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16th Wing (other)
16th Wing may refer to: * 16th Air Expeditionary Wing, a formation of the United States Air Force * 16th Bombardment Wing (World War II), a formation of the United States Air Force * 1st Special Operations Wing (16th Special Operations Wing), also formerly known as "16th Pursuit Group", is a formation of the United States Air Force See also * 16th Army (other) * 16th Group (other) * 16th Division (other) * 16th Brigade (other) * 16th Regiment (other) 16th Regiment or 16th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery * 16th Alpini Regiment, a short lived light Infantry training regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat * 16th Punjab ... * 16th Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Air Expeditionary Wing
The United States Air Force's 16th Air Expeditionary Wing (16 AEW) was a provisional Air Expeditionary unit of the United States Air Forces in Europe from 1997 for the purpose of supporting US no-fly zone and other operations in the Balkans. It remained active until June 2003, when it was replaced by the 401st Air Expeditionary Wing at Aviano. Units The wing headquarters was located at Aviano Air Base, Italy. It operated expeditionary sites at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo; Camp Able Sentry, Macedonia; Sarajevo and Tuzla Air Base, Bosnia; Taszar Air Base, Hungary; Zagreb, Croatia and Naval Air Station Sigonella and San Vito Air Station, Italy; in addition to a contingency processing center at Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany. History On 1 July 1995, United States Air Forces Europe activated the 7490th Wing (Provisional) at Aviano Air Base, Italy to control units deployed temporarily on the base in connection with Operation Deny Flight. The wing was replaced on 11 March 1996 by the 4190th W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Bombardment Wing (World War II)
The 540th Combat Crew Replacement Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. It was last active in 1946 at Colorado Springs, assigned to Continental Air Forces. History Prewar The 16th Bombardment Wing was first activated at Langley Field, Virginia, in December 1940 as part of the expansion of the Air Corps expansion in response to the war in Europe (Woodring Plan). Its operational components, the 45th and 46th Bombardment Groups, were assigned in January 1941. It moved to Bowman Field, Kentucky, in the spring of 1941.Maurer, ''Combat Units'', p. 385 In September 1941, the wing was inactivated and its personnel used to form the 5th Air Support Command. Operational Training Unit The wing was again activated on 23 June 1942 at Wendover Field, Utah, replacing the inactivating 102nd Bombardment Wing (Provisional). The 16th Wing was responsible for the supervision and control of the operational training of heavy bombardment groups (Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Conso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1st Special Operations Wing
The 1st Special Operations Wing (1 SOW) at Hurlburt Field, Florida is one of three United States Air Force active duty Special Operations wings and falls under the Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC). The 1st Special Operations Wing is a successor organization of the 16th Pursuit Group, one of the 15 original combat air groups formed by the Army before World War II. Heraldry The unit's current emblem was approved on 6 June 1963. The 16th Pursuit Group's emblem was approved in 1934. It has four lightning bolts—representing the four assigned squadrons—depicting destruction from the sky. History 16th Pursuit Group The beginnings of the 1st Special Operations Wing can be traced to the authorization by the Army Air Service of the 16th Pursuit Group on 24 March 1923 as part of the United States Army Panama Department at Albrook Field, Canal Zone. The unit, however, was not activated until 1 December 1932. The 16th Pursuit Group spent its entire existence in the def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Army (other)
16th Army may refer to: * 16th Army (Wehrmacht), a unit of the German Army in World War II * 16th Army (RSFSR), a unit of the Red Army during the Russian Civil War * 16th Army (Soviet Union). a unit of the Soviet Army during World War II * Western Army (Russia) (16th Soviet Army), a unit of the Soviet Army during World War II * 16th Army (People's Republic of China), a currently-existing unit of People's Republic of China * Sixteenth Army (Japan), a unit of the Imperial Japanese Army See also * 16th Wing (other) * 16th Group (other) * 16th Division (other) * 16th Brigade (other) * 16th Regiment (other) 16th Regiment or 16th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery * 16th Alpini Regiment, a short lived light Infantry training regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat * 16th Punjab ... * 16th Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Group (other)
16th Group may refer to: * 16th Carrier Air Group, a formation of the United Kingdom Royal Navy * 16th Military Police Brigade (United States), a unit of the United States Army * 16th Air Expeditionary Wing (16th Bombardment Group), a unit of the United States Air Force * Chalocgens, 16th group of the Periodic Table See also * 16th Army (other) * 16th Wing (other) * 16th Division (other) * 16th Brigade (other) * 16th Regiment (other) 16th Regiment or 16th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery * 16th Alpini Regiment, a short lived light Infantry training regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat * 16th Punjab ... * 16th Squadron (other) {{mil-unit-dis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Division (other)
16th Division or 16th Infantry Division may refer to: Infantry divisions * 16th Division (German Empire), a unit of the Prussian/German Army * 16th Reserve Division (German Empire), a unit of the Imperial German Army in World War I * 16th Infantry Division (Wehrmacht), of the German Army was created in 1934 as ''Kommandant von Münster'' * 16th Mechanized Infantry Division (Greece), a major mechanized infantry formation of the Hellenic Army * 16th Indian Division, British Indian Army during World War I * 16th Division (Imperial Japanese Army), an infantry division in the Imperial Japanese Army * 16th Infantry Division (Poland), a military unit of the Polish Army * 16th Rifle Division (Soviet Union), a formation in the Red Army created during the Second World War * 16th Division (Spain), a unit of the Spanish Republican Army during the Spanish Civil War * 16th (Irish) Division, a voluntary 'Service' division of Kitchener's New Army raised in Ireland from the 'National Volunteer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Brigade (other)
16th Brigade may refer to: Australia * 16th Brigade (Australia), an infantry brigade in the Australian Army * 16th Aviation Brigade (Australia) United Kingdom * 16th Air Assault Brigade (United Kingdom) * 16th Infantry Brigade (United Kingdom), a British Army formation based in Palestine at the beginning of the Second World War * 16th Mounted Brigade (United Kingdom) * Artillery Brigades ** XVI Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery, formerly I Indian Brigade, Royal Horse Artillery United States * 16th Engineer Brigade (United States), a combat engineer brigade of the United States Army National Guard of Ohio * 16th Military Police Brigade (United States), a Military Police brigade of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina * 16th Sustainment Brigade (United States) See also * 16th Army (other) * 16th Wing (other) * 16th Group (other) * 16th Division (other) * 16th Regiment (other) 16th Regiment or 16th Infantry R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
16th Regiment (other)
16th Regiment or 16th Infantry Regiment may refer to: * 16th Air Defence Regiment, Royal Australian Artillery * 16th Alpini Regiment, a short lived light Infantry training regiment of the Italian Army, specializing in Mountain Combat * 16th Punjab Regiment (Pakistan) * 16th Infantry Regiment (South Korea) * 16th Regiment Royal Artillery, a regiment of the Royal Artillery in the British Army * 16th The Queen's Lancers, a cavalry regiment in the British Army, first raised in 1759 * 16th Infantry Regiment (United States), a regiment in the United States Army * Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment, British Army regiment formerly designated the 16th Regiment of Foot United States American Revolutionary War regiments * 16th Massachusetts Regiment, a unit of the American Massachusetts Line American Civil War regiments * 16th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, nicknamed "The Twins", an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War * 16th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
