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United States Air Force and Its Antecedents Published and Printed Unit Histories
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS PUBLISHED AND PRINTED UNIT HISTORIES A BIBLIOGRAPHY EXPANDED & REVISED EDITION compiled by James T. Controvich January 2001 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTERS User's Guide................................................................................................................................1 I. Named Commands .......................................................................................................................4 II. Numbered Air Forces ................................................................................................................ 20 III. Numbered Commands .............................................................................................................. 41 IV. Air Divisions ............................................................................................................................. 45 V. Wings ........................................................................................................................................ 49 VI. Groups ..................................................................................................................................... 69 VII. Squadrons..............................................................................................................................122 VIII. Aviation Engineers................................................................................................................ 179 IX. Womens Army Corps............................................................................................................ -
Winter 2011 Layout.Indd
Official Publication of the Iowa National Guard Winter 2011 734th ADT Making a diff erence in Afghanistan KFOR Aviation reaches out Social media brings Airmen closer to families // Farewell to the Fallen // Iowa's Civil War record Winter 2011 | The Iowa Militiaman | 1 4 Winter 2011 Th e Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Tim Orr Public Aff airs Offi cer Col. Greg Hapgood 734th ADT making a difference Editor/Designer Master Sgt. Duff McFadden Capt. Peter Shinn State Photographer Capt. Tim Mills Contributing Writers/Photographers: Features 6 2nd Lt. Brandon Cochran KFOR aviation reaches out Th e Iowa Militiaman is an offi cial publication Sgt. Jerry Boffen authorized under the provisions of AR 360-1. It is published by the Iowa National Guard State Public Aff airs Offi ce and is printed four times annually. News and opinions expressed in this publication 1100 are not necessarily those of the Adjutant General of Iowa or the Department of Defense. Full color version available online at Man's best friend www.iowanationalguard.com/publicaff airs/militiaman.htm Maj. Amy Price Follow the Iowa National Guard on Facebook » Farewell to the fallen 8 www.facebook.com/IowaNationalGuard Master Sgt. Mike Battien 14 » Social Media brings Address all submissions to: Airmen closer to families Th e Iowa National Guard Militiaman Magazine Staff Sgt. Rich Murphy State Public Aff airs Offi ce 7105 NW 70th Ave. 20 » Iowa's Civil War record Johnston, Iowa 50131-1824 Lt. Col (Ret.) Mike Musel or e-mail: [email protected] Comm: (515) 252-4582 3 TAG Sends DSN: 431-4582 Maj. -
Hangar Digest Is a Publication of Th E Air Mobility Command Museum Foundation , Inc
THE HANGAR DIGEST IS A PUBLICATION OF TH E AIR MOBILITY COMMAND MUSEUM FOUNDATION , INC. V OLUME 6, I SSUE 3 Hangar Digest J ULY 2006 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: From the Director 2 Meet the Volunteer 3 C-5A Galaxy 4 Name the Artifact 9 Aircraft of the Quarter 9 Name the Plane 10 From the Editor: Around the Bases 12 The first flight of the Lockheed C-5A took place on 30 June 1968. Soon thereafter the test pilots made a visit to Scott LOOKING AFB, Illinois, to brief those of us who were involved with BACK planning for the arrival of the airplane into the MAC inven- Two DC-3 aircraft tory. I was in attendance, as one of the representatives acquired by the from the Personnel Directorate. I remember to this day that Army from Pan the test pilots compared the handling of the C-5A to that of American Airlines airlifted gasoline and the C-124. Maybe a stretch, I don’t know, but sure a crowd lubricating oil over pleaser to those “Old Shaky” pilots who were in the audi- the Himalaya Moun- ence! Eventually I would be returning to Dover AFB and I tains from Dinjan in would be a C-5A aircrew member myself. In this issue, with eastern India to Yunnan-yi in south- the thanks of the Airman Magazine, we will spend an earlier ern China. A total of “Week With the Big One”, the C-5A Galaxy. eight such airplanes carried enough fuel So far we’ve had a very positive response to our Lifetime and oil over the Member Fundraising Campaign. -
January 2011, He Sold His Latest Row Hours Later, and About a Year Before Retiring, He Met a Business, Bob’S Bird House in World War II Pilot, Retired U.S
THE AIR MOBILITY COMMAND MUSEUM Hangar digest VOLUME 12, ISSUE 1 J ANUARY-MARCH 2012 GLIDER REBORN History for the asking Volunteers bring CG-4A back to life Information galore in AMCM’s library FOUNDATION NOTES Meet the AMCM’s new directors PAGE 8 THE AMC HANGAR DIGEST IS A QUARTERLY PUBLICATION OF THE AMC MUSEUM FOUNDATION INC. PAGE 2 VOLUME 12, ISSUE 1 Air Mobility Command Museum Mission Statement The mission of the Air Mobility Command Museum is twofold: ● To present the history and development of military airlift and tanker operations. ● In a goal closely aligned with the first, to portray the rich history of Dover Air Force Base and its predecessor, Dover The Hangar Digest is pub- Army Airfield. lished quarterly and is dedicated to the preser- vation of our airlift and AMC Museum Staff AMC Museum Foundation tanker heritage. All arti- Director Board of Directors cles, unless otherwise Mike Leister President noted, are written by the Curator Col. Don Sloan, USAFR (Ret.) editor. Jim Leech Vice President Viewpoints in this publica- Operations Manager Lt. Col. Paul Gillis, USAFR (Ret.) tion are those of the contrib- John Taylor Secretary Archivist Lt. Col. Phil White, USAF (Ret.) uting authors and do not Lt. Col. Harry E. Heist, USAF (Ret.) necessarily reflect the opin- Treasurer Collections Manager Col. Leonard Heavner, USAF (Ret.) ions of the AMC Museum Deborah Sellars Members Foundation or of the Muse- Educator Bill Ayrey um’s staff. Dick Caldwell Robert Berglund Subscriptions are free and Museum Store Manager David Bever are mailed via nonprofit Jim Stewart Bettie Campbell standard mail to paid-up Volunteer Coordinator Jim Douglass members of the AMC Mu- Janice Caldwell Mike Frebert seum Foundation Inc. -
Guide to Air Force Worldwide Installations
Guide to Air Force Installations Worldwide ■ 2016 USAF Almanac Active Duty Installations This section includes Air Force-owned and -oper- Hq. 8th Air Force (AFGSC), operational leader- Cape Cod AFS, Mass. 02561. Nearest city: ated facilities around the world. (It also lists the ship; Global Power Museum (AFGSC). History: Sandwich. Phone: 508-968-3283. Owning com- former USAF bases now under other service activated Feb. 2, 1933. Named for Lt. Eugene mand: AFSPC. Unit/mission: 6th SWS (AFSPC), leadership as joint bases.) The section does H. Barksdale, WWI airman killed in August missile warning. History: established April 4, not list all units or agencies at each base. Many 1926 crash. 1980, as Cape Cod Missile Early Warning Sta- USAF installations also host numerous tenants, tion. Renamed Jan. 5, 1982. including other USAF major command units and Beale AFB, Calif. 95903. Nearest city: Marysville. civil, DOD, federal, and other service entities. Phone: 530-634-3000. Owning command: ACC. Cavalier AFS, N.D. 58220. Nearest city: Cavalier. Units/missions: 7th SWS (AFSPC), missile warn- Phone: n/a. Owning command: AFSPC. Unit/ Altus AFB, Okla. 73523. Nearest city: Altus. ing; 9th RW (ACC), ISR, RPA operations; 548th mission: 10th SWS (AFSPC), missile warning. Phone: 580-482-8100. Owning command: ISRG (ACC), DCGS; 940th Wing (AFRC), C2, History: established 1975 as Army’s Mickelsen AETC. Unit/mission: 97th AMW (AETC), train- ISR, RPA operations. History: opened October Complex, an anti-ballistic missile facility. All but ing. History: activated January 1943. Inactivated 1942 as Army’s Camp Beale. Named for Edward perimeter acquisition radar inactivated 1976. -
View 2020 Catalog
“Largest Producer of full-color, historical aviation artwork. SQUADRON GRAPHICS Visit our website for a current listing of over 500+ prints” phone: 1.800.275.0986 url: www.squadrongraphics.com catalog: 03-2020 Our artwork is technically superior. Each subject is photographed and then a full-color original artwork of that aircraft is produced 942LE C-5A “Galaxy” 164th Airlift Wing, 155th Airlift Squadron Tennessee ANG 586LE P-3B “Orion” NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Wallops Flight Facility, VA by one of several fine aviation artists commissioned to work within the series. The exacting portrayal of the specific aircraft as 941LE C-130T “Hercules” Fleet Logistics Support Wing, VR-64 NAF Andrews, JB Andrews, 583LE T-38 C “Talon” 80th FTW,469th FTS Sheppard AFB, TX seen on a given date is accurate down to the smallest detail, which is why the Squadron Graphics series is unmatched. MD 582LE C-5A "Galaxy" 439th AW,337th AS Westover ARB, MA 939LE C-17A “Globemaster III” 164th Airlift Wing, 155th Airlift Squadron Tennessee ANG 581LE C-130J “Hercules” 19th AW,41st AS Little Rock AFB, AR 932 MC-130P "Combat Shadow" Strike Fighter Squadron 151 Eglin AFB, FL 580LE T-34C “Turbo Mentor” TAW-6, VT-2 NAS Whiting Field, FL Get Your Print Done? Want to add your print to the best Aviation Series in the World? Go to our website and download the 929 RQ-4B “Global Hawk” 9th Reconnaissance Wing, 940th Wing Beale AFB, CA 579LE T-34C “Turbo Mentor” TAW-5, VT-2 NAS Whiting Field, FL information package, or contact us from the website or by phone. -
Air Force Reserve Command Undergraduate Flying Training Guidebook
Version 22 Nov 19 IF YOU ARE READING THIS IN YOUR WEB BROWSER, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO VIEW ATTACHMENTS. PLEASE SAVE FILE AND OPEN IN ADOBE. AIR FORCE RESERVE COMMAND UNDERGRADUATE FLYING TRAINING GUIDEBOOK “The selection and training of the persons who are to fly the machines… is the most important consideration.” Billy Mitchell, “Winged Defense,” 1925 1. General. The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Undergraduate Flying Training (UFT) program is the official flying training program of the Air Force Reserve (AFR), supporting the Air Force’s total-force effort to select and train high- quality rated (flying) officers. The AFRC UFT program is managed by the Aircrew Management Branch (A3RB) of the Resources Division (A3R) in AFR’s Operations Directorate (A3). This AFRC UFT Guidebook (referred to as the “Guidebook”) serves as the primary source of information for the program and provides guidance for individuals applying to an AFR UFT board for selection to training to become a pilot, Combat Systems Officer (CSO), Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) pilot, or Air Battle Manager (ABM). See below for a brief description of each of these rated positions. Please reference ATTACHMENT 1 – ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS as required, and Guidebook Section 10 for information on AFR missions, aircraft, and bases. In order to view attachments, please open this document in Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader and select VIEW > SHOW/HIDE > NAVIGATION PANES > ATTACHMENTS. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5bb_Sg7Lh0 for more information on how to view .pdf attachments. 1.1. Pilot. Air Force Reserve pilots operate the flight controls to employ aircraft in a wide variety of missions. -
Usaf & Ussf Installations
2021 ALMANAC USAF & USSF INSTALLATIONS William Lewis/USAF William A B-52 Stratofortress bomber aircraft assigned to the 340th Weapons Squadron at Barksdale Air Force Base, La., takes off during a U.S. Air Force Weapons School Integration exercise at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 2. Domestic Installations duty USAF: enlisted, 1,517; officer, 1501. Own- command: USSF. Unit/mission: 13th SWS ing command: AETC. Unit/mission: 42nd (USSF), 213th SWS (ANG), missile warning. Bases owned, operated by, or hosting substantial ABW (AETC), support; 908th AW (AFRC), History: Dates from 1961. Department of the Air Force activities. Bases marked air mobility operations; Air Force Historical “USSF” were part of the former Air Force Space com- Research Agency (USAF), historical docu- Eielson AFB, Alaska 99702. Nearest city: mand and may not ultimately transfer to the Space mentation, research; Air University (AETC); Fairbanks. Phone: 907-377-1110. Acres: 24,919. Force. For sources and definitions, see p. 121. Hq. Civil Air Patrol (USAF), management; Total Force: civilian, 685; military, 3,227. Active- Active Reserve Guard Range USSF States Hq. Air Force Judge Advocate General Corps duty USAF: enlisted, 2,286; officer, 232. Owning (USAF), management; PEO-Business and command: PACAF. Unit/mission: 168th ARW UNITEDUnited STATES States Enterprise Systems (AFMC), acquisition. (ANG), air mobility operations; 354th FW (PA- History: Activated 1918 at the site of the CAF), aggressor force, fighter, Red Flag-Alaska AlabamaALABAMA Wright brothers’ flight school. Named for 2nd operations, Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex Lt. William C. Maxwell, killed in air accident support; Arctic Survival School (AETC), training. -
National Guard and Reserve Units Called to Active Duty (Oct
National Guard and Reserve Units Called to Active Duty (Oct. 23, 2001) Unit Location Reserve Force Personnel 349th Air Mobility Wing Travis AFB, Calif. Air Force Reserve 407 433rd Airlift Wing Lackland AFB, Texas Air Force Reserve 988 710th Intelligence Flight Lackland AFB, Texas Air Force Reserve 32 434th Air Refueling Wing Grissom ARB, Ind. Air Force Reserve 347 Wright-Patterson Air 445th Airlift Wing Force Base, Ohio Air Force Reserve 4 446th Airlift Wing McChord AFB, Wash. Air Force Reserve 84 452nd Air Mobility Wing March ARB, Calif. Air Force Reserve 85 37th Flight Test Squadron March ARB, Calif. Air Force Reserve 4 507th Air Refueling Wing Tinker AFB, Okla. Air Force Reserve 50 513th Air Control Group Tinker AFB, Okla. Air Force Reserve 231 Seymour-Johnson 916th Air Refueling Wing AFB, N.C. Air Force Reserve 171 932nd Airlift Wing Scott AFB, Ill. Air Force Reserve 19 954th Reserve Support Flight Scott AFB, Ill. Air Force Reserve 13 940th Air Refueling Wing Beale AFB, Calif. Air Force Reserve 16 94th Airlift Wing Dobbins ARB, Ga. Air Force Reserve 61 622nd Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron MacDill AFB, Fla. Air Force Reserve 21 302nd Airlift Wing Peterson AFB, Colo. Air Force Reserve 5 310th Space Group Peterson AFB, Colo. Air Force Reserve 81 315th Airlift Wing Charleston AFB, S.C. Air Force Reserve 342 439th Airlift Wing Westover ARB, Mass. Air Force Reserve 999 General Mitchell IAP, 440th Airlift Wing Wis. Air Force Reserve 32 459th Airlift Wing Andrews AFB, Md. Air Force Reserve 47 512th Airlift Wing Dover AFB, Del. -
Guide to Air Force Installations Worldwide
Guide to Installations Worldwide 2017 USAF Almanac Whiteman AFB, Mo. A1C Michaela R. Slanchik/USAF Active Duty Installations This section includes Air Force-owned and mand: AFTC/AFMC. Unit/mission: Arnold became a hero of the Mexican-American War -operated facilities around the world. (It also Engineering Development Complex (AFTC/ and early developer of California, as well as a lists the former USAF bases now under other AFMC), flight, space, and missile ground testing. senior appointee/diplomat for four Presidents. service leadership as joint bases.) The section History: dedicated June 25, 1951. Named for Transferred to USAF 1948. Designated AFB does not list all units or agencies at each base. Gen. of the Air Force Henry H. “Hap” Arnold. April 1951. Many USAF installations also host numerous tenants, including other USAF major com- Aviano AB, Italy APO AE 09604. Nearest city: Buckley AFB, Colo. 80011. Nearest city: Den- mand units and civil, DOD, federal, and other Aviano. Phone: 011-39-0434-30-1110. Own- ver. Phone: 720-847-9431. Owning command: service entities. ing command: USAFE. Unit/mission: 31st AFSPC. Unit/mission: 140th Wing (ANG), air FW (USAFE), fighter operations; 724th AMS mobility, fighter operations, mobile missile warn- Altus AFB, Okla. 73523. Nearest city: Altus. (AMC), air transportation services. History: ing; 460th SW (AFSPC), space surveillance, Phone: 580-482-8100. Owning command: dates from 1911 as Italian air base. USAF missile warning; 566th IS (ACC), intelligence; AETC. Unit/mission: 97th AMW (AETC), train- began operations 1954. Air Reserve Personnel Center, Guard and ing. History: activated January 1943. Inactivated Reserve personnel support. -
Major Commands and Reserve Components
Major Commands and Reserve Components ■ 2013 USAF Almanac Note: All data as of Sept. 30, 2012 Organization The Air Force has 10 major commands and two Air Reserve Components. (Air 10 Major Commands Force Reserve Command is both a majcom and an ARC.) As major subdivi- Air Combat Command sions of the Air Force, majcoms conduct Air Education & Training Command a major part of the service’s mission and are directly subordinate to Hq. USAF. Air Force Global Strike Command Major commands are organized on Air Force Materiel Command a functional basis in the US and on a Air Force Reserve Command geographic basis overseas. In addition to accomplishing designated portions Air Force Space Command of USAF’s worldwide activities, they Air Force Special Operations Command organize, administer, equip, and train their subordinate elements. Air Mobility Command Major commands, in general, include Pacific Air Forces the following organizational levels: numbered air force (NAF), wing, group, US Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa squadron, and flight. The majcom sits at the top of a skip-echelon staffing Two Air Reserve Components structure, which means every other Air Force Reserve Command organizational level (i.e., majcom, wing, Air National Guard and squadron) will have a full range of staff functions. The other organizations (NAF, group, and flight) are tactical ech- elons with minimal or no support staff. These tactical echelons are designed to C-Majcoms.) A C-Majcom is the USAF NAF supports the COMAFFOR at the increase operational effectiveness rather component to a unified combatant com- operational and tactical level. -
Hq. Air Force
Hq. Air Force The Department of the Air Force incorporates all elements of the Air ■ 2008 USAF Almanac Force and is administered by a civilian Secretary and supervised by a military Chief of Staff. The Secretariat and the Air Staff help the Secretary and the Chief of Staff direct the Air Force mission. Headquarters Pentagon, Washington, D.C. Headquarters Air Force Established Sept. 18, 1947 Secretary Michael W. Wynne HAF Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley ROLE PERSONNEL Organize, train, and equip air and (as of Sept. 30, 2007) space forces Active duty 1,642 Officers 1,389 MISSION Enlisted 253 Deliver sovereign options for the Reserve components 493 defense of the United States of ANG 61 America and its global interests—to AFRC 432 fly and fight in air, space, and cyber- Civilian 818 space Total 2,953 FORCE STRUCTURE— SECRETARIAT One Secretary One undersecretary Four assistant secretaries Two deputy undersecretaries Five directors Five offices FORCE STRUCTURE— USAF photo by SSgt. Aaron D. Allmon II AIR STAFF One Chief of Staff One vice chief of staff One Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Six deputy chiefs of staff Three directors Eight offices An F-16 of the 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw AFB, S.C., flies near the Pentagon as part of Noble Eagle. 94 AIR FORCE Magazine / May 2008 SECRETARIAT, PENTAGON, WASHINGTON, D.C. Secretary of the Air Force Undersecretary of the Air Force Asst. Secretary of Asst. Secretary of Asst. Secretary of Asst. Secretary Deputy Undersec- Deputy Undersec- the Air Force for the Air Force for the Air Force for In- of the Air Force retary of the Air retary of the Air Acquisition Financial Mgmt.