" title="Gaudo Airfield">Gaudo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerbini_Airfield" title="Gerbini Airfield">Gerbini (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gioia_del_Colle_Air_Base" title="Gioia del Colle Air Base">Gioia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grosseto_Airport" title="Grosseto Airport">Grosseto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taranto-Grottaglie_Airport" title="Taranto-Grottaglie Airport">Grottaglie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iesi_Airfield" title="Iesi Airfield">Iesi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Banca_Airfield" title="Le Banca Airfield">Le Banca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lecce_Airfield" title="Lecce Airfield">Lecce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Licata_Airfield" title="Licata Airfield">Licata (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manduria_Airfield" title="Manduria Airfield">Manduria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcianise_Airfield" title="Marcianise Airfield">Marcianise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siena-Ampugnano_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Siena-Ampugnano Airport">Malignano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mazzara_Airfield" title="Mazzara Airfield">Mazzara (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milazzo_Airfield" title="Milazzo Airfield">Milazzo (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messina_Airfield" title="Messina Airfield">Messina (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montalto_Di_Castro_Airfield" title="Montalto Di Castro Airfield">Montalto Di Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nettuno_Airfield" title="Nettuno Airfield">Nettuno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salerno_Costa_d%27Amalfi_Airport" title="Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport">Montecorvino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ombrene_Airfield" title="Ombrene Airfield">Ombrene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbetello_Airfield" title="Orbetello Airfield">Orbetello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paestum_Airfield" title="Paestum Airfield">Paestum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pisa_International_Airport" title="Pisa International Airport">Pisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantelleria_Airport" title="Pantelleria Airport">Pantelleria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pignataro_Maggiore_Airfield" title="Pignataro Maggiore Airfield">Pignataro Maggiore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piombino_Airfield" title="Piombino Airfield">Piombino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pomigliano_Airfield" title="Pomigliano Airfield">Pomigliano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponte_Galeria_Airfield" title="Ponte Galeria Airfield">Ponte Galeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontedera_Airfield" title="Pontedera Airfield">Pontedera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pompeii_Airfield" title="Pompeii Airfield">Pompeii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponte_Olivo_Airfield" title="Ponte Olivo Airfield">Ponte Olivo (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggio_Calabria_Airport" title="Reggio Calabria Airport">Reggio Calabria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocca_Bernardo_Airfield" title="Rocca Bernardo Airfield">Rocca Bernardo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosia_Airfield" title="Rosia Airfield">Rosia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Pancrazio_Airfield" title="San Pancrazio Airfield">San Pancrazio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Maria_Airfield" title="Santa Maria Airfield">Santa Maria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scordia_Airfield" title="Scordia Airfield">Scordia (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sele_Airfield" title="Sele Airfield">Sele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serretella_Airfield" title="Serretella Airfield">Serretella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarquinia_Airfield" title="Tarquinia Airfield">Tarquinia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Termini_Airfield" title="Termini Airfield">Termini (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tortorella_Airfield" title="Tortorella Airfield">Tortorella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrente_Comunelli_Airfield" title="Torrente Comunelli Airfield">Torrente Comunelli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tre_Cancello_Landing_Strip" title="Tre Cancello Landing Strip">Tre Cancello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Voltone_Airfield" title="Voltone Airfield">Voltone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vesuvius_Airfield" title="Vesuvius Airfield">Vesuvius</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">France</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/Aghione_Airfield" title="Aghione Airfield">Aghione (Corsica)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amb%C3%A9rieu-en-Bugey_Air_Base" title="Ambérieu-en-Bugey Air Base">Amberieu (Y-5)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amiens-Glisy_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Amiens-Glisy Airport">Amiens (B-48)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Simon_-_Clastres_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint-Simon - Clastres Air Base">Clastres (A-71)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dijon_Bourgogne_-_Longvic_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Dijon Bourgogne - Longvic Airport">Dijon (Y-9)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%B4le-Tavaux_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Dôle-Tavaux Airport">Dôle-Tavaux (Y-7)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghisonaccia_Alzitone_Airport" title="Ghisonaccia Alzitone Airport">Ghisonaccia (Corsica)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ventiseri-Solenzara_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Ventiseri-Solenzara Air Base">Gisonochia (Corsica)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Istres-Le_Tub%C3%A9_Air_Base" title="Istres-Le Tubé Air Base">Istres (Y-17)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Vallon_Airfield" title="La Vallon Airfield">La Vallon (Y-18)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Luc_-_Le_Cannet_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Le Luc - Le Cannet Airport">Le Luc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lun%C3%A9ville-Croismare_Airport" title="Lunéville-Croismare Airport">Luneville (Y-2)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loyettes_Airfield" title="Loyettes Airfield">Loyettes (Y-25)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bastia_-_Poretta_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Bastia - Poretta Airport">Poretta (Corsica)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Dizier_-_Robinson_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint-Dizier - Robinson Air Base">Saint-Dizier (A-64)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salon-de-Provence_Air_Base" title="Salon-de-Provence Air Base">Salon de Provence (Y-16)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serragia_Airfield" title="Serragia Airfield">Serragia (Corsica)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solonzara_Airfield" title="Solonzara Airfield">Solonzara (Corsica)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tantonville_Airfield" title="Tantonville Airfield">Tantonville (Y-1)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_-_Ochey_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Nancy - Ochey Air Base">Toul-Ochey (A-96)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0;;wide"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div id="Units" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Units</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;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:8.5em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">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/XII_Bomber_Command" title="XII Bomber Command">XII Bomber</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XII_Tactical_Air_Command" title="XII Tactical Air Command">XII Tactical Air</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/XXII_Tactical_Air_Command" title="XXII Tactical Air Command">XXII Tactical Air</a></li> <li>XII Troop Carrier (Provisional)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Wings</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/5th_Air_Division" title="5th Air Division">5th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42d_Air_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="42d Air Division">42d Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Air_Division" title="47th Air Division">47th Bombardment (7th Fighter)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/51st_Troop_Carrier_Wing_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="51st Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)">51st Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52d_Troop_Carrier_Wing_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="52d Troop Carrier Wing (World War II)">52d Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_Air_Division" title="57th Air Division">57th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62d_Fighter_Wing_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="62d Fighter Wing (World War II)">62d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/63d_Fighter_Wing_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="63d Fighter Wing (World War II)">63d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Air_Division" title="64th Air Division">64th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/87th_Fighter_Wing_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="87th Fighter Wing (World War II)">87th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/90th_Air_Division" title="90th Air Division">90th Photographic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">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" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Bombardment</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/2d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="2d Operations Group">2d Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Operations_Group" title="12th Operations Group">12th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Training_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="17th Training Group">17th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Operations_Group" title="47th Operations Group">47th 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/301st_Operations_Group" title="301st Operations Group">301st Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/310th_Space_Wing" title="310th Space Wing">310th 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/340th_Flying_Training_Group" title="340th Flying Training Group">340th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/376th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="376th Air Expeditionary Wing">376th Bombardment</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Fighter</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/1st_Operations_Group" title="1st Operations Group">1st Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Operations_Group" title="14th Operations Group">14th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Special_Operations_Group" title="27th Special Operations Group">27th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Operations_Group" title="31st Operations Group">31st Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="33d Operations Group">33d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/52d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="52d Operations Group">52d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_Operations_Group" title="57th Operations Group">57th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/79th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="79th Fighter Group">79th Fighter</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">81st Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/82d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="82d Operations Group">82d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/86th_Operations_Group" title="86th Operations Group">86th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/324th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="324th Fighter Group">324th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/325th_Operations_Group" title="325th Operations Group">325th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/332d_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="332d Fighter Group">332d Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/350th_Fighter_Group" title="350th Fighter Group">350th Fighter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Reconnaissance</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/3d_Reconnaissance_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="3d Reconnaissance Group">3d Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Tactical_Reconnaissance_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing">5th Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53d_Electronic_Warfare_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="53d Electronic Warfare Group">68th Reconnaissance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Troop carrier<br /></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/60th_Operations_Group" title="60th Operations Group">60th Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/61st_Air_Base_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="61st Air Base Group">61st Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/62d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="62d Operations Group">62d Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/64th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="64th Air Expeditionary Group">64th Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/313th_Troop_Carrier_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="313th Troop Carrier Group">313th Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/314th_Operations_Group" title="314th Operations Group">314th Troop Carrier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/316th_Operations_Group" title="316th Operations Group">316th Troop Carrier</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Squadrons</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/15th_Bombardment_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="15th Bombardment Squadron">15th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/414th_Combat_Training_Squadron" title="414th Combat Training Squadron">414th Night Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/415th_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="415th Tactical Fighter Squadron">415th Night Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/416th_Fighter_Squadron" title="416th Fighter Squadron">416th Night Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/417th_Weapons_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="417th Weapons Squadron">417th Night Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/427th_Special_Operations_Squadron" title="427th Special Operations Squadron">427th Night Fighter</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;line-height:1.4em;padding:0.4em;"><div> <ul><li><b>United States Army Air Forces</b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Air_Force" title="First Air Force">First</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Air_Force" title="Second Air Force">Second</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Air_Force" title="Fourth Air Force">Fourth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifth_Air_Force" title="Fifth Air Force">Fifth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_Southern_Command" title="United States Air Forces Southern Command">Sixth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventh_Air_Force" title="Seventh Air Force">Seventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninth_Air_Force_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninth Air Force (World War II)">Ninth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tenth_Air_Force" title="Tenth Air Force">Tenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Air_Force" title="Eleventh Air Force">Eleventh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth</a></li> 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