By June, construction of around two-thirds of the Type 17s was complete, and were now being introduced to the various bases in New Mexico, with a few also being sent to bases in Nevada, Texas, Arizona, and it is known that possibly one was sent to NORAD Headquarters in Colorado. Testin...
The A-10C+ Thunderbolt Ils from 355th Fighter Wing's 354th Fighter Squadron at Davis Montana AFB, Arizona and the F-15E Strike Eagles from the RAF Lakenheath-based 48th FW's 492nd and 494th Fighter Squadrons, arrived at Al Dhafra and Muwaffagh Salti air bases in the UAE and Jordan...
The 464th Troop Carrier Wing (Assault) was formed when Air Force Reserve C-123s at Pope and at bases in Tennessee and Alabama were called to active duty in response to events in the Caribbean. In mid-December 1961 the 464th TCW began to deploy to South East Asia(SEA) as part of Ope...
The 3d FTS helicopters were reassigned to other bases on that same date and the unit was inactivated, being replaced by the 353d Fighter Training Squadron from the 354th FW. 347th Tactical Fighter Wing Wing ReActivated in 1967 at Yokota AB, Japan; moved to Takhli & Korat RTAFBs, Thailand...
“I will Veto the Defense Authorization Bill if the Elizabeth ‘Pocahontas’ Warren (of all people!) Amendment, which will lead to the renaming (plus other bad things!) of Fort Bragg, Fort Robert E. Lee, and many other Military Bases from which we won Two World Wars, is in the Bill!