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data-file-height="918" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Airmen from the 449th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron prepare an HC-130 for a Combined Task Force-Horn of Africa mission.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">1943–1946; 1963–1977; 2005-present</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png 2x" data-file-width="69" data-file-height="39" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Branch</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/29px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg/38px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Air_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="6336" data-file-height="4992" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><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 – Air Forces Africa</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third Air Force</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/406th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="406th Air Expeditionary Wing">406th Air Expeditionary Wing</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier" title="Camp Lemonnier">Camp Lemonnier</a>, Djibouti</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Flying Horsemen <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Nunquam non Paratus (Never Unprepared)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Engagements</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Theater_of_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean Theater of Operations">Mediterranean Theater of Operations</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Global War on Terrorism">Global War on Terrorism</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Decorations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Unit Citation">Distinguished Unit Citation</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Outstanding Unit Award">Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Current<br />commander</th><td class="infobox-data">Col. Andrew Crabtree</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Darr_H._Alkire" title="Darr H. Alkire">Darr H. Alkire</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">449th Air Expeditionary Group Emblem</th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group_emblem.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group_emblem.PNG/200px-449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group_emblem.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="197" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group_emblem.PNG/300px-449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group_emblem.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/45/449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group_emblem.PNG/400px-449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group_emblem.PNG 2x" data-file-width="1821" data-file-height="1798" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">World War II Tail Marking<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><b>Upward-pointing black triangle outline within a white circle</b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:449thAEG-PJ.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/449thAEG-PJ.jpg/220px-449thAEG-PJ.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="198" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/449thAEG-PJ.jpg/330px-449thAEG-PJ.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/449thAEG-PJ.jpg/440px-449thAEG-PJ.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1800" data-file-height="1623" /></a><figcaption>A pararescueman from the 131st Rescue Squadron jumps from an HC-130 during a training mission recently. The 131st works with the 449th Air Expeditionary Group</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>449th Air Expeditionary Group</b> (449 AEG) is a provisional <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> unit assigned to the <a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third Air Force</a> supporting <a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">United States Africa Command</a>. It is stationed at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier" title="Camp Lemonnier">Camp Lemonnier</a>, Djibouti. It flies missions for <a href="/wiki/Africa_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Africa Command">Africa Command</a> and <a href="/wiki/Combined_Joint_Task_Force_%E2%80%93_Horn_of_Africa" title="Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa">Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa</a>, supporting varied U.S. objectives in the area. </p><p>The group began as the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> 449th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in the spring of 1943. The group prepared for combat with <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">Consolidated B-24 Liberator</a> strategic heavy <a href="/wiki/Bomber" title="Bomber">bombers</a>. It moved to Italy by January 1944, and was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/47th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="47th Bombardment Wing">47th Bombardment Wing</a> of <a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Air_Force" title="Fifteenth Air Force">Fifteenth Air Force</a>. It bombed oil refineries, communications centers, aircraft factories, and industrial areas in Italy, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania, and Greece, and earned two <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Unit Citation">Distinguished Unit Citations</a> in combat. After returning to the United States at the end of May 1945, the unit was assigned to <a href="/wiki/Second_Air_Force" title="Second Air Force">Second Air Force</a>, transitioned to <a href="/wiki/B-29_Superfortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-29 Superfortress">B-29 Superfortresses</a>, and was redesignated a Very Heavy bomb group. </p><p>In the postwar era, the 449th Bombardment Group was one of the original ten <a href="/wiki/Bombardment_group" title="Bombardment group">bombardment groups</a> assigned to <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command" title="Strategic Air Command">Strategic Air Command</a> (SAC). The unit was inactivated on 4 August 1946 at <a href="/wiki/Grand_Island_Army_Air_Field" title="Grand Island Army Air Field">Grand Island Army Air Field</a>, Nebraska and its mission, aircraft, and personnel were transferred to the <a href="/wiki/28th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="28th Bombardment Group">28th Bombardment Group</a> which was simultaneously activated. </p><p>The 449th Bombardment Wing, Heavy was activated in 1963 at <a href="/wiki/Kincheloe_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kincheloe AFB">Kincheloe AFB</a>, Michigan, assuming the mission, aircraft and equipment of the 4239th Strategic Wing and trained for strategic operations flying <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker" title="Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker">Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers</a> as part of <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command" title="Strategic Air Command">Strategic Air Command</a>. The wing inactivated in 1977 with the closure of Kincheloe AFB. </p><p>In 1985 the <a href="/wiki/Group_(military_aviation_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group (military aviation unit)">group</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Wing_(military_aviation_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (military aviation unit)">wing</a> were consolidated, but remained inactive. In 2003 the unit was redesignated as the 449th Air Expeditionary Group and was assigned to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Forces Europe">United States Air Forces Europe</a> (USAFE) to activate or inactivate as needed. Since 2008, the unit has controlled USAF activities in the Horn of Africa. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Units">Units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 449th AEG is currently made up of:<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> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/12th_Special_Operations_Squadron" title="12th Special Operations Squadron">12th Special Operations Squadron</a> (Expeditionary SOS) (<a href="/wiki/Chabelley_Airport" title="Chabelley Airport">Chabelley Airfield</a>, Djibouti)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/75th_Expeditionary_Airlift_Squadron" title="75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron">75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/82nd_Expeditionary_Rescue_Squadron" title="82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron">82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron</a></li> <li>475th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (<a href="/wiki/Manda_Airport" title="Manda Airport">Manda Bay Airfield</a>, Kenya)</li> <li>726th Expeditionary Mission Support Squadron</li> <li>776th Expeditionary Air Base Squadron (Chabelley Airfield, Djibouti)</li></ul> <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=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=3" 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:449th_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/449th_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.jpg/125px-449th_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.jpg" decoding="async" width="125" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/449th_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.jpg/188px-449th_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/88/449th_Bombardment_Group_-_Emblem.jpg 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="219" /></a><figcaption>Emblem of the 449th Bombardment Group</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Douglas-Tulsa_B-24J-5-DT_Liberator_42-51327_449BG_717BS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Douglas-Tulsa_B-24J-5-DT_Liberator_42-51327_449BG_717BS.jpg/220px-Douglas-Tulsa_B-24J-5-DT_Liberator_42-51327_449BG_717BS.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Douglas-Tulsa_B-24J-5-DT_Liberator_42-51327_449BG_717BS.jpg/330px-Douglas-Tulsa_B-24J-5-DT_Liberator_42-51327_449BG_717BS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Douglas-Tulsa_B-24J-5-DT_Liberator_42-51327_449BG_717BS.jpg/440px-Douglas-Tulsa_B-24J-5-DT_Liberator_42-51327_449BG_717BS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="220" /></a><figcaption>717th Bomb Squadron B-24J 42-51327 at <a href="/wiki/Bruning_AAF" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruning AAF">Bruning AAF</a> just after delivery from Douglas-Tulsa where it was manufactured.</figcaption></figure> <p>The group was constituted as 449th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 6 April 1943 and activated on 1 May at <a href="/wiki/Davis%E2%80%93Monthan_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Davis–Monthan Field">Davis–Monthan Field</a>, Arizona.<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> its original components were the <a href="/wiki/716th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="716th Bombardment Squadron">716th</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer715_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer715-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/717th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="717th Bombardment Squadron">717th</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/718th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="718th Bombardment Squadron">718th</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> and <a href="/wiki/719th_Bombardment_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="719th Bombardment Squadron">719th Bombardment Squadrons</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer718_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer718-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was assigned to <a href="/wiki/II_Bomber_Command" title="II Bomber Command">II Bomber Command</a> for combat training with <a href="/wiki/B-24_Liberator" class="mw-redirect" title="B-24 Liberator">B-24 Liberators</a>. The first morning report was issued on 27 May 1943and listed as 52 officers and 33 enlisted men available for duty. Over the next seven months the Group steadily increased to full strength as the training program progressed.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="need support for group strength data (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In July 1943 the group moved to <a href="/wiki/Alamogordo_Army_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Alamogordo Army Airfield">Alamogordo Army Airfield</a>, New Mexico<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where second phase training was performed.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="need support for phase training (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In September the group again relocated, this time to <a href="/wiki/Bruning_Army_Air_Field" title="Bruning Army Air Field">Bruning Army Air Field</a>, Nebraska.<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The move to Bruning was completed on 18 September 1943. At that time the 449th consisted of a total complement of 184 officers and 1,203 enlisted men. At Bruning the group received its new operational <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">Consolidated B-24 Liberators</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="need support for strength and replacement aircraft (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>By December 1943, training was complete and the 449th was ordered overseas to the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Theater_of_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean Theater of Operations">Mediterranean Theater of Operations</a> (MTO). Each crew flew its aircraft overseas by the South Atlantic Transport Route which took them to Morrison Field, Florida, then to Puerto Rico and Brazil. The Atlantic crossing was made from Brazil to <a href="/wiki/Dakar" title="Dakar">Dakar</a>, French West Africa. From Dakar the planes flew north to <a href="/wiki/Tunis" title="Tunis">Tunis</a> by way of <a href="/wiki/Marrakech" class="mw-redirect" title="Marrakech">Marrakech</a>. From Tunis they flew to their forward operating base at <a href="/wiki/Grottaglie_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Grottaglie Airfield">Grottaglie Airfield</a> near <a href="/wiki/Taranto" title="Taranto">Taranto</a>, Italy.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="need support for ferrying data (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The 449th was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/47th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="47th Bombardment Wing">47th Bombardment Wing</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Air_Force" title="Fifteenth Air Force">Fifteenth Air Force</a>.<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> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Consolidated_B-24J-15-CF_Liberator_42-64363_449BG_718BS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Consolidated_B-24J-15-CF_Liberator_42-64363_449BG_718BS.jpg/220px-Consolidated_B-24J-15-CF_Liberator_42-64363_449BG_718BS.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="148" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Consolidated_B-24J-15-CF_Liberator_42-64363_449BG_718BS.jpg/330px-Consolidated_B-24J-15-CF_Liberator_42-64363_449BG_718BS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Consolidated_B-24J-15-CF_Liberator_42-64363_449BG_718BS.jpg/440px-Consolidated_B-24J-15-CF_Liberator_42-64363_449BG_718BS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="519" data-file-height="350" /></a><figcaption>718th Bomb Squadron B-24J 42-64362 in flight over Europe, 1944</figcaption></figure> <p>The group was a strategic bombardment organization, and bombed oil refineries, communications centers, aircraft factories, and industrial areas in Italy, Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Rumania, Bulgaria, Albania, and Greece.<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The group received a <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Unit Citation">Distinguished Unit Citation</a> (DUC) for a mission on 4 April 1944 when the group, flying without escort, raided marshalling yards in <a href="/wiki/Bucharest" title="Bucharest">Bucharest</a>. Although heavily outnumbered by German <a href="/wiki/Fighter_aircraft" title="Fighter aircraft">fighters</a>, the group succeeded not only in bombing the target but also in destroying many of the enemy interceptors. Received another DUC for action on 9 July 1944 when the group flew through heavy smoke and intense enemy fire to attack an <a href="/wiki/Oil_refinery" title="Oil refinery">oil refinery</a> at <a href="/wiki/Ploie%C8%99ti" title="Ploiești">Ploiești</a>. Other operations of the group included bombing gun emplacements in southern France in preparation for the invasion in August 1944, and attacking troop concentrations, bridges, and viaducts in April 1945 to assist Allied forces in northern Italy.<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The group was ordered back to the United States during May after the German capitulation. The 449th was redesignated a Very Heavy bombardment group and was programmed for very long range strategic bombardment operations against the <a href="/wiki/Japanese_Home_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Japanese Home Islands">Japanese Home Islands</a> using <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">Boeing B-29 Superfortresses</a>. Many personnel were demobilized upon arrival at the port of embarkation; a small <a href="/wiki/En_cadre" class="mw-redirect" title="En cadre">cadre</a> of key personnel was formed and the group was then established at <a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls_Army_Air_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Sioux Falls Army Air Field">Sioux Falls Army Air Field</a>, South Dakota in late May where the group was reformed with new personnel.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="need support for demobilization and cadre information (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>After a period of organization, the group moved to <a href="/wiki/Dalhart_Army_Air_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Dalhart Army Air Field">Dalhart Army Air Field</a>, Texas, where initial training was conducted with former <a href="/wiki/II_Bomber_Command" title="II Bomber Command">II Bomber Command</a> <a href="/wiki/B-17_Flying_Fortress" class="mw-redirect" title="B-17 Flying Fortress">B-17 Flying Fortress</a>; <a href="/wiki/B-25_Mitchell" class="mw-redirect" title="B-25 Mitchell">B-25 Mitchells</a> and some B-29s.<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As the group was so far along in training, it moved to <a href="/wiki/Grand_Island_Army_Air_Field" title="Grand Island Army Air Field">Grand Island Army Air Field</a>, Nebraska in September where it became a regular unit of <a href="/wiki/Continental_Air_Forces" title="Continental Air Forces">Continental Air Forces</a>, receiving some of the last new B-29 aircraft manufactured by Boeing.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="need support for last Boeing B-29s and reason for move (May 2013)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> In November, its 719th squadron was converted to a <a href="/wiki/Aerial_reconnaissance" title="Aerial reconnaissance">reconnaissance</a> unit and redesignated the 46th Reconnaissance Squadron, Very Long Range (Photographic-Weather).<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer718_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer718-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 21 March 1946, the 449th Bombardment Group became one of the initial ten B-29 groups assigned to <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command" title="Strategic Air Command">Strategic Air Command</a> (SAC). The group was inactivated on 4 August 1946<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and its personnel, mission, and equipment were reassigned to the <a href="/wiki/28th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="28th Bombardment Group">28th Bombardment Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Strategic_Air_Command">Strategic Air Command</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Strategic Air Command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="anchor" id="4239th_Strategic_Wing"></span> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Wing_4239th_Strategic.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Wing_4239th_Strategic.gif/125px-Wing_4239th_Strategic.gif" decoding="async" width="125" height="132" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Wing_4239th_Strategic.gif/188px-Wing_4239th_Strategic.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/Wing_4239th_Strategic.gif/250px-Wing_4239th_Strategic.gif 2x" data-file-width="408" data-file-height="431" /></a><figcaption>Emblem of the 4239th Strategic Wing</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="4239th_Strategic_Wing">4239th Strategic Wing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 4239th Strategic Wing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The origins of the 449th Bombardment Wing began on 1 July 1959 when SAC established the 4239th Strategic Wing (SW) at <a href="/wiki/Kincheloe_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kincheloe AFB">Kincheloe AFB</a>, Michigan, an <a href="/wiki/Air_Defense_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Defense Command">Air Defense Command</a> (ADC) <a href="/wiki/Military_air_base" class="mw-redirect" title="Military air base">base</a>, whose host was the <a href="/wiki/507th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="507th Fighter Group">507th Fighter Group</a> (Air Defense ) and assigned it to the <a href="/wiki/40th_Air_Division" title="40th Air Division">40th Air Division</a><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as part of SAC's plan to disperse its <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">Boeing B-52 Stratofortress</a> heavy bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wing remained a <a href="/wiki/Headquarters" title="Headquarters">headquarters</a> only until 1 June 1961 when the 70th Munitions Maintenance Squadron was activated to oversee the wing's special weapons. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/93d_Bombardment_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="93d Bombardment Squadron">93d Bombardment Squadron</a> (BS), consisting of 15 <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses</a>, moved to Kincheloe from <a href="/wiki/Homestead_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Homestead AFB">Homestead AFB</a>, Florida where it had been one of the three squadrons of the <a href="/wiki/19th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="19th Bombardment Wing">19th Bombardment Wing</a> in August 1961.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time three maintenance squadrons and a squadron to provide security for special weapons were activated and assigned to the wing. Starting in 1960, one third of the squadron's aircraft were maintained on fifteen-minute <a href="/wiki/Alert_state" title="Alert state">alert</a>, fully fueled and ready for combat to reduce vulnerability to a Soviet missile strike. This was increased to half the squadron's aircraft in 1962.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 4239th (and later the 449th) continued to maintain an alert commitment until the 449th was inactivated in 1977. In 1962, the wing's <a href="/wiki/Bomber" title="Bomber">bombers</a> began to be equipped with the <a href="/wiki/GAM-77_Hound_Dog" class="mw-redirect" title="GAM-77 Hound Dog">GAM-77 Hound Dog</a> and the <a href="/wiki/GAM-72_Quail" class="mw-redirect" title="GAM-72 Quail">GAM-72 Quail</a> air-launched <a href="/wiki/Cruise_missiles" class="mw-redirect" title="Cruise missiles">cruise missiles</a>, The 4239th Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron was activated in November to maintain these missiles. </p><p>However, SAC Strategic Wings could not carry a permanent history or lineage<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and SAC looked for a way to make its Strategic Wings permanent. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:449th_Bombardment_Wing.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/449th_Bombardment_Wing.PNG/125px-449th_Bombardment_Wing.PNG" decoding="async" width="125" height="123" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/449th_Bombardment_Wing.PNG/188px-449th_Bombardment_Wing.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/16/449th_Bombardment_Wing.PNG/250px-449th_Bombardment_Wing.PNG 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="590" /></a><figcaption>449th Bombardment Wing Emblem</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="449th_Bombardment_Wing">449th Bombardment Wing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 449th Bombardment Wing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1962, in order to perpetuate the lineage of many currently inactive bombardment units with illustrious <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> records, Headquarters SAC received authority from Headquarters USAF to discontinue its Major Command controlled (MAJCON) strategic wings that were equipped with combat aircraft and to activate Air Force controlled (AFCON) units, most of which were inactive at the time which could carry a lineage and history. As a result, the 4239th SW was replaced by the 449th Bombardment Wing, Heavy<sup id="cite_ref-Ravenstein_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ravenstein-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which assumed its mission, personnel, and equipment on 1 February 1963.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the same way the <a href="/wiki/716th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="716th Bombardment Squadron">716th Bombardment Squadron</a>, one of the unit's World War II historical bomb squadrons, replaced the 93d BS. The 70th Munitions Maintenance Squadron was reassigned to the 449th. Under the Dual Deputate organization,<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> all flying and maintenance squadrons were directly assigned to the wing, so no operational group was activated. The 4239th's maintenance and security squadrons were replaced by ones with the 449th numerical designation of the new wing. Each of the new units assumed the personnel, equipment, and mission of its predecessor. In July 1963, the wing added an <a href="/wiki/Aerial_refueling" title="Aerial refueling">air refueling</a> capability when the <a href="/wiki/908th_Air_Refueling_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="908th Air Refueling Squadron">908th Air Refueling Squadron</a>, equipped with <a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker" title="Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker">Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers</a>, was organized and assigned to the wing.<sup id="cite_ref-Ravenstein_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ravenstein-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 449th continued the mission of strategic bombardment training and contributing to SAC's worldwide refueling capability. It supported SAC combat operations in Southeast Asia by furnishing KC-135 aircraft and crews from November 1965 through December 1975 and B-52 crews between May 1968 and June 1975.<sup id="cite_ref-Ravenstein_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ravenstein-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Although the number of ADC interceptor squadrons remained almost constant in the early 1960s, attrition (and the fact that production lines closed in 1961) caused a gradual drop in the number of planes assigned to fighter interceptor squadrons, from 24 to typically 18 by 1964 and to 12 by 1967.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because of this reduction, in December 1965, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a> announced it would close Kincheloe by October 1971. ADC terminated its <a href="/wiki/Interceptor_aircraft" title="Interceptor aircraft">interceptor</a> mission at Kincheloe and inactivated its <a href="/wiki/507th_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="507th Fighter Wing">507th Fighter Wing</a> in 1968.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It then organized the 4609th Air Base Group as a temporary host organization for the base. However, in May 1971, the decision to close the base was reversed and it was instead transferred to SAC, which activated the 449th Combat Support Group as the new host organization and assigned it to the wing. This was only a six-year reprieve, as the base was closed on 30 September 1977 as part of an ongoing reduction in force in the USAF following the end of the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>. The B-52s and KC-135s of the 449th were reassigned to other SAC units, and the wing was inactivated<sup id="cite_ref-Ravenstein_15-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ravenstein-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> concurrent with the closure of the base. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Europe_and_Africa">Europe and Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Europe and Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From 2008, the 449th Air Expeditionary Group has been assigned to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Forces Europe">United States Air Forces Europe</a> to activate or inactivate as needed for operations. The group is currently based at <a href="/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier" title="Camp Lemonnier">Camp Lemonnier</a>, Djibouti. The 449th provides combat search and rescue for the <a href="/wiki/Combined_Joint_Task_Force_-_Horn_of_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa">Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa</a>. The group has been assigned various expeditionary rescue squadrons while located in Djibouti. It is composed of <a href="/wiki/HC-130P_Hercules" class="mw-redirect" title="HC-130P Hercules">HC-130P Hercules</a> aircraft assigned to the 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Pararescue" title="United States Air Force Pararescue">pararescuemen</a> from the 82nd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While deployed the group performed both combat and civil search and rescue missions.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Since the above referenced fact sheet was issued the group has been joined by the <a href="/wiki/75th_Expeditionary_Airlift_Squadron" title="75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron">75th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron</a>. </p><p>In November 2006, while conducting an air-land mission, Staff Sergeant Joshua C. Sevilla, assigned to the group's <a href="/wiki/79th_Rescue_Squadron" title="79th Rescue Squadron">79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron</a> and his crew were forcibly detained by at <a href="/wiki/El_Fasher_Airport" title="El Fasher Airport">El Fasher Airport</a>, Sudan by members of the Sudanese military who accused them of espionage and demanded the surrender of all crew members and the aircraft. SSG Sevilla denied a force of more than 150 Sudanese soldiers the ability to control the aircraft, enabling all 17 American detainees to return.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/303d_Rescue_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="303d Rescue Squadron">303rd Expeditionary Rescue Squadron</a>, now a provisional Expeditionary Rescue Squadron assigned to USAFE since July 2011,<sup id="cite_ref-afhra.af.mil_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afhra.af.mil-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> has conducted deployments as part of the 449th AEG as the 303rd ERQS, at least during December 2013.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>From November 2016 a detachment of <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">General Dynamics F-16CM Fighting Falcons</a> were deployed here from the <a href="/wiki/510th_Fighter_Squadron" title="510th Fighter Squadron">510th Fighter Squadron</a> at <a href="/wiki/Aviano_Air_Base" title="Aviano Air Base">Aviano Air Base</a>, Italy with support from the <a href="/wiki/100th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="100th Air Refueling Wing">100th Air Refueling Wing</a>, from <a href="/wiki/RAF_Mildenhall" title="RAF Mildenhall">RAF Mildenhall</a>, UK using <a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker" title="Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker">Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-AFMJAN17-22_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-AFMJAN17-22-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It is likely that the <a href="/wiki/60th_Expeditionary_Reconnaissance_Squadron" title="60th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron">60th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron</a> at Camp Lemonnier was associated with the group in some way until it was inactivated in 2015. The <a href="/wiki/12th_Special_Operations_Squadron" title="12th Special Operations Squadron">12th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron</a> now conducts UAV takeoffs and landings from <a href="/wiki/Chabelley_Airport" title="Chabelley Airport">Chabelley Airport</a> in <a href="/wiki/Djibouti" title="Djibouti">Djibouti</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Lineage">Lineage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="449th_Bombardment_Group">449th Bombardment Group</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 449th Bombardment Group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Constituted as 449th Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 6 April 1943</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 1 May 1943.</dd> <dd>Redesignated 449th Bombardment Group, Heavy ca. August 1943</dd> <dd>Redesignated 449th Bombardment Group, Very Heavy on 29 May 1945</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 4 August 1946</dd></dl> <ul><li>Consolidated with 449th Bombardment Wing as 449th Bombardment Wing on 31 January 1984<sup id="cite_ref-DAFMPM539q_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DAFMPM539q-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (remained inactive)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group">449th Air Expeditionary Group</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 449th Air Expeditionary Group"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Constituted as 449th Fighter-Bomber Wing on 23 March 1953</li></ul> <dl><dd>Redesignated 449th Bombardment Wing, Heavy on 15 November 1962 and activated (not organized)</dd> <dd>Organized on 1 February 1963</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 30 September 1977.</dd></dl> <ul><li>Consolidated with 449th Bombardment Group on 31 January 1984<sup id="cite_ref-DAFMPM539q_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DAFMPM539q-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (remained inactive)</li> <li>Redesignated 449th Air Expeditionary Group and converted to provisional status in 2003.</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated and inactivated on undetermined dates.</dd></dl> <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=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fourth_Air_Force" title="Fourth Air Force">Fourth Air Force</a>, 1 May 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_Air_Force" title="Second Air Force">Second Air Force</a>, 12 September 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Air_Division" title="47th Air Division">47th Bombardment Wing</a>: 11 December 1943 – 15 May 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/20th_Bombardment_Wing" title="20th Bombardment Wing">20th Bombardment Wing</a>, 29 May 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command" title="Strategic Air Command">Strategic Air Command</a>: 21 March 1946 – 4 August 1946</li> <li>Strategic Air Command: 15 November 1962 (not organized)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Air_Division" title="40th Air Division">40th Air Division</a>, 1 February 1963 – 30 September 1977</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">Air Combat Command</a> to activate or inactivate any time in 2003 (attached to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_Central" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Forces Central">United States Air Forces Central</a>, 2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Forces in Europe">United States Air Forces in Europe</a> to activate or inactivate any time after 1 October 2008</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventeenth_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventeenth Air Force">Seventeenth Air Force</a>, 1 October 2008 - 20 April 2012</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_Air_Force" title="Third Air Force">Third Air Force</a>, 20 April 2012 – present</li></ul> <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=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output 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class="mw-redirect" title="Albuquerque Army Air Base">Albuquerque Army Air Base</a> New Mexico)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruning_Army_Air_Field" title="Bruning Army Air Field">Bruning Army Air Field</a>, Nebraska, 12 September – 3 December 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grottaglie_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Grottaglie Airfield">Grottaglie Airfield</a>, Italy, c. 4 January 1944 – 16 May 1945</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sioux_Falls_Army_Air_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Sioux Falls Army Air Field">Sioux Falls Army Air Field</a>, South Dakota, 29 May 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dalhart_Army_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Dalhart Army Airfield">Dalhart Army Airfield</a>, Texas, 24 July 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Island_Army_Air_Field" title="Grand Island Army Air Field">Grand Island Army Air Field</a>, Nebraska, 8 September 1945 – 4 August 1946.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kincheloe_AFB" class="mw-redirect" title="Kincheloe AFB">Kincheloe AFB</a>, Michigan, 1 February 1963 – 30 September 1977</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camp_Lemonnier" title="Camp Lemonnier">Camp Lemonnier</a>, Djibouti (2003–present)</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <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=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Groups">Groups</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Groups"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>449th Combat Support Group, 30 June 1971 – 30 September 1977</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Operational_Squadrons">Operational Squadrons</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Operational Squadrons"><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%;"> <p><b>1943–1977</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/716th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="716th Bombardment Squadron">716th Bombardment Squadron</a>: 1 May 1943 – 4 August 1946, 1 February 1963 – 30 September 1977</li> <li><a href="/wiki/717th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="717th Bombardment Squadron">717th Bombardment Squadron</a>: 1 May 1943 – 4 August 1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/718th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="718th Bombardment Squadron">718th Bombardment Squadron</a>: 1 May 1943 – 4 August 1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/46th_Reconnaissance_Squadron" title="46th Reconnaissance Squadron">719th Bombardment Squadron (later 46th Reconnaissance Squadron)</a>: 1 May 1943 – 11 June 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/908th_Air_Refueling_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="908th Air Refueling Squadron">908th Air Refueling Squadron</a>: 1 July 1963 – 30 September 1977</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <p><b>From 2011</b> </p> <ul><li>79th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron: unknown dates</li> <li>81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron: unknown dates</li> <li>82d Expeditionary Rescue Squadron: unknown dates</li> <li>303d Expeditionary Rescue Squadron: unknown dates, but after 22 July 2011<sup id="cite_ref-afhra.af.mil_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-afhra.af.mil-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Support_Squadrons">Support Squadrons</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Support Squadrons"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>70th Munitions Maintenance Squadron: 1 July 1963 – 30 September 1972</li> <li>449th Airborne Missile Maintenance Squadron: 1 July 1963 – 30 June 1975</li> <li>449th Armament & Electronics Maintenance Squadron: 1 July 1963 – 30 September 1977</li> <li>449th Combat Defense Squadron (later 449th Security Police Squadron): 1 July 1963 – 30 June 1971</li> <li>449th Field Maintenance Squadron: 1 July 1963 – 30 September 1977</li> <li>449th Munitions Maintenance Squadron: 1 October 1972 – 30 September 1977</li> <li>449th Organizational Maintenance Squadron: 1 July 1963 – 30 September 1977</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Other">Other</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Other"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>USAF Hospital, Kincheloe: 30 June 1971 – 30 September 1977</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft_and_missiles">Aircraft and missiles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Aircraft and missiles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Consolidated_B-24_Liberator" title="Consolidated B-24 Liberator">Consolidated B-24 Liberator</a> (1943–1945)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">Boeing B-29 Superfortress</a> (1945–1946)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">Boeing B-52 Stratofortress</a> (1963–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ADM-20_Quail" title="ADM-20 Quail">ADM-20 Quail</a> (1963–unknown)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-28_Hound_Dog" title="AGM-28 Hound Dog">AGM-28 Hound Dog</a> (1963–1975)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-69_SRAM" title="AGM-69 SRAM">AGM-69 SRAM</a> (1973–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker" title="Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker">Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker</a> (1963–1977)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_C-130_Hercules" title="Lockheed C-130 Hercules">Lockheed C-130 Hercules</a> (present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards_and_campaigns">Awards and campaigns</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Awards and campaigns"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Award streamer</th> <th>Award</th> <th>Dates</th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG/200px-Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG/300px-Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG/400px-Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Unit Citation">Distinguished Unit Citation</a></td> <td>4 April 1944</td> <td>Bucharest, Rumania<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG/200px-Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG/300px-Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d4/Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG/400px-Streamer_PUC_Army.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Unit Citation">Distinguished Unit Citation</a></td> <td>9 July 1944</td> <td>Ploiești, Romania<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg/200px-Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg/300px-Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/29/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg/400px-Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award_Streamer.jpg 2x" data-file-width="497" data-file-height="37" /></a></span></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Outstanding Unit Award">Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</a></td> <td>1 July 1974 – 30 June 1976</td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Ravenstein_15-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ravenstein-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Campaign Streamer </th> <th>Theater </th> <th>Campaign </th> <th>Notes </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:World_War_II_-_American_Campaign_Streamer_(Plain).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/World_War_II_-_American_Campaign_Streamer_%28Plain%29.png/200px-World_War_II_-_American_Campaign_Streamer_%28Plain%29.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/World_War_II_-_American_Campaign_Streamer_%28Plain%29.png/300px-World_War_II_-_American_Campaign_Streamer_%28Plain%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/World_War_II_-_American_Campaign_Streamer_%28Plain%29.png/400px-World_War_II_-_American_Campaign_Streamer_%28Plain%29.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/American_Theater_of_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="American Theater of World War II">American Theater of World War II</a> </td> <td> </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Theater_of_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean Theater of Operations">Mediterranean Theater of Operations</a> </td> <td>Air Combat EAME Theater </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mediterranean Theater of Operations </td> <td>Air Offensive, Europe </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mediterranean Theater of Operations </td> <td>Naples-Foggia </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mediterranean Theater of Operations </td> <td>Anzio </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mediterranean Theater of Operations </td> <td>Rome-Arno </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mediterranean Theater of Operations </td> <td>Normandy </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mediterranean Theater of Operations </td> <td>Northern France </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mediterranean Theater of Operations </td> <td>Southern France </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mediterranean Theater of Operations </td> <td>North Apennines </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mediterranean Theater of Operations </td> <td>Rhineland </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mediterranean Theater of Operations </td> <td>Central Europe </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/200px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/300px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9d/European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png/400px-European-African-Middle_Eastern_Campaign_Medal_streamer.png 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span> </td> <td>Mediterranean Theater of Operations </td> <td>Po Valley </td> <td><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer323_3-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer323-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <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=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_B-52_Units_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force">List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force</a></li></ul> <div style="clear:both;" class=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFMaurer,_Maurer1983" class="citation book cs1">Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) [1961]. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf"><i>Air Force Combat Units of World War II</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-912799-02-1" title="Special:BookSources/0-912799-02-1"><bdi>0-912799-02-1</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/61060979">61060979</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Air+Force+Combat+Units+of+World+War+II&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.edition=reprint&rft.pub=Office+of+Air+Force+History&rft.date=1983&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F61060979&rft.isbn=0-912799-02-1&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.defense.gov%2F2010%2FSep%2F21%2F2001330256%2F-1%2F-1%2F0%2FAFD-100921-044.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMaurer,_Maurer1982" class="citation book cs1">Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) [1969]. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://media.defense.gov/2010/Dec/02/2001329899/-1/-1/0/AFD-101202-002.pdf"><i>Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-405-12194-6" title="Special:BookSources/0-405-12194-6"><bdi>0-405-12194-6</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/70605402">70605402</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/72556">72556</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Combat+Squadrons+of+the+Air+Force%2C+World+War+II&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.edition=reprint&rft.pub=Office+of+Air+Force+History&rft.date=1982&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F72556&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F70605402&rft.isbn=0-405-12194-6&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.defense.gov%2F2010%2FDec%2F02%2F2001329899%2F-1%2F-1%2F0%2FAFD-101202-002.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMcMullen1964" class="citation book cs1">McMullen, Richard F. (1964). <i>The Fighter Interceptor Force 1962–1964</i>. ADC Historical Study No. 27. Ent Air Force Base, Colorado: Air Defense Command.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Fighter+Interceptor+Force+1962%E2%80%931964&rft.place=Ent+Air+Force+Base%2C+Colorado&rft.series=ADC+Historical+Study+No.+27&rft.pub=Air+Defense+Command&rft.date=1964&rft.aulast=McMullen&rft.aufirst=Richard+F.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span> (Confidential, declassified 22 March 2000)</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRavenstein1984" class="citation book cs1">Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/airforcecombatwi0000rave"><i>Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977</i></a></span>. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-912799-12-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-912799-12-9"><bdi>0-912799-12-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Air+Force+Combat+Wings%2C+Lineage+%26+Honors+Histories+1947%E2%80%931977&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.pub=Office+of+Air+Force+History&rft.date=1984&rft.isbn=0-912799-12-9&rft.aulast=Ravenstein&rft.aufirst=Charles+A.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fairforcecombatwi0000rave&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRavenstein1984" class="citation book cs1">Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). <i>A Guide to Air Force Lineage and Honors</i> (2nd, Revised ed.). Maxwell AFB, Alabama: USAF Historical Research Center. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/22226556">22226556</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Guide+to+Air+Force+Lineage+and+Honors&rft.place=Maxwell+AFB%2C+Alabama&rft.edition=2nd%2C+Revised&rft.pub=USAF+Historical+Research+Center&rft.date=1984&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F22226556&rft.aulast=Ravenstein&rft.aufirst=Charles+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWatkins2009" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol">Watkins, Robert A. (2009). <i>Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II</i>. Vol. IV, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Shiffer Publishing, Ltd. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7643-3401-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7643-3401-6"><bdi>978-0-7643-3401-6</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/791362037">791362037</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Insignia+and+Aircraft+Markings+of+the+U.S.+Army+Air+Force+in+World+War+II&rft.place=Atglen%2C+Pennsylvania&rft.pub=Shiffer+Publishing%2C+Ltd.&rft.date=2009&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F791362037&rft.isbn=978-0-7643-3401-6&rft.aulast=Watkins&rft.aufirst=Robert+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <p><b>Further reading</b> </p> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCaplan2004" class="citation book cs1">Caplan, Laura (2004). <i>Domain of Heroes: The Medical Journal, Writings, and Story of Dr. Leslie Caplan</i>. Edina, Minnesota: self-published. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/755921442">755921442</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Domain+of+Heroes%3A+The+Medical+Journal%2C+Writings%2C+and+Story+of+Dr.+Leslie+Caplan&rft.place=Edina%2C+Minnesota&rft.pub=self-published&rft.date=2004&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F755921442&rft.aulast=Caplan&rft.aufirst=Laura&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCurrier1992" class="citation book cs1">Currier, Donald R. (1992). <i>50 Mission Crush</i>. Shippensburg, Pennsylvania: Burd Street Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-942597-43-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-942597-43-1"><bdi>978-0-942597-43-1</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/92008964">92008964</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/231434413">231434413</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=50+Mission+Crush&rft.place=Shippensburg%2C+Pennsylvania&rft.pub=Burd+Street+Press&rft.date=1992&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F231434413&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F92008964&rft.isbn=978-0-942597-43-1&rft.aulast=Currier&rft.aufirst=Donald+R.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGann1995" class="citation book cs1">Gann, Harvey E. (1995). <i>Escape I Must, World War II Prisoner of War in Germany</i>. Austin, Texas: Woodburner Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-964312-61-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-964312-61-6"><bdi>978-0-964312-61-6</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/95060566">95060566</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/33630053">33630053</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Escape+I+Must%2C+World+War+II+Prisoner+of+War+in+Germany&rft.place=Austin%2C+Texas&rft.pub=Woodburner+Press&rft.date=1995&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F33630053&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F95060566&rft.isbn=978-0-964312-61-6&rft.aulast=Gann&rft.aufirst=Harvey+E.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGansz2022" class="citation book cs1">Gansz, David M. (2022). <i>Fifteenth Air Force War Diary, Bombing by the Numbers</i>. First Mountain Belgians Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-7343806-1-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-7343806-1-3"><bdi>978-1-7343806-1-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Fifteenth+Air+Force+War+Diary%2C+Bombing+by+the+Numbers&rft.pub=First+Mountain+Belgians+Publishing&rft.date=2022&rft.isbn=978-1-7343806-1-3&rft.aulast=Gansz&rft.aufirst=David+M.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFO'Neil1993" class="citation book cs1">O'Neil, Myles (1993). <i>Ploesti raiders: B-24 bomber crew member, 719th Bomb Sqd., 449th Bomb Group, 47th Wing, 15th Air Force, Italy, WW II</i>. Chicago, Illinois: Adams Press. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/93071771">93071771</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/47054576">47054576</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Ploesti+raiders%3A+B-24+bomber+crew+member%2C+719th+Bomb+Sqd.%2C+449th+Bomb+Group%2C+47th+Wing%2C+15th+Air+Force%2C+Italy%2C+WW+II&rft.place=Chicago%2C+Illinois&rft.pub=Adams+Press&rft.date=1993&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F47054576&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F93071771&rft.aulast=O%27Neil&rft.aufirst=Myles&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRust1976" class="citation book cs1">Rust, Kenn C. (1976). <i>Fifteenth Air Force Story</i>. Temple City, California: Historical Aviation Album. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-911852-79-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-911852-79-0"><bdi>978-0-911852-79-0</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/76017673">76017673</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/2644131">2644131</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Fifteenth+Air+Force+Story&rft.place=Temple+City%2C+California&rft.pub=Historical+Aviation+Album&rft.date=1976&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F2644131&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F76017673&rft.isbn=978-0-911852-79-0&rft.aulast=Rust&rft.aufirst=Kenn+C.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShepard1976" class="citation book cs1">Shepard, D. William (1976). <i>Of Men and Wings: The First 100 Missions of the 449th Bomb, January to July 1944</i>. Temple City, California: Historical Aviation Album. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-911852-79-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-911852-79-0"><bdi>978-0-911852-79-0</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/76017673">76017673</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/2644131">2644131</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Of+Men+and+Wings%3A+The+First+100+Missions+of+the+449th+Bomb%2C+January+to+July+1944&rft.place=Temple+City%2C+California&rft.pub=Historical+Aviation+Album&rft.date=1976&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F2644131&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F76017673&rft.isbn=978-0-911852-79-0&rft.aulast=Shepard&rft.aufirst=D.+William&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTurner,_Damon1985" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol">Turner, Damon, ed. (1985). <i>A History of the 449th Bomb Group, Forty-seventh Wing, Fifteenth Air Force: A Group History</i>. Vol. I Tucson to Grottaglie. Collegiate Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+the+449th+Bomb+Group%2C+Forty-seventh+Wing%2C+Fifteenth+Air+Force%3A+A+Group+History&rft.pub=Collegiate+Press&rft.date=1985&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTurner,_Damon1985" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol">Turner, Damon, ed. (1985). <i>A History of the 449th Bomb Group, Forty-seventh Wing, Fifteenth Air Force: A Group History</i>. Vol. II From Grottaglie. Collegiate Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+the+449th+Bomb+Group%2C+Forty-seventh+Wing%2C+Fifteenth+Air+Force%3A+A+Group+History&rft.pub=Collegiate+Press&rft.date=1985&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF449th_Bomb_Group_Association1989" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol">449th Bomb Group Association, ed. (1989). <i>A History of the 449th Bomb Group, Forty-seventh Wing, Fifteenth Air Force: A Group History</i>. Vol. III Grottaglie and Home. Collegiate Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+the+449th+Bomb+Group%2C+Forty-seventh+Wing%2C+Fifteenth+Air+Force%3A+A+Group+History&rft.pub=Collegiate+Press&rft.date=1989&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF449th_Bomb_Group_Association2000" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol">449th Bomb Group Association, ed. (2000). <i>A History of the 449th Bomb Group, Forty-seventh Wing, Fifteenth Air Force: A Group History</i>. Vol. IV Maximum Effort. Panama City, FL: Norfield Publishing.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+History+of+the+449th+Bomb+Group%2C+Forty-seventh+Wing%2C+Fifteenth+Air+Force%3A+A+Group+History&rft.place=Panama+City%2C+FL&rft.pub=Norfield+Publishing&rft.date=2000&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF449th_Bomb_Group_Association2001" class="citation book cs1">449th Bomb Group Association, ed. (2001). <i>The Planes of the 449th Bomb Group in World War II</i>. Panama City, Florida: Norfield Publishing.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Planes+of+the+449th+Bomb+Group+in+World+War+II&rft.place=Panama+City%2C+Florida&rft.pub=Norfield+Publishing&rft.date=2001&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFYedlinJeffers2002" class="citation book cs1">Yedlin, Benedict; Jeffers, Alexander (2002). <i>Brother Men Who Fly: A World War II Gunner's Personal Quest</i>. Princeton, New Jersey: Liberator Crew Productions. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-967533-31-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-967533-31-5"><bdi>978-0-967533-31-5</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/2004555330">2004555330</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/52232362">52232362</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Brother+Men+Who+Fly%3A+A+World+War+II+Gunner%27s+Personal+Quest&rft.place=Princeton%2C+New+Jersey&rft.pub=Liberator+Crew+Productions&rft.date=2002&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F52232362&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F2004555330&rft.isbn=978-0-967533-31-5&rft.aulast=Yedlin&rft.aufirst=Benedict&rft.au=Jeffers%2C+Alexander&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWatkins2009" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-long-vol">Watkins, Robert A. (2009). <i>Battle Colors: Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II</i>. Vol. IV, European-African-Middle Eastern Theater of Operations. Atglen, Pennsylvania: Shiffer Publishing. pp. 92–93. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-7643-3401-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-7643-3401-6"><bdi>978-0-7643-3401-6</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/791362037">791362037</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Battle+Colors%3A+Insignia+and+Aircraft+Markings+of+the+U.S.+Army+Air+Force+in+World+War+II&rft.place=Atglen%2C+Pennsylvania&rft.pages=92-93&rft.pub=Shiffer+Publishing&rft.date=2009&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F791362037&rft.isbn=978-0-7643-3401-6&rft.aulast=Watkins&rft.aufirst=Robert+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.usafe.af.mil/435thAEW/">"435th Air Expeditionary Wing"</a>. <i>www.usafe.af.mil</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(1983) [1961]. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/21/2001330256/-1/-1/0/AFD-100921-044.pdf"><i>Air Force Combat Units of World War II</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (reprint ed.). 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Maxwell AFB, AL: USAF Historical Research Center. p. 12.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A+Guide+to+Air+Force+Lineage+and+Honors&rft.place=Maxwell+AFB%2C+AL&rft.pages=12&rft.edition=2d%2C+Revised&rft.pub=USAF+Historical+Research+Center&rft.date=1984&rft.aulast=Ravenstein&rft.aufirst=Charles+A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Ravenstein-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Ravenstein_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ravenstein_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ravenstein_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ravenstein_15-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ravenstein_15-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRavenstein1984" class="citation book cs1">Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/airforcecombatwi0000rave/page/244"><i>Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977</i></a>. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. pp. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/airforcecombatwi0000rave/page/244">244–245</a>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-912799-12-4" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-912799-12-4"><bdi>978-0-912799-12-4</bdi></a>. <a href="/wiki/LCCN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="LCCN (identifier)">LCCN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://lccn.loc.gov/83024954">83024954</a>. <a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/10207373">10207373</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Air+Force+Combat+Wings%2C+Lineage+%26+Honors+Histories+1947%E2%80%931977&rft.place=Washington%2C+DC&rft.pages=244-245&rft.pub=Office+of+Air+Force+History&rft.date=1984&rft_id=info%3Aoclcnum%2F10207373&rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F83024954&rft.isbn=978-0-912799-12-4&rft.aulast=Ravenstein&rft.aufirst=Charles+A.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fairforcecombatwi0000rave%2Fpage%2F244&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A449th+Air+Expeditionary+Group" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The 449th Wing had been constituted nine years earlier as a fighter unit but never activated. It continued, through temporary bestowal, the history, and honors of the World War II 449th Bombardment Group. It was also entitled to retain the honors (but not the history or lineage) of the 4239th. This temporary bestowal ended in January 1984, when the wing and group were consolidated into a single unit.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Under this plan flying squadrons reported to the wing Deputy Commander for Operations and maintenance squadrons reported to the wing Deputy Commander for Maintenance</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">McMullen, Richard F. (1964) "The Fighter Interceptor Force 1962–1964" ADC Historical Study No. 27, Air Defense Command, Ent Air Force Base, CO (Confidential, declassified 22 March 2000), pp. 41, 43–45</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ravenstein <i>Combat Wings</i>, p. 274</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">USAFE/AFRICA Public Affairs Office, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.usafe.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=19865">USAFE Factsheet, U.S. Forces Africa</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150402131805/http://www.usafe.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=19865">Archived</a> 2 April 2015 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> 27 August 2002 (retrieved 26 May 2013)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Drake, Corey <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.africom.mil/Newsroom/Article/6510/449th-air-expeditionary-group-changes-hands-in-dji">449th Air Expeditionary Group Changes Hands in Djibouti</a> 2 March 2009 (retrieved 26 May 2013)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Military Times</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/85797">Hall of Valor, Joshua C. 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four-star generals">Four-star generals</a></li> <li>Three-star generals <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_lieutenant_generals_in_the_United_States_Air_Force_before_1960" title="List of lieutenant generals in the United States Air Force before 1960">1940–1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_lieutenant_generals_from_2000_to_2009" title="List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals from 2000 to 2009">2000–2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_lieutenant_generals_from_2010_to_2019" title="List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals from 2010 to 2019">2010–2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_lieutenant_generals_since_2020" title="List of United States Air Force lieutenant generals since 2020">2020–present</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Committee_on_Armed_Services" title="United States House Committee on Armed Services">House Armed Services Committee</a> <ul><li><a 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United States Air Force">Structure</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Commands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">Reserve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Field_Operating_Agencies" title="List of United States Air Force Field Operating Agencies">Field Operating Agencies</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_installations" title="List of United States Air Force installations">Installations</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Direct Reporting Units</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_District_of_Washington" title="Air Force District of Washington">District of Washington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Operational_Test_and_Evaluation_Center" title="Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center">Operational Test and Evaluation Center</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy" title="United States Air Force Academy">USAF Academy</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_major_commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of major commands of the United States Air Force">Major commands</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Air_Combat_Command" title="Air Combat Command">ACC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Air Education and Training Command">AETC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Global_Strike_Command" title="Air Force Global Strike Command">AFGSC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Materiel_Command" title="Air Force Materiel Command">AFMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Reserve_Command" title="Air Force Reserve Command">AFRC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Special_Operations_Command" title="Air Force Special Operations Command">AFSOC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Command" title="Air Mobility Command">AMC</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">PACAF</a></li> <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">USAFE–AFAFRICA</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Numbered_Air_Force" title="Numbered Air Force">Numbered Air Forces</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <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/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" title="Ninth Air Force">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> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirteenth_Expeditionary_Air_Force" title="Thirteenth Expeditionary Air Force">Thirteenth Expeditionary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Air_Force" title="Fifteenth Air Force">Fifteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_Air_Force" title="Sixteenth Air Force">Sixteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighteenth_Air_Force" title="Eighteenth Air Force">Eighteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nineteenth_Air_Force" title="Nineteenth Air Force">Nineteenth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Air_Force" title="Twentieth Air Force">Twentieth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twenty-Second_Air_Force" title="Twenty-Second Air Force">Twenty-Second</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of wings of the United States Air Force">Wings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_groups_and_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_National_Guard" title="List of groups and wings of the United States Air National Guard">ANG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Groups" title="List of United States Air Force Groups">Groups</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_groups_and_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_National_Guard" title="List of groups and wings of the United States Air National Guard">ANG</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force squadrons">Squadrons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_National_Guard_Squadrons" title="List of United States Air National Guard Squadrons">ANG</a></li> <li><a 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officer rank insignia">officers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Academy_Cadet_Insignia" title="United States Air Force Academy Cadet Insignia">cadets</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_enlisted_rank_insignia" title="United States Air Force enlisted rank insignia">enlisted</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Specialty_Code" title="Air Force Specialty Code">Specialty Code</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Air_Force_aeronautical_rating" title="U.S. Air Force aeronautical rating">Aeronautical ratings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Judge_Advocate_General%27s_Corps" title="United States Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps">Judge Advocate General's Corps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rapid_Engineer_Deployable_Heavy_Operational_Repair_Squadron_Engineers" title="Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers">RED HORSE</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Security_Forces" title="United 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style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">active<br />(<a href="/wiki/List_of_major_commands_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of major commands of the United States Air Force">MAJCOM</a>)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Contiguous_United_States#CONUS_and_OCONUS" title="Contiguous United States">CONUS</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Altus_Air_Force_Base" title="Altus Air Force Base">Altus</a> (AETC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andersen_Air_Force_Base" title="Andersen Air Force Base">Andersen</a> (PACAF)</li> <li><a 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(PACAF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ellsworth_Air_Force_Base" title="Ellsworth Air Force Base">Ellsworth</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eglin_Air_Force_Base" title="Eglin Air Force Base">Eglin</a> (AFMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_E._Warren_Air_Force_Base" title="Francis E. Warren Air Force Base">F. E. Warren</a> (AFGSC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_Air_Force_Base" title="Fairchild Air Force Base">Fairchild</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Forbes_Field_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Forbes Field Air National Guard Base">Forbes</a> (ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Forks_Air_Force_Base" title="Grand Forks Air Force Base">Grand Forks</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grissom_Air_Reserve_Base" title="Grissom Air Reserve Base">Grissom</a> (AFRC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Homestead_Air_Reserve_Base" title="Homestead Air Reserve Base">Homestead</a> (AFRC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Air_National_Guard_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Lincoln Air National Guard Base">Lincoln</a> (ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Little_Rock_Air_Force_Base" title="Little Rock Air Force Base">Little Rock</a> (AETC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/MacDill_Air_Force_Base" title="MacDill Air Force Base">MacDill</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malmstrom_Air_Force_Base" title="Malmstrom Air 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title="Bergstrom Air Force Base">Bergstrom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biggs_Army_Airfield" title="Biggs Army Airfield">Biggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calumet_Air_Force_Station" title="Calumet Air Force Station">Calumet Air Force Station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Joint_Reserve_Base_Fort_Worth" title="Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth">Carswell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castle_Air_Force_Base" title="Castle Air Force Base">Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chennault_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Chennault Air Force Base">Chennault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clinton-Sherman_Air_Force_Base" title="Clinton-Sherman Air Force Base">Clinton-Sherman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bangor_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Bangor Air National Guard Base">Dow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eaker_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Eaker Air Force Base">Eaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Glasgow_Air_Force_Base" title="Glasgow Air Force Base">Glasgow</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Island_Army_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Grand Island Army Airfield">Grand Island</a> (AAF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Griffiss_Air_Force_Base" title="Griffiss Air Force Base">Griffiss</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunter_Army_Airfield" title="Hunter Army Airfield">Hunter</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/Kearney_Air_Force_Base" title="Kearney Air Force Base">Kearney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kincheloe_Air_Force_Base" title="Kincheloe Air Force Base">Kincheloe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larson_Air_Force_Base" title="Larson Air Force Base">Larson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Loring_Air_Force_Base" title="Loring Air Force Base">Loring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lowry_Air_Force_Base" title="Lowry Air Force Base">Lowry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mather_Air_Force_Base" title="Mather Air Force Base">Mather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McCoy_Air_Force_Base" title="McCoy Air Force Base">McCoy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plattsburgh_Air_Force_Base" title="Plattsburgh Air Force Base">Plattsburgh</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/Ramey_Air_Force_Base" title="Ramey Air Force Base">Ramey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R.I._Bong_Air_Force_Base" title="R.I. Bong Air Force Base">R.I. Bong</a> (unbuilt)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Schilling_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Schilling Air Force Base">Schilling</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/Turner_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Turner Air Force Base">Turner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walker_Air_Force_Base" title="Walker Air Force Base">Walker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wurtsmith_Air_Force_Base" title="Wurtsmith Air Force Base">Wurtsmith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">overseas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command_in_the_United_Kingdom" title="Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom">Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Bassingbourn" title="RAF Bassingbourn">RAF Bassingbourn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Guerir_Air_Base" title="Ben Guerir Air Base">Ben Guerir</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Boulhaut_Air_Base&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Boulhaut Air Base (page does not exist)">Boulhaut</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Brize_Norton" title="RAF Brize Norton">RAF Brize Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruntingthorpe_Aerodrome" title="Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome">RAF Bruntingthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Burtonwood" title="RAF Burtonwood">RAF Burtonwood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Chelveston" title="RAF Chelveston">RAF Chelveston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Greenham_Common" title="RAF Greenham Common">RAF Greenham Common</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/CFB_Goose_Bay" title="CFB Goose Bay">Goose</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Harmon_Air_Force_Base" title="Ernest Harmon Air Force Base">Ernest Harmon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_High_Wycombe" title="RAF High Wycombe">RAF High Wycombe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Upper_Heyford" title="RAF Upper Heyford">RAF Upper Heyford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Torrej%C3%B3n_Air_Base" title="Torrejón Air Base">Torrejón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Manston" title="RAF Manston">RAF Manston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mor%C3%B3n_Air_Base" title="Morón Air Base">Morón</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nouasseur_Air_Base" title="Nouasseur Air Base">Nouasseur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rabat%E2%80%93Sal%C3%A9_Airport" title="Rabat–Salé Airport">Rabat-Salé</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Scampton" title="RAF Scampton">RAF Scampton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sculthorpe_Training_Area" title="Sculthorpe Training Area">RAF Sculthorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidi_Slimane_Air_Base" title="Sidi Slimane Air Base">Sidi Slimane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_South_Ruislip" title="RAF South Ruislip">RAF South Ruislip</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/U-Tapao_Royal_Thai_Navy_Airfield" title="U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield">U-Tapao</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Waddington" title="RAF Waddington">RAF Waddington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Woodbridge" title="RAF Woodbridge">RAF Woodbridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Wyton" title="RAF Wyton">RAF Wyton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zaragoza_Airport" title="Zaragoza Airport">Zaragoza</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="5" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Emblem of Strategic Air Command"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png/100px-Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png/150px-Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png/200px-Shield_Strategic_Air_Command.png 2x" data-file-width="618" data-file-height="618" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center; background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">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:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Numbered_Air_Force" title="Numbered Air Force">Air Forces</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_Air_Force" title="Second Air Force">Second Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eighth_Air_Force" title="Eighth Air Force">Eighth Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/15th_Expeditionary_Mobility_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force">Fifteenth Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/16th_Air_Expeditionary_Task_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="16th Air Expeditionary Task Force">Sixteenth Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twentieth_Air_Force" title="Twentieth Air Force">Twentieth Air Force</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Divisions</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Air</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3d_Air_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="3d Air Division">3d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Air_Division" title="4th Air Division">4th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Air_Division" title="5th Air Division">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Air_Division" title="6th Air Division">6th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Air_Division" title="7th Air Division">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/12th_Air_Division" title="12th Air Division">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/14th_Air_Division" title="14th Air Division">14th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Air_Division" title="17th Air Division">17th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Air_Division" title="19th Air Division">19th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Air_Division" title="21st Air Division">21st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/36th_Air_Division" title="36th Air Division">36th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Air_Division" title="40th Air Division">40th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42d_Air_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="42d Air Division">42d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Air_Division" title="45th Air Division">45th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/47th_Air_Division" title="47th Air Division">47th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/57th_Air_Division" title="57th Air Division">57th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/100th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="100th Air Refueling Wing">100th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/311th_Air_Division" title="311th Air Division">311th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/801st_Air_Division" title="801st Air Division">801st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/802d_Air_Division" title="802d Air Division">802d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/806th_Air_Division" title="806th Air Division">806th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/817th_Air_Division" title="817th Air Division">817th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/822d_Air_Division" title="822d Air Division">822d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/823d_Air_Division" title="823d Air Division">823d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4310th_Air_Division" title="4310th Air Division">4310th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Strategic<br />aerospace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="1st Strategic Aerospace Division">1st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="18th Strategic Aerospace Division">18th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22d_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="22d Strategic Aerospace Division">22d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/810th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="810th Strategic Aerospace Division">810th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/813th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="813th Strategic Aerospace Division">813th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/816th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="816th Strategic Aerospace Division">816th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/818th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="818th Strategic Aerospace Division">818th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/819th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="819th Strategic Aerospace Division">819th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/820th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="820th Strategic Aerospace Division">820th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/821st_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="821st Strategic Aerospace Division">821st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/825th_Strategic_Aerospace_Division" title="825th Strategic Aerospace Division">825th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Strategic missile</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/13th_Strategic_Missile_Division" title="13th Strategic Missile Division">13th</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;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command_wings" title="Strategic Air Command wings">Wings</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_USAF_Bomb_Wings_and_Wings_assigned_to_Strategic_Air_Command" title="List of USAF Bomb Wings and Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command">Bombardment</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2d_Bomb_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="2d Bomb Wing">2d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Bomb_Wing" title="5th Bomb Wing">5th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Bomb_Wing" title="7th Bomb Wing">7th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Reconnaissance_Wing" title="9th Reconnaissance Wing">9th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/17th_Training_Wing" title="17th Training Wing">17th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/19th_Airlift_Wing" title="19th Airlift Wing">19th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/22d_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="22d Air Refueling Wing">22d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Bomb_Wing" title="28th Bomb Wing">28th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="39th Bombardment Wing">39th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="40th Bombardment Wing">40th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/42d_Air_Base_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="42d Air Base Wing">42d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43d_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="43d Airlift Wing">43d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/53d_Electronic_Warfare_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="53d Electronic Warfare Group">68th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/70th_Intelligence,_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance_Wing" title="70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing">70th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/72d_Air_Base_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="72d Air Base Wing">72d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/92d_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="92d Air Refueling Wing">92d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/93d_Air_Ground_Operations_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="93d Air Ground Operations Wing">93d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/96th_Air_Base_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="96th Air Base Wing">96th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/97th_Air_Mobility_Wing" title="97th Air Mobility Wing">97th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/99th_Air_Base_Wing" title="99th Air Base Wing">99th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/303d_Aeronautical_Systems_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="303d Aeronautical Systems Wing">303d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/319th_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="319th Air Refueling Wing">319th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/320th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="320th Air Expeditionary Wing">320th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/340th_Flying_Training_Group" title="340th Flying Training Group">340th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/379th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="379th Air Expeditionary Wing">379th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/380th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="380th Air Expeditionary Wing">380th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/397th_Bombardment_Wing" title="397th Bombardment Wing">397th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/410th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="410th Air Expeditionary Wing">410th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/416th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="416th Bombardment Wing">416th</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">449th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/450th_Bombardment_Wing" title="450th Bombardment Wing">450th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/454th_Bombardment_Wing" title="454th Bombardment Wing">454th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/456th_Bombardment_Wing" title="456th Bombardment Wing">456th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/461st_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="461st Bombardment Wing">461st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/465th_Bombardment_Wing" title="465th Bombardment Wing">465th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/484th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="484th Air Expeditionary Wing">484th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/494th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="494th Bombardment Wing">494th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/509th_Bomb_Wing" title="509th Bomb Wing">509th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_USAF_Fighter_Wings_assigned_to_Strategic_Air_Command" title="List of USAF Fighter Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command">Fighter</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><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/12th_Flying_Training_Wing" title="12th Flying Training Wing">12th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/27th_Special_Operations_Wing" title="27th Special Operations Wing">27th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/31st_Fighter_Wing" title="31st Fighter Wing">31st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/33d_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="33d Fighter Wing">33d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/56th_Fighter_Wing" title="56th Fighter Wing">56th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Flying_Training_Wing" title="71st Flying Training Wing">71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/82d_Training_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="82d Training Wing">82d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/407th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="407th Air Expeditionary Group">407th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/506th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="506th Air Expeditionary Group">506th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/508th_Aerospace_Sustainment_Wing" title="508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing">508th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_missile_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of missile wings of the United States Air Force">Missile</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/44th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="44th Strategic Missile Wing">44th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/90th_Missile_Wing" title="90th Missile Wing">90th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/91st_Missile_Wing" title="91st Missile Wing">91st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/308th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="308th Strategic Missile Wing">308th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/321st_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="321st Strategic Missile Wing">321st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/341st_Missile_Wing" title="341st Missile Wing">341st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/351st_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="351st Strategic Missile Wing">351st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/381st_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="381st Strategic Missile Wing">381st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/389th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" title="389th Strategic Missile Wing">389th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/390th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" title="390th Strategic Missile Wing">390th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/392d_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="392d Strategic Missile Wing">392d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/451st_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="451st Strategic Missile Wing">451st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/455th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="455th Air Expeditionary Wing">455th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/702d_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="702d Strategic Missile Wing">702d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/703d_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="703d Strategic Missile Wing">703d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/404th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="404th Air Expeditionary Group">704th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/705th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" title="705th Strategic Missile Wing">705th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/706th_Strategic_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="706th Strategic Missile Wing">706th</a></li> <li>4320th Strategic Wing (Missile)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance" title="Reconnaissance">Reconnaissance</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/6th_Air_Mobility_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Air Mobility Wing">6th Strategic Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Tactical_Reconnaissance_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing">26th Strategic Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Wing" title="55th Wing">55th Strategic Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/544th_Intelligence,_Surveillance_and_Reconnaissance_Group" title="544th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group">544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_air_refueling_wings" class="mw-redirect" title="List of United States Air Force air refueling wings">Refueling</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/11th_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="11th Air Refueling Wing">11th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/100th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="100th Air Refueling Wing">100th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/301st_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="301st Air Refueling Wing">301st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/305th_Air_Mobility_Wing" title="305th Air Mobility Wing">305th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/384th_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="384th Air Refueling Wing">384th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/452d_Air_Mobility_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="452d Air Mobility Wing">452d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/497th_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="497th Air Refueling Wing">497th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/499th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="499th Air Refueling Wing">499th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/500th_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="500th Air Refueling Wing">500th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_USAF_Strategic_Wings_assigned_to_the_Strategic_Air_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="List of USAF Strategic Wings assigned to the Strategic Air Command">Strategic</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Aerospace</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/310th_Space_Wing" title="310th Space Wing">310th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/385th_Strategic_Aerospace_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="385th Strategic Aerospace Wing">385th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/462d_Strategic_Aerospace_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="462d Strategic Aerospace Wing">462d</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">AFCON</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/95th_Air_Base_Wing" title="95th Air Base Wing">95th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/98th_Range_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="98th Range Wing">98th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/306th_Strategic_Wing" title="306th Strategic Wing">306th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/307th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="307th Strategic Wing">307th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/376th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="376th Air Expeditionary Wing">376th</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/List_of_MAJCOM_wings_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force">MAJCOM</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/3918th_Strategic_Wing" title="3918th Strategic Wing">3918th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3920th_Strategic_Wing" title="3920th Strategic Wing">3920th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/43d_Airlift_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="43d Airlift Wing">3960th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3970th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="3970th Strategic Wing">3970th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3973d_Strategic_Wing" title="3973d Strategic Wing">3973d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4026th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4026th Strategic Wing">4026th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4038th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4038th Strategic Wing">4038th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4039th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4039th Strategic Wing">4039th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4042d_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4042d Strategic Wing">4042d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4043d_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4043d Strategic Wing">4043d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4047th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4047th Strategic Wing">4047th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/100th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="100th Air Refueling Wing">4080th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4081st_Strategic_Wing" title="4081st Strategic Wing">4081st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4082d_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4082d Strategic Wing">4082d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4083d_Strategic_Wing" title="4083d Strategic Wing">4083d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4123d_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4123d Strategic Wing">4123d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4126th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4126th Strategic Wing">4126th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4138th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4138th Strategic Wing">4128th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4130th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4130th Strategic Wing">4130th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4133rd_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4133rd Strategic Wing">4133d</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4134th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4134th Strategic Wing">4134th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4135th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4135th Strategic Wing">4135th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4136th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4136th Strategic Wing">4136th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4137th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4137th Strategic Wing">4137th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4138th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4138th Strategic Wing">4138th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4141st_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4141st Strategic Wing">4141st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4157th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4157th Strategic Wing">4157th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4158th_Strategic_Wing" title="4158th Strategic Wing">4158th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4170th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4170th Strategic Wing">4170th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4228th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4228th Strategic Wing">4228th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4238th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4238th Strategic Wing">4238th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4239th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4239th Strategic Wing">4239th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4241st_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4241st Strategic Wing">4241st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4245th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4245th Strategic Wing">4245th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/376th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="376th Strategic Wing">4252nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4258th_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4258th Strategic Wing">4258th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4321st_Strategic_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="4321st Strategic Wing">4321st</a></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;text-align:center">USAAF<br />Groups<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><big>*</big>= initial assigned<br />unit upon SAC's<br />activation</span></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group 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:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Bombardment</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="2d Operations Group">2d</a> (7/47)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Operations_Group" title="7th Operations Group">7th</a> (10/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/28th_Operations_Group" title="28th Operations Group">28th</a> (8/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/40th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="40th Air Expeditionary Wing">40th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/43rd_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="43rd Operations Group">43rd</a> (10/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/44th_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="44th Operations Group">44th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/92nd_Operations_Group" title="92nd Operations Group">92nd</a> (10/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/93d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="93d Operations Group">93d</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/97th_Operations_Group" title="97th Operations Group">97th</a> (8/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/98th_Operations_Group" title="98th Operations Group">98th</a> (7/47)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/301st_Operations_Group" title="301st Operations Group">301st</a> (8/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/307th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="307th Bombardment Group">307th</a> (8/46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/444th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="444th Bombardment Group">444th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/448th_Fighter-Bomber_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="448th Fighter-Bomber Group">448th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">449th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/467th_Bombardment_Group" title="467th Bombardment Group">467th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/485th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="485th Air Expeditionary Wing">485th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/498th_Tactical_Missile_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="498th Tactical Missile Group">498th</a> (3/46*)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/509th_Composite_Group" title="509th Composite Group">509th Composite</a> (3/46*)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Fighter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/27th_Special_Operations_Group" title="27th Special Operations Group">27th</a> (6/47)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/55th_Operations_Group" title="55th Operations Group">55th</a> (2/47)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Reconnaissance</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/91st_Operations_Group" title="91st Operations Group">91st Strategic Reconnaissance</a> (1/47)</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;text-align:center; background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Equipment_of_Strategic_Air_Command" title="Equipment of Strategic Air Command">Major<br />weapon<br />systems</a></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:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Bomber_aircraft" class="mw-redirect" title="Bomber aircraft">Bombers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rockwell_B-1_Lancer" title="Rockwell B-1 Lancer">Rockwell B-1 Lancer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northrop_Grumman_B-2_Spirit" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit">Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">Boeing B-29 Superfortress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_B-36_Peacemaker" title="Convair B-36 Peacemaker">Convair B-36 Peacemaker</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_B-45_Tornado" title="North American B-45 Tornado">North American B-45 Tornado</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-47_Stratojet" title="Boeing B-47 Stratojet">Boeing B-47 Stratojet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-50_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-50 Superfortress">Boeing B-50 Superfortress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">Boeing B-52 Stratofortress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_B-58_Hustler" title="Convair B-58 Hustler">Convair B-58 Hustler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark">General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Command_and_control" title="Command and control">Command<br />& Control</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_DC-130" title="Lockheed DC-130">Lockheed DC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_E-4" title="Boeing E-4">Boeing E-4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_EC-135" title="Boeing EC-135">Boeing EC-135</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_RC-135" title="Boeing RC-135">Boeing RC-135</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Fighters</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/North_American_P-51_Mustang" title="North American P-51 Mustang">North American F-2 Mustang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-82_Twin_Mustang" title="North American F-82 Twin Mustang">North American F-82 Twin Mustang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84F_Thunderstreak" title="Republic F-84F Thunderstreak">Republic F-84F Thunderstreak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86_Sabre" title="North American F-86 Sabre">North American F-86 Sabre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_F-102_Delta_Dagger" title="Convair F-102 Delta Dagger">Convair F-102 Delta Dagger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-111_Aardvark" title="General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark">General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center">Missiles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/ADM-20_Quail" title="ADM-20 Quail">ADM-20</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-28_Hound_Dog" title="AGM-28 Hound Dog">AGM-28</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-69_SRAM" title="AGM-69 SRAM">AGM-69</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-84_Harpoon" class="mw-redirect" title="AGM-84 Harpoon">AGM-84</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-86_ALCM" title="AGM-86 ALCM">AGM-86</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-129_ACM" title="AGM-129 ACM">AGM-129</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-65_Atlas" title="SM-65 Atlas">HGM-16</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman" title="LGM-30 Minuteman">LGM-30A/B</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman" title="LGM-30 Minuteman">LGM-30F</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-30_Minuteman" title="LGM-30 Minuteman">LGM-30G</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LGM-118_Peacekeeper" title="LGM-118 Peacekeeper">LGM-118A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SM-62_Snark" title="SM-62 Snark">SM-62</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-17_Thor" title="PGM-17 Thor">PGM-17A</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PGM-19_Jupiter" title="PGM-19 Jupiter">PGM-19A</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Aerial_reconnaissance" title="Aerial reconnaissance">Reconnaissance</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird" title="Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird">Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_U-2#U-2R/S_details" title="Lockheed U-2">Lockheed TR-1</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_U-2" title="Lockheed U-2">Lockheed U-2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_RB-57D_Canberra" title="Martin RB-57D Canberra">Martin RB-57D Canberra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress" title="Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress">Boeing RB-17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-29 Superfortress">Boeing RB-29</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Aerial_refueling" title="Aerial refueling">Tankers</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_KB-29_Superfortress" title="Boeing KB-29 Superfortress">Boeing KB-29 Superfortress</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-50_Superfortress" title="Boeing B-50 Superfortress">Boeing KB-50</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_KC-10_Extender" title="McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender">McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-97_Stratofreighter" title="Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter">Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_HC-130" title="Lockheed HC-130">Lockheed HC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_KC-130" title="Lockheed Martin KC-130">Lockheed Martin KC-130</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker" title="Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker">Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Military_transport_aircraft" title="Military transport aircraft">Transport</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_Model_18" title="Beechcraft Model 18">Beechcraft C-45</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-47_Skytrain" title="Douglas C-47 Skytrain">Douglas C-47 Skytrain</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-54_Skymaster" title="Douglas C-54 Skymaster">Douglas C-54 Skymaster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-82_Packet" title="Fairchild C-82 Packet">Fairchild C-82 Packet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-97_Stratofreighter" title="Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter">Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_DC-6" title="Douglas DC-6">Douglas C-118</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fairchild_C-119_Flying_Boxcar" title="Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar">Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_C-124_Globemaster_II" title="Douglas C-124 Globemaster II">Douglas C-124 Globemaster II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Convair_C-131_Samaritan" title="Convair C-131 Samaritan">Convair C-131 Samaritan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_C-135_Stratolifter" title="Boeing C-135 Stratolifter">Boeing C-135 Stratolifter</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;text-align:center; background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_commanders-in-chief_of_the_Strategic_Air_Command" title="List of commanders-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command">Commanders</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/George_Kenney" title="George Kenney">George Kenney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Curtis_LeMay" title="Curtis LeMay">Curtis LeMay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_S._Power" title="Thomas S. 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