377th Air Base Wing

377th Air Base Wing Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with palm
Battle honours	Vietnam War
Commanders
Current commander	Colonel Jason Vattioni
Insignia
377th Air Base Wing emblem[note 2][2]
377th Combat Support Group emblem[note 3][3]

The 377th Air Base Wing is a

The wing is made up of approximately 1,200 active-duty military, 591 federal civilians and 720 contractors assigned.[1] Its subordinate units are:

377th Mission Support Group^[1]

377th Medical Group^[1]

377th Security Forces Group^[1]

377th Maintenance Group^[1]

• 377th Test and Evaluation Group (Vandenberg Space Force Base, California)^[4]

The wing was first activated at

As the wing phased down for inactivation from February 1973, it transferred many assets to Republic of Vietnam Air Force.[2]

In June 1985 the wing was redesignated the 377th Combat Support Wing and reactivated at

The wing once again became the 377th Air Base Wing and was activated as the host wing at Kirtland Air Force Base on 1 January 1993, when Kirtland transferred from Air Mobility Command to Air Force Materiel Command.^[5] The 377th Air Base Wing has since provided support to base operations to more than 100 associate units in more than 2000 buildings. To support this mission, the 377th Air Base Wing has the largest security forces squadron in the command. Additionally, members of the 377th are continually deployed to numerous locations, where they previously helped fight the Iraq War, and are still involved in the War in Afghanistan, and other requirements worldwide.

In November 2009 the wing, commanded by Colonel Michael S. Duvall, failed its nuclear surety inspection. Duvall was kept on as commander to fix the problem and the wing subsequently passed its re-inspection less than 90 days later.^[6]

On 1 October 2015 the wing began reporting to Twentieth Air Force and Air Force Global Strike Command instead of Air Force Materiel Command.^[7]

The 377th Air Base Wing carries out nuclear, readiness, and support operations. It operates the airfield for Air Force operations, prepares personnel to deploy worldwide and keeps the base secure. it supports the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, the 58th Special Operations Wing, the 150th Special Operations Wing of the New Mexico Air National Guard and the U.S. Air Force Pararescue School.^[1]

As Kirtland's host organization, the 377th Air Base Wing supports base operations. It ensures the people living and working on Kirtland have the necessary support to conduct their jobs and carry out missions. This includes facility maintenance, personnel support, security, utilities and medical care. The wing also supports more than 14,000 military retirees who live in central and northern New Mexico.^[1]

In November 2022, the wing added the 377th Test and Evaluation Group, stationed at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The new group will enable a systems and component approach to accomplish test launches, nuclear command and control software tests, and simulated electronic launch tests for operational

• Redesignated 377th Air Base Wing and activated on 1 January 1993[2]

• Seventh Air Force: 8 April 1966 – 28 March 1973
• 316th Air Division: 14 June 1985 – 1 May 1991
• Space and Missile Systems Center
  : 1 January 1993
• Air Armament Center: 1 October 1998
• Air Force Materiel Command, 3 May 2004
• Nuclear Weapons Center (later Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center), 31 March 2006
• Twentieth Air Force, 1 October 2015 – present^[2]

Groups

• 377th Civil Engineering Group (later 377th Civil Engineer Group): 14 June 1985 – 1 May 1991, 1 October 1995 – 1 October 2000
• 377th Logistics Group (later 377th Maintenance Group): 1 January 1993 – 31 March 2006, 1 December 2011 – present
• 377th Medical Group (see 377th USAF Dispensary)
• 377th Security Police Group (later 377th Security Forces Group): 14 June 1985 – 1 May 1991, 15 August 2011 – present
• 377th Support Group (later 377th Mission Support Group): 1 January 1993 – present
• 377th Test and Evaluation Group, 2 November 2022 – present^[4]

Operational Squadrons

• 8th Special Operations Squadron: assigned 15 January – 1 October 1972; attached 12 – 25 October 1972
• 9th Special Operations Squadron: attached 12 January 1972 – 29 February 1972.
• Air Education and Training Command Studies and Analysis Squadron: 15 March 1972 – 23 February 1973 (not operational after 21 February 1973)
• 310th Tactical Airlift Squadron
  : 15 January – 15 November 1972 (not operational after 1 November 1972)
• 360th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron
  : 1 February, – 24 November 1972 (not operational after 15 November 1972)
• 6252d Operations Squadron: 10 June 1966 – 1 January 1967

Support Squadrons

• 377th Air Police Squadron (later 377th Security Police Squadron): 8 April 1966 – 28 March 1973
• 377th Armament and Electronics Maintenance Squadron: 8 April 1966 – 25 November 1966
• 377th Civil Engineering Squadron: 8 April 1966 – 2 August 1972
• 377th Field Maintenance Squadron (later 377th Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, 377th Field Maintenance Squadron): 8 April 1966 – 25 November 1966, 31 August 1971 – 28 May 1973
• Field Maintenance Squadron, Provisional, 377th: attached 28 August 1972 – 1 October 1972
• 377th Munitions Maintenance Squadron: 8 April 1966 – 30 November 1966
• 377th Organizational Maintenance Squadron: 8 April 1966 – 18 September 1966, 1 October 1972 – 38 May 1973
• Organizational Maintenance Squadron, Provisional, 377th: attached 28 August 1972 – 1 October 1972
• 377th Services Squadron: 8 April 1966 – 2 August 1972
• 377th Supply Squadron: 8 April 1966 – 28 March 1973
• 377th Transportation Squadron: 8 April 1966 – 28 March 1973
• 7000 Munitions Support Squadron: 14 June 1985 – 1988

Other

• 377th USAF Dispensary (later 377th USAF Hospital, 377th Medical Group): 8 April 1966 – 28 March 1973, 1 January 1993 – present
• Detachment 1, 377th Air Base Wing: 20 June 1972 – 11 February 1973
• Operating Location A, 377th Air Base Wing: 14–20 June 1972

• Tan Son Nhut Air Base, South Vietnam: 8 April 1966 – 28 March 1973
• Ramstein Air Base, Federal Republic of Germany: 14 June 1985 – 1 May 1991
• Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico: since 1 January 1993^[2]

Explanatory notes

Citations

 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
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• "AF realigns missions to enhance nuclear support". Air Force Public Affairs Agency, Operating Location P. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
• "377th Air Base Wing Lineage". 377th Air Base Wing Historian Office. 13 November 2006. Archived from the original on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
• "Kirtland AFB Home Page". 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs. 10 December 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2016.