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href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Motto(s)</th><td class="infobox-data">Spiritus Omnia Vincet <a href="/wiki/Latin" title="Latin">Latin</a> The Spirit Conquers All<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer12BG_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer12BG-3"><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;">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/China-Burma-India_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="China-Burma-India Theater">China-Burma-India Theater</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%;">Insignia</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">12th Operations Group emblem<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:12operationsgroup-emblem.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/12operationsgroup-emblem.jpg/165px-12operationsgroup-emblem.jpg" decoding="async" width="165" height="184" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/12operationsgroup-emblem.jpg/248px-12operationsgroup-emblem.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/67/12operationsgroup-emblem.jpg/330px-12operationsgroup-emblem.jpg 2x" data-file-width="347" data-file-height="388" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">12th Bombardment Group emblem <small>(approved 3 February 1942)</small><sup id="cite_ref-Maurer12BG_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer12BG-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:12_Bombardment_Gp_emblem.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/12_Bombardment_Gp_emblem.png/150px-12_Bombardment_Gp_emblem.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="183" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/12_Bombardment_Gp_emblem.png/225px-12_Bombardment_Gp_emblem.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/12_Bombardment_Gp_emblem.png/300px-12_Bombardment_Gp_emblem.png 2x" data-file-width="317" data-file-height="387" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>12th Operations Group</b> is the flying component of the <a href="/wiki/12th_Flying_Training_Wing" title="12th Flying Training Wing">12th Flying Training Wing</a> of <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Air_Education_and_Training_Command" title="Air Education and Training Command">Air Education and Training Command</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Group_(military_aviation_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group (military aviation unit)">group</a> headquarters is located at <a href="/wiki/Randolph_Air_Force_Base" title="Randolph Air Force Base">Randolph Air Force Base</a>, Texas. The unit's main missions include aircraft instructor pilot training in <a href="/wiki/Beechcraft_T-6_Texan_II" title="Beechcraft T-6 Texan II">Beechcraft T-6 Texan II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Northrop_T-38C_Talon" class="mw-redirect" title="Northrop T-38C Talon">Northrop T-38C Talon</a> and <a href="/wiki/Raytheon_T-1_Jayhawk" title="Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk">Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk</a> aircraft, Air Force and Navy undergraduate combat systems officer training and fighter fundamentals student pilot instructor training in the Northrop AT-38C. </p><p>The group was first activated in January 1941 as the <b>12th Bombardment Group</b>. After training and flying <a href="/wiki/Anti-submarine_warfare" title="Anti-submarine warfare">antisubmarine patrols</a> off the Pacific Coast, moved to Egypt in July 1942. In the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean_Theater_of_Operations" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean Theater of Operations">Mediterranean Theater of Operations</a>, it took part in the <a href="/wiki/Western_Desert_campaign" title="Western Desert campaign">Western Desert campaign</a> and <a href="/wiki/Italian_campaign_(World_War_II)" title="Italian campaign (World War II)">Italian campaign</a>, earning a <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Unit Citation">Distinguished Unit Citation</a>. In 1944, it moved to the <a href="/wiki/China_Burma_India_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="China Burma India Theater">China Burma India Theater</a> and participated in the <a href="/wiki/Burma_campaign" title="Burma campaign">Burma campaign</a> before the war's end. The unit returned to the United States in January 1946 and was inactivated on arriving at the port of embarkation. </p><p>The group was briefly active in 1947 to 1948, but was not manned or equipped due to budgetary restrictions. It was activated on 1 November 1950 as the <b>12th Fighter-Escort Group</b>, but transferred its resources to the <a href="/wiki/12th_Fighter-Escort_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="12th Fighter-Escort Wing">12th Fighter-Escort Wing</a> in February 1951 and was inactivated in June 1952 as <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command" title="Strategic Air Command">Strategic Air Command</a> adopted the dual deputy organization. </p><p>With the implementation of the Objective Wing Organization, the unit was activated on 15 December 1991, as the <b>12th Operations Group</b> and assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Components">Components</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1251242444">.mw-parser-output .ambox{border:1px solid #a2a9b1;border-left:10px solid #36c;background-color:#fbfbfb;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+link+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+style+.ambox,.mw-parser-output .ambox+.mw-empty-elt+link+link+.ambox{margin-top:-1px}html body.mediawiki .mw-parser-output .ambox.mbox-small-left{margin:4px 1em 4px 0;overflow:hidden;width:238px;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em}.mw-parser-output .ambox-speedy{border-left:10px solid #b32424;background-color:#fee7e6}.mw-parser-output .ambox-delete{border-left:10px solid #b32424}.mw-parser-output .ambox-content{border-left:10px solid #f28500}.mw-parser-output .ambox-style{border-left:10px solid #fc3}.mw-parser-output .ambox-move{border-left:10px solid #9932cc}.mw-parser-output .ambox-protection{border-left:10px solid #a2a9b1}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-text{border:none;padding:0.25em 0.5em;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image{border:none;padding:2px 0 2px 0.5em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-imageright{border:none;padding:2px 0.5em 2px 0;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-empty-cell{border:none;padding:0;width:1px}.mw-parser-output .ambox .mbox-image-div{width:52px}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ambox{margin:0 10%}}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .ambox{display:none!important}}</style><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/12th_Operations_Group" title="Special:EditPage/12th Operations Group">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">October 2019</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The group contains seven squadrons(Tail Code: RA): </p> <ul><li>12th Operations Support Squadron</li> <li><a href="/wiki/99th_Flying_Training_Squadron" title="99th Flying Training Squadron">99th Flying Training Squadron</a> <a href="/wiki/T-1A_Jayhawk" class="mw-redirect" title="T-1A Jayhawk">T-1A Jayhawk</a> Instructor pilot training</li> <li><a href="/wiki/435th_Fighter_Training_Squadron" title="435th Fighter Training Squadron">435th Fighter Training Squadron</a> <a href="/wiki/T-38_Talon" class="mw-redirect" title="T-38 Talon">AT-38C Talon</a> Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/558th_Flying_Training_Squadron" title="558th Flying Training Squadron">558th Flying Training Squadron</a> Undergraduate RPA training</li> <li><a href="/wiki/559th_Flying_Training_Squadron" title="559th Flying Training Squadron">559th Flying Training Squadron</a> <a href="/wiki/T-6A_Texan_II" class="mw-redirect" title="T-6A Texan II">T-6A Texan II</a> Instructor pilot training</li> <li><a href="/wiki/560th_Flying_Training_Squadron" title="560th Flying Training Squadron">560th Flying Training Squadron</a> T-38C Talon Instructor pilot training</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=12th_Operations_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="Organization_and_initial_operations">Organization and initial operations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Organization and initial operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Group_(military_aviation_unit)" class="mw-redirect" title="Group (military aviation unit)">group</a> was first activated as the <b>12th Bombardment Group</b> at <a href="/wiki/McChord_Field" title="McChord Field">McChord Field</a>, Washington on 15 January 1941 as the United States began building up its armed forces after the beginning of <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a> in Europe, drawing its initial <a href="/wiki/Cadre_(military)" title="Cadre (military)">cadre</a> from the <a href="/wiki/17th_Bombardment_Group" title="17th Bombardment Group">17th Bombardment Group</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/559th_Flying_Training_Squadron" title="559th Flying Training Squadron">81st</a>, <a href="/wiki/560th_Flying_Training_Squadron" title="560th Flying Training Squadron">82d</a>, and <a href="/wiki/83d_Bombardment_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="83d Bombardment Squadron">83d Bombardment Squadrons</a> were the group's first components, while the <a href="/wiki/434th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="434th Bombardment Squadron">19th Reconnaissance Squadron</a> was attached to the 12th.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although designated a <a href="/wiki/Light_bomber" title="Light bomber">light bomber</a> group, the unit was initially equipped with a mix of <a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-18_Bolo" title="Douglas B-18 Bolo">Douglas B-18 Bolo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Douglas_B-23_Dragon" title="Douglas B-23 Dragon">Douglas B-23 Dragon</a> <a href="/wiki/Medium_bomber" title="Medium bomber">medium bombers</a> and a few <a href="/wiki/Stearman_PT-17" class="mw-redirect" title="Stearman PT-17">Stearman PT-17</a> trainers.<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer12BG_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer12BG-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In August 1941, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Corps" title="United States Army Air Corps">Air Corps</a> converted its reconnaissance squadrons attached to light bomber groups and the 19th Reconnaissance Squadron became the 94th Bombardment Squadron and was assigned to the group.<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer434BS_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer434BS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the time of the Japanese <a href="/wiki/Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor" title="Attack on Pearl Harbor">Attack on Pearl Harbor</a>, the group began flying <a href="/wiki/Antisubmarine_warfare" class="mw-redirect" title="Antisubmarine warfare">antisubmarine patrols</a> and watching for signs of an invasion. At the end of December 1941, the group was designated a medium bomber unit, consistent with its equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This resulted in the 94th Squadron again becoming a reconnaissance unit, as the 94th Reconnaissance Squadron.<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer434BS_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer434BS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February, the group moved to <a href="/wiki/Esler_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Esler Field">Esler Field</a>, Louisiana,<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where it began converting to the <a href="/wiki/North_American_B-25_Mitchell" title="North American B-25 Mitchell">North American B-25 Mitchell</a>. With the Mitchells, the 94th resumed the bombardment mission, this time as the 434th Bombardment Squadron in April.<sup id="cite_ref-Maurer434BS_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maurer434BS-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early May, the group deployed to <a href="/wiki/Stockton_Army_Air_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Stockton Army Air Field">Stockton Army Air Field</a>, California, where half its crews stood alert during daylight hours. After the defeat of the Japanese Navy in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Midway" title="Battle of Midway">Battle of Midway</a>, the group returned to Esler Field.<sup id="cite_ref-TB280_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB280-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 1942, while in the United States for a conference with President <a href="/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt" title="Franklin D. Roosevelt">Franklin D. Roosevelt</a>, British Prime Minister <a href="/wiki/Winston_Churchill" title="Winston Churchill">Winston Churchill</a> received word that the <a href="/wiki/British_Eighth_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="British Eighth Army">British Eighth Army</a> had been defeated in <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Tobruk_(1942)" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Tobruk (1942)">a tank battle</a> with Field Marshal <a href="/wiki/Erwin_Rommel" title="Erwin Rommel">Erwin Rommel</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Afrika_Korps" title="Afrika Korps">Afrika Korps</a> near <a href="/wiki/Tobruk" title="Tobruk">Tobruk</a>, Libya, and was retreating back toward <a href="/wiki/Alexandria" title="Alexandria">Alexandria</a>, Egypt. Churchill immediately made an urgent plea for military aid to help stop Rommel from over-running Egypt, the <a href="/wiki/Suez_Canal" title="Suez Canal">Suez Canal</a> and the Arabian oil fields. The United States dispatched the 12th and two other groups to the Middle East to reinforce the British forces there.<sup id="cite_ref-TB280_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB280-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 12th was the second of the three groups to leave the United States. Between 14 July and 2 August, <a href="/wiki/Aircrew" title="Aircrew">aircrews</a> departed <a href="/wiki/Morrison_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Morrison Field">Morrison Field</a>, Florida for Egypt via the South Atlantic ferry route to Egypt by way of Brazil, <a href="/wiki/Ascension_Island" title="Ascension Island">Ascension Island</a>, across Africa to the Sudan, and then north to Egypt. by mid-August, all crews had arrived in Egypt without a single loss. Ground personnel of all three groups and supporting units sailed from <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a> on 16 July 1942 on the <a href="/wiki/SS_Pasteur_(1938)" title="SS Pasteur (1938)">SS <i>Pasteur</i></a>, a fast French <a href="/wiki/Ocean_liner" title="Ocean liner">ocean liner</a> that had been impressed by the British, for a month-long trip around South Africa and up the Red Sea to <a href="/wiki/Suez" title="Suez">Suez</a>, Egypt, arriving on 16 August 1942.<sup id="cite_ref-TB280_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB280-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <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=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Western_Desert_Campaign">Western Desert Campaign</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Western Desert Campaign"><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:12th-bomb-group-world-warII-3.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/12th-bomb-group-world-warII-3.jpg/220px-12th-bomb-group-world-warII-3.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/12th-bomb-group-world-warII-3.jpg/330px-12th-bomb-group-world-warII-3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/12th-bomb-group-world-warII-3.jpg/440px-12th-bomb-group-world-warII-3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="769" data-file-height="594" /></a><figcaption>Formation of B-25 Mitchells over the Western Desert, 1943</figcaption></figure> <p>As soon as they arrived in Egypt, group headquarters and the 81st and 82d Squadrons moved to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Deversoir" class="mw-redirect" title="RAF Deversoir">RAF Deversoir</a>, while the 83d and 434th Squadrons were at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Ismailia" class="mw-redirect" title="RAF Ismailia">RAF Ismailia</a>, about 15 miles apart on the <a href="/wiki/Suez_Canal" title="Suez Canal">Suez Canal</a>. It began training with <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> (RAF) and <a href="/wiki/South_African_Air_Force" title="South African Air Force">South African Air Force</a> Boston<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> units in desert warfare tactics and navigation. A month of training included five combat missions in combined formations with the Bostons.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group flew its first mission on its own on 31 August against enemy <a href="/wiki/Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Airfield">airfields</a> at <a href="/wiki/RAF_El_Daba" title="RAF El Daba">Daba</a> (LG 105) and <a href="/wiki/Sidi_Haneish_Airfield" title="Sidi Haneish Airfield">Fuka</a> (LG 17) and port facilities at <a href="/wiki/Matruh_Governorate" class="mw-redirect" title="Matruh Governorate">Matruh</a>, Egypt.<sup id="cite_ref-TB281_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB281-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The group's first missions were night attacks. However, the lack of flame dampeners on its Mitchells made them easy targets for <a href="/wiki/Flak" class="mw-redirect" title="Flak">flak</a> defenses and <a href="/wiki/Night_fighter" title="Night fighter">night fighters</a>. Losses, which included the group commander, Colonel Goodrich, caused the withdrawal of the unit from night operations until its planes could be modified with "finger exhausts". The unit's first missions were flown to support forces opposing Rommel's final effort to break through to the Suez Canal at the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Alam_Halfa" class="mw-redirect" title="Battle of Alam Halfa">Battle of Alam Halfa</a> between 31 August and 4 September 1942. These missions helped the <a href="/wiki/British_Eighth_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="British Eighth Army">British Eighth Army</a> repel the Afrika Corps attacks. Rommel attributed this defeat to air attacks enabled by the air superiority established by the RAF and <a href="/wiki/Allies_of_World_War_II" title="Allies of World War II">Allied forces</a><sup id="cite_ref-TB281_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB281-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Both Allied and enemy forces had learned that the open nature of the western desert made it easy to disperse <a href="/wiki/Armored_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Armored forces">armored forces</a>, making pinpoint bombing ineffective. As a result, the group adopted the RAF tactic of pattern bombing. Group Mitchells would fly at medium altitude, flying spaced apart to saturate a target area with bombs spaced to damage any vehicles or other objectives in a defined target area.<sup id="cite_ref-TB282_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB282-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During the battles in north Africa, the RAF had established numerous Landing Grounds, identified by LG plus a number. These stretched across northern Egypt and Libya and were used by both sides as the front moved. These landing grounds had no defined runways, and as many as eighteen bombers could take off at the same time, headed directly into the wind.<sup id="cite_ref-TB283_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB283-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In early October, intelligence reports reported that <a href="/wiki/Regia_Aeronautica" title="Regia Aeronautica">Regia Aeronautica</a> and <a href="/wiki/Luftwaffe" title="Luftwaffe">Luftwaffe</a> airplanes at two of these landing grounds, near Daba (LG 105) and Qattafa (LG 104), had been trapped by heavy rains. The 12th Group and RAF forces attacked the airfields on 9 October, destroying ten enemy aircraft and damaging an additional 22.<sup id="cite_ref-TB282_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB282-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A few days later, the operational elements of the group, consisting of the combat crews and a few essential ground personnel needed to keep the B-25s flying, began flying missions from LG 88, about 20 miles from the front lines. This move made them immediately available for strikes requested by the Eighth Army. The bulk of each squadron and headquarters remained behind at their bases near the Suez Canal. Operations from LG 88 began on the night of 19/20 October, just before the <a href="/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein" title="Second Battle of El Alamein">Second Battle of El Alamein</a> began on 23 October with a tremendous artillery bombardment. The 12th Group began a week-long shuttle missions, attacking targets phoned in to Eighth Army Air Liaison Officers attached to the group. Eighteen ship formations took off or landed every half-hour during daylight on 24 October. There was little rest as ground crews rushed to refuel, reload bombs and ammunition, and patch flak holes, with operations peaking on 27 October. By 4 November, Rommel began withdraw and main targets became columns of tanks, trucks and troops retreating to the west. Group operational elements advanced to new Landing Grounds to keep up with ground troops, sometimes having to ferry munitions from their old bases to their new stations. Support equipment could not keep up with this rapid advance, and the forward elements depended on commandeered German and Italian materiel until rains bogged down the advance, permitting Rommel to withdraw to Tunisia.<sup id="cite_ref-TB283_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB283-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>By 14 December, the advanced elements of the group were operating from <a href="/wiki/El_Magrun" title="El Magrun">Magrun Landing Ground</a> (LG 142), also called Gambut No. 2, a satellite of <a href="/wiki/RAF_Gambut" title="RAF Gambut">RAF Gambut</a> (LG 139), stretching the group over 1200 miles of north Africa. The new base was within range of German bases on <a href="/wiki/Crete" title="Crete">Crete</a>, and a raid was planned for 2 January 1943. However to reach this target, dust filters had to be removed from the attack force's engines to increase range. Just as the Mitchells were taking off, a dust storm hit the Landing Ground and only twelve planes were able to fly the mission, which had little effect on enemy forces.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>American forces under General <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> landed in Algeria and Morocco, and were met by German divisions under Rommel's command. The situation became desperate as they drove the Americans back through the <a href="/wiki/Kasserine_Pass" class="mw-redirect" title="Kasserine Pass">Kasserine Pass</a>. To reinforce <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth Air Force</a>, the 81st and 82d Squadrons of the 12th Group were dispatched to reinforce the <a href="/wiki/310th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="310th Bombardment Group">310th Bombardment Group</a> at <a href="/wiki/Berteaux_Airfield" title="Berteaux Airfield">Berteaux Airfield</a>, Algeria on 3 and 4 February 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-TB284_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB284-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These two squadrons continued operating under the Twelfth Air Force until the fall of <a href="/wiki/Tunis" title="Tunis">Tunis</a> in May 1943, when they were returned to the group. Meanwhile, the 83d and 434th Squadrons helped break up an attack along the <a href="/wiki/Mareth_Line" title="Mareth Line">Mareth Line</a>. After the fall of Tunis, the 12th was reunited at <a href="/wiki/Hergla_Airfield" title="Hergla Airfield">Hergla Airfield</a>, Tunisia, and all of the personnel of its squadrons were together again for the first time since their advance parties moved out into the desert eight months earlier.<sup id="cite_ref-TB284_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB284-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The group's actions during the north African campaign earned it a <a href="/wiki/Distinguished_Unit_Citation" class="mw-redirect" title="Distinguished Unit Citation">Distinguished Unit Citation</a> for its operations from primitive landing grounds under difficult weather and terrain conditions and, despite repeated enemy attacks on its advanced positions and limited resources, made a major contribution to the defeat of enemy forces in the Middle East.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Italian_Campaign">Italian Campaign</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Italian Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From Hergla, the group attacked targets on <a href="/wiki/Pantellaria" class="mw-redirect" title="Pantellaria">Pantellaria</a> and Sicily. Little more than a month later, <a href="/wiki/Operation_Husky" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Husky">Operation Husky</a>, the invasion of Sicily, was executed and the 12th flew missions supporting the advances on that island. The group's advance party boarded <a href="/wiki/Landing_Ship,_Tank" title="Landing Ship, Tank">LSTs</a> for <a href="/wiki/Licata" title="Licata">Licata</a> Sicily, where they set up their first base in Europe at <a href="/wiki/Ponte_Olivo_Airfield" title="Ponte Olivo Airfield">Ponte Olivo Airfield</a>, flying the group's first mission from Italy on 5 August. An attack on <a href="/wiki/Randazzo" title="Randazzo">Randazzo</a> on 13 August was the last significant action of the 12th as part of the Ninth Air Force, which moved to England, while the 12th became part of <a href="/wiki/Twelfth_Air_Force" title="Twelfth Air Force">Twelfth Air Force</a>. Major personnel changes occurred as most of the group's aircrews had served enough time in theater that they were rotated back to the United States and replaced by new aircrews fresh from the States.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Later in August, the group moved to <a href="/wiki/Gerbini_Airfield" title="Gerbini Airfield">Gerbini Airfield</a> on Sicily, from which it struck bridges, tunnels and other targets to support <a href="/wiki/Operation_Baytown" title="Operation Baytown">Operation Baytown</a>, the invasion of southern Italy. In September, the group flew missions every day to support the foothold around <a href="/wiki/Salerno" title="Salerno">Salerno</a> established during <a href="/wiki/Operation_Avalanche" title="Operation Avalanche">Operation Avalanche</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TB285_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB285-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The group began operating out of <a href="/wiki/Foggia_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Foggia Airfield">Foggia Airfield</a>, Italy in November 1943. The 12th attacked German targets in support of the <a href="/wiki/American_Fifth_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="American Fifth Army">American Fifth Army</a>, and in eastern Italy supporting the British Eighth Army. It attacked <a href="/wiki/Aerodrome" title="Aerodrome">aerodromes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dock_(maritime)" class="mw-redirect" title="Dock (maritime)">docks</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marshaling_yard" class="mw-redirect" title="Marshaling yard">marshaling yards</a>, bridges, and other targets in Italy and the Balkans.<sup id="cite_ref-TB285_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB285-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Shortly after the group's combat elements moved to <a href="/wiki/Gaudo_Airfield" title="Gaudo Airfield">Gaudo Airfield</a> in January 1944, the group was directed to prepare for movement out of the Mediterranean Theater. On 8 February, the group sailed on the <a href="/w/index.php?title=SS_Dilwara&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="SS Dilwara (page does not exist)">SS <i>Dilwara</i></a> and the <a href="/wiki/MS_Batory" title="MS Batory">MS <i>Batory</i></a> from <a href="/wiki/Taranto" title="Taranto">Taranto</a>. Although some in the group hoped the move was a withdrawal from combat, the ships sailed east, passing through the <a href="/wiki/Suez_Canal" title="Suez Canal">Suez Canal</a> on the way to India.<sup id="cite_ref-TB285_22-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB285-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Burma_Campaign">Burma Campaign</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Burma Campaign"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 12th Group moved to India to help the <a href="/wiki/British_Fourteenth_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="British Fourteenth Army">British Fourteenth Army</a> repel a Japanese invasion from Burma toward <a href="/wiki/Imphal" title="Imphal">Imphal</a>, threatening the whole subcontinent and the Indian Ocean. The group's advance element arrived at <a href="/wiki/Bombay" class="mw-redirect" title="Bombay">Bombay</a> on 12 March 1944, and after a four-day train trip to <a href="/wiki/Calcutta" class="mw-redirect" title="Calcutta">Calcutta</a> and a day on a river boat to <a href="/wiki/Dacca" class="mw-redirect" title="Dacca">Dacca</a> in eastern Bengal,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="support for transport in Inida (November 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> group headquarters and the 81st and 82d Squadrons were established at <a href="/wiki/Tezgaon_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Tezgaon Airfield">Tezgaon Airfield</a>, India, while the 83d and 434th Squadrons were at <a href="/wiki/Kurmitola_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurmitola Airfield">Kurmitola Airfield</a>. The rear echelon of the unit did not arrive at the new bases in India until 24 April.<sup id="cite_ref-TB286_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB286-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April, new B-25H<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and B-25J models began to arrive. The group equipped each of its squadrons with a 50/50 mix of the two models.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 12th flew its first mission as part of <a href="/wiki/Tenth_Air_Force" title="Tenth Air Force">Tenth Air Force</a>, bombing Japanese supply dumps at Mogaung, Burma, on 16 April 1944. The lessened threat of <a href="/wiki/Flak" class="mw-redirect" title="Flak">flak</a> in the new theater and added firepower of the updated Mitchells the group now flew resulted in a change of tactics. Rather than the medium altitude pattern bombing the group specialized in the Mediterranean, the group now focused on low altitude bombing and <a href="/wiki/Strafing" title="Strafing">strafing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-TB286_23-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB286-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In April, Japanese forces that had broken out of the Burma mountains the previous month <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Imphal" title="Battle of Imphal">surrounded two Indian divisions at Imphal</a>. The British still controlled the <a href="/wiki/Imphal_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Imphal Airport">Imphal Airfield</a>, however, and the 12th flew ammunition to the besieged troops, unloading the ammunition carried in the bomb bays of its Mitchells. The "ammo" runs continued for three weeks, until British forces repelled the Japanese invasion of India.<sup id="cite_ref-TB286_23-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB286-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June, the group and two squadrons moved to <a href="/wiki/Pandaveswar_Airfield" title="Pandaveswar Airfield">Pandaveswar Airfield</a>, India, while the 81st and 434th Squadrons moved to nearby <a href="/w/index.php?title=Madhaiganj_Airfield&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Madhaiganj Airfield (page does not exist)">Madhaiganj Airfield</a>. This move added to the distance the group had to fly when attacking targets in Burma, sometimes requiring returning bombers to land at <a href="/w/index.php?title=Comilla_Airfield&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Comilla Airfield (page does not exist)">Comilla Airfield</a> to refuel on their return flight. The logistics problems created by this move was lessened when the group moved to <a href="/wiki/Fenny_Airfield" title="Fenny Airfield">Fenny Airfield</a>, while the 434th began to operate from Comilla. This reduced the distance to most targets in Burma, but the group also flew missions to targets in northern Burma that tested the range of their B-25s. The first of these missions flown from Fenny was to <a href="/wiki/Myitkyina" title="Myitkyina">Myitkyina</a> to support <a href="/wiki/Merrill%27s_Marauders" title="Merrill's Marauders">Merrill's Marauders</a> on 26 July.<sup id="cite_ref-TB286_23-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB286-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After some vicious fighting, the British captured <a href="/wiki/Meiktila" title="Meiktila">Meiktila</a> on 3 March and swept down the road to <a href="/wiki/Mandalay" title="Mandalay">Mandalay</a>, which was defended by 400-year-old Fort Dufferin complete with high thick walls and a wide moat. The 12th was called upon to bomb the fort on 9 March 1945, which they did successfully with 2000-pound bombs dropped from 200 feet by four Mitchells, followed by attacks from 6000 feet by another squadron, and a 35-ship blasting of the entire area of the fort to complete the job.<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. (November 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The last major mission of the 12th was an overnight where the crews spent the night under the wings of their B-25s at Rameree, near <a href="/wiki/Rangoon" class="mw-redirect" title="Rangoon">Rangoon</a>, and took off the next morning to bomb Ban-Takli airfield north of <a href="/wiki/Bangkok" title="Bangkok">Bangkok</a>, Thailand.<sup id="cite_ref-TB286_23-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TB286-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group began to equip with <a href="/wiki/Douglas_A-26_Invader" title="Douglas A-26 Invader">Douglas A-26 Invaders</a><sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and were still training when the war ended. The group's aircrews flew the A-26s to <a href="/wiki/Frankfurt,_Germany" class="mw-redirect" title="Frankfurt, Germany">Frankfurt, Germany</a>, and the rest of the group waited at <a href="/wiki/Fenny_Airfield" title="Fenny Airfield">Fenny Airfield</a> until they went to <a href="/wiki/Karachi_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Karachi Airport">Karachi Airport</a> in December to return to the United States.<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. (November 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>On return to United States in January 1946, the 12th Bombardment Group was inactivated at the port of embarkation.<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Assignment_to_Tactical_Air_Command">Assignment to Tactical Air Command</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Assignment to Tactical Air Command"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The unit was again designated the <b>12th Bombardment Group</b>, Light and was activated on 19 May 1947 under <a href="/wiki/Tactical_Air_Command" title="Tactical Air Command">Tactical Air Command</a> as part of the Air Force's expansion to its peacetime goal of 70 combat groups.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although nominally stationed at <a href="/wiki/Langley_Air_Force_Base" title="Langley Air Force Base">Langley Air Force Base</a>, Virginia, the unit was neither manned or equipped and only existed on paper. President <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Truman's</a> reduced 1949 defense budget required reductions in the number of Air Force groups to 48,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the 12th was inactivated on 10 September 1948.<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Fighter_escort_operations">Fighter escort operations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Fighter escort operations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/12th_Fighter-Escort_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="12th Fighter-Escort Wing">12th Fighter-Escort Wing</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg/220px-Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg/330px-Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg/440px-Republic_F-84E-1-RE_Thunderjet_49-2066.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2851" data-file-height="1509" /></a><figcaption>Group F-84 Thunderjets<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>12th Fighter-Escort Group</b> was activated at <a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Albany#Turner_Air_Force_Base_(1947-66)" title="Naval Air Station Albany">Turner Air Force Base</a>, Georgia on 1 November 1950 as the flying element of the <a href="/wiki/12th_Fighter-Escort_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="12th Fighter-Escort Wing">12th Fighter-Escort Wing</a> under the <a href="/wiki/Hobson_Plan" title="Hobson Plan">wing base organization</a> system. The 559th, 560th and 561st Fighter-Escort Squadrons were assigned to the group.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The group's mission was to fly fighter escort for <a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command" title="Strategic Air Command">Strategic Air Command</a> strategic bombers.<sup id="cite_ref-Ravenstein12FTW_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ravenstein12FTW-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As the group was organizing, the <a href="/wiki/27th_Fighter-Escort_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="27th Fighter-Escort Wing">27th Fighter-Escort Wing</a> at <a href="/wiki/Bergstrom_Air_Force_Base" title="Bergstrom Air Force Base">Bergstrom Air Force Base</a>, Texas deployed to Japan.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 12th Group moved to Bergstrom in December,<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and was filled out by personnel from the 27th that had not deployed and personnel that had been transferred from the <a href="/wiki/31st_Fighter-Escort_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="31st Fighter-Escort Group">31st Fighter-Escort Group</a> at Turner.<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. (November 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> On 12 December the group received its first <a href="/wiki/Republic_F-84E_Thunderjet" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic F-84E Thunderjet">Republic F-84E Thunderjets</a>. These aircraft, however, were rejected as <a href="/wiki/Republic_Aviation" title="Republic Aviation">Republic Aviation</a> had equipped them with an engine that was incapable of supporting the extended bomber escort missions projected by SAC.<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. (November 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command" title="Strategic Air Command">Strategic Air Command</a> (SAC)'s mobilization for the Korean War highlighted that SAC wing commanders focused too much on running the base organization and were not spending enough time on overseeing combat preparations. To allow wing commanders the ability to focus on combat operations, the air base group commander became responsible for managing the base housekeeping functions. Under the plan finalized in June 1952, the wing commander focused primarily on the combat units and the maintenance necessary to support combat aircraft by having the combat and maintenance squadrons report directly to the wing and eliminating the intermediate group structures.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In February 1951, the group's three squadrons were attached to the wing and the group was reduced to paper status.<sup id="cite_ref-Ravenstein12FTW_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ravenstein12FTW-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When the reorganization was finalized, the group was inactivated and the squadrons reassigned.<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Flying_training">Flying training</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Flying training"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/12th_Flying_Training_Wing" title="12th Flying Training Wing">12th Flying Training Wing</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1251242444"><table class="box-Unreferenced_section plainlinks metadata ambox ambox-content ambox-Unreferenced" role="presentation"><tbody><tr><td class="mbox-image"><div class="mbox-image-div"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Question_book-new.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/50px-Question_book-new.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="39" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/75px-Question_book-new.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/99/Question_book-new.svg/100px-Question_book-new.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="399" /></a></span></div></td><td class="mbox-text"><div class="mbox-text-span">This section <b>does not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources">cite</a> any <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">sources</a></b>.<span class="hide-when-compact"> Please help <a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/12th_Operations_Group" title="Special:EditPage/12th Operations Group">improve this section</a> by <a href="/wiki/Help:Referencing_for_beginners" title="Help:Referencing for beginners">adding citations to reliable sources</a>. Unsourced material may be challenged and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability#Burden_of_evidence" title="Wikipedia:Verifiability">removed</a>.</span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">October 2019</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:12og-t-1ajayhawk.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/12og-t-1ajayhawk.jpg/220px-12og-t-1ajayhawk.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="112" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/12og-t-1ajayhawk.jpg/330px-12og-t-1ajayhawk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/12og-t-1ajayhawk.jpg/440px-12og-t-1ajayhawk.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="510" /></a><figcaption>Beechcraft T-1A Jayhawk 93-0630, 99th FTS</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:T-6A_Texan_II.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/T-6A_Texan_II.jpg/220px-T-6A_Texan_II.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/T-6A_Texan_II.jpg/330px-T-6A_Texan_II.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/T-6A_Texan_II.jpg/440px-T-6A_Texan_II.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1400" data-file-height="1000" /></a><figcaption>T-6A Texan II of the 559th FTS</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Boeing.t43.ground.fairford.arp.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Boeing.t43.ground.fairford.arp.jpg/220px-Boeing.t43.ground.fairford.arp.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="150" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Boeing.t43.ground.fairford.arp.jpg/330px-Boeing.t43.ground.fairford.arp.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Boeing.t43.ground.fairford.arp.jpg/440px-Boeing.t43.ground.fairford.arp.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2288" data-file-height="1561" /></a><figcaption>Boeing T-43A-BN 73-1153 of the 562d FTS</figcaption></figure> <p>The group was reactivated at <a href="/wiki/Randolph_Air_Force_Base" title="Randolph Air Force Base">Randolph Air Force Base</a>, Texas on 9 December 1991 as the <b>12th Operations Group</b> and assigned to the 12th Flying Training Wing as part of the Objective Wing reorganization by the Air Force. The new group performed flight screening and undergraduate pilot training. Due to impending closure of <a href="/wiki/Mather_Air_Force_Base" title="Mather Air Force Base">Mather Air Force Base</a>, California, in 1992 group assumed undergraduate navigator training which was moved from Mather. Also, conducted specialized undergraduate pilot training. In 1995, began transition to joint navigator training. </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=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Lineage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Established as the <b>12th Bombardment Group</b> (Light) on 20 November 1940</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 15 January 1941</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>12th Bombardment Group</b> (Medium) on 30 December 1941</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>12th Bombardment Group</b>, Medium on 20 August 1944</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 22 January 1946</dd></dl> <ul><li>Redesignated <b>12th Bombardment Group</b>, Light on 29 April 1947</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 19 May 1947</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 10 September 1948</dd></dl> <ul><li>Redesignated <b>12th Fighter-Escort Group</b> on 27 October 1950</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 1 November 1950</dd> <dd>Inactivated on 16 June 1952</dd> <dd>Redesignated <b>12th Tactical Fighter Group</b> on 31 July 1985 (Remained inactive)</dd></dl> <ul><li>Redesignated <b>12th Operations Group</b> on 9 December 1991</li></ul> <dl><dd>Activated on 15 December 1991<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Assignments"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Air_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Northwest Air District">Northwest Air District</a> (later, Second Air Force), 15 January 1941</li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Air_Support_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="4th Air Support Command">4th Air Support Command</a>, 3 September 1941</li> <li><a href="/wiki/5th_Air_Support_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="5th Air Support Command">5th Air Support Command</a>, 21 January 1942</li> <li><a href="/wiki/III_Bomber_Command" title="III Bomber Command">III Bomber Command</a>, 18 April 1942</li> <li>Ninth Air Force, 16 August 1942</li> <li>Twelfth Air Force, 22 August 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/XII_Air_Support_Command" class="mw-redirect" title="XII Air Support Command">XII Air Support Command</a>, 1 September 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/XII_Bomber_Command" title="XII Bomber Command">XII Bomber Command</a>, 2 January 1944</li> <li>Tenth Air Force, c. 21 March 1944</li> <li>Unknown, c. 24 December 1945 – 22 January 1946</li> <li>Tactical Air Command, 19 May 1947 – 10 September 1948</li> <li>12th Fighter-Escort Wing, 1 November 1950 – 16 June 1952</li> <li>12th Flying Training Wing, 15 December 1991 – present<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Components_2">Components</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Components"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Squadrons</dt></dl> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 40em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1st_Flight_Screening_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="1st Flight Screening Squadron">1st Flight Screening Squadron</a> (later 1st Flying Training Squadron): 15 December 1991 – 1 April 1994</li> <li><a href="/wiki/3d_Flying_Training_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="3d Flying Training Squadron">3d Flying Training Squadron</a>: 1 April 1994 – 7 April 2000</li> <li>19th Reconnaissance Squadron (later 94th Bombardment Squadron, 94th Reconnaissance Squadron, <a href="/wiki/434th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="434th Bombardment Squadron">434th Bombardment Squadron</a>): attached 15 January-13 August 1941, assigned 14 August 1941 – 22 January 1946</li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_Test_and_Evaluation_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="21st Test and Evaluation Squadron">21st Test and Evaluation Squadron</a>: 15 September 1992 – 31 March 1994</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/81st_Bombardment_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="81st Bombardment Squadron">81st Bombardment Squadron</a> (later 559th Fighter-Escort Squadron, 559th Flying Training Squadron)</b>: 15 January 1941 – 22 January 1946; 19 May 1947 – 10 September 1948; 1 November 1950 – 16 June 1952 (attached to 12th Fighter-Escort Wing after 10 February 1951);<sup id="cite_ref-Ravenstein12FTW_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ravenstein12FTW-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 15 December 1991–present</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/82d_Bombardment_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="82d Bombardment Squadron">82d Bombardment Squadron</a> (later 560th Fighter-Escort Squadron, 560th Flying Training Squadron)</b>: 15 January 1941 – 22 January 1946; 19 May 1947 – 10 September 1948; 1 November 1950 – 16 June 1952 (attached to 12th Fighter-Escort Wing after 10 February 1951);<sup id="cite_ref-Ravenstein12FTW_30-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ravenstein12FTW-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 15 December 1991 – present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/83d_Bombardment_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="83d Bombardment Squadron">83d Bombardment Squadron</a> (later 561st Fighter-Escort Squadron): 15 January 1941 – 22 January 1946; 19 May 1947 – 10 September 1948; 1 November 1950 – 16 June 1952 (attached to 12th Fighter-Escort Wing after 10 February 1951)<sup id="cite_ref-Ravenstein12FTW_30-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Ravenstein12FTW-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>99th Flying Training Squadron</b>: 14 May 1993 – present</li> <li>434th Bombardment Squadron: see 19th Reconnaissance Squadron)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/435th_Flying_Training_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="435th Flying Training Squadron">435th Flying Training Squadron</a> (later 435th Fighter Training Squadron)</b>: 14 May 1998 – 1 October 2001, 2 March 2007 – present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/557th_Flying_Training_Squadron" title="557th Flying Training Squadron">557th Flying Training Squadron</a>: 1 July 1993 – 1 October 2000</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/558th_Flying_Training_Squadron" title="558th Flying Training Squadron">558th Flying Training Squadron</a></b>: 15 December 1992 – 1 October 1996; 16 January 2002 – present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/562d_Flying_Training_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="562d Flying Training Squadron">562d Flying Training Squadron</a>: 14 May 1993 – 19 November 2010</li> <li><a href="/wiki/563d_Flying_Training_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="563d Flying Training Squadron">563d Flying Training Squadron</a>: 14 May 1993 – 3 June 1996; 30 April 1999–19 November 2010</li> <li>3307th Test and Evaluation Squadron: 15 December 1991 – 15 September 1992<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <dl><dt>Flight</dt></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/332d_Airlift_Flight" title="332d Airlift Flight">332d Airlift Flight</a>: 15 April 1993 – 1 April 1997<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=14" 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 .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>McChord Field, Washington, 15 January 1941</li> <li>Esler Field, Louisiana, c. 21 February-3 July 1942</li> <li>RAF Deversoir, Egypt, c. 31 July 1942 (group headquarters and support elements after October 1942)</li> <li>Egypt and Libya, c October 1942-c April 1943<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>note 11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <dl><dd><dl><dd>LG 88, Egypt <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=12th_Operations_Group&params=30_50_05_N_029_51_05_E_region:GB_type:airport"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">30°50′05″N</span> <span class="longitude">029°51′05″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">30.83472°N 29.85139°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">30.83472; 29.85139</span></span></span></a></span></span>, 18 October 1942</dd> <dd>Gambut Airfield, Libya, 6 December 1942</dd> <dd>Magrun Landing Ground (LG 142), Libya <span class="geo-inline"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1156832818"><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=12th_Operations_Group&params=31_28_30_N_020_07_40_E_region:GB_type:airport"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">31°28′30″N</span> <span class="longitude">020°07′40″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">31.47500°N 20.12778°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">31.47500; 20.12778</span></span></span></a></span></span>, by 9 December 1942</dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Habit_Awlad_Muhammad_Airport" title="Habit Awlad Muhammad Airport">El Chel Airfield</a>, Libya<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (October 2019)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Misrata_Airport" title="Misrata Airport">Misurata Airfield</a>, Libya</dd></dl></dd></dl> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Medenine_Airfield" title="Medenine Airfield">Medenine Airfield</a>, Tunisia, 3 April 1943</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sfax_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Sfax Airfield">Sfax Airfield</a>, Tunisia, c. 15 April 1943</li> <li>Hergla Airfield, Tunisia, 2 June 1943</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break" style="width: 50%;"> <ul><li>Ponte Olivo Airfield, Sicily, Italy, c. 2 August 1943</li> <li>Gerbini Airfield, Sicily, Italy, c. 22 August 1943</li> <li>Foggia Airfield, Italy, c. 2 November 1943</li> <li>Gaudo Airfield, Italy, 19 January-6 February 1944</li> <li>Tezgaon Airfield, India, c. 21 March 1944</li> <li>Pandaveswar Airfield, India, 13 June 1944</li> <li>Fenny Airfield, India, 16 July 1944</li> <li>Pandaveswar Airfield, India, 8 June 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karachi_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Karachi Airport">Karachi Airport</a>, India, 15 November-24 December 1945</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Lawton" title="Fort Lawton">Fort Lawton</a>, Washington, 21–22 January 1946</li> <li>Langley Field (later Langley Air Force Base), Virginia, 19 May 1947 – 10 September 1948</li> <li>Turner Air Force Base, Georgia, 1 November 1950</li> <li>Bergstrom Air Force Base, Texas, 5 December 1950<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> – 16 June 1952</li> <li>Randolph Air Force Base (later Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Air Force Base), Texas, 15 December 1991 – present<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Aircraft">Aircraft</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 25em;"> <ul><li>Douglas B-18 Bolo, 1941–1942</li> <li>Douglas B-23 Dragon, 1941–1942</li> <li>Stearman PT-17, 1941–1942</li> <li>North American B-25 Mitchell, 1942–1945</li> <li>Douglas A-26 Invader, 1945</li> <li>Republic F-84 Thunderjet, 1950–1951</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_T-37_Tweet" title="Cessna T-37 Tweet">Cessna T-37 Tweet</a>, 1991–present</li> <li>Northrop T-38 Talon, 1991–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_American_T-39_Sabreliner" class="mw-redirect" title="North American T-39 Sabreliner">North American T-39 Sabreliner</a>, 1991</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cessna_T-41_Mescalero" title="Cessna T-41 Mescalero">Cessna T-41 Mescalero</a>, 1992–1994</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Boeing_T-43_Bobcat" class="mw-redirect" title="Boeing T-43 Bobcat">Boeing T-43 Bobcat</a>, 1992–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/C-21_Learjet" class="mw-redirect" title="C-21 Learjet">C-21 Learjet</a>, 1993–1997</li> <li>Northrop AT-38 Talon, 1993–2002</li> <li>Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk, 1993–present</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T-3_Firefly" class="mw-redirect" title="T-3 Firefly">T-3 Firefly</a>, 1994–1998</li> <li>Beechcraft T-6 Texan II, 2000–present</li></ul> </div> <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=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=16" 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>October 1942 – 17 August 1943</td> <td>12th Bombardment Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>15 December 1991 – 31 December 1991</td> <td>12th Operations Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</td> <td>1 January 1992 – 30 June 1993</td> <td>12th Operations Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</td> <td>1 July 1993 – 30 June 1994</td> <td>12th Operations Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</td> <td>1 July 1995 – 30 June 1996</td> <td>12th Operations Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</td> <td>1 July 1996 – 30 June 1998</td> <td>12th Operations Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</td> <td>1 July 1998 – 30 June 2000</td> <td>12th Operations Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</td> <td>1 July 2002 – 30 June 2004</td> <td>12th Operations Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</td> <td>1 July 2004 – 30 June 2006</td> <td>12th Operations Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</td> <td>1 July 2008 – 30 June 2009</td> <td>12th Operations Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Air Force Outstanding Unit Award</td> <td>1 July 2009 – 30 June 2011</td> <td>12th Operations Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="background:#efefef;"> <th>Campaign Streamer </th> <th>Campaign </th> <th>Dates </th> <th>Notes </th></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>Air Combat, EAME Theater</td> <td>c. 31 July 1942 – 11 May 1945</td> <td>12th Bombardment Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Egypt-Libya</td> <td>c. 31 July 1942 – 12 February 1943</td> <td>12th Bombardment Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Tunisia</td> <td>12 November 1942 – 13 May 1943</td> <td>12th Bombardment Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Sicily</td> <td>14 May 1943 – 17 August 1943</td> <td>12th Bombardment Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Naples-Foggia</td> <td>18 August 1943 – 21 January 1944</td> <td>12th Bombardment Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<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>Rome-Arno</td> <td>22 January 1944 – 6 February 1944</td> <td>12th Bombardment Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_APC.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Streamer_APC.PNG/200px-Streamer_APC.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Streamer_APC.PNG/300px-Streamer_APC.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Streamer_APC.PNG/400px-Streamer_APC.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>India-Burma</td> <td>c. 31 March 1944 – 28 January 1945</td> <td>12th Bombardment Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_APC.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Streamer_APC.PNG/200px-Streamer_APC.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Streamer_APC.PNG/300px-Streamer_APC.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Streamer_APC.PNG/400px-Streamer_APC.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>Central Burma</td> <td>29 January 1945 – 15 July 1945</td> <td>12th Bombardment Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Streamer_APC.PNG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Streamer_APC.PNG/200px-Streamer_APC.PNG" decoding="async" width="200" height="14" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Streamer_APC.PNG/300px-Streamer_APC.PNG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/Streamer_APC.PNG/400px-Streamer_APC.PNG 2x" data-file-width="500" data-file-height="35" /></a></span></td> <td>China Defensive</td> <td>4 July 1942 – 4 May 1945</td> <td>12th Bombardment Group<sup id="cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <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=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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=12th_Operations_Group&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dt>Explanatory 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 reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 80em;"> <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">Aircraft are Northrop T-38C Talons, serials 68-82109 and 65-10475 of the group's 560th Flying Training Squadron.</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">The name was supposedly derived from an interview with a German <a href="/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" title="Prisoner of war">prisoner of war</a> describing the reaction of the Germans to the group's formation bombing as an earthquake. The <a href="/wiki/Photojournalist" class="mw-redirect" title="Photojournalist">photojournalist</a> conducting the interview used the title,"Earthquakers" on his captions of photos of the group. Tucker and Bledsoe, p. 282.</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">The group uses the 12th Wing emblem with the group designation on the scroll. Robertson, Factsheet, 12 Operations Group.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The Boston was the RAF version of the A-20 Havoc.</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">This included about 25 radio operator/gunners from the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Royal Canadian Air Force</a>, who had been attached to the group when it began operations in Egypt. Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 284.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Among the B-25Hs delivered to the group was the 1000th and last one manufactured. Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 286.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The H model had a 75mm cannon and .50 caliber machine guns in the nose and was flown by one pilot. The J had a glass nose with a navigator/bombardier position and had a pilot and copilot. Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 286.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Aircraft in foreground is Republic F-84E-1-RE Thunderjet, serial 49-2066. This aircraft was flown to <a href="/wiki/RAF_Manston" title="RAF Manston">RAF Manston</a>, where it was transferred to the <a href="/wiki/123d_Fighter-Bomber_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="123d Fighter-Bomber Group">123d Fighter-Bomber Group</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">These were the group's three original squadrons. Because the 81st through 83d Fighter Squadrons already existed, the squadrons were given new numbers when they became fighter units.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">The 21st Test and Evaluation Squadron and the 3307th Test and Evaluation Squadron were consolidated after being reassigned from the group. Haulman, Daniel L., Lineage and Honors History of the Air Education and Training Command Studies and Analysis Squadron (AETC), Air Force Historical Research Agency. 6 January 1998.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Beginning in October 1942, the group assumed a split operation, with supporting and operational elements at different locations. See the narrative above for locations of group elements during this time.</span> </li> </ol></div> <dl><dt>Citations</dt></dl> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Maurer12BG-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Maurer12BG_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Maurer12BG_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Maurer12BG_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Maurer, <i>Combat Units</i>, pp. 55–56</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stahura, p. 11</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Maurer, <i>Combat Squadrons</i>, pp. 283–384, 286–287, 289–290, 536</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 279</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Maurer434BS-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Maurer434BS_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Maurer434BS_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Maurer434BS_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Maurer, <i>Combat Squadrons</i>, p. 536</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12OGfacts-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-16"><sup><i><b>q</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-17"><sup><i><b>r</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-18"><sup><i><b>s</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-19"><sup><i><b>t</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-12OGfacts_9-20"><sup><i><b>u</b></i></sup></a> <a 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class="citation web cs1">Robertson, Patsy (26 June 2017). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/434131/12-operations-group-aetc/">"Factsheet 12 Operations Group (AETC)"</a>. Air Force Historical Research Agency<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 October</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Factsheet+12+Operations+Group+%28AETC%29&rft.pub=Air+Force+Historical+Research+Agency&rft.date=2017-06-26&rft.aulast=Robertson&rft.aufirst=Patsy&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.afhra.af.mil%2FAbout-Us%2FFact-Sheets%2FDisplay%2FArticle%2F434131%2F12-operations-group-aetc%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A12th+Operations+Group" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TB280-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TB280_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB280_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB280_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 280</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-11">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stahura, p. 13</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Stahura, p. 16</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TB281-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TB281_14-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB281_14-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 281</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TB282-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TB282_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB282_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 282</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TB283-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TB283_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB283_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 283</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">Tucker & Bledsoe, pp. 283-284</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TB284-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TB284_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB284_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 284</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">Maurer, <i>Combat Squadrons</i>, pp. 283–384, 286–287</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">Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 285 (quoting from the unit citation)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TB285-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TB285_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB285_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB285_22-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 285</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-TB286-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-TB286_23-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB286_23-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB286_23-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB286_23-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-TB286_23-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Tucker & Bledsoe, p. 286</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Maurer, <i>Combat Units</i>, p. 11</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Knaack, p. 25</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Ravenstein12FTW-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Ravenstein12FTW_30-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ravenstein12FTW_30-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ravenstein12FTW_30-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ravenstein12FTW_30-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Ravenstein12FTW_30-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Ravenstein, pp. 27–29</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ravenstein, pp. 49–52</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Deaile, pp. 175–176</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mueller, p. 32</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span 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class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><a href="/wiki/Structure_of_the_United_States_Air_Force" title="Structure of the 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 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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 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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">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 href="/wiki/Andrews_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Andrews Field">Andrews</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barksdale_Air_Force_Base" title="Barksdale Air Force Base">Barksdale</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beale_Air_Force_Base" title="Beale Air Force Base">Beale</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolling_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Bolling Field">Bolling</a> (AFDW)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cannon_Air_Force_Base" title="Cannon Air Force Base">Cannon</a> (AFSOC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cape_Cod_Space_Force_Station" title="Cape Cod Space Force Station">Cape Cod</a> (USSF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Columbus_Air_Force_Base" title="Columbus Air Force Base">Columbus</a> (AETC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Davis%E2%80%93Monthan_Air_Force_Base" title="Davis–Monthan Air Force Base">Davis-Monthan</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dyess_Air_Force_Base" title="Dyess Air Force Base">Dyess</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eielson_Air_Force_Base" title="Eielson Air Force Base">Eielson</a> (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 Force Base">Malmstrom</a> (AFGSC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/March_Air_Reserve_Base" title="March Air Reserve Base">March</a> (AFRC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McChord_Field" title="McChord Field">McChord</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McConnell_Air_Force_Base" title="McConnell Air Force Base">McConnell</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/McGuire_Air_Force_Base" title="McGuire Air Force Base">McGuire</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Minot_Air_Force_Base" title="Minot Air Force Base">Minot</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mountain_Home_Air_Force_Base" title="Mountain Home Air Force Base">Mountain Home</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nellis_Air_Force_Base" title="Nellis Air Force Base">Nellis</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Offutt_Air_Force_Base" title="Offutt Air Force Base">Offutt</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Space_Force_Base" title="Patrick Space Force Base">Patrick</a> (USSF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pease_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Pease Air National Guard Base">Pease</a> (ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rickenbacker_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base">Rickenbacker</a> (ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robins_Air_Force_Base" title="Robins Air Force Base">Robins</a> (AFMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seymour_Johnson_Air_Force_Base" title="Seymour Johnson Air Force Base">Seymour Johnson</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sheppard_Air_Force_Base" title="Sheppard Air Force Base">Sheppard</a> (AETC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Selfridge_Air_National_Guard_Base" title="Selfridge Air National Guard Base">Selfridge</a> (ANG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Travis_Air_Force_Base" title="Travis Air Force Base">Travis</a> (AMC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vandenberg_Space_Force_Base" title="Vandenberg Space Force Base">Vandenberg</a> (USSF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Westover_Air_Reserve_Base" title="Westover Air Reserve Base">Westover</a> (AFRC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Whiteman_Air_Force_Base" title="Whiteman Air Force Base">Whiteman</a> (ACC)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wright-Patterson_Air_Force_Base" title="Wright-Patterson Air Force Base">Wright-Patterson</a> (AFMC)</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/RAF_Alconbury" title="RAF Alconbury">RAF Alconbury</a> (USAFE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Support_Facility_Diego_Garcia" title="Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia">Diego Garcia</a> (USN)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadena_Air_Base" title="Kadena Air Base">Kadena</a> (PACAF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Fairford" title="RAF Fairford">RAF Fairford</a> (USAFE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Lakenheath" title="RAF Lakenheath">RAF Lakenheath</a> (USAFE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Mildenhall" title="RAF Mildenhall">RAF Mildenhall</a> (USAFE)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thule_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Thule Air Base">Thule</a> (USSF)</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">former /<br />inactive</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/Amarillo_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Amarillo Air Force Base">Amarillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bergstrom_Air_Force_Base" 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. 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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 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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 href="/wiki/449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="449th Air Expeditionary Group">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 href="/wiki/449th_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="449th Air Expeditionary Group">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. Power">Power</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Dale_Ryan" title="John Dale Ryan">Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_J._Nazzaro" title="Joseph J. Nazzaro">Joseph J. Nazzaro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bruce_K._Holloway" title="Bruce K. Holloway">Bruce K. Holloway</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_C._Meyer" title="John C. Meyer">John C. Meyer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russell_E._Dougherty" title="Russell E. Dougherty">Russell E. Dougherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_H._Ellis" title="Richard H. Ellis">Richard H. Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bennie_L._Davis" title="Bennie L. Davis">Bennie L. Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_D._Welch" title="Larry D. Welch">Larry D. Welch</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_T._Chain,_Jr,&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John T. Chain, Jr, (page does not exist)">John T. Chain, Jr,</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Lee_Butler" title="George Lee Butler">George Lee Butler</a></li></ul> </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;">Emblems</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Commons page"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/12px-Commons-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/18px-Commons-logo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/24px-Commons-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1376" /></span></span> <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategic_Air_Command_Emblems" class="extiw" title="commons:Strategic Air Command Emblems">Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div><a href="/wiki/United_States_military_aircraft_designation_systems" title="United States military aircraft designation systems">United States military aircraft designation systems</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="20px&#124;Patch_of_the_12th_USAAF_Air_Force_USAAF_Twelfth_Air_Force_in_World_War_II" style=";wide;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" 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style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Berguent_Airfield" title="Berguent Airfield">Berguent</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Casablanca-Anfa_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Casablanca-Anfa Airport">Casablanca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guercif_Airfield" title="Guercif Airfield">Guercif</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louis_Gentil_Field" title="Louis Gentil Field">Louis Gentil</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marnia_Airfield" title="Marnia Airfield">Marnia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A9diouna_Airfield" title="Médiouna Airfield">Médiouna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohammed_V_International_Airport" title="Mohammed V International Airport">Nouasser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naval_Air_Station_Port_Lyautey" title="Naval Air Station Port Lyautey">Port Lyautey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Angads_Airport" title="Angads Airport">Oujda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Royal_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="First Royal Air Force Base">Rabat Sale</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ras_el_Ma_Airfield" title="Ras el Ma Airfield">Ras el Ma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Algeria</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ain_M%27lila_Airfield" title="Ain M'lila Airfield">Ain M'lila</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Berteaux_Airfield" title="Berteaux Airfield">Berteaux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Biskra_Airport" title="Biskra Airport">Biskra</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Canrobert_Airfield" title="Canrobert Airfield">Canrobert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel Airfield">Chateau-dun-du-Rhumel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mohamed_Boudiaf_International_Airport" title="Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport">Constantine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oran_Es_S%C3%A9nia_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Oran Es Sénia Airport">Es Sénia (Oran)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houari_Boumediene_Airport" title="Houari Boumediene Airport">Maison Blanche (Algiers)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mostaganem_Airport" title="Mostaganem Airport">Matemore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montesquieu_Airfield" title="Montesquieu Airfield">Montesquieu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nouvion_Airfield" title="Nouvion Airfield">Nouvion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orleansville_Airfield" title="Orleansville Airfield">Orleansville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skikda_Airport" title="Skikda Airport">Philippeville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Relizane_Airport" title="Relizane Airport">Relizane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rerhaia_Airfield" title="Rerhaia Airfield">Rerhaia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Donat_Airfield" title="Saint-Donat Airfield">Saint-Donat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint-Leu_Airfield" title="Saint-Leu Airfield">Saint-Leu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ain_Beida_Airport" title="Ain Beida Airport">Sedrata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sainte-Barbe_du_Tl%C3%A9lat_Airfield" title="Sainte-Barbe du Tlélat Airfield">Sainte-Barbe du Tlélat</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oran_Tafraoui_Airport" title="Oran Tafraoui Airport">Tafaraoui (Oran)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheikh_Larbi_T%C3%A9bessi_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport">Tébessa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Telergma_Airport" title="Telergma Airport">Telergma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghriss_Airport" title="Ghriss Airport">Thiersville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Youks-les-Bains_Airfield" title="Youks-les-Bains Airfield">Youks-les-Bains</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Tunisia</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bizerte-Sidi_Ahmed_Air_Base" title="Bizerte-Sidi Ahmed Air Base">Bizerte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dar_el_Koudia_Airfield" title="Dar el Koudia Airfield">Dar el Koudia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Depienne_Airfield" title="Depienne Airfield">Depienne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djedeida_Airfield" title="Djedeida Airfield">Djedeida</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Djilma_Airfield" title="Djilma Airfield">Djilma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ebba_Ksour_Airfield" title="Ebba Ksour Airfield">Ebba Ksour</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Djem_Airfield" title="El Djem Airfield">El Djem</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/El_Bathan_Airfield" title="El Bathan Airfield">El Bathan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enfidaville_Airfield" title="Enfidaville Airfield">Enfidaville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goubrine_Airfield" title="Goubrine Airfield">Goubrine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grombalia_Airfield" title="Grombalia Airfield">Grombalia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hergla_Airfield" title="Hergla Airfield">Hergla</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kairouan_Airfield" title="Kairouan Airfield">Kairouan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Korba_Airfield" title="Korba Airfield">Korba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tunis-Carthage_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Tunis-Carthage International Airport">La Marsa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Sebala_Airfield" title="La Sebala Airfield">La Sebala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Sers_Airfield" title="Le Sers Airfield">Le Sers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borj_El_Amri_Airport" title="Borj El Amri Airport">Massicault</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mateur_Airfield" title="Mateur Airfield">Mateur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Menzel_Temime_Airfield" title="Menzel Temime Airfield">Menzel Temime</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monastir_Habib_Bourguiba_International_Airport" title="Monastir Habib Bourguiba International Airport">Monastir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oudna_Airfield" title="Oudna Airfield">Oudna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pont_du_Fahs_Airfield" title="Pont du Fahs Airfield">Pont du Fahs</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Protville_Airfield&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Protville Airfield (page does not exist)">Protville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sainte_Marie_du_Zit_Airfield" title="Sainte Marie du Zit Airfield">Sainte Marie du Zit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Souk-el-Arba_Airfield" title="Souk-el-Arba Airfield">Souk-el-Arba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Souk-el-Khemis_Airfield" title="Souk-el-Khemis Airfield">Souk-el-Khemis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Soliman_Airfield" title="Soliman Airfield">Soliman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sousse_Airfield" title="Sousse Airfield">Sousse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thelepte_Airfield" title="Thelepte Airfield">Thelepte</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:8.5em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Italy</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Agrigento_Airfield" title="Agrigento Airfield">Agrigento (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bagnoli_Airfield" title="Bagnoli Airfield">Bagnoli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barcelona_Landing_Ground" class="mw-redirect" title="Barcelona Landing Ground">Barcelona LG (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bari_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Bari Airfield">Bari</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palermo-Boccadifalco_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Palermo-Boccadifalco Airport">Boccadifalco (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Borizzo_Airfield" title="Borizzo Airfield">Borizzo (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Naples_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Naples Airport">Capodichino (Naples)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castel_Volturno_Airfield" title="Castel Volturno Airfield">Castel Volturno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Castelvetrano_Airfield" title="Castelvetrano Airfield">Castelvetrano (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cassibile_Airfield" title="Cassibile Airfield">Cassibile (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cattolica_Airfield" title="Cattolica Airfield">Cattolica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catania-Fontanarossa_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Catania-Fontanarossa Airport">Catania (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cercola_Airfield" title="Cercola Airfield">Cercola</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comiso_Airfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Comiso Airfield">Comiso (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rome_Ciampino_Airport" title="Rome Ciampino Airport">Ciampino (Rome)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cervia_Air_Force_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Cervia Air Force Base">Cesenatico</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Decimomannu_Air_Base" title="Decimomannu Air Base">Decimomannu (Sardinia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cagliari-Elmas_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Cagliari-Elmas Airport">Elmas (Sardinia)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Falconara_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Falconara Airport">Falconara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fano_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Fano Airport">Fano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florence_Airport" title="Florence Airport">Florence</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Foggia_Airfield_Complex" title="Foggia Airfield Complex">Foggia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Follonica_Airfield" title="Follonica Airfield">Follonica</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gaudo_Airfield" title="Gaudo Airfield">Gaudo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerbini_Airfield" title="Gerbini Airfield">Gerbini (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gioia_del_Colle_Air_Base" title="Gioia del Colle Air Base">Gioia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grosseto_Airport" title="Grosseto Airport">Grosseto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Taranto-Grottaglie_Airport" title="Taranto-Grottaglie Airport">Grottaglie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iesi_Airfield" title="Iesi Airfield">Iesi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Banca_Airfield" title="Le Banca Airfield">Le Banca</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lecce_Airfield" title="Lecce Airfield">Lecce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Licata_Airfield" title="Licata Airfield">Licata (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manduria_Airfield" title="Manduria Airfield">Manduria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marcianise_Airfield" title="Marcianise Airfield">Marcianise</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siena-Ampugnano_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Siena-Ampugnano Airport">Malignano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mazzara_Airfield" title="Mazzara Airfield">Mazzara (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Milazzo_Airfield" title="Milazzo Airfield">Milazzo (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Messina_Airfield" title="Messina Airfield">Messina (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Montalto_Di_Castro_Airfield" title="Montalto Di Castro Airfield">Montalto Di Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nettuno_Airfield" title="Nettuno Airfield">Nettuno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Salerno_Costa_d%27Amalfi_Airport" title="Salerno Costa d'Amalfi Airport">Montecorvino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ombrene_Airfield" title="Ombrene Airfield">Ombrene</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orbetello_Airfield" title="Orbetello Airfield">Orbetello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paestum_Airfield" title="Paestum Airfield">Paestum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pisa_International_Airport" title="Pisa International Airport">Pisa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pantelleria_Airport" title="Pantelleria Airport">Pantelleria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pignataro_Maggiore_Airfield" title="Pignataro Maggiore Airfield">Pignataro Maggiore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Piombino_Airfield" title="Piombino Airfield">Piombino</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pomigliano_Airfield" title="Pomigliano Airfield">Pomigliano</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponte_Galeria_Airfield" title="Ponte Galeria Airfield">Ponte Galeria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pontedera_Airfield" title="Pontedera Airfield">Pontedera</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pompeii_Airfield" title="Pompeii Airfield">Pompeii</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponte_Olivo_Airfield" title="Ponte Olivo Airfield">Ponte Olivo (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Reggio_Calabria_Airport" title="Reggio Calabria Airport">Reggio Calabria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rocca_Bernardo_Airfield" title="Rocca Bernardo Airfield">Rocca Bernardo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rosia_Airfield" title="Rosia Airfield">Rosia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/San_Pancrazio_Airfield" title="San Pancrazio Airfield">San Pancrazio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Santa_Maria_Airfield" title="Santa Maria Airfield">Santa Maria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scordia_Airfield" title="Scordia Airfield">Scordia (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sele_Airfield" title="Sele Airfield">Sele</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Serretella_Airfield" title="Serretella Airfield">Serretella</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tarquinia_Airfield" title="Tarquinia Airfield">Tarquinia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Termini_Airfield" title="Termini Airfield">Termini (Sicily)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tortorella_Airfield" title="Tortorella Airfield">Tortorella</a></li> <li><a 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title="Saint-Simon - Clastres Air Base">Clastres (A-71)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dijon_Bourgogne_-_Longvic_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Dijon Bourgogne - Longvic Airport">Dijon (Y-9)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%C3%B4le-Tavaux_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Dôle-Tavaux Airport">Dôle-Tavaux (Y-7)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghisonaccia_Alzitone_Airport" title="Ghisonaccia Alzitone Airport">Ghisonaccia (Corsica)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ventiseri-Solenzara_Air_Base" class="mw-redirect" title="Ventiseri-Solenzara Air Base">Gisonochia (Corsica)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Istres-Le_Tub%C3%A9_Air_Base" title="Istres-Le Tubé Air Base">Istres (Y-17)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/La_Vallon_Airfield" title="La Vallon Airfield">La Vallon (Y-18)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Le_Luc_-_Le_Cannet_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Le Luc - Le Cannet Airport">Le Luc</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lun%C3%A9ville-Croismare_Airport" title="Lunéville-Croismare Airport">Luneville 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<li><a href="/wiki/301st_Operations_Group" title="301st Operations Group">301st Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/302nd_Operations_Group" title="302nd Operations Group">302nd Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/303rd_Air_Expeditionary_Group" title="303rd Air Expeditionary Group">303rd Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/304th_Bombardment_Group" title="304th Bombardment Group">304th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/305th_Operations_Group" title="305th Operations Group">305th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/306th_Flying_Training_Group" title="306th Flying Training Group">306th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/307th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="307th Bombardment Group">307th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/308th_Armament_Systems_Group" title="308th Armament Systems Group">308th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/312th_Aeronautical_Systems_Group" title="312th Aeronautical Systems Group">312th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a 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title="464th Tactical Airlift Wing">464th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/467th_Bombardment_Group" title="467th Bombardment Group">467th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/468th_Bombardment_Group" title="468th Bombardment Group">468th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/469th_Bombardment_Group" title="469th Bombardment Group">469th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/470th_Bombardment_Group" title="470th Bombardment Group">470th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/471st_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="471st Bombardment Group">471st Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/472nd_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="472nd Bombardment Group">472nd Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/484th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="484th Air Expeditionary Wing">484th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/485th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="485th Air Expeditionary Wing">485th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/486th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="486th Air Expeditionary Wing">486th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/487th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="487th Air Expeditionary Wing">487th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/488th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="488th Bombardment Group">488th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/489th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="489th Bombardment Group">489th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/490th_Bombardment_Group" title="490th Bombardment Group">490th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/491st_Bombardment_Group" title="491st Bombardment Group">491st Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/493rd_Bombardment_Group" title="493rd Bombardment Group">493rd Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/494th_Bombardment_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="494th Bombardment Wing">494th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/497th_Air_Refueling_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="497th Air Refueling Wing">497th Bombardment</a></li> <li><a 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style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Fighter</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/20th_Operations_Group" title="20th Operations Group">20th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/54th_Fighter-Interceptor_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="54th Fighter-Interceptor Group">54th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/84th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="84th Fighter Group">84th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/85th_Fighter_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="85th Fighter Group">85th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/507th_Air_Refueling_Wing" title="507th Air Refueling Wing">507th Fighter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/508th_Aerospace_Sustainment_Wing" title="508th Aerospace Sustainment Wing">508th Fighter</a></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-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2nd_Reconnaissance_Group&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2nd Reconnaissance Group (page does not exist)">2nd Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/3rd_Reconnaissance_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="3rd Reconnaissance Group">3rd Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/4th_Reconnaissance_Group" title="4th Reconnaissance Group">4th Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/26th_Tactical_Reconnaissance_Wing" class="mw-redirect" title="26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing">5th Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/6th_Reconnaissance_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="6th Reconnaissance Group">6th Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/7th_Reconnaissance_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="7th Reconnaissance Group">7th Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/8th_Reconnaissance_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="8th Reconnaissance Group">8th Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/71st_Operations_Group" title="71st Operations Group">71st Reconnaissance</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/77th_Aeronautical_Systems_Wing" title="77th Aeronautical Systems Wing">77th Reconnaissance</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:center;">Troop Carrier</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/443nd_Troop_Carrier_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="443nd Troop Carrier Group">443nd Troop Carrier</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3" style="background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;"><div> <ul><li><b>United 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