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16 September 2016 saw one of the 5th OG's largest annual readiness exercise dubbed "Exercise
Prairie Vigilance" take place. The annual exercise is designed to test the wing's combat readiness and ability to conduct conventional and nuclear-capable bomber operations. With no prior notice for aircrew,
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to attack
Japanese surface fleets. High-altitude bombing attacks against moving ships capable of evasive action proved to be completely unsuccessful at Midway. Although several attacks were made by the B-17s, none of their bombs actually hit a single Japanese ship. An attack against naval vessels at
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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 8th 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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During the nearly four years of war, the group participated in 10 major campaigns, flew more than 1,000 combat missions and earned two
Distinguished Unit Citations and the Philippine Presidential Unit Citation. During the time, its members accumulated more than 13,300 medals and decorations.
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In April 2005, the wing forward deployed aircraft and personnel to the 40th Air
Expeditionary Wing in support of U.S. Central Command combat operations in Afghanistan. Flying a mix of close air support and strike missions, 5th BW crews ensured success of ground combat units in meeting their
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Between 1947 and 1958, the group 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 23d, 31st and
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dropped 20, 600-pound bombs around the volcano to divert molten lava away from the town. Redesignated 5th
Bombardment Group in March 1938, 5th Bombardment Group (Medium) in December 1939, and 5th Bombardment Group (Heavy) in November 1940. Equipped with
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aircraft until 1951. Not operational from 10 February 1951 until the group was inactivated on 16 June 1952 when the 5th
Reconnaissance Wing implemented the Tri-Deputate organization plan and assigned all flying elements directly to the wing.
1144:: 1 May 1923 – 7 May 1929, attached 8 May 1929 – 11 October 1938, assigned 12 October 1938 – 10 March 1947; assigned 28 June 1949 – 16 June 1952 (detached 10 February 1951 – 16 June 1952); assigned 1 December 1994 – 1 July 1996
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1102:: 15 December 1919 – 31 January 1922 (detached 15 December 1919 – 23 January 1920); 11 January 1927 – 11 October 1938, attached 12 October 1938 – 24 February 1942, assigned 25 February 1942 – 29 April 1946
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Activities included training, participating in Army-Navy maneuvers, staging aerial reviews and sowing seeds from the air for the
Territorial Forestry Division. In 1935, the group helped save the city of
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Operations Group's history dates back more than eight decades to the infancy of military aviation. It originally activated as the 2nd Group (Observation) 15 August 1919, at Luke Field in the
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in February 1942. Engaged primarily in search and patrol missions off Hawaii from December 1941 to November 1942. In Hawaii, the B-17E-equipped 5th and 11th Bombardment Groups were used in the
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after the war, but all personnel evidently had been withdrawn by early in 1946. Redesignated 5th Bombardment Group (Very Heavy) in April 1946, and 5th Reconnaissance Group in February 1947.
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and other targets on the island of Oahu on 7 December 1941. However, the group's aircrews went on to become the first U.S. military forces to take to the air following the attack.
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performance during several nuclear surety inspections, including the newly activated 69th Bomb Squadron." Colonel Douglas Cox was appointed new wing commander.
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Associated Press, "Air Force wing in nuclear goof has more trouble", Hoffman, "Minot’s 5th Bomb Wing flunks nuclear inspection"
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23d Squadron (later, 23d Bombardment; 23d Reconnaissance; 23d Strategic Reconnaissance; 23d Bombardment; 23d Bomb) Squadron
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A 5th Bomb Group B-24 Liberator preparing to take off from Munda Airfield, New Georgia, Solomon Islands on 27 March 1944.
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Boeing B-52H-145-BW Stratofortress 60-0033, from the 5th Operations Group takes-off homeward bound after a deployment to
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The group's emblem, approved in 1924, features a winged death's head as an uncompromising symbol of its combat mission
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A 5th BW B-52H Stratofortress, pictured at RAF Fairford loaded with 750 lb bombs during Operation 'Nole Anvil', the
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In 2003, the wing deployed approximately 550 people and 14 B-52s to the U.S. European Command region in support of
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Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
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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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Budgetary cuts in 1996 led to a need for further force reductions which reduced the 5th's B-52H fleet. The
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The group is one of the oldest units in the United States Air Force, being a successor organization of the
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History of the Fifth Bomb Group (Heavy): History of the Bomber Barons of the 13th "Jungle" Air Force
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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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31st Bombardment (later, 31st Strategic Reconnaissance; 31st Bombardment) Squadron
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bombers serve as part of the Air Force's conventional and strategic combat force.
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was inactivated late in the year and their 12 aircraft were retired.
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18th Composite Wing (later, 18th Wing; 18th Bombardment Wing)
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with a mix of B-17 and B-24 aircraft, served in combat with
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The 5 OG commands the following squadrons (Tail Code: MT):
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Islands, June–August 1944, preparatory to the invasion of
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undertaken in an attempt to halt the ethnic cleansing of
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5th Reconnaissance Group, Very Long Range, Photographic
781:. With modern technology and advanced weapons like the
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Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
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House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
1657:. Raleigh, North Carolina: Hillsbourough House, 1946.
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2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident
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The 5th raided the heavily defended Japanese base on
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United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978
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6th Aero (later, 6th Squadron; 6th Pursuit) Squadron
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for the action. Helped to neutralize enemy bases on
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sea was found to be a job best done by low-altitude
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United States military aircraft designation systems
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1805:House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
552:during the Allied drive from the Solomons to the
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1664:. Hinkley, England: Midland Publications, 2005.
650:; and patrols off the China coast. Moved to the
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816:12 B-52H bombers took off in rapid succession.
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1574:"Aircraft Stationed at Hickam AFB/Luke Field"
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4969:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical
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269:For additional lineage and history, see
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217:. Its mission is to manage and operate
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1763:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
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1108:: 15 September 1919 – 11 January 1927
293:, Hawaii, during the eruption of the
6954:1952 disestablishments in California
5987:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery
5982:
1605:5th Bomb Wing CO relieved of command
1560:Air Force Historical Research Agency
1381:
1352:Fairfield-Suisun (later, Travis) AFB
1194:
1064:, 9 November 1949 – 10 February 1951
941:
724:, the 5th BW deployed in support of
44:adding citations to reliable sources
15:
6959:1991 establishments in North Dakota
1114:: 15 January 1924 – 11 January 1927
947:Hawaiian Department, 15 August 1919
843:5th Group (Pursuit and Bombardment)
666:Remained in the theater as part of
642:; support for ground forces in the
202:is an operational component of the
13:
2400:Air & Space Forces Association
1817:Senate Committee on Armed Services
1251:, Solomon Islands, 4 February 1944
906:5th Strategic Reconnaissance Group
829:, and organized, on 15 August 1919
134:Emblem of the 5th Operations Group
14:
6970:
6296:17th Photographic Reconnaissance
1676:
1241:, Solomon Islands, 19 August 1943
1185:: 1 September 1991 – 1 June 1992.
1062:9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
1053:5th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing
892:5th Bombardment Group, Very Heavy
654:in 1945 till the end of the war.
560:, attacked Japanese shipping off
308:bombers from the group's 23d and
6575:
6470:
6306:38th Photographic Reconnaissance
6301:36th Photographic Reconnaissance
6088:
6037:
5981:
5801:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
5629:North American F-82 Twin Mustang
4268:
3566:
3247:Air Force Technical Applications
3210:
3160:
2524:
2461:
2414:
2413:
2312:Division of Military Aeronautics
1837:
1736:Under Secretary of the Air Force
1554: This article incorporates
1549:
661:
20:
5649:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
5573:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
4937:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile)
3257:United States Air Force Warfare
2467:Air Force Global Strike Command
1070:5th Wing (later, 5th Bomb) Wing
1035:, 1 December 1948 – 16 May 1949
806:Defense Threat Reduction Agency
482:
250:5th Operations Support Squadron
31:needs additional citations for
6563:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
6076:USAAF in the Southwest Pacific
2223:Reserve Officer Training Corps
2180:Judge Advocate General's Corps
1822:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
1800:House Armed Services Committee
1616:
1597:
1588:
1566:
1390:HS-2L (flying boat), 1919–1926
1283:Kornasoren (Yebrurro) Airfield
936:
932:Activated on 1 September 1991.
871:5th Bombardment Group (Medium)
1:
6949:1919 establishments in Hawaii
6830:United States Army Air Forces
6347:United States Army Air Forces
5869:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
5488:91st Strategic Reconnaissance
4964:55th Strategic Reconnaissance
4959:26th Strategic Reconnaissance
2371:Women Airforce Service Pilots
1544:
1179:: 15 March 1947 – 26 May 1949
1177:338th Reconnaissance Squadron
1161:: 20 April 1947 – 26 May 1949
1084:
1055:, 16 July 1949 – 16 June 1952
878:5th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
690:
6558:USAAF in the Central Pacific
5874:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
5806:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
5634:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
4954:6th Strategic Reconnaissance
1183:906th Air Refueling Squadron
1167:: attached 1941-11 July 1942
1159:38th Reconnaissance Squadron
885:5th Bombardment Group, Heavy
825:Authorized (established) as
676:72d Strategic Reconnaissance
176:Guardians of the Upper Realm
7:
5859:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
5548:North American B-45 Tornado
5533:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
1726:Department of the Air Force
1376:
1189:
1010:, 7 August-31 December 1947
918:Inactivated on 16 June 1952
720:In the weeks following the
592:Distinguished Unit Citation
581:Consolidated B-24 Liberator
254:
200:5th Operations Group (5 OG)
10:
6975:
6071:USAAF in the South Pacific
5821:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
5791:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
5644:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
5624:North American F-2 Mustang
5563:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
3476:93rd Air Ground Operations
1731:Secretary of the Air Force
1364:, 1 September 1991–present
1338:, December 1945-6 May 1949
1173:, 3 September 2009–present
1072:, 1 September 1991–present
819:
726:Operation Enduring Freedom
701:NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
680:Boeing RB-17G/F-2/F-9/F-13
262:
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6496:
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6342:
6314:
6291:4th Photographic Charting
6283:
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6225:
6205:
6189:
6158:
6132:
6125:
6104:
6097:
6086:
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5995:
5974:
5896:
5884:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
5829:
5781:
5738:
5657:
5639:North American F-86 Sabre
5616:
5581:
5558:Boeing B-50 Superfortress
5538:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
5518:
5505:
5480:
5457:
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5312:
5106:
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3969:Calumet Air Force Station
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3506:505th Command and Control
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1653:Davis, Major Fred. (ed).
1165:58th Bombardment Squadron
329:
310:72d Bombardment Squadrons
165:
155:
147:
139:
127:
122:
5748:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
2233:Airman Leadership School
2035:Thirteenth Expeditionary
1873:Field Operating Agencies
443:4th Observation Squadron
231:
5879:Convair C-131 Samaritan
5543:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
3252:Cyberspace Capabilities
2218:Officer Training School
1712:United States Air Force
1399:Fokker D-VII, 1920–1926
1277:Netherlands East Indies
1151:United States Air Force
836:5th Group (Observation)
779:Grumman EA-6A/B Prowler
741:Operation Iraqi Freedom
614:. Flew missions to the
204:United States Air Force
160:United States Air Force
143:1919–1952; 1991–present
5849:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
5816:Lockheed Martin KC-130
5763:Martin RB-57D Canberra
2261:Awards and decorations
1894:District of Washington
1887:Direct Reporting Units
1556:public domain material
1466:, 1941–1943; 1947–1949
999:313th Bombardment Wing
987:313th Bombardment Wing
827:2d Group (Observation)
797:
703:
492:
318:B-17 Flying Fortresses
195:
55:"5th Operations Group"
5854:Fairchild C-82 Packet
5844:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
5553:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
3572:Strategic Air Command
3056:LGM-30G Minuteman III
2555:Twentieth (Strategic)
2304:Aeronautical Division
1112:19th Pursuit Squadron
864:5th Bombardment Group
850:5th Group (Composite)
795:
698:
490:
226:5th Group (Composite)
189:
6046:Thirteenth Air Force
5941:Russell E. Dougherty
5568:Convair B-58 Hustler
3486:319th Reconnaissance
3237:612th Air Operations
3232:609th Air Operations
3227:601st Air Operations
3008:B-52H Stratofortress
2942:Strategic Operations
2175:Aeronautical ratings
1774:Three-star generals
1518:B-52H Stratofortress
1464:B-17 Flying Fortress
1041:Thirteenth Air Force
1018:Thirteenth Air Force
1008:Thirteenth Air Force
993:Thirteenth Air Force
981:Thirteenth Air Force
963:Thirteenth Air Force
925:5th Operations Group
887:on 12 September 1944
767:Northrop B-2A Spirit
763:Rockwell B-1B Lancer
708:5th Operations Group
550:Thirteenth Air Force
546:New Hebrides Islands
528:Douglas A-24 Banshee
366:6th Fighter Squadron
219:B-52H Stratofortress
211:Minot Air Force Base
123:5th Operations Group
40:improve this article
6809:549th Night Fighter
6804:548th Night Fighter
6783:316th Troop Carrier
6778:311th Troop Carrier
6752:41st Reconnaissance
6747:28th Reconnaissance
6720:419th Troop Carrier
6275:550th Night Fighter
6270:419th Night Fighter
6265:418th Night Fighter
6197:4th Reconnaissance
5528:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
4314:Twentieth Air Force
4309:Sixteenth Air Force
4304:Fifteenth Air Force
4162:RAF Greenham Common
1972:Numbered Air Forces
1753:Vice Chief of Staff
1506:RB-29 Superfortress
1494:F-9 Flying Fortress
1292:, 22 September 1944
1024:Far East Air Forces
969:XIII Bomber Command
915:on 14 November 1950
880:on 20 November 1940
857:5th Composite Group
668:Far East Air Forces
470:431st Bomb Squadron
279:Territory of Hawaii
6757:43d Reconnaissance
6322:13th Troop Carrier
6213:403d Troop Carrier
5961:John T. Chain, Jr,
5321:= initial assigned
4147:RAF Bruntingthorpe
3466:9th Reconnaissance
3192:Twelfth (Southern)
3166:Air Combat Command
2550:Eighth (Strategic)
2330:The U.S. Air Force
2243:Fitness Assessment
2200:Chief of Chaplains
2119:Civilian auxiliary
1868:Air National Guard
1770:Four-star generals
1613:, 1 November 2009.
1500:F-13 Superfortress
1336:Philippine Islands
1322:Philippine Islands
1215:Hawaii (Territory)
1205:Hawaii (Territory)
1171:69th Bomb Squadron
1047:311th Air Division
977:, 15 December 1945
957:VII Bomber Command
873:on 6 December 1939
798:
704:
616:Netherlands Indies
493:
324:by December 1941.
322:Douglas B-18 Bolos
246:69th Bomb Squadron
196:
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6925:
6920:
6919:
6821:
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6817:
6816:
6799:6th Night Fighter
6773:9th Troop Carrier
6728:
6727:
6668:494th Bombardment
6663:307th Bombardment
6571:
6570:
6479:Seventh Air Force
6437:
6436:
6338:
6337:
6334:
6333:
6330:
6329:
6249:868th Bombardment
6244:100th Bombardment
6221:
6220:
6181:307th Bombardment
6084:
6083:
6004:
6003:
5966:George Lee Butler
5931:Bruce K. Holloway
5926:Joseph J. Nazzaro
5892:
5891:
5501:
5500:
5497:
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5308:
5307:
5304:
5303:
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4548:
4534:Strategic missile
4264:
4263:
4260:
4259:
4227:RAF South Ruislip
4182:RAF Upper Heyford
3931:
3930:
3533:
3532:
3529:
3528:
3511:552nd Air Control
3496:461st Air Control
3202:Sixteenth (Cyber)
3114:
3113:
3064:
3063:
2977:
2976:
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2744:
2743:
2666:
2665:
2428:
2427:
2213:Air Force Academy
2131:
2130:
1758:Director of Staff
1603:Rolfsen, Bruce, "
1541:
1540:
1373:
1372:
1342:Mountain Home AFB
1310:, 16 October 1944
1263:Admiralty Islands
1231:, 1 December 1942
1081:
1080:
1033:18th Fighter Wing
1026:, 1 December 1948
995:, 5 February 1947
971:, 13 January 1943
959:, 29 January 1942
927:on 29 August 1991
508:Seventh Air Force
480:
479:
420:72d Bomb Squadron
397:23d Bomb Squadron
350:6th Aero Squadron
241:23d Bomb Squadron
181:
180:
116:
115:
108:
90:
6966:
6737:
6736:
6658:41st Bombardment
6653:30th Bombardment
6648:11th Bombardment
6633:
6632:
6589:
6588:
6579:
6501:
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6474:
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6441:
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6234:
6233:
6227:
6226:
6171:11th Bombardment
6130:
6129:
6102:
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6061:
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6007:
5985:
5984:
5946:Richard H. Ellis
5516:
5515:
5330:
5329:
5326:
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5041:
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4327:
4326:
4299:Eighth Air Force
4294:Second Air Force
4282:
4281:
4272:
4177:RAF High Wycombe
4142:RAF Brize Norton
4127:RAF Bassingbourn
3942:
3941:
3869:Wright-Patterson
3599:
3598:
3586:
3585:
3570:
3560:
3553:
3546:
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3351:
3350:
3242:616th Operations
3214:
3182:First (Northern)
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2416:
2316:Army Air Service
2308:Aviation Section
2123:Civil Air Patrol
1853:
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1841:
1840:
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1586:
1585:
1583:
1581:
1570:
1553:
1552:
1512:RB-36 Peacemaker
1408:NBS-1, 1922–1929
1382:
1290:Schouten Islands
1279:, 17 August 1944
1217:, 1 January 1939
1207:, 15 August 1919
1195:
1020:, 1 January 1948
965:, 4 January 1943
942:
901:on 11 March 1947
894:on 30 April 1946
845:, c. 9 June 1922
838:on 14 March 1921
512:Battle of Midway
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6708:
6672:
6643:5th Bombardment
6624:
6608:
6580:
6567:
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6525:
6492:
6485:
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6438:
6433:
6326:
6310:
6279:
6253:
6217:
6201:
6185:
6176:42d Bombardment
6166:5th Bombardment
6154:
6121:
6093:
6080:
6052:
6035:
6005:
6000:
5991:
5970:
5951:Bennie L. Davis
5888:
5839:Beechcraft C-45
5825:
5811:Lockheed HC-130
5777:
5734:
5653:
5612:
5593:Lockheed DC-130
5584:
5577:
5510:
5508:
5493:
5476:
5453:
5448:509th Composite
5324:
5323:unit upon SAC's
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3827:Seymour Johnson
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3323:Seymour Johnson
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3187:Ninth (Central)
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2832:Combat Training
2827:
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2651:Nuclear Systems
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2395:Service numbers
2366:National Museum
2324:Army Air Forces
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2205:Chief Scientist
2195:Medical Service
2190:Security Forces
2137:
2127:
2112:Security Forces
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1547:
1542:
1476:LB-30 Liberator
1432:O-19, 1929–1937
1429:OA-1, 1929–1937
1426:LB-6, 1929–1934
1414:SE-5, 1924–1926
1411:LB-5, 1923–1929
1405:MB-3, 1920–1926
1402:JN-6, 1920–1929
1387:DH-4, 1919–1929
1379:
1374:
1314:Guiuan Airfield
1308:Molucca Islands
1255:Momote Airfield
1235:Henderson Field
1192:
1087:
1082:
1001:, 15 March 1947
939:
908:on 16 July 1949
866:on 9 March 1938
859:on unknown date
852:on 11 July 1922
822:
693:
664:
485:
283:DeHaviland DH-4
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209:, stationed at
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6740:Reconnaissance
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6284:Reconnaissance
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6190:Reconnaissance
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5956:Larry D. Welch
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1420:B-4, 1929–1937
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1221:Pekoa Airfield
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538:Pekoa Airfield
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6704:508th Fighter
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6117:XIII Fighter
6050:World War II
5911:Curtis LeMay
5796:Boeing KB-50
5773:Boeing RB-29
5768:Boeing RB-17
5758:Lockheed U-2
4222:Sidi Slimane
4212:RAF Scampton
4070:Presque Isle
4025:K. I. Sawyer
4009:Grand Island
3904:RAF Fairford
3892:Diego Garcia
3815:Rickenbacker
3695:F. E. Warren
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2252:Uniforms and
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1793:2020–present
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6620:7th Fighter
6604:VII Fighter
6237:Bombardment
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5333:Bombardment
4564:Bombardment
4192:RAF Manston
4065:Plattsburgh
3737:Little Rock
3713:Grand Forks
3288:Grand Forks
3033:Helicopters
2998:B-1B Lancer
2844:Flight test
2385:Honor Guard
2346:Core Values
2290:History and
1526:, 1991–1992
1508:, 1948–1951
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1490:, 1947–1949
1484:, 1947–1948
1472:, 1943–1945
1460:, 1938–1942
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1446:Martin B-12
1440:Boeing P-12
1328:Clark Field
1249:New Georgia
1239:Guadalcanal
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570:New Britain
562:Guadalcanal
554:Philippines
6933:Categories
6902:Fourteenth
6897:Thirteenth
6599:VII Bomber
6419:Fourteenth
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5898:Commanders
5598:Boeing E-4
5325:activation
4286:Air Forces
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3069:Leadership
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1545:References
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1452:A-3 Falcon
1417:PW-9, 1927
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1201:Luke Field
1085:Components
691:Modern era
620:Balikpapan
466:1930-1936
439:1929-1937
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6907:Fifteenth
6766:Transport
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6497:Airfields
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4202:Nouasseur
4106:Wurtsmith
4086:Schilling
4082:(unbuilt)
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3501:480th ISR
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2060:Twentieth
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1932:AFGSC
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1273:Wakde
787:JASSM
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