The 448th Supply Chain Management Wing, a
wing
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of the
Air Force Sustainment Center
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of
Air Force Materiel Command
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) is a major command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force (USAF). AFMC was created on July 1, 1992, through the amalgamation of the former Air Force Logistics Command (AFLC) and the former Air Force Systems Com ...
serves as the Air Force's supply chain manager headquartered at
Tinker Air Force Base
Tinker Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force base, with tenant U.S. Navy and other Department of Defense missions, located in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, surrounded by Del City, Oklahoma City, and Midwest City.
The base, origina ...
, Oklahoma.
The wing was first activated in the reserve as the 448th Bombardment Wing in 1949 when
Continental Air Command
Continental Air Command (ConAC) (1948–1968) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force (USAF) responsible primarily for administering the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
During the Korean War, ConAC provided the necessary au ...
converted its reserve flying organizations under the
wing base organization system. It was called to active duty in 1951 for the
Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...
, but inactivated a few days when its personnel were transferred to other units.
It was activated again as the 448th Fighter-Bomber Wing in 1955, when it replaced a flying training wing at
Hensley Field
The Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex or Grand Prairie AFRC (formerly Naval Air Station Dallas or Hensley Field) is a former United States Navy Naval Air Station located on Mountain Creek Lake in southwest Dallas. The installation was e ...
, Texas. It was inactivated two years later when the Air Force converted its reserve flying units to troop carrier units.
Mission
Plan and execute the Air Force supply chain to enable weapon system employment when and where needed.
History
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448th Fighter-Bomber Group 448th may refer to:
* 448th (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers, in the 1st Newcastle Engineers in the British Territorial Army
* 448th Fighter Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit
* 448th Missile Squadron, inactive United Stat ...
''
The wing was first activated at
Long Beach Municipal Airport
Long Beach Airport is a public airport three miles northeast of downtown Long Beach, in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is also called Daugherty Field, named after local aviator Earl Daugherty. The airport was an operating base ...
when
Continental Air Command
Continental Air Command (ConAC) (1948–1968) was a Major Command of the United States Air Force (USAF) responsible primarily for administering the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve.
During the Korean War, ConAC provided the necessary au ...
reorganized its reserve flying units under the
wing base organization system as the headquarters for the
448th Bombardment Group 448th may refer to:
* 448th (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers, in the 1st Newcastle Engineers in the British Territorial Army
* 448th Fighter Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit
* 448th Missile Squadron, inactive United Stat ...
, which was already stationed at Long Beach, and the 448th's support elements. The wing was equipped with
Douglas B-26 Invader
The Douglas A-26 Invader (designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965) is an American twin-engined light bomber and ground attack aircraft. Built by Douglas Aircraft Company during World War II, the Invader also saw service during several major Col ...
s and a variety of trainers. It trained as a reserve bombardment wing under supervision of the 2347th Air Force Reserve Training Center.
[
The wing lost more than half of its personnel in August 1950 when the 452d Bombardment Wing, also located at Long Beach, was called to active service as a result of the ]Korean War
, date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...
.[Ravenstein, pp. 247–248] The 448th was ordered to active service in March 1951 as the war continued, but its personnel were used as fillers in other units.[
]
The wing was reactivated as the 448th Fighter Bomber Wing in May 1955. It replaced the 8708th Pilot Training Wing at Hensley Field
The Grand Prairie Armed Forces Reserve Complex or Grand Prairie AFRC (formerly Naval Air Station Dallas or Hensley Field) is a former United States Navy Naval Air Station located on Mountain Creek Lake in southwest Dallas. The installation was e ...
, Texas and took over the 8708th's North American T-28 Trojan
The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, ...
s. It trained as a reserve fighter-bomber wing with Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star
The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, prod ...
s
under the 2683d Air Reserve Center until inactivated in 1957, shortly after acquiring North American F-86 Sabre
The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing So ...
s.[ The Air Force decided in the late 1950s to convert all its operational reserve units to ]troop carrier
A troop carrier is a means of transporting soldiers. A troop carrier vehicle may be configured for troop transport while used for other purposes at other times.
Examples
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain is an aircraft used as a troop carrier; the ...
units. Its place at Hensley was taken by the reserve 69th Troop Carrier Squadron.[Maurer, ''Combat Squadrons'', p. 258]
In 2012 the following four groups were assigned to the wing:
* 638th Supply Chain Management Group at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
* 748th Supply Chain Management Group at Hill Air Force Base, Utah
* 848th Supply Chain Management Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
* 948th Supply Chain Management Group at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma
Lineage
* Constituted as the 448th Bombardment Wing, Light on 10 May 1949
: Activated in the reserve on 27 June 1949
: Ordered into active service on 17 March 1951
: Inactivated on 21 March 1951
* Redesignated 448th Fighter-Bomber Wing on 12 April 1955
: Activated in the reserve on 18 May 1955
: Inactivated on 16 November 1957
* Redesignated 448th Tactical Fighter Wing on 31 July 1985 (remained inactive)
* Redesignated 448th Combat Sustainment Wing on 31 January 2005
: Activated on 18 February 2005
: Redesignated: 448th Supply Chain Management Wing on 1 April 2008[
]
Assignments
* Fourth Air Force
The Fourth Air Force (4 AF) is a numbered air force of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC). It is headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, California.
4 AF directs the activities and supervises the training of more than 30,000 Air Force Reser ...
, 27 June 1949 – 21 March 1951
* Fourteenth Air Force
The Fourteenth Air Force (14 AF; Air Forces Strategic) was a numbered air force of the United States Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It was headquartered at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
The command was responsible for the organizatio ...
, 18 May 1955 – 16 November 1957[
* ]Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center
The Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex (OC-ALC) Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma is one of the largest units in the Air Force Materiel Command. The complex performs programmed depot maintenance on the C/KC-135, B-1B, B-52 and E-3 aircraft; expande ...
(later Oklahoma City Air Logistics Complex), 18 February 2005 (attached to Air Force Sustainment Center after 11 July 2012)
* Air Force Sustainment Center, 1 October 2012 – present[
]
Components
* 448th Air Base Group: 27 June 1949 – 21 March 1951; 18 May 1955 – 16 November 1957
* 448th Aircraft Commodities Sustainment Group: 18 February 2005 – 14 April 2006
* 448th Fighter-Bomber Group 448th may refer to:
* 448th (Northumbrian) Field Company, Royal Engineers, in the 1st Newcastle Engineers in the British Territorial Army
* 448th Fighter Squadron, inactive United States Air Force unit
* 448th Missile Squadron, inactive United Stat ...
(later 448th Eagle Propulsion Sustainment Group, 448th Combat Sustainment Group, 448th Supply Chain Management Group): 27 June 1949 – 21 March 1951; 18 May 1955 – 16 November 1957;[ 18 February 2005 – 30 June 2010][
* 448th Hawk Propulsion Sustainment Group, 18 February 2005 – 14 April 2006
* 448th Maintenance and Supply Group: 27 June 1949 – 21 March 1951; 18 May 1955 – 16 November 1957
* 448th Materiel Sustainment Group, 18 February 2005 – 14 April 2006
* 448th Medical Group (later 448th Tactical Hospital): 27 June 1949 – 21 March 1951; 18 May 1955 – 16 November 1957
* 638th Supply Chain Management Group: 1 April 2008 – present
:: ]Robins Air Force Base
Robins Air Force Base is a major United States Air Force installation located in Houston County, Georgia, United States. The base is located just east of the city of Warner Robins, south-southeast of Macon and approximately south-southeast ...
, Georgia
* 748th Combat Sustainment Group (later 748th Supply Chain Management Group): 14 April 2006 – present
:: Hill Air Force Base
Hill Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force (USAF) base located in northern Utah, just south of the city of Ogden, and bordering the Cities of Layton, Clearfield, Riverdale, Roy, and Sunset with its largest border immediately adjacent to ...
, Utah
* 848th Combat Sustainment Group (later 848th Supply Chain Management Group): 14 April 2006 – present
* 948th Combat Sustainment Group (later 948th Supply Chain Management Group): 14 April 2006 – present
Stations
* Long Beach Municipal Airport, California 27 June 1949 – 21 March 1951
* Hensley Field (later Naval Air Station Dallas), Texas 18 May 1955 – 16 November 1957[
* Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 18 February 2005 – present][
]
Aircraft
* North American T-6 Texan
The North American Aviation T-6 Texan is an American single-engined advanced trainer aircraft used to train pilots of the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF), United States Navy, Royal Air Force, Royal Canadian Air Force and other air forces ...
, 1949–1950
* Beechcraft T-7 Navigator
The Beechcraft Model 18 (or "Twin Beech", as it is also known) is a 6- to 11-seat, twin-engined, low-wing, tailwheel light aircraft manufactured by the Beech Aircraft Corporation of Wichita, Kansas. Continuously produced from 1937 to November ...
, 1949–1951
* Beechcraft T-11 Kansan, 1949–1951
* Douglas B-26 Invader, 1949–1951
* North American T-28 Trojan
The North American Aviation T-28 Trojan is a radial-engine military trainer aircraft manufactured by North American Aviation and used by the United States Air Force and United States Navy beginning in the 1950s. Besides its use as a trainer, ...
, 1955, 1955–1957
* Lockheed T-33 T-Bird
The Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star (or T-Bird) is an American subsonic jet trainer. It was produced by Lockheed and made its first flight in 1948. The T-33 was developed from the Lockheed P-80/F-80 starting as TP-80C/TF-80C in development, then d ...
, 1955–1957
* Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star
The Lockheed P-80 Shooting Star was the first jet fighter used operationally by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during World War II. Designed and built by Lockheed in 1943 and delivered just 143 days from the start of design, prod ...
, 1955–1957
* North American F-86 Sabre
The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called the Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept-wing fighter that could counter the swept-wing So ...
, 1957[
]
See also
* List of Douglas A-26 Invader operators
The List of Douglas A-26 Invader operators lists the nations, their air force units, and civilian companies that have operated the Douglas A-26 Invader (re-designated B-26 Invader after 1947):
Military operators Angola
;Angolan Air Force
The A ...
* List of F-86 Sabre units
References
Notes
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; Citations
Bibliography
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External links
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Military units and formations in Oklahoma
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Military units and formations established in 1949
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