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outward to show they were carrying no weapons – a sign of peace. The 509th obtained special permission to display the wings in this configuration to show that it, too, comes in peace. The atomic cloud burst represents two things: that the 509th is the only unit to ever drop atomic bombs in wartime and that it still uses atomic power as a deterrent to war and defender of peace. Finally, the
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991:(MOANG), would become an associate unit assigned to the 509th BW. The 131st Fighter Wing transitioned from flying and maintaining the F-15C Eagle fighter to the B-2 Spirit bomber. The final flight of the F-15C Eagle by the 131st occurred in June 2009 from St. Louis's Lambert International Airport. The unit was redesignated as the 131st Bomb Wing on 1 October 2008.
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The 509th
Bombardment Wing's emblem is rich in tradition. Each symbol on the shield represents some part of the past. The Air Force wings represent the branch of service but are not in the familiar outstretched position. When the ancient Greeks approached a stranger, they raised their arms with palms
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The 509th and the 131st joined forces according to what is known as a "classic associate wing" structure. The active-duty wing, the 509th retains full "ownership" of the operational assets; aircraft, maintenance facilities, etc. Each wing has its own chain-of-command and organizational structure, but
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Whiteman, the 509th underwent inspections, tests, and other challenges to insure it was ready to return as an integral part of the nation's defensive coalition. With the B-2, the wing can bring massive firepower to bear, in a short time, anywhere on the globe through previously
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as part of the 509th Bomb Wing's reorganization under the USAF Objective Wing plan. All flying squadrons, as well as an
Operational Support Squadron (OSS) were assigned to the 509th OG. The wing grew larger on 1 July 1993, when it accepted host responsibilities for Whiteman from the 351st Missile
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and its KB-29M hose-type tankers and later with B/KB–29P boom–type tankers. Although aerial refueling had been accomplished as far back as the 1920s, the Air Force decided to make it a permanent part of its operations. In fact, the 509th AREFS was one of the first two AREFSs ever activated. In the
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Or, in base a label Gules of three, surmounted by an atomic cloud Proper, between a pair of wings Azure; all with a diminished bordure of the first. Attached below the shield a White scroll edged with a narrow Yellow border and inscribed "DEFENSOR VINDEX" (Latin for "Champion
Defender") in Blue
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first week of
December 1948, the squadron began receiving the KB-29M, modified B-29 bombers capable of providing air-to-air refueling for bombers using a refueling hose . With the addition of tankers, the 509th's bombers could reach nearly any point on earth. In June 1950, the wing received the
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that carried a nuclear warhead with an explosive yield of 200 kilotons. The 509th would operate the aircraft for two decades. Won the SAC Bombing and
Navigation competition and the Fairchild trophy in 1979, 1981, 1982, and 1983. Awarded the Sanders trophy for best air refueling unit in 1982.
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By 1961 it was believed that the B-47 was becoming obsolete and
President John F. Kennedy directed that the phaseout of the B-47 be accelerated. However this was delayed in July by the onset of the Berlin crisis of 1961–62. There, the wing continued to function as an integral part of
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aircraft and crews, November 1966– December 1975; with B–52 aircraft and crews, November 1966– September 1969, and with B–52 crews, 1970. From 1 April to 1 October 1968 and 26 March to c. 21 March 1968, more than one-half of the wing was deployed to
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The wing began to continuously deploy to
Andersen AFB, Guam, in February 2005. This deployment provides a continuous bomber presence in the Asia-Pacific region and augmented Pacific Command's establishment of a deterrent force.
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the members of each unit perform their duties in a fully integrated manner. Translation, active-duty and ANG pilots and maintainers fly B-2 missions and sustain the aircraft as though it were one unit.
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stealth bomber. The wing can launch combat sorties directly from
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on 3 November 1947 and organized on 17 November 1947. The initial mission of the 509th Bomb Wing was to carry out strategic bombing missions using Atomic Bombs at the discretion of the
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858:(BRAC) recommendation. The 509th's FB-111s were transferred from SAC to TAC between June and December 1990, being re-designated as the F-111G and converted into a tactical bomber.
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were scheduled for retirement. Unfortunately, this retirement also included the 509th. Fate intervened, however, as SAC decided to keep the 509th alive and equipped it with
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Aircraft is Northrop B-2A Block 30 Spirit 93-87 "Spirit of Pennsylvania". Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn supported the no-fly zone over Libya. Picture taken 20 March 2011.
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on 17 December 1993 (the date was the 49th anniversary of the activation of the 509th Composite Group and the 90th of the Wright brothers' flight).
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forces. During this operation, the aircraft flew roundtrip from Missouri, logging combat missions in excess of 40 hours—the longest on record.
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to close Pease created major changes for the famous 509th. Headquarters SAC decreed that the 509th would not inactivate but would transfer to
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and KC-135 in March 1966. The 509th was taken off nuclear alert as its B-52Ds were designed to carry a large number of conventional bombs (84
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to become the first B-2 stealth bomber unit. As such, the wing moved to Whiteman on 30 September 1990, without people or equipment.
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On 1 February 2010, the 509th Bomb Wing became part of the Air Force's newest command, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).
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A strategic bomber in December 1970. The FB-111A was the all-weather strategic bombing version of the
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This article is about the post-World War II bombardment wing. For the World War II B-29 unit, see
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impenetrable defenses. The wing has deployed elements into combat over the skies of
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airspace in October 2001, paving the way for other coalition aircraft to engage
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The 509th BW led the way for America's first military response following the
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Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, 30 September 1990 – present
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The wing's mission expanded in July 1948 when it received the
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1667:"Grandson of Enola Gay Pilot Takes Command of B-2 Bomb Wing"
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651:(509th CG). The 509th CG had a single mission: to drop the
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The 509 BW is the host unit at Whiteman, and operates the
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bombers dropped the two atomic bombs that helped end the
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Missouri Guard unit first ever selected for B-2 mission
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509th BW B-2A being prepared for Operation Odyssey Dawn
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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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Missouri Air National Guard gets sneak preview of B-2
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Attached to 3d Air Division, 10 July – 8 October 1954
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Remained attached to 3d Air Division Until 4 May 1951
655:. The group made history on 6 August 1945, when the
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United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978
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United States military aircraft designation systems
918:Wing. Its 509th OG received the first operational
894:. On 1 June 1992, the Air Force disestablished the
147:returns from a mission as part of Joint Task Force
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906:on 1 September 1991, and became part of the new
610:Further information on lineage and history:
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1455:Haulman, Daniel L. (22 June 2017).
555:509th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron
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1997:Senate Committee on Armed Services
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573:509th Logistics Readiness Squadron
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1827:. 509th Bomb Wing. Archived from
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531:509th Operations Support Squadron
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1825:"History of the 509th Bomb Wing"
1737: This article incorporates
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1525:. 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
1503:. 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
1481:. 509th Bomb Wing Public Affairs
742:, New Hampshire in August 1958.
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5829:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
5753:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
5117:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile)
3437:United States Air Force Warfare
2647:Air Force Global Strike Command
1781:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984).
1727:
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1614:
1457:"Factsheet 509 Bomb Wing (ACC)"
1221:: 1 March 1959 – 1 January 1962
1133:Eighth Air Force, 29 March 1989
1025:, Very Heavy on 3 November 1947
635:
434:Air Force Global Strike Command
161:(76 years, 10 months)
41:needs additional citations for
2403:Reserve Officer Training Corps
2360:Judge Advocate General's Corps
2002:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
1980:House Armed Services Committee
1665:Sudekum, Maria (5 June 2015).
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1203:: 25 June 1966 – 31 March 1976
1188:(later 509th Operations Group)
1069:
709:President of the United States
601:509th Medical Support Squadron
577:509th Security Forces Squadron
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6049:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
5668:91st Strategic Reconnaissance
5144:55th Strategic Reconnaissance
5139:26th Strategic Reconnaissance
2551:Women Airforce Service Pilots
1749:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) .
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1030:Organized on 17 November 1947
892:509th Bombardment Wing, Heavy
798:to support SAC operations in
585:509th Communications Squadron
570:509th Civil Engineer Squadron
372:509th Bombardment Wing emblem
6054:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
5986:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
5814:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
5134:6th Strategic Reconnaissance
1523:"509TH BOMB WING LEADERSHIP"
1501:"509TH BOMB WING LEADERSHIP"
1479:"509TH BOMB WING LEADERSHIP"
1237:900th Air Refueling Squadron
1213:509th Air Refueling Squadron
1058:, Heavy on 30 September 1990
727:replaced the aging KB-29Ms.
716:509th Air Refueling Squadron
703:The wing was established as
567:509th Force Support Squadron
7:
6039:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
5728:North American B-45 Tornado
5713:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
1906:Department of the Air Force
1358:
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1201:34th Air Refueling Squadron
1051:, Medium on 1 December 1969
989:Missouri Air National Guard
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561:509th Mission Support Group
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5971:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
5824:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
5804:North American F-2 Mustang
5743:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
3656:93rd Air Ground Operations
1911:Secretary of the Air Force
1710:"Meet the 131st Bomb Wing"
1231:830th Bombardment Squadron
1225:715th Bombardment Squadron
1219:661st Bombardment Squadron
1015:
943:Operation Enduring Freedom
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581:509th Contracting Squadron
552:509th Maintenance Squadron
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1239:: 2 April – 25 June 1966.
1207:393d Bombardment Squadron
1037:, Medium on 1 August 1948
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862:Sole Stealth bomber unit
546:509th Munitions Squadron
543:709th Munitions Squadron
508:
315:Colonel Timothy Griffith
6059:Convair C-131 Samaritan
5723:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
3432:Cyberspace Capabilities
2398:Officer Training School
1892:United States Air Force
1804:Rogers, Brian. (2005).
1543:Ravenstain, pp. 276–277
1186:509th Bombardment Group
1044:, Heavy on 2 April 1966
951:Operation Iraqi Freedom
888:Whiteman Air Force Base
849:Whiteman Air Force Base
537:509th Maintenance Group
442:Whiteman Air Force Base
440:. It is stationed at
430:United States Air Force
374:(approved 10 July 1952)
229:Whiteman Air Force Base
194:United States Air Force
159:1947–1948; 1948–present
6029:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
5996:Lockheed Martin KC-130
5943:Martin RB-57D Canberra
2441:Awards and decorations
2074:District of Washington
2067:Direct Reporting Units
1739:public domain material
1306:, 1954–1958, 1958–1965
1250:Roswell Army Air Field
1056:509th Bombardment Wing
1049:509th Bombardment Wing
1042:509th Bombardment Wing
1035:509th Bombardment Wing
1023:509th Bombardment Wing
959:Operation Odyssey Dawn
935:Operation Allied Force
915:509th Operations Group
871:
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689:the second atomic bomb
642:509th Operations Group
632:
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515:509th Operations Group
460:509th Operations Group
360:509th Bomb Wing emblem
242:for: Defender Avenger)
6034:Fairchild C-82 Packet
6024:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
5733:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
3752:Strategic Air Command
3236:LGM-30G Minuteman III
2735:Twentieth (Strategic)
2484:Aeronautical Division
1304:KC-97 Stratofreighter
1092:after 1 February 1951
896:Strategic Air Command
874:In 1988, Congressman
869:
845:Department of Defense
808:
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748:Strategic Air Command
725:KC-97 Stratofreighter
669:the first atomic bomb
649:509th Composite Group
623:
612:509th Composite Group
464:509th Composite Group
432:unit assigned to the
326:Olatokunbo O. Olopade
324:Chief Master Sergeant
18:509th Composite Group
6121:Russell E. Dougherty
5748:Convair B-58 Hustler
3666:319th Reconnaissance
3417:612th Air Operations
3412:609th Air Operations
3407:601st Air Operations
3188:B-52H Stratofortress
3122:Strategic Operations
2355:Aeronautical ratings
1954:Three-star generals
1320:B-52D Stratofortress
829:Tactical Air Command
785:. The wing deployed
767:B-52D Stratofortress
750:(SAC). By 1965, its
740:Pease Air Force Base
50:improve this article
5708:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
4494:Twentieth Air Force
4489:Sixteenth Air Force
4484:Fifteenth Air Force
4342:RAF Greenham Common
2152:Numbered Air Forces
1933:Vice Chief of Staff
1326:KC-135 Stratotanker
1300:(Tanker), 1951–1954
1298:KB-29 Superfortress
1139:, 30 September 1990
1065:on 1 September 1991
1021:Established as the
1010:'eldest son' symbol
953:, and in 2011 over
941:in 2001 as part of
787:KC-135 Stratotanker
783:Operation Arc Light
721:B-50D Superfortress
683:," piloted by Maj.
665:Paul W. Tibbets Jr.
663:," piloted by Col.
592:509th Medical Group
6141:John T. Chain, Jr,
5501:= initial assigned
4327:RAF Bruntingthorpe
3646:9th Reconnaissance
3372:Twelfth (Southern)
3346:Air Combat Command
2730:Eighth (Strategic)
2510:The U.S. Air Force
2423:Fitness Assessment
2380:Chief of Chaplains
2299:Civilian auxiliary
2048:Air National Guard
1950:Four-star generals
1646:. 15 November 2007
1292:B-50 Superfortress
1286:B-29 Superfortress
1137:100th Air Division
1122:817th Air Division
1100:, 10 February 1951
1083:, 17 November 1947
985:131st Fighter Wing
973:Paul W. Tibbets IV
908:Air Combat Command
900:Air Combat Command
872:
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625:B-29 Superfortress
527:393d Bomb Squadron
522:13th Bomb Squadron
476:war in the pacific
472:B-29 Superfortress
349:Gregory A. Biscone
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1938:Director of Staff
1577:"509th Bomb Wing"
1391:Explanatory notes
1355:
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1179:33d Fighter Group
1151:
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1128:45th Air Division
1098:47th Air Division
971:On June 5, 2015,
483:terrorist attacks
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6091:Curtis LeMay
5976:Boeing KB-50
5953:Boeing RB-29
5948:Boeing RB-17
5938:Lockheed U-2
4936:
4402:Sidi Slimane
4392:RAF Scampton
4250:Presque Isle
4205:K. I. Sawyer
4189:Grand Island
4084:RAF Fairford
4072:Diego Garcia
3995:Rickenbacker
3875:F. E. Warren
3637:
3204:E-6B Mercury
2795:
2676:F. E. Warren
2592:
2570:Thunderbirds
2432:Uniforms and
2084:USAF Academy
1973:2020–present
1833:. Retrieved
1829:the original
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1728:Bibliography
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646:World War II
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636:World War II
631:" during WW2
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337:Paul Tibbets
210:Part of
149:Odyssey Dawn
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106:January 2013
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48:Please help
43:verification
40:
5513:Bombardment
4744:Bombardment
4372:RAF Manston
4245:Plattsburgh
3917:Little Rock
3893:Grand Forks
3468:Grand Forks
3213:Helicopters
3178:B-1B Lancer
3024:Flight test
2565:Honor Guard
2526:Core Values
2470:History and
1334:, 1970–1990
1328:, 1966–1990
1322:, 1966–1969
1316:, 1955–1965
1294:, 1949–1951
1288:, 1947–1952
1276:, 1947–1948
1070:Assignments
939:Afghanistan
933:as part of
876:Ike Skelton
833:AGM-69 SRAM
818:Nomans Land
781:as part of
779:Vietnam War
653:atomic bomb
640:The wing's
458:The wing's
270:Decorations
255:Engagements
225:Garrison/HQ
204:Bombardment
145:B-2A Spirit
6197:Categories
6078:Commanders
5778:Boeing E-4
5505:activation
4466:Air Forces
4387:Rabat-Salé
4312:Ben Guerir
4031:Vandenberg
3616:Cyberspace
3354:Air Forces
3249:Leadership
3183:B-2 Spirit
3096:Helicopter
2874:Operations
2858:Helicopter
2722:Air Forces
2472:traditions
2391:Training:
2235:Nineteenth
2230:Eighteenth
1899:Leadership
1598:"44 Hours"
1381:References
1344:T-38 Talon
1338:B-2 Spirit
1155:Components
920:B-2 Spirit
667:, dropped
453:B-2 Spirit
333:commanders
294:Commanders
264:Kosovo War
76:newspapers
6011:Transport
5880:LGM-30A/B
5225:Aerospace
5217:Strategic
5159:Refueling
4648:aerospace
4646:Strategic
4503:Divisions
4427:RAF Wyton
4382:Nouasseur
4286:Wurtsmith
4266:Schilling
4262:(unbuilt)
4260:R.I. Bong
4215:Kincheloe
4164:Chennault
4139:Bergstrom
4019:Selfridge
3947:McConnell
3929:Malmstrom
3905:Homestead
3881:Fairchild
3863:Ellsworth
3809:Barksdale
3681:480th ISR
3671:363rd ISR
3534:Composite
3377:Fifteenth
2929:Squadrons
2686:Malmstrom
2671:Ellsworth
2661:Barksdale
2451:Equipment
2434:equipment
2365:RED HORSE
2325:Personnel
2282:Squadrons
2240:Twentieth
2225:Sixteenth
2220:Fifteenth
2028:Structure
1968:2010–2019
1963:2000–2009
1958:1940–1959
1923:Air Staff
1420:Citations
1195:Squadrons
1004:letters.
937:in 1999;
812:dropping
673:Hiroshima
661:Enola Gay
629:Enola Gay
301:commander
247:Tail code
5895:LGM-118A
5838:Missiles
5797:Fighters
4432:Zaragoza
4367:TorrejĂłn
4317:Boulhaut
4295:overseas
4195:Griffiss
4154:Carswell
4134:Amarillo
4118:inactive
4116:former /
4059:overseas
4043:Whiteman
4037:Westover
4013:Sheppard
3839:Columbus
3833:Cape Cod
3797:Andersen
3651:70th ISR
3286:Bussiere
3256:Kowalski
3229:Missiles
3138:Training
2751:Air Base
2696:Whiteman
2681:Kirtland
2599:Category
2541:Memorial
2461:Uniforms
2456:Aircraft
2343:enlisted
2333:officers
2318:training
2205:Eleventh
2036:Commands
1774:61060979
1672:ABC News
1359:See also
1263:Aircraft
1244:Stations
884:Missouri
699:Cold War
693:Nagasaki
681:Bockscar
503:Al Qaeda
446:Missouri
355:Insignia
235:Motto(s)
6155:Emblems
5963:Tankers
5910:PGM-19A
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