for example the Republic of Korea appears as South Korea; the Republic of Vietnam as South Vietnam, and the Republic of China as either Formosa or Taiwan, depending upon the period. The type of installation is abbreviated. Air Force Base: AFB; Army Air Field: AAF; AFS: Air Force Station...
F-51D Mustangs of the 67th FIS are loaded with 5-inch rockets at Chinhae Air Base (K-10), South Korea. The 8th and 18th Fighter-Bomber Wings replaced their Mustangs with F-86F-20 Sabres not long before the night bombing raid that officially didn’t happen. (Photo via Jack Cook) A...
The X-37B is a direct descendant of Boeing’s X-40 project. A miniature space plane one-fourth the length of the U.S. Space Shuttle, the X-37B launches atop an Atlas V rocket and lands like an aircraft. Thus far, landings have occurred unannounced at Vandenberg Air Forc...
The base of the monument at Tempelhof reads, “They gave their lives for the freedom of Berlin in service for the Berlin Airlift 1984/1949.” The location at Tempelhof is presently being considered as a UNESCO World Heritage site.South African service personnel in the airlift...
Suwon Air Base – Suwon, South Korea Tinker Air Force Base – Oklahoma City, OK Torrejon Air Force Base – Madrid, Spain Travis Air Force Base – Fairfield, CA Turner Air Force Base- Albany, GA Tyndall Air Force Base – Panama City, FL Vandenberg Air Force Base – Lompoc, CA Warren ...
Stations in SEA Clark Air Base, Philippines (1964–1968) Deployed at: Bien Hoa Air Base, South Vietnam (5 August - 3 November 1964) Deployed: Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam (18–28 June 1965) Deployed: Da Nang Air Base, South Vietnam (28 June - 15 August 1965) Deployed:...
Began preparations for base closure at Carswell AFB in Jan 1992. Released of all operational capabilities on 1 Jan 1993. Closed Carswell AFB on 30 Sep 1993 and moved to Dyess AFB, TX on 1 Oct 1993. Equipped with B-1B and C-130 aircraft, the 7th Wing regained its combat and worldwide...
B-47 era: The wing was reactivated as the 379th Bombardment Wing (Medium) on November 1, 1955 at Homestead Air Force Base in Florida (replacing the 4276th Air Base Squadron). From November 1, 1955 to May 31, 1956 the unit was attached to the 813th Air Division at Pinecastle Air For...
Activated 30 Oct 1967; Organized 8 Nov 1967 in the Canal Zone replacing the 5700th Air Base Wing Redesignated 24th Air Commando Wing 15 Mar 1968 Redesignated 24th Special Operations Wing 15 Jul 1968 Redesignated 24th Special Operations Group 30 Jun 1972 Redesignated 24th Composite Group 15...