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*Established: 1 June 1972. *Equipment 100 B-52G's *At: Andersen AFB, Guam. *Assigned to the Air Division, Provisional,57 *Assigned Squadrons * Bombardment Squadron, Provisional, 64 * Bombardment Squadron, Provisional, 65 * Bombardment Squadron, Provisional,329 * Bombardment Squadron, Provisional,486 *Discontinued on: 15 November 1973. Established as the Strategic Wing, Provisional,72 on 1 June 1972 at Andersen AFB, Guam. The SW,P 72 flew 8,010 sorties over Cambodia and flew the last U.S. sorties of the Vietnam War on 15 August 1973.Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Wing, Provisional,303
*Established: 1 June 1972. * Maintain all Guam Based B-52D/B52G and all Transit/Alert KC-135 Aircraft *At: Andersen AFB, Guam. *Assigned to the Air Division, Provisional,57 *Assigned Squadrons * 3rd Munitions Maintenance Squadron (Until: 1 Oct 1972) * 2nd Avionics Maintenance Squadron * 43rd Avionics Maintenance Squadron * 43rd Field Maintenance Squadron * 43rd Munitions Maintenance Squadron (After: 1 Oct 1972) * 43rd Organizational Maintenance Squadron *Discontinued on: 15 November 1973.Strategic Wing, Provisional,310
*Established: 1 June 1972. *Equipment All Thailand Based "Young Tiger" KC-135A Aircraft *At: Andersen AFB, Guam. *Assigned to the Air Division, Provisional,17 *Assigned Squadrons * Air Refueling Squadron, Provisional, 901 (U-Tapao) * Air Refueling Squadron, Provisional, 902 (U-Tapao) * Air Refueling Squadron, Provisional, 4101 (Takhli) * Air Refueling Squadron, Provisional, 4103 (Don Maung / Bangkok IAP) * Air Refueling Squadron, Provisional, 4104 (Korat) *Discontinued on: 1 Jul 1974.Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Wing, Provisional,340
The wing was Established on 1 June 1972, and maintained all U-Tapao RTAFB Based B-52D/ KC-135 Aircraft It was assigned to the Air Division, Provisional, 17. *Assigned Squadrons: **307th Avionics Maintenance Squadron **307th Field Maintenance Squadron **307th Munitions Maintenance Squadron **307th Organizational Maintenance Squadron It was discontinued on: 1 Jul 1974. Reference:Brig Gen. James R McCarthy, Lt Col. George B. Allison, Linebacker II A View from the Rock, USAF Southeast Asia Monograph Series, Vol VI Monograph 6, {{ISBN, 0-912799-31-5801st Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 19 December 1990 *At: Moron AB, Spain **Equipment: KC-135s **From 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA801st Bomb Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 16 January 1991 *At: Moron AB, Spain **Equipment: B-52Gs (6) **From: 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA *Date: 17 January 1991 **Equipment: B-52Gs (3) **From: 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY *Date 19 January 1991 **Equipment: B-52Gs (10) **From: 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI806th Bomb Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 5 February 1991 *At:802nd Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 19 December 1990 *At: Lajes AB, Lisbon, Portugal (Attached to 7th Air Division). **Equipment: KC-135s (from 97 BW Eaker AFB, 2 BW Barksdale AFB, 92 BW Fairchild AFB, 7 BW Carlswell AFB), KC-10s (from 2 BW Barksdale AFB)804th Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 21 December 1990 *At: Incirlik, Turkey (Attached to 7th Air Division). **Equipment: KC-135s1500th Strategic Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 1 October 1990 *At: Anderson AFB, Guam **Equipment: B-52Gs1700th Strategic Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 11 August 1990 *At: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia **Equipment: RC-135s (4), TR-1s, U-2. **From: 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt AFB, NE **From: 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB, Ca. **JIPC: Joint Intelligence Production Complex *Date: 12 August 1990 **Equipment: B-52Gs (7) **From: 69th Bomb Squadron, 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME1701st Strategic Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 14 August 1990 *At: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia **Equipment: KC-135s, KC-10s & B-52s. **From: See 1708th Bomb Wing (Provisional) and 1709th Air Refueling Wing (Provisional).1701st Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 11 August 1990 *At: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia **Equipment: KC-135Es (16) **From: 117th Air Refueling Squadron, 190th Air Refueling Group, Forbes ANGB, KS, 452 Air Refueling Wing March AFB CA *Date:6 September 1990 **Equipment: KC-135Rs(2) **From: 19th Air Refueling Wing, Robbins AFB, GA. *Date: 24 September 1990 **Equipment:: KC-10As (2) **From: 68th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC *Date: 12 October 1990 **From: 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease AFB, NH. **Equipment: KC-135E (1) *Date: 31 December 1990 **Equipment: KC-135Es (3) **From: 68th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC. *Date: 1 January 1991 **Equipment: KC-135Es (3) **From: 145th Air Refueling Squadron, 160th Air Refueling Group, Rickenbacker ANGB, OH. *Date: 3 January 1991 **Equipment: KC-135Es (10) **From: 108th Air Refueling Squadron, 126th Air Refueling Wing,O’Hare ANGB, IL. **Equipment: KC-135Es (10), **From: 117th Air Refueling Squadron, 190th Air Refueling Group, Forbes ANGB, KS. **Equipment: KC-135Es (8) **From: 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pittsburgh ANGB, PA. **Equipment: KC135Es (3) **From: 134th Air Refueling Group, McGhee Tyson ANGB, TN *Date: 4 January 1991 **Equipment: KC-135Es (3) **From: 145th Air Refueling Squadron, 160th Air Refueling Group, Rickenbacker ANGB, OH Date: 5 January 1991 **Equipment KC-135Es (2) **From: 336th Air Refueling Squadron, 452nd Air Refueling Wing, March AFB, CA., (Aircraft Only) **Equipment: KC-135Es (4) **From: 72nd Air Refueling Squadron,434th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom AFB, IN. *Date: 6 January 1991 **Equipment: KC-135Es (4) **From: 336th Air Refueling Squadron, 452nd Air Refueling Wing, March AFB, CA., (Aircraft Only) *Date:13 January 1991 **Equipment: KC-10As (8) **From: 68th Air Refueling Wing, Seymour Johnson AFB, NC *Date:15 January 1991 **Equipment:KC-10As (3) **From:22nd Air Refueling Wing, March AFB, CA. *Date: 16 January 1991 **Equipment: KC-135Es (4) **From: 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor ANGB, ME **Equipment: B-52Gs (6) **From: Anderson AFB, Guam1702nd Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 28 Aug 1990 *At: Seeb, Oman. **Equipment: KC-135Rs(1). **From: 41st Air Refueling Squadron, 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY **Equipment: KC-135R(1) **From: 301st Air Refueling Squadron, 301st Air Refueling Wing,Malstrom AFB, MT. *Date: 29 Aug 1990 **Equipment: KC-135Rs(3) **From: 905th Air Refueling Squadron, 319th Bomb Wing. Grand Forks AFB, ND. *Date: Aug 1990 (specific date needs confirmed) **Equipment: KC-10A(6) **From: 2nd Air Refueling Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA. *Date: 23 September 19901703rd Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 13 August 1990 *At: King Khalid, Saudi Arabia **Equipment: KC-135Rs (10) **From: 306th and 11th Air Refueling Squadrons, 340th Air Refueling Wing, Altus AFB, OK **Equipment: B-52Gs (7) **From: 69th Bomb Squadron, 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME. **Equipment:KC-135Rs (10) **From: 305th and 70th Air Refueling Squadrons, 305th Air Refueling Wing, Grissom AFB, IN. *Date: 14 October 1990 **Equipment: KC-135Qs (3) **From: 380th Bomb Wing,Plattsburgh AFB, NY *Date: 21 October 1990 **Equipment: KC-135As (3) **From:310th and 380th Air Refueling Squadrons, 380th Bomb Wing, Plattsburgh AFB, NY (Now Closed) **Equipment: KC-135As (3) **From: 379th Air Refueling Squadron, 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI. **Equipment: KC-135As (3) **From: 410th Air Refueling Squadron, 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI *Date: 28 October 1990 **Equipment: KC-135As (3) **From: 410th Air Refueling Squadron, 410th Bomb Wing, K. I. Sawyer AFB, MI. * Date 27 December 1990 **Equipment: KC-135As(3) **From:905th Air Rerfueling Squadron, 319th Bomb Wing, Grand Forks AFB, ND. **Deployed Forward from 1706 Air Refueling Wing * Date 31 December 1990 **Equipment: KC-135As (UNK) and KC-135Rs (UNK) **From: 28th Air Rerfueling Squadron, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD. * Date January–February 1991 **Equipment: EC-135s (UNK) **From: 4th Air Command and Control Squadron, 28th Bomb Wing, Ellsworth AFB, SD.1706th Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 28 September 1990 *At: Cario West, Egypt **Equipment: KC-155Rs(3) **From:905th Air Rerfueling Squadron, 319th Bomb Wing, Grand Forks AFB, ND. *Date:9 October 1990 **Equipment:KC-135R **From:9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Beale AFB< CA. *Date: 30 December 1990 **Equipment: KC-135Es (10) **From: 126th Air Refueling Squadron, 128th Air Refueling Group, Gen. Mitchell ANGB, WI *Date: 31 December 1990 **Equipment: KC-135Es (5) **From: 116th Air Refueling Squadron, 141st Air Refueling Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA1708th Bomb Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 14 August 1990 *At: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia **Equipment: B-52Gs(18) **From: 524th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI; 69th and 328th Bomb Squadrons, 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME. *Date: 21 December 1990 **Equipment: B-52Gs **From: 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI; 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale AFB, LA; 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME; 93rd Bomb Wing, Castle AFB, CA; 416th Bomb Wing, Griffiss AFB, NY1709th Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 19 December 1990 *At: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia **Equipment: KC-135s (100) and KC-10s (30)1712th Air Refueling Wing (P) Provisional
*Date: 19 December 1990 *At: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates **Equipment: KC'-135Es1713th Air Refueling Wing (Provisional)
The wing was formed on 19 December 1990 atBombardment Wing (Provisional), 4133
*Activated on: 1 February 1966. *At: Andersen AFB, Guam. *Assigned: 3rd Air Division *Assigned to: Strategic Air Command, (attached to 3rd Air Division from 1 February 1966 to 1 April 1970. *Equipment: ARC LIGHT Deployed B-52s. *Inactivated on: 1 July 1970.4300th Bomb Wing (P) (Provisional)
*Date: 13 August 1990 *At: Diego Garcia, Indian Ocean *Equipment: B-52Gs (22) *From: 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME, 92nd Bomb Wing, Fairchild AFB WA,93rd Bomb Wing Castle AFB CA, 416th Bomb Wing, Griffis AFB,Rome,NY, and 7th Bomb Wing, Carswell AFB, Ft. Worth, TX.References
See also
* List of MAJCOM Wings of the United States Air Force *