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Prowlers</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Active</th><td class="infobox-data">1948–1994; 1994–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;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data">Combat support</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Garrison/HQ</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Andersen_Air_Force_Base" title="Andersen Air Force Base">Andersen Air Force Base</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Nickname(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">The Fightin' 36th<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Prepared to Prevail<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Decorations</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Air Force Outstanding Unit Award">Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</a><sup id="cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36WGfacts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Current<br />commander</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Brigadier_General_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigadier General (United States)">Brig Gen</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Thomas_B._Palenske&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Thomas B. Palenske (page does not exist)">Thomas B. Palenske</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Notable<br />commanders</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Keys" title="Ronald Keys">Ronald Keys</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;">36th Wing emblem <small>(approved 17 July 1952)</small><sup id="cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36WGfacts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:36th_Wing.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/36th_Wing.png/165px-36th_Wing.png" decoding="async" width="165" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/36th_Wing.png/248px-36th_Wing.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/36th_Wing.png/330px-36th_Wing.png 2x" data-file-width="1694" data-file-height="1614" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>'s <b>36th Wing</b> is the host <a href="/wiki/Wing_(air_force_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Wing (air force unit)">wing</a> for <a href="/wiki/Andersen_Air_Force_Base" title="Andersen Air Force Base">Andersen Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>. It is part of <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a>' <a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Air_Force" title="Eleventh Air Force">Eleventh Air Force</a>. The 36th Wing provides day-to-day mission support to more than 9,000 military, civilian, dependent and retired personnel and 15 associate units on the base. </p><p>The 36th Wing has three major missions: operate <a href="/wiki/Andersen_Air_Force_Base" title="Andersen Air Force Base">Andersen Air Force Base</a> via its subordinate 36th Mission Support and 36th Medical Groups; Provide power projection through an attached, rotational bomber force via its subordinate 36th Operations and 36th Maintenance Groups; and provide rapid air base opening and initial air base operation ability via its subordinate 36th Contingency Response Group. The 734th Air Mobility Squadron assists the 36th Wing in accomplishing this mission by operating Andersen's air cargo terminal on behalf of <a href="/wiki/Air_Mobility_Command" title="Air Mobility Command">Air Mobility Command</a>. </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=36th_Wing&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/36th_Operations_Group" title="36th Operations Group">36th Operations Group</a></li> <li>36th Maintenance Group <ul><li>36th Expeditionary Aircraft Maintenance Squadron</li> <li>36th Maintenance Squadron</li> <li>36th Munitions Squadron</li></ul></li> <li>36th Contingency Response Group <ul><li>736th Security Forces Squadron</li> <li>554th RED HORSE Squadron</li> <li>36th Contingency Response Squadron</li> <li>36th Contingency Response Support Squadron</li> <li>644th Combat Communications Squadron</li></ul></li> <li>36th Medical Group <ul><li>36th Medical Operations Squadron</li> <li>36th Medical Support Squadron</li></ul></li> <li>36th Mission Support Group <ul><li>36th Communications Squadron</li> <li>36th Civil Engineering Squadron</li> <li>36th Contracting Squadron</li> <li>36th Logistics Readiness Squadron</li> <li>36th Security Forces Squadron</li> <li>36th Force Support Squadron</li></ul></li> <li>Tenant Units <ul><li>254th Air Base Group – Guam Air National Guard</li> <li>337th Air Support Flight – Australia</li> <li>497th Combat Training Squadron</li> <li>624th Regional Support Group</li> <li>734th Air Mobility Squadron</li> <li>Det. 1, 69th Reconnaissance Group</li> <li>Det. 2, <a href="/wiki/21st_Space_Operations_Squadron" title="21st Space Operations Squadron">21st Space Operations Squadron</a> – U.S. Space Force (<a href="/wiki/Satellite_Control_Network" title="Satellite Control Network">Satellite Control Network</a>, <a href="/wiki/Remote_Tracking_Station" class="mw-redirect" title="Remote Tracking Station">Remote Tracking Station</a>)</li> <li>Det. 602, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force_Office_of_Special_Investigations" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Air Force Office of Special Investigations">AFOSI</a></li> <li>HSC-25 Island Knights</li> <li>United States Department of Agriculture</li></ul></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=36th_Wing&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><i>For additional history and lineage, see <a href="/wiki/36th_Operations_Group" title="36th Operations Group">36th Operations Group</a></i></dd></dl> <p>On 2 July 1948 the United States Air Force <b>36th Fighter Wing</b> was activated at <a href="/wiki/Howard_Air_Force_Base" title="Howard Air Force Base">Howard Air Force Base</a>, <a href="/wiki/Panama_Canal_Zone" title="Panama Canal Zone">Panama Canal Zone</a>. The former USAAF 36th Fighter Group became the operational component of the new Air Force wing. Active squadrons of the 36th were: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/22d_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="22d Fighter Squadron">22d Fighter Squadron</a> (F-80A/B, Red color band)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/23d_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="23d Fighter Squadron">23d Fighter Squadron</a> (F-80A/B, Blue color band)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/53d_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="53d Fighter Squadron">53d Fighter Squadron</a> (F-80A/B, Green color band)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="United_States_Air_Forces_in_Europe">United States Air Forces in Europe</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=36th_Wing&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: United States Air Forces in Europe"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-84e-36fbw-1951.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/F-84e-36fbw-1951.jpg/220px-F-84e-36fbw-1951.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="104" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/F-84e-36fbw-1951.jpg/330px-F-84e-36fbw-1951.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/F-84e-36fbw-1951.jpg/440px-F-84e-36fbw-1951.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="283" /></a><figcaption>Republic F-84E-10-RE Thunderjet Serial 49-2299 of the 23d Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 1951, flown by the Wing Commander Col. Robert L. Scott. Note the 23d Fighter Group emblem on the nose, as Col. Scott was a "Flying Tiger" in China during World War II.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-105D-Mystere-36thTFW-1964.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/F-105D-Mystere-36thTFW-1964.jpg/220px-F-105D-Mystere-36thTFW-1964.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="117" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/F-105D-Mystere-36thTFW-1964.jpg/330px-F-105D-Mystere-36thTFW-1964.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b5/F-105D-Mystere-36thTFW-1964.jpg/440px-F-105D-Mystere-36thTFW-1964.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="318" /></a><figcaption>22d TFS F-105s with French Air Force Dassault Mystère B2s from Cambrai Air Base – 1964.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-4D_Phantom_22_and_53_TFS-Bit-1972.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/F-4D_Phantom_22_and_53_TFS-Bit-1972.jpg/220px-F-4D_Phantom_22_and_53_TFS-Bit-1972.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/F-4D_Phantom_22_and_53_TFS-Bit-1972.jpg/330px-F-4D_Phantom_22_and_53_TFS-Bit-1972.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/F-4D_Phantom_22_and_53_TFS-Bit-1972.jpg/440px-F-4D_Phantom_22_and_53_TFS-Bit-1972.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="364" /></a><figcaption>F-4Ds of the 525th Tactical fighter squadron – 1972.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-15-Bitburg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/F-15-Bitburg.jpg/220px-F-15-Bitburg.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="127" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/F-15-Bitburg.jpg/330px-F-15-Bitburg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/F-15-Bitburg.jpg/440px-F-15-Bitburg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="346" /></a><figcaption>F-15s of the 53d and 525th Tactical Fighter Squadrons returning to Bitburg Air Base after being deployed in support of Operation Desert Shield/Storm, 13 March 1991.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:F-15C_53FS_36FW_Aviano_1993.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/F-15C_53FS_36FW_Aviano_1993.jpeg/220px-F-15C_53FS_36FW_Aviano_1993.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/F-15C_53FS_36FW_Aviano_1993.jpeg/330px-F-15C_53FS_36FW_Aviano_1993.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/F-15C_53FS_36FW_Aviano_1993.jpeg/440px-F-15C_53FS_36FW_Aviano_1993.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="3000" data-file-height="1979" /></a><figcaption>Capt. John T. Doneski of the 53rd FS shot down an Iraqi Su-22M flying 84-014 on 20 March 1991.</figcaption></figure> <p>As a result of the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Blockade" title="Berlin Blockade">Berlin Blockade</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> tensions in Europe, the 36th Fighter Wing was reassigned 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). The squadron was assigned to <a href="/wiki/F%C3%BCrstenfeldbruck_Air_Base" title="Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base">Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base</a> West Germany on 13 August 1948, being the first USAFE unit to be jet-equipped with the <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_F-80_Shooting_Star" class="mw-redirect" title="Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star">Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star</a>. At Fürstenfeldbruck tactical operations included air defense, tactical exercises, maneuvers, and photographic reconnaissance. In May 1949, the wing formed the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Skyblazers&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Skyblazers (page does not exist)">Skyblazers</a><span class="noprint" style="font-size:85%; font-style: normal;"> [<a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A4%E3%83%96%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B6%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BA" class="extiw" title="ja:スカイブレイザーズ">ja</a>]</span> aerial demonstration team, which it controlled until August 1952, and again from October 1956 to January 1962 when it was disbanded. </p><p>On 20 January 1950, the wing was redesignated as the <b>36th Fighter-Bomber Wing</b> when 89 <a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84E_Thunderjet" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic F-84E Thunderjet">Republic F-84E Thunderjets</a> arrived. Existing USAFE bases in West Germany, however, were deemed very vulnerable to an attack by the Soviet Union, given their proximity to East Germany and other <a href="/wiki/Warsaw_Pact" title="Warsaw Pact">Warsaw Pact</a> nations. Negotiations with other <a href="/wiki/NATO" title="NATO">NATO</a> nations were made to build new bases west of the <a href="/wiki/Rhine" title="Rhine">Rhine River</a>. The F-80s were sent back to CONUS to equip <a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a> units. In addition to its primary installation at Fürstenfeldbruck, the wing controlled Oberpfaffenhofen AB, West Germany, December 1949 – February 1950. </p><p>The 36th FBW remained at Fürstenfeldbruck until 1952 when it was reassigned to the new <a href="/wiki/Bitburg_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Bitburg Air Base">Bitburg Air Base</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Eifel" title="Eifel">Eifel mountains</a> west of the <a href="/wiki/Rhine" title="Rhine">Rhine River</a>. Throughout the summer, elements of the 36th FBW moved into Bitburg, with the wing officially arriving in November 1952. Under various designations, the 36th would remain at Bitburg for the next 40 years. </p><p>In August 1953, the <a href="/wiki/North_American_F-86F_Sabre" class="mw-redirect" title="North American F-86F Sabre">North American F-86F Sabre</a> was introduced to the wing, replacing the F-84s. On 31 March 1954, The <a href="/wiki/1st_Pilotless_Bomber_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Pilotless Bomber Squadron">1st Pilotless Bomber Squadron</a>, equipped with the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Martom_B-61A_Matador&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Martom B-61A Matador (page does not exist)">Martom B-61A Matador</a>, was attached to the 36th Fighter Bomber Wing, making it the first operational U.S. missile unit. The 1st eventually was renamed a Tactical Missile Squadron, and in 1958 was replaced by the <a href="/wiki/71st_Tactical_Missile_Squadron" title="71st Tactical Missile Squadron">71st Tactical Missile Squadron</a> and the unit was assigned to the <a href="/wiki/701st_Tactical_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="701st Tactical Missile Wing">701st Tactical Missile Wing</a>, headquartered at <a href="/wiki/Hahn_Air_Base" title="Hahn Air Base">Hahn Air Base</a>, although the squadron remained at Bitburg. </p><p>In August 1954, the wing was redesignated as the <b>36th Fighter-Day Wing</b>. In 1956, the wing received the <a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">North American F-100 Super Sabre</a>, marking the first time a wing in USAFE flew supersonic jets. On 15 May 1958, the 36th FDW was redesignated as the <b>36th Tactical Fighter Wing</b>, with its squadrons redesignated as tactical fighter squadrons, because its missions had now grown to include delivery of tactical nuclear weapons. </p><p>In May 1961, the wing received the <a href="/wiki/Republic_F-105_Thunderchief" title="Republic F-105 Thunderchief">Republic F-105 Thunderchief</a>. Formal USAFE acceptance of the Mach 2 fighter-bombers was held at the <a href="/wiki/Paris_Air_Show" title="Paris Air Show">Paris Air Show</a> on 3 June 1961. Deliveries of the F-105D model were completed in 1963, and the 36th carried on its Cold War mission of tactical nuclear weapons delivery. Twice in the early 1960s when Cold War tensions were elevated due to the 1961 <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Wall" title="Berlin Wall">Berlin Wall</a> crisis and 1962 <a href="/wiki/Cuban_Missile_Crisis" title="Cuban Missile Crisis">Cuban Missile Crisis</a> the 36th rose to a high level of alert. </p><p>By 1966 the Thud was being phased out of NATO, being replaced by the <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_F-4D_Phantom_II" class="mw-redirect" title="McDonnell F-4D Phantom II">McDonnell F-4D Phantom II</a>. The tactical nuclear deliver mission, still necessary, was being eclipsed by the ability of ICBMs and the primary mission of the 36th TFW changed to Tactical Air support of NATO ground units in West Germany. By December 1966, all the 36th TFW Thuds had been ferried stateside for combat crew training duties at <a href="/wiki/McConnell_Air_Force_Base" title="McConnell Air Force Base">McConnell Air Force Base</a>, Kansas, or to <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Asia" title="Southeast Asia">Southeast Asia</a> after stateside refurbishment. </p><p>In October 1965, the 36th accepted command of the 71st Tactical Missile Squadron from the inactivated <a href="/wiki/38th_Tactical_Missile_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="38th Tactical Missile Wing">38th Tactical Missile Wing</a> at <a href="/wiki/Sembach_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Sembach Air Base">Sembach Air Base</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 36th maintained and operated two hardened launch sites (at Rittersdorf, Site 7, and at Idenheim, site 8) with a total of 16 CGM-13B Mace tactical missiles until 30 April 1969. </p><p>In September 1969, the 36th TFW took responsibility for <a href="/wiki/Spangdahlem_Air_Base" title="Spangdahlem Air Base">Spangdahlem Air Base</a> West Germany until December 1971. </p><p>By 1976 a major modernization of USAFE was necessary. The <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a>'s new generation of <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan" title="Mikoyan">MiG</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sukhoi" title="Sukhoi">Sukhoi</a> fighters made NATO military planners anxious. Indeed, intelligence reports about the <a href="/wiki/Mikoyan-Gurevich_MiG-25" title="Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25">MiG-25</a> left little room for comfort; the performance of this latest Russian combat aircraft was far superior to any NATO aircraft. The twin-engined MiG-25 reached speeds of over 3,000 km/h even at high altitude (over 70,000 feet) and it could be armed with radar-guided <a href="/wiki/Bisnovat_R-40" class="mw-redirect" title="Bisnovat R-40">AA-6 Acrid</a> air-to-air missiles. When the Soviets stationed large numbers in the Soviet Union and later in the GDR, NATO had to address this problem. </p><p>The solution was provided by the <a href="/wiki/McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle" title="McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle">McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle</a>. Just like the MiG-25 it has two powerful engines and a double tail fin. The 23 aircraft for the first operational squadron (<a href="/wiki/525th_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="525th Tactical Fighter Squadron">525th Tactical Fighter Squadron</a>) with the 36th left <a href="/wiki/Langley_Air_Force_Base" title="Langley Air Force Base">Langley Air Force Base</a> on 27 April 1977 for a mass Atlantic crossing. Over the following months the aircraft for two other squadrons (<a href="/wiki/22d_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="22d Fighter Squadron">23d</a> and <a href="/wiki/53d_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="53d Tactical Fighter Squadron">53d Tactical Fighter Squadrons</a>) arrived. The 36th's full strength of 79 fully operational F-15As was reached in December 1977. In 1980 more advanced F-15Cs and F-15Ds would replace the original F-15As. </p><p>Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the 36th conducted routine training missions however the outbreak of the <a href="/wiki/Gulf_War" title="Gulf War">1990–91 Gulf War</a> put the F-15s of Bitburg into the heart of the conflict. The 36th's pilots and aircraft performed magnificently in Operation Desert Storm. Not a single F-15 aircraft was lost in combat during the war. On 13 March 1991, the deployed squadrons of the 36th returned in victory. </p><p>The celebration was brief, however, as the 36th deployed back to <a href="/wiki/Incirlik_Air_Base" title="Incirlik Air Base">Incirlik Air Base</a>, Turkey to support <a href="/wiki/Operation_Provide_Comfort" title="Operation Provide Comfort">Operation Provide Comfort</a>. Between 5 April and 25 May 1991, the 36th flew 285 sorties over Iraq. Just as before, not a single aircraft was lost in Iraq due to hostile fire. </p><p>On 1 October 1991 the wing was redesignated as the <b>36th Fighter Wing</b> when the objective wing concept was implemented. The 525th Fighter Squadron was inactivated 31 March 1992 as part of the initial post Cold-War drawdown. </p><p>Bitburg Air Base was part of the 1993 <a href="/wiki/Base_Realignment_and_Closure" title="Base Realignment and Closure">Base Realignment and Closure</a> (or BRAC) process that saw the drawdown of many military facilities in a series of post-Cold War force reductions. In July 1993, HQ USAFE announced the closure of Bitburg Air Base and the pending inactivation of the 36th Fighter Wing. The 53d Fighter Squadron was transferred without personnel or equipment to the <a href="/wiki/52d_Operations_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="52d Operations Group">52d Operations Group</a> at Spangdahlem Air Base. Some squadron aircraft transferred to 22d Fighter Squadron. The 22d Fighter Squadron was also transferred without personnel or equipment to the 52d Operations Group at Spangdahlem Air Base. </p><p>The wing's combat readiness was tested in Southwest Asia as part of Operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm and Proven Force. While flying combat air patrols during the war, the F-15s of the 36th were a strong deterrent to the air forces of Iraq. During Operation Desert Storm, the 36th was credited with downing 17 enemy aircraft in air-combat engagements. On 1 October 1994 the 36th Fighter Wing was inactivated and the final 36th Wing Commander, Brigadier General Roger E. Carleton, presented Bitburg Air Base to the German government. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pacific_Air_Forces">Pacific Air Forces</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=36th_Wing&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Pacific Air Forces"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The wing was reactivated at Andersen Air Force Base, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a> the same day as the <b>36th Air Base Wing</b>, a non-flying organization taking over as the host unit. The former host unit, the <a href="/wiki/633d_Air_Base_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="633d Air Base Wing">633d Air Base Wing</a> was inactivated in keeping with the Air Force Chief of Staff's policy of keeping the most highly decorated and longest serving Air Force units on active duty. </p><p>The 36th Air Base Wing was activated at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, on 30 September 1994. Under that designation, the wing lived up to its mission several times. In September 1996, the wing provided around-the-clock forward-deployment support to Air Combat Command <a href="/wiki/Boeing_B-52_Stratofortress" title="Boeing B-52 Stratofortress">Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses</a> during their <a href="/wiki/Operation_Desert_Strike" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Desert Strike">Operation Desert Strike</a> missions over <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>, and began hosting more than 6,600 <a href="/wiki/Kurdish_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurdish people">Kurdish</a> evacuees during the 8-month <a href="/wiki/Humanitarian_assistance" title="Humanitarian assistance">humanitarian assistance</a> mission, Joint Task Force Pacific Haven. </p><p>On 12 April 2006, the 36th Air Base Wing was redesignated as the 36th Wing. Prior to the redesignation, the wing had been using a temporary designation of air expeditionary wing. The change in the wing's official designation was meant to better align Andersen with its mission statement: "To provide a U.S.-based lethal warfighting platform for the employment, deployment, reception, and throughput of air and space forces in the Asia-Pacific region." </p><p>In February 2007, the 36th Operations Group was reactivated as a permanent subordinate unit to the 36th Wing, replacing the temporary 36th Expeditionary Operations Group. </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=36th_Wing&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Established as the <b>36th Fighter Wing</b> on 17 June 1948</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 2 July 1948</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>36th Fighter-Bomber Wing</b> on 20 January 1950</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>36th Fighter-Day Wing</b> on 9 August 1954</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>36th Tactical Fighter Wing</b> on 8 July 1958</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>36th Fighter Wing</b> on 1 October 1991</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 1 October 1994</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>36th Air Base Wing</b> and activated on 1 October 1994</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>36th Wing</b> on 15 March 2006<sup id="cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36WGfacts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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=36th_Wing&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Caribbean_Air_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="Caribbean Air Command">Caribbean Air Command</a>, 2 July 1948 (attached to <a href="/wiki/6th_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Fighter Wing">6th Fighter Wing</a> until 28 July 1948)</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>, 13 August 1948 (attached to <a href="/wiki/2d_Air_Division" class="mw-redirect" title="2d Air Division">2d Air Division</a> 6–17 September 1949)</li> <li>2d Air Division, 10 October 1949</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth Air Force</a>, 7 May 1951 (attached to Flight A, HQ Twelfth Air Force (Advanced Echelon), 7 May 1951, Twelfth Air Force [Advanced Echelon], 21 May 1951 – 26 April 1953)</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li>United States Air Forces in Europe, 1 January 1958 (attached to United States Air Forces in Europe (Advanced Echelon), 1 January 1958 – 14 November 1959)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seventeenth_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Seventeenth Air Force">Seventeenth Air Force</a>, 15 November 1959</li> <li>United States Air Forces in Europe, 1 September 1966</li> <li>Seventeenth Air Force, 30 June 1991</li> <li>United States Air Forces in Europe, 1 October 1991 – 1 October 1994</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Air_Forces" title="Pacific Air Forces">Pacific Air Forces</a>, 1 October 1994</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eleventh_Air_Force" title="Eleventh Air Force">Eleventh Air Force</a> 28 September 2012 – present<sup id="cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36WGfacts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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=36th_Wing&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Wings</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/121st_Tactical_Fighter_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="121st Tactical Fighter Wing">121st Tactical Fighter Wing</a>: attached 12–27 May 1977</li> <li>7149th Tactical Fighter Wing: attached 15 April – 15 September 1969<sup id="cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36WGfacts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Group</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/36th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="36th Fighter Group">36th Fighter Group</a> (later 36th Fighter-Bomber Group, 36th Fighter Day Group, 36th Operations Group): 2 July 1948 – 8 December 1957 (not operational after 1 October 1956), 31 March 1992 – 1 October 1994; 15 March 2006 – present<sup id="cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36WGfacts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dt>Squadrons</dt></dl> <ul><li>1st Pilotless Bomber Squadron (later 1st Tactical Missile Squadron): attached 14 March 1955 – 15 April 1956.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="7th Tactical Fighter Squadron">7th Tactical Fighter Squadron</a>: attached 2 March – 4 April 1973, 3 April – 3 May 1974, 4 October – 6 November 1975</li> <li><a href="/wiki/9th_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="9th Tactical Fighter Squadron">9th Tactical Fighter Squadron</a>: attached 12 September – 6 October 1970, 4 February – 15 March 1973, 6 September – 7 October 1975</li> <li><a href="/wiki/18th_Tactical_Reconnaissance_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="18th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron">18th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron</a>: attached 12–28 April 1977.</li> <li>22d Fighter-Day Squadron (later 22d Tactical Fighter Squadron, 22d Fighter Squadron), attached 1 October 1956 – 7 December 1957, assigned 8 December 1957 – 31 March 1992 (not operational 25 October 1976 – 30 June 1977)</li> <li>23d Fighter-Day Squadron (later 23d Tactical Fighter Squadron), attached 1 October 1956 – 7 December 1957, assigned 8 December 1957 – 31 December 1971</li> <li><a href="/wiki/32d_Fighter-Day_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="32d Fighter-Day Squadron">32d Fighter-Day Squadron</a> (later 32d Tactical Fighter Squadron, 32d Fighter-Interceptor Squadron: attached 1 October 1956 – 7 December 1957, assigned 8 December 1957 – 8 April 1960</li> <li><a href="/wiki/39th_Tactical_Electronic_Warfare_Squadron" title="39th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron">39th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron</a>: attached 1 April 1969 – 31 December 1971</li> <li><a href="/wiki/45th_Tactical_Reconnaissance_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron">45th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron</a>: attached 13 August 1948 – 25 March 1949</li> <li>53d Fighter-Day Squadron (later 53d Tactical Fighter Squadron, 53d Fighter Squadron)], attached 1 October 1956 – 7 December 1957, assigned 8 December 1957 – 31 March 1992 (not operational, 1 February – July 1977)</li> <li>71st Tactical Missile Squadron: 1 October 1965 – 30 April 1969</li> <li><a href="/wiki/461st_Tactical_Fighter_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="461st Tactical Fighter Squadron">461st Tactical Fighter Squadron</a>: attached 1 October 1956 – 7 December 1957, assigned 8 December 1957 – 1 August 1959</li> <li><a href="/wiki/525th_Fighter-Interceptor_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="525th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron">525th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron</a> (later 525th Tactical Fighter Squadron): 1 November 1968 – 31 March 1992 (not operational, 9 March – 26 April 1977)<sup id="cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36WGfacts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></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=36th_Wing&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Stations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Howard Air Force Base, Panama Canal Zone, 2–25 July 1948</li> <li>Furstenfeldbruck Air Base, Germany, 13 August 1948</li> <li>Bitburg Air Base, Germany, 17 November 1952 – 1 October 1994</li> <li>Andersen Air Force Base, <a href="/wiki/Guam" title="Guam">Guam</a>, 1 October 1994 – present<sup id="cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36WGfacts-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Shakey_the_Pig">Shakey the Pig</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=36th_Wing&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Shakey the Pig"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shakey_the_Pig.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Shakey_the_Pig.jpg/220px-Shakey_the_Pig.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Shakey_the_Pig.jpg/330px-Shakey_the_Pig.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Shakey_the_Pig.jpg/440px-Shakey_the_Pig.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1224" data-file-height="1632" /></a><figcaption>Shakey the Pig (2014)</figcaption></figure> <p>Shakey the Pig is the wild boar mascot of 36th Munitions Squadron at Andersen AFB. The first boar given this name was captured in the late 1970s from the jungle near the munitions flight storage area, with the intention of slaughtering the animal and cooking it on a barbecue. The airmen relented and kept it as a mascot. When the incumbent mascot dies, another is caught from the jungle to take its place. It is rumoured that some Shakeys "were the guests of honor at more barbecues than people might imagine" and MSgt David Torelli has said at least one Shakey "was the main course at a local wedding dinner."<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_commanders">List of commanders</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=36th_Wing&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: List of commanders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="plainlinks metadata ambox mbox-small-left ambox-notice" role="presentation" style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/20px-Information_icon4.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="20" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/30px-Information_icon4.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/1/1d/Information_icon4.svg/40px-Information_icon4.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="620" data-file-height="620" /></span></span></td><td class="mbox-text" style="width: auto;"><div class="mbox-text-span">This list is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Lists#Incomplete_lists" title="Wikipedia:WikiProject Lists">incomplete</a>; you can help by <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=36th_Wing&action=edit">adding missing items</a>. <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">July 2023</span>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <ul><li>Brig Gen Thomas B. Palenske, 30 June 2023 - present<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></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=36th_Wing&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Notes</dt></dl> <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"><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">Approved 14 August 1979. Ravenstein, p. 69</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36WGfacts-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-36WGfacts_2-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 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="CITEREFRobertson2017" class="citation web cs1">Robertson, Patsy (19 June 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/433560/36-wing-pacaf/">"Factsheet 36 Wing (PACAF)"</a>. Air Force Historical Research Agency<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">19 February</span> 2018</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Factsheet+36+Wing+%28PACAF%29&rft.pub=Air+Force+Historical+Research+Agency&rft.date=2017-06-19&rft.aulast=Robertson&rft.aufirst=Patsy&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.afhra.af.mil%2FAbout-Us%2FFact-Sheets%2FDisplay%2FArticle%2F433560%2F36-wing-pacaf%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A36th+Wing" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">36th TFW Special Order AA-84, 29 September 1965</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKinkade2002" class="citation journal cs1">Kinkade, Mark (1 November 2002). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140714223716/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-94206945.html">"The Secret Life of Shakey the Pig"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Airman_Magazine" title="Airman Magazine">Airman Magazine</a></i>. 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(1998). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://webapp1.dlib.indiana.edu/virtual_disk_library/index.cgi/4908883/FID1533/wings_cd.pdf"><i>Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995 and USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. Air Force History and Museums Program. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. <a href="/wiki/ASIN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ASIN (identifier)">ASIN</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000113MB2">B000113MB2</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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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 href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_Security_Forces_squadrons" title="List of United States Air Force Security Forces squadrons">Security Forces</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reserve_components_of_the_United_States_Armed_Forces#Civilian_auxiliaries_distinguished" title="Reserve components of the United States Armed Forces">Civilian auxiliary</a>: <a href="/wiki/Civil_Air_Patrol" title="Civil Air Patrol">Civil Air Patrol</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;">Personnel and<br /> training</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/List_of_United_States_Air_Force_personnel" 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