323d Air Expeditionary Wing
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The 323rd Air Expeditionary Wing (323 AEW) is a provisional
It was last known to be active from 14 March – 30 April 2008 at
During
History
Air Force Reserve
The wing was first activated as the 323rd Bombardment Wing at
The wing was ordered to active duty on 10 March 1951 as a result of the Korean War. Its personnel and equipment were used as fillers for other units and it was inactivated on 17 March 1951.
323rd Fighter-Bomber Wing
The wing was reactivated at
The wing's aircraft wore a band on the tail and around the nose edged with small black checkers.
In 1955, Strategic Air Command (SAC) began stationing units at the base and the Eighth Air Force claimed jurisdiction of Bunker Hill AFB in September 1957. With the turnover of the base from TAC to SAC, the 323rd was phased down and replaced by SAC's 401st Air Base Group on 1 September 1957.
323d Flying Training Wing
The 323d was reactivated as the 323d Flying Training Wing (323 FTW), an
The 323 FTW also operated Mather AFB as the "host" wing for the installation while the
With the decommissioning of the
Support of the Marine Aerial Navigation School (MANS) for
In view of this influx of naval personnel, Naval Air Training Unit Mather (NAVAIRTU Mather) was established in 1976 under the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA). In order to place the Navy organization on par with the 323 FTW commander, a USN Captain or Captain-selectee naval flight officer who had already had been the commanding officer of an operational combat P-3 squadron was placed as the commanding officer of NAVAIRTU Mather, with administrative claimancy over all naval personnel (students, instructors and support staff) assigned to the 323 FTW.
The 323 FTW began training female USAF navigators in March 1977 and female USN Naval Flight Officers (NFO) in 1981. Female USAF instructor navigators followed in the 1983–84 time frame. In 1986, LT
On 15 December 1991, the 323d implemented the objective wing concept and the 449th, 450th, 451st, 452d and 432d FTSs were transferred to the new 323d Operations Group, and as well as reorganized into single aircraft type squadrons. All T-43As were assigned to the 445 FTS and T-37Bs to the 455 FTS. On 1 July 1993, following the disestablishment of the Air Training Command, the wing was assigned to the new Air Education and Training Command (AETC).
Under AETC, the T-43 and T-37 aircraft assigned to the 445th and 455th FTSs were assigned tail codes of "NT", but due to the
With the wing's inactivation, its mission and most of its T-43 aircraft were reassigned to the
Expeditionary operations
The Wing was provisionally activated at
As part of the operation, the
Lineage
- Established as the 323d Bombardment Wing, Light on 10 May 1949
- Ordered to active duty on 10 March 1951
- Inactivated on 17 March 1951
- Redesignated 323d Fighter-Bomber Wing on 9 May 1955
- Activated on 8 August 1955
- Inactivated on 1 September 1957
- Redesignated 323d Flying Training Wing on 28 July 1972
- Activated on 1 April 1973
- Inactivated on 1 October 1993
- Redesignated as 323d Air Expeditionary Wing and converted to provisional status 25 March 2003
- Activated 14 March 2008
- Inactivated 30 April 2008
Assignments
- Twelfth Air Force, 27 June 1949
- Fourteenth Air Force, 1 July 1950 – 17 March 1951
- Ninth Air Force, 8 August 1955 – 1 September 1957
- Air Training Command, 1 April 1973
- Air Education and Training Command, 1 July – 1 October 1993
- United States Air Forces in Europe25 March 2003
- 16th Air Expeditionary Task Force, 14 March – 30 April 2008[7]
Components
Groups
- 323d Bombardment Group (later 323d Fighter-Bomber Group, 323d Operations Group), 27 June 1949 – 17 March 1951, 8 August 1955 – 1 September 1957, 15 December 1991 – 1 October 1993
- 386th Fighter-Bomber Group, 8 April 1956 – 9 April 1957 (Attached)
- 398th Air Expeditionary Group, 14 March – 30 April 2008
- 404th Air Expeditionary Group, 14 March – 30 April 2008
Squadrons
- 449th Flying Training Squadron: 1 April 1973 – 15 December 1991
- 450th Flying Training Squadron: 1 April 1973 – 15 December 1991
- 451st Flying Training Squadron: 1 April 1973 – 15 December 1991
- 452d Flying Training Squadron: 1 April 1973 – 15 December 1991
- 453d Flying Training Squadron: 1 April 1973 – 15 December 1991
- 454th Flying Training Squadron: 1 April 1973 – 15 December 1991
- 455th Flying Training Squadron: 1 April 1973 – 15 December 1991
- 492d Fighter Squadron: 14 March – 30 April 2008
- 493rd Fighter Squadron: 14 March – 30 April 2008
- 712th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron: 14 March – 30 April 2008
Stations
- Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 27 June 1949 – 28 March 1951
- Bunker Hill Air Force Base, Indiana, 8 August 1955 – 1 September 1957
- Mather Air Force Base, California, 1 April 1973 – 30 September 1993
- Balotești, Romania, 14 March – 30 April 2008
Aircraft
- Douglas B-26 Invader(1949–1951)
- North American F-86 Sabre(1955–1957)
- North American F-100 Super Sabre(1956–1957)
- Convair T-29(1973–1974)
- Boeing T-43 (1973–1993)
- Cessna T-37 Tweet (1973–1993)
References
Citations
- ^ "323 Air Expeditionary Wing (USAFE)". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ a b Petosky, Eric (26 March 2008). "Airmen augment Romanian security for NATO summit". 323rd Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ Eric Petosky (3 April 2008). "Civil engineers build Noble Endeavor Airmen in Romania home away from home". lakenheath.af.mil.
- ^ a b "323 Air Expeditionary Wing Lineage Document" (PDF). United States Air Force. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "North American F-100 Super Sabres of the 323rd Fighter Bomber Wing, Bunker Hill AFB, IN".
- ^ "Șase avioane F15 și sute de militari americani, la Baza de la Câmpia Turzii" [Six F-15 fighters and hundreds of US military personnel deployed at Câmpia Turzii base]. Mediafax. 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012.
- ^ a b Randall Haskin (23 July 2008). "Bolar Spring Break 2008". lakenheath.af.mil.
Bibliography
This article incorporates public domain material from the Air Force Historical Research Agency
- Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). Air Force Combat Wings, Lineage & Honors Histories 1947–1977. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History. ISBN 0-912799-12-9.
- Rogers, Brian. (2005). United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978. Hinkley, UK: Midland Publications. ISBN 1-85780-197-0.