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from 12 November 1949 to 10 February 1951. It maintained a manned headquarters, but had no operational control over assigned units, and from 1 February 1950 to 10 February 1951 shared a commander in common with the 9th Wing. On 16 June 1954 the wing, along with SAC's other B-36 reconnaissance wings
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there was virtually no radar coverage. As a result of these missions, USAF war plans were drawn up which directed a massive bomber attack to hit Russia from this direction, flying on to land in the Middle East or Africa, or more likely bailing out as the aircraft ran out of fuel. Gradually, during
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On 30 October 2009 Westa was relieved as commander of the 5th Bomb Wing by Major
General Floyd L. Carpenter, commander of Eighth Air Force. Carpenter stated that Westa was relieved due to his "inability to foster a culture of excellence, a lack of focus on the strategic mission … and substandard
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in a SAC program to disperse its Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers over a larger number of bases, thus making it more difficult for the Soviet Union to knock out the entire fleet with a surprise first strike. The 23d and 31st
Squadrons began to convert to B-52s at Travis. With the conversion to
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The wing performed operations to probe the eastern borders of the Soviet Union and China. Little was known about the air defense capability of the Soviet Union at this time and the most effective way of determining their capability was to probe the borders and see whether they would respond.
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As the host unit at Minot, the 5 BW also controls the special staff functions of the inspector general, wing plans, the chaplain, staff judge advocate, arms control, command post, public affairs, history, and safety. The 5th
Comptroller Squadron also reports directly to the 5 BW commander.
659:, California. Until 1958, the wing underwent several name and assignment changes while continually upgrading its aircraft. Performed long-range strategic reconnaissance, July 1949 – October 1955, with some limited reconnaissance to September 1958. Operational squadrons were
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performance during several nuclear surety inspections, including the newly activated 69th Bomb
Squadron." Colonel Douglas A. Cox was appointed new wing commander. In January 2010, the 69th BS passed its initial NSI, and the wing as a whole passed a no-notice NSI.
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when it pulled its aircraft from continuous alert status – a job it performed for 35 years. The wing was relieved of its air refueling mission in June 1992 On 1 June 1992, the 5th Wing became the 5th Bomb Wing following the activation of
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On 14 December 1960, a wing B-52G set a record breaking flight of 10,078.84 miles without refueling. The flight lasted 19 hours and 44 minutes. Starting in 1960, one third of the wing's aircraft were maintained on fifteen-minute
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directed a phaseout of a portion of SAC's B-52 force. As a result, SAC terminated its wing at Travis in the summer of 1968. In order to preserve the heritage of one of the oldest units in the air force, the wing moved on paper to
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Pilots of Tinker's 10th Flight Test
Squadron flew the B-52 on six test flights to verify system functionality and to ensure the bomber was safe to fly on 13 September 2016. On 27 September 2016 'Ghost Rider' departed
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Strategic Reconnaissance (later, 31st Bombardment) Squadron: attached 10 February 1951 – 15 June 1952, assigned 16 June 1952 – 1 October 1959, attached 2 October 1959 – 18 January 1960
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B-52H 61-007 'Ghost Rider' made history when it became the first B-52 to ever be regenerated from long-term storage to flying condition. '61-007' had been in storage
November 2008 at 309th
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Budgetary cuts in 1996 led to a need for further force reductions which reduced the 5th's B-52H fleet. The 72d
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to fly combat missions over
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World War II: Central Pacific; Guadalcanal; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Eastern Mandates; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines
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full depot-level refurbishment. Tinker's portion of the $ 13M project was spread over 272 days, took 45,000 man-hours and was delivered 90 days earlier than planned.
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The wing emblem was first approved for its 5th Operations Group in 1924 and features a winged human skull on a black and green background.
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Lt. Col. Jeremy Holmes, 69th BS commander, peers out of a window of the B-52H Stratofortress 61-007 'Ghost Rider' at Minot AFB, 27 Sep 2016
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were assigned bombing as their primary mission. However, they retained their designations as reconnaissance wings until later.
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Air Force Outstanding Unit awards (3): 1 July 1983 – 30 June 1984; 1 July 1985 – 30 June 1986; 1 July 1991 – 30 June 1993
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Initially, the RB-17Gs and later aircraft (RB-29, RB-36D) mapped the perimeter of the Soviet Air Defenses from the
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in May 2008. The wing, however, kept its certification to perform missions and training with nuclear weapons.
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1637:"Abstract (Unclassified), History of the Strategic Bomber since 1945 (Top Secret, downgraded to Secret)"
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525:: 16 July 1949 – 16 June 1952 (detached 12 November 1949 – 10 February 1951); 1 September 1991–present.
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in December 1998. Months later, three Minot B-52s and crews joined the 2d Air Expeditionary Group at
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Distinguished Unit citations: Woleai Island, 18 April 1944 – 15 May 1944; Borneo, 30 September 1944
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Today, the 5th's B-52Hs are a major component of the USAF's strategic bombing force, alongside the
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aircraft (1947–49) and beginning in 1948, Boeing RB-29 Superfortress aircraft until 1951.
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Presidential Unit Citation (Navy): South Pacific, 1 December 1942 – 9 December 1942
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1950:"'Ghost Rider' in the sky: B-52H departs Tinker in historic flight"
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2082:(reprint ed.). Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
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Encyclopedia of US Air Force Aircraft and Missile Systems
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1693:"Defense Nuclear Surety Inspection conducted at Minot"
1397:. Air Force Historical Research Agency. Archived from
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A 5th BW B-52H Stratofortress and munitions on display
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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
2050:. Raleigh, North Carolina: Hillsbourough House, 1946.
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2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident
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United States military aircraft designation systems
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6513:Military units and formations established in 1949
1369:List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force
1364:List of B-29 units of the United States Air Force
1231:Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, 16 July 1949
6523:Bombardment wings of the United States Air Force
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2140:. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications, 2005.
2121:. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History.
2076:Combat Squadrons of the Air Force, World War II
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727:In June 1951, the wing began converting to the
483:'s heavy bomber deterrent force throughout the
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381:5th Bomb Wing emblem (approved 12 August 1954)
6518:Units and formations of Strategic Air Command
6508:Military units and formations in North Dakota
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803:, which was inactivated. The 450th Wing's
4605:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom
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1274:Boeing B-52H Stratofortress, 1968–present
1059:Redesignated 5th Bomb Wing on 1 June 1992
1056:Redesignated 5th Wing on 1 September 1991
816:Boeing AGM-69A short range attack missile
116:Learn how and when to remove this message
5452:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical
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5293:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter)
1813:Hernandez, Jose L. (23 November 2010).
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1639:. Air Force History Index. 1 April 1975
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1207:129th Strategic Reconnaissance Squadron
790:In December 1965, Secretary of Defense
706:The wing was fully integrated with the
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2246:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
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1887:"Mothballed B-52 gets a second chance"
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1271:Boeing B-52G Stratofortress, 1959–1968
1255:Boeing RB-29 Superfortress, 1949, 1951
910:to fly combat missions as part of the
669:72d Strategic Reconnaissance Squadrons
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1819:Minot Air Force Base Public Affairs
1815:"Safe, secure, effective confirmed"
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1264:Convair B-36J Peacemaker, 1953–1958
556:5th Maintenance Operations Squadron
514:The 5 BW consists of the following
448:is a successor organization of the
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2883:Air & Space Forces Association
2300:Senate Committee on Armed Services
1750:Rolfsen, Bruce (31 October 2009).
1146:47th Air Division, 15 January 1973
1128:810th Strategic Aerospace Division
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407:Air Force Global Strike Command
210:Air Force Global Strike Command
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2283:House Armed Services Committee
2054:Knaack, Marcelle Size (1988).
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5442:26th Strategic Reconnaissance
2854:Women Airforce Service Pilots
2073:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1982) .
1866:"Return of the 'Ghost Rider'"
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6289:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
6117:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
5437:6th Strategic Reconnaissance
2037:Minot Air Force Base website
1161:, 1 September 1991 – present
957:Joint Direct Attack Munition
941:Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit
805:906th Air Refueling Squadron
753:916th Air Refueling Squadron
723:5th Bomb Wing (1950s) emblem
653:Mountain Home Air Force Base
594:5th Security Forces Squadron
575:5th Medical Support Squadron
350:Colonel Michael D. Maginness
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585:5th Civil Engineer Squadron
505:Colonel Bradley L. Cochran.
419:Boeing B-52H Stratofortress
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6107:North American F-2 Mustang
6046:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
3959:93rd Air Ground Operations
2214:Secretary of the Air Force
1439:"307th Bomb Wing-About Us"
1278:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
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889:Operation Enduring Freedom
833:’s air and ground forces.
809:720th Bombardment Squadron
673:Boeing RB-17G/F-2/F-9/F-13
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1047:Activated on 16 July 1949
989:'Ghost Rider' restoration
885:11 September 2001 attacks
869:, England, in support of
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647:5th SRW patch (1949–1955)
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1780:Hebert, Adam J. (2010).
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631:Strategic reconnaissance
597:5th Contracting Squadron
562:705th Munitions Squadron
553:5th Maintenance Squadron
495:The 5 BW is part of the
455:On 7 December 1941, the
431:Barksdale Air Force Base
6362:Convair C-131 Samaritan
6026:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
3735:Cyberspace Capabilities
2701:Officer Training School
2195:United States Air Force
1669:Ravenstein, pp. 245–246
1395:"Factsheet 5 Bomb Wing"
1242:Major aircraft assigned
919:Andersen Air Force Base
827:Operation Desert Shield
787:between 1965 and 1968.
437:, which is part of the
423:United States Air Force
403:United States Air Force
276:Asiatic-Pacific theater
192:United States Air Force
6332:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
6299:Lockheed Martin KC-130
6246:Martin RB-57D Canberra
2744:Awards and decorations
2377:District of Washington
2370:Direct Reporting Units
2041:public domain resource
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507:, Wing Commander; and
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413:. It is stationed at
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6327:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
6036:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
4055:Strategic Air Command
3539:LGM-30G Minuteman III
3038:Twentieth (Strategic)
2787:Aeronautical Division
1528:Ravenstein, pp. 14–16
1489:"5th Bomb Wing Units"
1441:. 25 September 2021.
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912:2003 invasion of Iraq
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765:4126th Strategic Wing
748:4134th Strategic Wing
744:Mather Air Force Base
736:Strategic Air Command
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715:Strategic bombardment
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481:Strategic Air Command
459:suffered the loss of
457:5th Bombardment Group
450:5th Group (Composite)
359:Chief Master Sergeant
6424:Russell E. Dougherty
6051:Convair B-58 Hustler
3969:319th Reconnaissance
3720:612th Air Operations
3715:609th Air Operations
3710:601st Air Operations
3491:B-52H Stratofortress
3425:Strategic Operations
2658:Aeronautical ratings
2257:Three-star generals
1461:Minot Air Force Base
1401:on 29 September 2015
953:Grumman EA-6 Prowler
937:Rockwell B-1B Lancer
863:Operation Desert Fox
797:Minot Air Force Base
761:Beale Air Force Base
619:5th Operations Group
523:5th Operations Group
461:B-17 Flying Fortress
446:5th Operations Group
415:Minot Air Force Base
399:5th Bomb Wing (5 BW)
258:B-52H Stratofortress
224:Minot Air Force Base
50:improve this article
6011:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
4797:Twentieth Air Force
4792:Sixteenth Air Force
4787:Fifteenth Air Force
4645:RAF Greenham Common
2455:Numbered Air Forces
2236:Vice Chief of Staff
1825:on 25 December 2010
1657:Knaack, p. 248 n.41
1290:Northrop T-38 Talon
1098:Fifteenth Air Force
785:Operation Arc Light
6444:John T. Chain, Jr,
5804:= initial assigned
4630:RAF Bruntingthorpe
3949:9th Reconnaissance
3675:Twelfth (Southern)
3649:Air Combat Command
3033:Eighth (Strategic)
2813:The U.S. Air Force
2726:Fitness Assessment
2683:Chief of Chaplains
2602:Civilian auxiliary
2351:Air National Guard
2253:Four-star generals
1697:Air Combat Command
1310:Campaign streamers
1113:, 10 February 1951
1092:, 12 November 1949
1075:311th Air Division
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568:5th Medical Group
531:("Bomber Barons")
529:23d Bomb Squadron
509:Brent S. Sheehan.
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242:
212:
185:
183:
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146:taxis past the
122:
111:
105:
102:
65:"5th Bomb Wing"
59:
57:
47:
35:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
6541:
6531:
6530:
6525:
6520:
6515:
6510:
6491:
6490:
6485:
6484:
6479:
6476:
6475:
6473:
6472:
6461:
6459:
6455:
6454:
6452:
6451:
6446:
6441:
6439:Larry D. Welch
6436:
6431:
6426:
6421:
6416:
6411:
6406:
6401:
6396:
6391:
6385:
6383:
6377:
6376:
6373:
6372:
6370:
6369:
6364:
6359:
6354:
6349:
6344:
6339:
6334:
6329:
6324:
6318:
6316:
6310:
6309:
6307:
6306:
6301:
6296:
6291:
6286:
6281:
6276:
6270:
6268:
6262:
6261:
6259:
6258:
6253:
6248:
6243:
6238:
6233:
6227:
6225:
6223:Reconnaissance
6219:
6218:
6216:
6215:
6210:
6205:
6200:
6195:
6190:
6185:
6180:
6175:
6170:
6165:
6160:
6155:
6150:
6144:
6142:
6138:
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6129:
6124:
6119:
6114:
6109:
6103:
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6097:
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6094:
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6078:
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6028:
6023:
6018:
6013:
6007:
6005:
5996:
5986:
5985:
5982:
5981:
5978:
5977:
5975:
5974:
5967:
5965:
5964:Reconnaissance
5961:
5960:
5958:
5957:
5951:
5944:
5942:
5938:
5937:
5935:
5934:
5928:
5922:
5916:
5910:
5904:
5898:
5892:
5886:
5880:
5874:
5868:
5862:
5856:
5850:
5844:
5838:
5832:
5826:
5819:
5817:
5810:
5801:
5793:
5792:
5789:
5788:
5785:
5784:
5782:
5781:
5776:
5771:
5766:
5761:
5756:
5751:
5746:
5741:
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5731:
5726:
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5711:
5706:
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5691:
5686:
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5472:
5466:
5464:
5458:
5457:
5455:
5454:
5449:
5444:
5439:
5433:
5431:
5429:Reconnaissance
5425:
5424:
5422:
5421:
5418:
5413:
5408:
5403:
5398:
5393:
5388:
5383:
5378:
5373:
5368:
5363:
5358:
5353:
5348:
5343:
5338:
5333:
5327:
5325:
5319:
5318:
5316:
5315:
5310:
5305:
5300:
5295:
5290:
5285:
5280:
5275:
5270:
5265:
5260:
5254:
5252:
5246:
5245:
5243:
5242:
5237:
5232:
5227:
5222:
5217:
5212:
5207:
5202:
5197:
5192:
5187:
5182:
5177:
5172:
5167:
5162:
5157:
5152:
5147:
5142:
5137:
5132:
5127:
5122:
5117:
5112:
5107:
5102:
5097:
5092:
5087:
5082:
5077:
5072:
5067:
5062:
5057:
5051:
5049:
5040:
5034:
5033:
5030:
5029:
5027:
5026:
5020:
5018:
5014:
5013:
5011:
5010:
5005:
5000:
4995:
4990:
4985:
4980:
4975:
4970:
4965:
4960:
4954:
4952:
4946:
4945:
4943:
4942:
4937:
4932:
4927:
4922:
4917:
4912:
4907:
4902:
4897:
4892:
4887:
4882:
4877:
4872:
4867:
4862:
4857:
4852:
4847:
4842:
4837:
4832:
4827:
4822:
4816:
4814:
4807:
4803:
4802:
4800:
4799:
4794:
4789:
4784:
4779:
4773:
4771:
4762:
4758:
4757:
4750:
4748:
4745:
4744:
4741:
4740:
4738:
4737:
4732:
4727:
4725:RAF Woodbridge
4722:
4720:RAF Waddington
4717:
4712:
4707:
4702:
4700:RAF Sculthorpe
4697:
4692:
4687:
4682:
4677:
4672:
4667:
4662:
4657:
4652:
4647:
4642:
4640:RAF Chelveston
4637:
4635:RAF Burtonwood
4632:
4627:
4622:
4617:
4612:
4607:
4601:
4599:
4595:
4594:
4592:
4591:
4586:
4581:
4576:
4571:
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4560:
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4515:
4510:
4505:
4500:
4495:
4489:
4484:
4479:
4474:
4469:
4464:
4459:
4454:
4449:
4444:
4439:
4433:
4431:
4422:
4416:
4415:
4412:
4411:
4409:
4408:
4402:
4399:RAF Mildenhall
4396:
4393:RAF Lakenheath
4390:
4384:
4378:
4372:
4365:
4363:
4359:
4358:
4356:
4355:
4349:
4343:
4337:
4331:
4325:
4319:
4313:
4307:
4301:
4295:
4289:
4283:
4277:
4271:
4265:
4259:
4253:
4247:
4241:
4235:
4229:
4223:
4217:
4211:
4205:
4199:
4193:
4187:
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4175:
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4163:
4157:
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4145:
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4127:
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4115:
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4103:
4097:
4090:
4088:
4079:
4066:
4060:
4059:
4046:
4045:
4038:
4031:
4023:
4014:
4013:
4010:
4009:
4007:
4006:
4004:633rd Air Base
4001:
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3991:
3986:
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3976:
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3823:
3818:
3813:
3808:
3803:
3798:
3793:
3788:
3783:
3776:Langley–Eustis
3773:
3768:
3763:
3758:
3752:
3750:
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3523:UH-1N Iroquois
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2841:
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2831:
2826:
2824:Airman's Creed
2821:
2819:Air Force Band
2816:
2809:
2803:Army Air Corps
2784:
2778:
2776:
2770:
2769:
2767:
2766:
2761:
2756:
2751:
2746:
2740:
2738:
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2723:
2718:
2713:
2711:Basic Training
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2655:
2653:Specialty Code
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2480:
2475:
2470:
2465:
2459:
2457:
2451:
2450:
2448:
2447:
2445:USAFE–AFAFRICA
2442:
2437:
2432:
2427:
2422:
2417:
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2407:
2401:
2399:
2397:Major commands
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2268:
2263:
2255:
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2249:
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2238:
2233:
2231:Chief of Staff
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6422:
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6419:John C. Meyer
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6407:
6405:
6402:
6400:
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6395:
6392:
6390:
6389:George Kenney
6387:
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6236:Lockheed TR-1
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6115:
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6110:
6108:
6105:
6104:
6102:
6098:
6092:
6091:Boeing RC-135
6089:
6087:
6086:Boeing EC-135
6084:
6082:
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6077:
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6071:
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6068:& Control
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