The 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing,

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, is a logistics

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. It reports to the

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, part of

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, and serves as the Air Force's new supply chain manager headquartered at

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. It is an associate tenant at the base.

History

The wing was originally activated at

U-Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield U-Tapao–Rayong–Pattaya International Airport ( th, ท่าอากาศยานอู่ตะเภา ระยอง–พัทยา; ) also spelled ''Utapao'' and ''U-Taphao'', is a joint civil–military public airport serving ...

in June 1966 as the

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support organization for operations from the base, primarily the

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Young Tiger Task Force. Activated as the headquarters for the Mobility Air Forces Logistics Support Center (redesignated 635th Supply Chain Management Group) and the Combat Air Forces Logistics Support Center (redesignated 735th Supply Chain Management Group) in 2008. Its units now include the: * 635th Supply Chain Operations Group,

, Illinois * 735th Supply Chain Operations Group,

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, Virginia * 635th Materiel Maintenance Group,

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, New Mexico * Detachment 1, Air Force Petroleum Office,

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, Virginia

Lineage

* Constituted as the 635th Combat Support Group on 17 May 1966 and activated (not organized) : Organized on 8 July 1966 : Redesignated 635th Aerospace Support Group on 30 January 1976 : Inactivated on 20 June 1976 * Redesignated 635th Supply Chain Management Wing on 12 March 2008 : Activated on 1 April 2008 : Redesignated 635th Supply Chain Operations Wing on 30 June 2010

Assignments

, 17 May 1966 (not organized) *

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, 8 July 1966 *

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, 1 July 1975 * Thirteenth Air Force, 1 January 1976 - 20 June 1976 * Air Force Global Logistics Support Center, 1 April 2008 (attached to Air Force Sustainment Center after 11 July 2012) * Air Force Sustainment Center, 1 October 2012 – present

Stations

* U Tapao Royal Thai Navy Airfield, Thailand 8 July 1966 - 20 June 1976 *

, Illinois, 1 April 2008 – present

Components

Groups

* 635th Supply Chain Management Group (later 635th Supply Chain Operations Group), 1 April 2008 - * 735th Supply Chain Management Group (later 735th Supply Chain Operations Group), 1 April 2008 -

Squadrons

* 635th Air Police Squadron (later 635th Security Police Squadron), 8 July 1966 - 20 June 1976 * 635th Civil Engineering Squadron, 8 July 1966 - 20 June 1976 * 635th Munitions Maintenance Squadron, 15 May 1967 - 20 June 1976 * 635th Services Squadron, 8 July 1966 - 28 February 1975 * 635th Supply Squadron, 8 July 1966 - 20 June 1976

Other

* 11th USAF Dispensary (later 11th USAF Hospital), 8 July 1966 - 20 June 1976

Awards and campaigns

References

Notes

Bibliography

External links

Scott AFB Home Page
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