2153:. Although President Truman wasn't willing to risk extensive use of the U.S. bomber force in the United States, which was being used as a deterrent for possible Soviet aggression in Europe, a few groups of B-29 bombers – that were not part of the nuclear strike force – were released. On 13 July, the FEAF Bomber Command took over command of the Twentieth Air Force 19th Bombardment Group and of the Fifteenth Air Force's 22nd and 92nd Bombardment Groups which had been transferred from SAC bases in the United States. Later in July, the Fifteenth Air Force 98th and 307th Bombardment Groups were sent to Japan to join the FEAF. The 92nd and 98th BGs and the 31st SRG operated from bases in Japan, whereas the 19th, 22nd, and 307th BGs were based in Okinawa.
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1591:. The Berlin force was attacked by Me 262 jets that inflicted losses (one bombers and five fighters) while the Mustangs claimed eight jets downed - actual Luftwaffe records show only 3 x Me 262's lost in this engagement. The 47th BW and 55th BW fragged Fliegerhorst Neuburg damaging / destroying 54 x Me 262A-1’s from III./KG (J) 54, 304th BW attacked Fliegerhorst Münich-Riem destroying 13 x Me 262's. The NASM's Me 262 shows a claim credit for a B-17 shot down this date.
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to prepare for immediate deployment to
Germany. The 307th and 28th Bombardment Groups were placed on alert and ordered to be ready to deploy within three and twelve hours respectively. Within a few weeks, the other 301st Bomb Group's squadrons had joined the first. Later on 28 July, Bombardment Group
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Mobility Command. Its main area of operations was the region stretching west of the Mississippi River to the east coast of Africa, pole to pole, but was often tasked to support Air Mobility Command's global reach mission.
2344:. 15 EMTF retained AMC's Pacific region airlift and air refueling enroute support organization as well as AMC's contingency response units. The 15 EMTF provided rapid and flexible transportation support from six major Air Force bases in the United States and 47 locations throughout the Pacific.
1338:"Big Week" was the name of an intense Eighth and Fifteenth Air Forces series of attacks on Germany in a series of co-ordinated raids on the German aircraft industry. The plan, code-named "Operation Argument," was to use both American strategic air forces in Europe, with support by the
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ended on 27 July 1953, the B-29s had flown over 21,000 sorties, nearly 167,000 tons of bombs had been dropped, and 34 B-29s had been lost in combat (16 to fighters, four to flak, and fourteen to other causes). B-29 gunners had accounted for 34 Communist fighters (16 of these being
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ordered the USSTAF to attack German fuel production centers by striking both the oil refineries and the factories producing synthetic fuels. The 15th started the offensive on 5 April when it dispatched 235 B-17s and B-24s from Italy to transportation targets in the vicinity of the
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With the assigned military work force of 28,912 personnel and an assigned civilian work force of 5,288 people, Fifteenth Air Force managed almost 300 aircraft and many support facilities in the United States and in the
Pacific and Indian Oceans – all the way to Diego Garcia.
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The last major effort came on 25 April when 467 bombers struck rail targets in
Austria, severing communications into Czechoslovakia. The 15th's final bombing mission was flown 1 May when 27 B-17s escorted by 51 P38's of the 14th FG attacked Salzburg rail targets.
2333:. The 15 AF staff assured the operational readiness of its units by conducting readiness assessment visits and staff assistance visits. It acted as an advocate for its subordinate units and enforces higher headquarters policies and directives.
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Its primary mission was to provide strategic and theater airlift for all
Department of Defense agencies as well as air refueling for the Air Force in both peace and wartime. This included the aeromedical evacuation of sick and injured.
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I could see omens of the war’s end almost every day in the blue southern sky when, flying provocatively low, the bombers of the
American Fifteenth Air Force crossed the Alps from their Italian bases to attack German Industrial
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Fifteenth Air Force became exclusively an aerial tanker formation with KC-135 and KC-10 aircraft on 1 September 1991. When
Strategic Air Command was inactivated on 1 June 1992 and its assets divided between the newly created
1356:. The Fifteenth dispatched a force of 183 bombers to the Oberstraubing Messerschmidt assembly plant. Some 118 bombed with good results but fourteen were shot down. The next day the 15th sent 102 bombers to the
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1939:. When SAC was established in 1946, its primary bomber aircraft was the B-29. Although there were many in storage, they were war-weary. The plane was greatly improved and soon new models, designated the
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and 1991, 15 AF units and assets consisted of reconnaissance aircraft (SR-71 until 1989, U-2), bombers (B-52D until 1984, B-52G, B-52H and B-1B), aerial refueling (KC-135, KC-10), and
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and Romania. The P-51 escorts were able to establish an environment of air superiority, enabling the bombers to roam widely across southern and eastern Europe, attacking targets at
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On 20 August 2020, 15 AF was reactivated as an Air Combat Command numbered air force, taking over the previous conventional flying forces of both the Ninth and Twelfth Air Forces.
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fighter opposition to their daylight bombing raids over Nazi-occupied Europe, and it was planned to initiate Operation Argument at the earliest possible date.
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15 AF is responsible for operational readiness for thirteen active duty operational groups and wings, one air base wing, and three combat engineer squadrons.
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were bombed and oil producing centers were attacked. On 2 June, the 15th Air Force flew its first "shuttle" mission when 130 B-17s and P-51 escorts landed in
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885th BS was initially known as 122nd BS assigned to 68th Reconnaissance Group operating B-17s in the MTO. Assigned to the 15th Special Group in January 1945.
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gave its strategic units to 15th AF, becoming the Americans' Mediterranean tactical air force. The new air force was activated with a strength of ninety
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agencies as well as air refueling for the Air Force in both peace and wartime for the Pacific region. 15 EMTF inactivated on 20 March 2012.
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Tillman, Barrett. "Forgotten Fifteenth: The Daring Airmen who Crippled Hitler's War Machine." Washington, D.C.: Regnery History, 2014.
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beginning on 22 January 1944. Strikes on German and fascist Italian targets were carried out and caused widespread damage to Axis forces.
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A Brief History of the Fifteenth Air Force, "Aggressive in War, Alert in Peace". Silver Anniversary, 1 November 1943 – 31 October 1968
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where they destroyed twenty percent of the plant. On 24 February, over 180 Liberators inflicted considerable damage to the
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shifted into high gear. The Air Force retired nearly all of its propeller-driven B-29/B-50s and they were replaced by new
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and air power to deter war. His administration chose to invest in the Air Force, especially Strategic Air Command. The
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as a strategic air force. It commenced combat operations the day after it was formed. The first commander was General
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into a new numbered air force responsible for generating and presenting Air Combat Command’s conventional forces.
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Restored P-51D of the 31st Fighter Group, 308th Fighter Squadron, "Flying Dutchman", showing 12 aerial victories.
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2146:. These raids began on 28 June. On 29 June, clearance was given for B-29 attacks on airfields in North Korea.
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were reassigned to 15th AF. Those east of the Mississippi were assigned to SAC's other strategic air force,
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with night bombing raids to destroy or seriously cripple the German ability to produce combat aircraft.
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15th AF resulted from a reorganization of American air forces in the Mediterranean in late 1943.
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99FS (A00 – A39, Blue), 100FS (1–39, Black), 301FS (40–69, White), 302FS (70–99,01-09, Yellow)
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in Italy became available, the 15th was able to reach targets in southern France, Germany,
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at Selfridge in Michigan left Fifteenth Air Force on 1 December 1948, transferring to
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The Cold War and Beyond: Chronology of the United States Air Force, 1947–1997
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1980:
1971:
1966:, a squadron from the 301st Bombardment Group was deployed with its B-29s at
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3328:. March Air Force Base, California: Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force, 1968.
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1988:
1984:
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3408:. Melbourne, Australia: Kookaburra Technical Publications Pty Ltd., 1978.
1946:
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Activated in Italy, 29 December 1943, No units assigned until 13 June 1945
246:. It was reactivated on 20 August 2020, merging the previous units of the
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The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B24s over Germany, 1944–1945
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On 8 July, a special FEAF Bomber Command was set up under the command of
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1996:
1936:
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2325:(USSTRATCOM) in time of war. TF 294 included 26 units from the AMC, the
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3174:"Fifteenth Air Force activates, consolidates ACC's conventional forces"
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voted to assist the South Koreans in resisting the invasion. President
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On 7 November 1949, Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force was relocated to
1970:, Germany. SAC immediately ordered the group's other two squadrons to
1460:
372:(9th AF) was moved to England, taking over the medium bomber units of
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Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineers
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My War in Italy: On the Ground and in Flight with the 15th Air Force
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1975:
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3333:
Bloody Skies: A 15th AAF B-17 Combat Crew, How They Lived and Died
2770:, 10 February 1951 – 16 June 1952; 16 June 1952 – 1 September 1991
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and engaging in air-to-air fighter combat against enemy aircraft.
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2041:, where it commanded all SAC bases in the eastern United States.
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420:
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30:
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Holy Joe's Squadron – WWII site dedicated to 722nd Bomb Squadron
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The 15th Air Force also included missile squadrons, such as the
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would be entering the inventory in substantial numbers, as prop
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1297:, the overall USAAF command and control organization in Europe.
3500:
15 AF HERITAGE – HIGH STRATEGY – BOMBER AND TANKERS TEAM (1980)
3458:
461st Bombardment Group Heavy / 764th, 765th, 766th, 767th sqdn
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Aces, Pilots & Aircraft of the 9th, 12th & 15th USAAF
3194:. Vol. 7. Government Printing Office. 1997. p. 25.
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2758:, 10 February 1951 – 16 June 1952; 16 June 1952 – 1 July 1989
2101:
1962:
The 15 AF returned to a combat-ready role as a result of the
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342:
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3367:. Temple City, California: Historical Aviation Album, 1976.
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1943:, began joining the inventory replacing the older aircraft.
1571:
1547:, the 15th Air Force bombed the German-occupied airports of
1319:
1266:
2279:, Fifteenth Air Force became part of Air Mobility Command.
2225:
2210:
2127:
2104:(FEAF) to attack attacking North Korean forces between the
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1311:
1081:
3510:
3380:
P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Force
2830:, 28 May 1952 – 1 July 1955; 1 January 1959 – 20 June 1960
2294:, and merged its tankers with the airlift aircraft of the
1632:
The original bomb groups assigned to 15th Air Force were:
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was on 24 March 1945 when 666 bombers struck the capital,
1931:, most or all of which were aircraft which returned from
1613:
On 31 March 1946, Fifteenth Air Force was reactivated at
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Airfields: Capodichino (332nd FG), Cattolica (332d FG),
1104:
Red diagonal tail stripes after conversion from Spitfires
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2836:, 1 April 1955 – 1 July 1963; 2 July 1966 – 30 June 1971
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on 2 July 1993 with the BRAC transition of March AFB to
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3447:
3433:
WWII Bomb Groups – European Theater of Operations (ETO)
2262:(Titan II until 1984, Minuteman II/III, Peacekeeper).
265:
of World War II, bombing Europe from bases in southern
3667:
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
2764:, 1 July 1959 – 1 July 1963; 1 July 1965 – 2 July 1966
423:, some of which were difficult to reach from England.
3650:
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
318:
taxis to the runway during Exercise Falcon Talon 2022
3478:
Sgt. Coleman D. Moberly, 463rd BG, Stalag Luft I POW
3279:
456th Bomb Group (H): Steed's Flying Colts 1943–1945
2213:
were phased out of heavy bombardment units rapidly.
1000:(1st FG), Lesina (14th FG 82d FG), Salosa (1st FG),
789:
Airfields: Gioia (464th BG), Pantanella (465th BG),
7152:
United States military aircraft designation systems
1376:oil refinery instead. Seventeen bombers were lost.
310:US F-16 from the 15th AF exits it's hangar while a
257:Established on 1 November 1943, Fifteenth AF was a
7801:Numbered air forces of the United States Air Force
3645:House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
3503:is available for free viewing and download at the
3358:The Fifteenth Air Force Story: A History 1943–1985
2298:. The Twenty-Second Air Force's flag moved to the
7811:Military units and formations established in 1943
2265:
395:It was hoped that the 15th AF – stationed in the
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1905:Transferred to Fifteenth Air Force on 1 May 1946
1190:Re-designated 2641st Special Group (Provisional)
968:27FS (HV Red), 71st (LM Black), 94th (UN Yellow)
341:(15th AF) was established on 1 November 1943 in
7806:Air Forces of the United States Army Air Forces
3382:. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1999.
3296:. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2000.
3294:B-24 Liberator Units of the Fifteenth Air Force
3160:"Sonia T. Lee > 15th Air Force > Display"
3077:Inside the Third Reich, Memoirs of Albert Speer
1169:Operation DRAGOON (Invasion of Southern France)
3281:. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing, 1994.
3044:, California, 7 November 1949 – 1 January 1992
2130:were the only aircraft capable of hitting the
1293:205 Group. MAAF was the southern component of
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4681:
4286:
3536:
2189:With the end of fighting in Korea, President
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1281:On 4 January 1944, the Fifteenth, along with
3313:. First Mountain Belgians Publishing, 2022.
3310:Air Force War Diary, Bombing by the Numbers
3050:, California, 1 January 1992 – 20 March 2012
2282:Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force moved from
1924:.*Group became subordinate element to wing.
1608:
1563:the released Allied prisoners from Romania.
611:("Cotton Tails" 1943–45) "Triangle Circle 5"
5276:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom
4300:
3550:
3365:Fifteenth Air Force Story...in World War II
2338:Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force
1133:317FS (10–39), 318FS (40–69), 319FS (70–99)
820:, Italy, 29 December 1943 – September 1945
388:, inherited from the Twelfth Air Force and
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3453:463rd Bombardment Group Historical Society
1431:fighters, attacked refineries in Germany,
1315:B-17F of the 97th Bomb Group over the Alps
6123:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical
3360:. Fifteenth Air Force Association, 1986.
3028:, Italy, 1 December 1943 – 31 March 1946
2180:
2177:B-52D Dropping bombs over Southeast Asia
2172:
2068:Over the course of the war, at least 16
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1953:
1945:
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1184:Assigned to 15th Air Force in June 1944
1181:Reported directly to Fifteenth Air Force
1078:, Italy, 3 September 1944 – 5 March 1945
561:) "The Pyramidiers" "Triangle" Tail Code
305:
5964:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter)
3483:Sam Hewitt, 301st BG, Stalag Luft 4 POW
3244:. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
2134:, and this unit was ordered to move to
1587:, and other German targets, as well as
1382:
856:"Black Diamond Yellow/Black Check Tail"
674:, Italy, 6 April 1944 – 16 October 1945
7793:
3739:Operational Test and Evaluation Center
3603:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
3331:McGuire, Melvin W. and Robert Hadley.
2606:15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force
1535:were all attacked by B-24s and B-17s.
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4693:
4680:
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3524:
3350:(U of Missouri Press, 2015) 216 pp.
3264:Flying Colt: Liberator Pilot in Italy
3038:, 15 September 1946 – 7 November 1949
2864:
2746:, 1 September 1988 – 1 September 1991
2072:were shot down by communist aircraft.
1629:, which was inactivated on 30 March.
1261:
576:, Italy, 11 November 1943 – May 1945
7141:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery
7136:
3099:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2649:, 15 September 1946 – 1 January 1992
2618:on 30 March 2012 (remained inactive)
1635:
1538:
1221:
1072:, Italy, 8 March – 3 September 1944
1058:, Italy, 23 February – 8 March 1944
1035:
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917:, 29 December 1943 – 19 January 1944
906:
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678:
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546:(97th BW), Foggia (2d BW, 463d BW),
458:
454:, 13 December 1943 – 2 November 1945
426:
399:– would be able to operate when the
3473:Honor Thy Father: A Tuskegee Airman
3075:, Hitler's Minister for Armaments,
2347:
2260:intercontinental ballistic missiles
1995:. The 307th Bombardment Group left
1910:311th Air Division (Reconnaissance)
1882:307th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1846:301st Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1519:, the invasion of Southern France.
1391:15th Air Force B-24s attacking the
1117:Yellow Tails assigned 1 August 1944
589:Triangle (Yellow/Black Tail Stripe)
355:Mediterranean Theater of Operations
325:
301:United States Department of Defense
41:1 November 1943 – 15 September 1945
13:
4240:Air & Space Forces Association
3657:Senate Committee on Armed Services
2858:821st Strategic Aerospace Division
2852:819th Strategic Aerospace Division
2840:813th Strategic Aerospace Division
2834:810th Strategic Aerospace Division
2641:United States Strategic Air Forces
2637:, 1 November 1943 – February 1944
2115:At that time, the 22 B-29s of the
1796:97th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1690:28th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1510:
1499:aircraft manufacturing centers at
1107:307FS (MX), 308FS (HL), 309FS (WZ)
943:, December 1944 – 9 September 1945
515:68th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
329:
14:
7822:
3468:B-17 Bombardier with the 463rd BG
3438:2nd Bombardment Group Association
3421:
2780:18th Strategic Aerospace Division
2661:, 1 October 2003 – 20 March 2012
2655:, 1 January 1992 – 1 October 2003
2052:, the 82nd Fighter Wing, and the
1762:93d Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1737:92d Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1495:. Throughout the summer of 1944,
1486:
1345:The Americans were facing strong
1295:U.S. Strategic Air Forces, Europe
1130:Black / Yellow checkerboard Tails
261:combat air force deployed to the
7448:
7191:
7135:
6955:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
6783:North American F-82 Twin Mustang
5422:
4720:
4388:Air Force Technical Applications
4351:
4301:
4254:
4253:
4152:Division of Military Aeronautics
3677:
3576:Under Secretary of the Air Force
3093: This article incorporates
3088:
3056:, South Carolina, 20 August 2020
3022:, 1 November – 31 December 1943
2977:
2943:
2907:
2794:, 9 September 1960 – 1 July 1965
2792:22d Strategic Aerospace Division
2788:, 16 July 1952 – 16 October 1952
2752:, 31 March 1970 – 23 August 1988
2744:1st Strategic Aerospace Division
2591:Inactivated on 15 September 1945
2185:KC-135 refueling F-15s and F-16s
1621:and assigned to the ten-day-old
1217:, December 1944 – September 1945
1175:15th Special Group (Provisional)
1143:Red Tails assigned 1 August 1944
1084:, Italy, 5 March – 15 July 1945
1052:, 27 January – 23 February 1944
147:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
140:
124:
72:
54:
29:
6803:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
6727:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
6091:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile)
4398:United States Air Force Warfare
3463:483rd Bombardment Group Website
3234:
2860:, 1 January 1959 – 30 June 1971
2854:, 1 February 1956 – 1 July 1965
2762:13th Strategic Missile Division
2643:, February 1944 – 31 March 1946
2323:United States Strategic Command
2086:United Nations Security Council
1287:Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
876:(454th BG, 455th BG, 456th BG)
280:of the United States Air Force
242:(ACC). It is headquartered at
4063:Reserve Officer Training Corps
4020:Judge Advocate General's Corps
3662:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
3640:House Armed Services Committee
3224:Fifteenth Air Force Fact Sheet
3217:
3208:
3184:
3166:
3152:
3134:
2872:
2776:, 31 March 1970 – 30 June 1971
2627:
2604:Redesignated and activated as
2400:93d Air-Ground Operations Wing
2355:Operational wings and groups:
2266:Post–Cold War and 21st-century
2151:Major General Emmett O'Donnell
1950:15th Air Force org chart, 1947
755:"Yellow/Black Tail Square Dot"
1:
7692:United States Army Air Forces
7023:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
6642:91st Strategic Reconnaissance
6118:55th Strategic Reconnaissance
6113:26th Strategic Reconnaissance
4211:Women Airforce Service Pilots
3448:301st Bombardment Group Heavy
3127:
2848:11 October 1954 – 1 July 1955
2812:, 31 March – 1 November 1946
2671:
2635:United States Army Air Forces
2601:Inactivated on 1 October 2003
2240:strikes on communist forces.
2059:
351:United States Army Air Forces
259:United States Army Air Forces
43:31 March 1946 – 20 March 2012
7028:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
6960:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
6788:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
6108:6th Strategic Reconnaissance
3247:Currier, Lt. Col. Donald R.
2842:, 15 July 1959 – 2 July 1966
2824:, 1 May 1946 – 31 March 1947
2800:, 7 July 1989 – 14 June 1991
2611:Inactivated on 20 March 2012
2588:Activated on 1 November 1943
2249:706th Strategic Missile Wing
2144:begin attacks on North Korea
2054:407th Strategic Fighter Wing
1579:The only 15th AF mission to
1323:B-24 of the 451st Bomb Group
923:, 19 January – 6 March 1944
777:"Yellow/Black Tail Square X"
761:"Yellow/Black Tail Square l"
7:
7013:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
6702:North American B-45 Tornado
6687:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
3566:Department of the Air Force
3443:The 99th Bomb Group in WWII
3251:. Burd Street Press, 1992.
3009:
2967:2 years, 145 days
2782:, 1 July 1959 – 2 July 1968
2623:Activated on 20 August 2020
2467:432d Air Expeditionary Wing
2245:703d Strategic Missile Wing
2168:
2050:71st Strategic Fighter Wing
1575:B-24 of the 464h Bomb Group
1327:
1167:from 10–21 August 1944 for
1120:2FS (QP) 4FS (WD), 5FS (VF)
1046:, Italy, 15–27 January 1944
839:"Black Diamond Yellow Tail"
131:World War II – EAME Theater
10:
7827:
6975:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
6945:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
6798:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
6778:North American F-2 Mustang
6717:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
4617:93rd Air Ground Operations
3571:Secretary of the Air Force
3335:. Yucca Tree Press, 1993.
2596:Activated on 31 March 1946
2573:
2544:820th RED HORSE Squadron (
2207:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
1935:groups returning from the
1902:, Florida on 17 April 1946
1877:, Florida on 4 August 1946
1757:, California, 21 June 1946
1567:The end of the Third Reich
1331:
937:, 6 March – December 1944
520:November 1943 – April 1944
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7038:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
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6793:North American F-86 Sabre
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6735:
6712:Boeing B-50 Superfortress
6692:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
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5123:Calumet Air Force Station
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4682:Links to related articles
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2364:Joint Base Langley–Eustis
2331:Air Force Reserve Command
2300:Air Force Reserve Command
1968:Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base
1892:311th Reconnaissance Wing
1676:Reassigned to 15th AF at
1609:Postwar era in late 1940s
276:, 15 AF was one of three
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6902:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
4073:Airman Leadership School
3875:Thirteenth Expeditionary
3713:Field Operating Agencies
3083:
2818:, 31 March – 31 May 1946
2535:819th RED HORSE Squadron
1830:Inactivated 16 July 1947
1483:in north-eastern Italy.
998:Gioia del Colle Airfield
845:"Black Diamond Red Tail"
742:, March 1944 – July 1945
45:20 August 2020 – present
7033:Convair C-131 Samaritan
6697:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
4393:Cyberspace Capabilities
4058:Officer Training School
3552:United States Air Force
2552:823d Red Horse Squadron
2530:(RED HORSE) squadrons:
2296:Twenty-Second Air Force
1867:307th Bombardment Group
1813:301st Bombardment Group
853:459th Bombardment Group
843:456th Bombardment Group
837:455th Bombardment Group
831:454th Bombardment Group
775:485th Bombardment Group
769:465th Bombardment Group
759:464th Bombardment Group
753:460th Bombardment Group
701:484th Bombardment Group
691:461st Bombardment Group
685:451st Bombardment Group
609:450th Bombardment Group
603:449th Bombardment Group
593:376th Bombardment Group
508:, Florida, 2 March 1944
483:301st Bombardment Group
236:United States Air Force
80:United States Air Force
7003:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
6970:Lockheed Martin KC-130
6917:Martin RB-57D Canberra
4101:Awards and decorations
3734:District of Washington
3727:Direct Reporting Units
3095:public domain material
3081:
2484:461st Air Control Wing
2432:HC-130J Combat King II
2304:Dobbins Air Force Base
2292:March Air Reserve Base
2205:aircraft. By 1955 the
2186:
2178:
2073:
1959:
1951:
1777:97th Bombardment Group
1710:, Texas, 4 August 1946
1642:28th Bombardment Group
1576:
1404:
1360:ball-bearing works in
1324:
1316:
1285:, were organized into
1271:
1204:305th Bombardment Wing
802:304th Bombardment Wing
587:98th Bombardment Group
499:483d Bombardment Group
489:463d Bombardment Group
477:99th Bombardment Group
471:97th Bombardment Group
386:B-17 Flying Fortresses
335:
319:
294:Operation Desert Storm
205:Senior Enlisted Leader
16:US Air Force formation
7008:Fairchild C-82 Packet
6998:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
6707:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
4726:Strategic Air Command
4144:Aeronautical Division
3511:WWII 450th Bomb Group
3266:. Manor House, 1997.
3064:
2738:Postwar Air Divisions
2647:Strategic Air Command
2499:552d Air Control Wing
2288:Travis Air Force Base
2218:Strategic Air Command
2203:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
2184:
2176:
2102:Far Eastern Air Force
2098:George E. Stratemeyer
2067:
1957:
1949:
1747:93d Bombardment Group
1700:92d Bombardment Group
1623:Strategic Air Command
1574:
1445:Reichsgau Sudetenland
1433:Reichsgau Sudetenland
1390:
1322:
1314:
1269:
1187:Stationed at Brindisi
874:San Giovanni Airfield
726:) "Yellow/Black Tail"
720:55th Bombardment Wing
648:49th Bombardment Wing
643:(376th BG, 450th BG)
555:47th Bombardment Wing
333:
309:
282:Strategic Air Command
7095:Russell E. Dougherty
6722:Convair B-58 Hustler
4627:319th Reconnaissance
4378:612th Air Operations
4373:609th Air Operations
4368:601st Air Operations
4015:Aeronautical ratings
3614:Three-star generals
3226:, November 17, 2020.
2956:Michael G. Koscheski
2659:Eighteenth Air Force
2653:Air Mobility Command
2428:A-10C Thunderbolt II
2342:Eighteenth Air Force
2284:March Air Force Base
2273:Air Mobility Command
2191:Dwight D. Eisenhower
2033:, and reassigned to
1929:B-29 Superfortresses
1615:Colorado Springs AAB
1475:and other cities in
1383:Oil industry targets
1366:Messerschmitt Bf 110
1163:.* Sent to Aghione,
465:2d Bombardment Group
437:B-17 Flying Fortress
433:5th Bombardment Wing
212:Jeremy L. Unterseher
7255:Sainte Marie du Zit
7200:Fifteenth Air Force
6682:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
5468:Twentieth Air Force
5463:Sixteenth Air Force
5458:Fifteenth Air Force
5316:RAF Greenham Common
3812:Numbered Air Forces
3593:Vice Chief of Staff
3488:15th Army Air Force
3404:Weatherill, David.
3356:Millet, Jeffrey R.
3146:www.15af.acc.af.mil
2616:Fifteenth Air Force
2583:on 30 October 1943.
2581:Fifteenth Air Force
2494:495th Fighter Group
2374:Seymour Johnson AFB
2117:Twentieth Air Force
2092:authorized General
1933:Twentieth Air Force
1393:Apollo oil refinery
1304:Landings in Italy,
1246:325th Fighter Group
1126:325th Fighter Group
921:Spinazzola Airfield
791:Spinazzola Airfield
771:"Yellow/Black Tail"
693:"Red Tail Red Dash"
605:"Triangle Circle 3"
595:"Triangle Circle 2"
409:bases around Foggia
339:Fifteenth Air Force
278:Numbered Air Forces
244:Shaw Air Force Base
224:Fifteenth Air Force
110:Shaw Air Force Base
24:Fifteenth Air Force
7115:John T. Chain, Jr,
6475:= initial assigned
5301:RAF Bruntingthorpe
4607:9th Reconnaissance
4333:Twelfth (Southern)
4307:Air Combat Command
4170:The U.S. Air Force
4083:Fitness Assessment
4040:Chief of Chaplains
3959:Civilian auxiliary
3708:Air National Guard
3610:Four-star generals
3428:The 15th Air Force
3324:Harley, R. Bruce.
3240:Ambrose, Stephen.
3178:Air Combat Command
3142:"Steven G. Behmer"
2865:List of commanders
2846:818th Air Division
2822:311th Air Division
2677:World War II Wings
2665:Air Combat Command
2564:Air National Guard
2517:633d Air Base Wing
2454:388th Fighter Wing
2449:F-15E Strike Eagle
2441:366th Fighter Wing
2410:325th Fighter Wing
2327:Air National Guard
2277:Air Combat Command
2187:
2179:
2074:
1972:Goose Bay Air Base
1964:1948 Berlin Crisis
1960:
1952:
1941:B-50 Superfortress
1800:11 September 1947*
1661:Eleventh Air Force
1603:bombardment groups
1577:
1545:Romanian 1944 coup
1409:General Eisenhower
1405:
1368:assembly plant at
1325:
1317:
1272:
1262:Initial Operations
1249:332d Fighter Group
1243:82nd Fighter Group
1236:52nd Fighter Group
1233:31st Fighter Group
1230:14th Fighter Group
1139:332d Fighter Group
1100:31st Fighter Group
1028:Activated in Italy
1013:306th Fighter Wing
974:14th Fighter Group
882:305th Fighter Wing
818:Cerignola Airfield
813:Activated in Italy
731:Transferred from:
703:"Red Tail Red Bow"
687:"Red Tail Red Dot"
544:Cerignola Airfield
491:"Wedge-Y" (yellow)
485:"Square-Y" (green)
444:Transferred from:
405:invasion of Europe
336:
320:
316:No. 9 Squadron PAF
240:Air Combat Command
232:numbered air force
100:Air Combat Command
90:Numbered Air Force
7788:
7787:
7782:
7781:
7683:
7682:
7679:
7678:
7625:485th Bombardment
7620:484th Bombardment
7610:465th Bombardment
7605:464th Bombardment
7595:461st Bombardment
7590:460th Bombardment
7585:459th Bombardment
7580:456th Bombardment
7575:455th Bombardment
7570:454th Bombardment
7565:451st Bombardment
7560:450th Bombardment
7555:449th Bombardment
7550:376th Bombardment
7545:301st Bombardment
7497:305th Fighter (P)
7492:304th Bombardment
7444:
7443:
7158:
7157:
7120:George Lee Butler
7085:Bruce K. Holloway
7080:Joseph J. Nazzaro
7046:
7045:
6655:
6654:
6651:
6650:
6462:
6461:
6458:
6457:
5703:
5702:
5688:Strategic missile
5418:
5417:
5414:
5413:
5381:RAF South Ruislip
5336:RAF Upper Heyford
5085:
5084:
4674:
4673:
4670:
4669:
4652:552nd Air Control
4637:461st Air Control
4343:Sixteenth (Cyber)
4268:
4267:
4053:Air Force Academy
3971:
3970:
3598:Director of Staff
3399:978-1-62157-208-4
3346:Mason, Keith W.
3319:978-1-7343806-1-3
3277:Capps, Robert S.
3262:Capps, Robert S.
3180:. 20 August 2020.
3007:
3006:
2828:802d Air Division
2810:58th Air Division
2804:57th Air Division
2798:40th Air Division
2786:21st Air Division
2774:17th Air Division
2768:14th Air Division
2756:12th Air Division
2731:307th Bombardment
2719:305th Bombardment
2713:304th Bombardment
2568:Air Force Reserve
2462:F-35A Lighting II
2445:Mountain Home AFB
2424:Davis-Monthan AFB
2380:20th Fighter Wing
2199:nuclear arms race
2094:Douglas MacArthur
2084:. On 27 June the
2046:56th Fighter Wing
2027:Mississippi River
2012:56th Fighter Wing
1921:
1920:
1861:, 7 November 1949
1741:17 November 1947*
1557:Operation Reunion
1539:Operation Reunion
1306:Operation Shingle
1289:, along with the
1283:Twelfth Air Force
1258:
1257:
1227:1st Fighter Group
1158:Vincenzo Airfield
1113:52d Fighter Group
1095:
1094:
1006:Vincenzo Airfield
993:
992:
983:82d Fighter Group
964:1st Fighter Group
954:
953:
897:Twelfth Air Force
895:Transferred from
865:
864:
808:) "Black Diamond"
786:
785:
712:
711:
659:Transferred from
620:
619:
566:Transferred from
536:Amendola Airfield
531:
530:
504:Transferred from
446:Twelfth Air Force
427:Operational Units
378:Twelfth Air Force
366:Lewis H. Brereton
252:Twelfth Air Force
217:
216:
7818:
7615:483d Bombardment
7600:463d Bombardment
7540:99th Bombardment
7535:98th Bombardment
7530:97th Bombardment
7515:
7514:
7487:55th Bombardment
7482:49th Bombardment
7477:47th Bombardment
7462:
7461:
7452:
7215:
7214:
7195:
7185:
7178:
7171:
7162:
7161:
7139:
7138:
7100:Richard H. Ellis
6670:
6669:
6484:
6483:
6480:
6196:
6195:
5714:
5713:
5481:
5480:
5453:Eighth Air Force
5448:Second Air Force
5436:
5435:
5426:
5331:RAF High Wycombe
5296:RAF Brize Norton
5281:RAF Bassingbourn
5096:
5095:
5023:Wright-Patterson
4753:
4752:
4740:
4739:
4724:
4714:
4707:
4700:
4691:
4690:
4678:
4677:
4492:
4491:
4383:616th Operations
4355:
4323:First (Northern)
4305:
4295:
4288:
4281:
4272:
4271:
4257:
4256:
4156:Army Air Service
4148:Aviation Section
3963:Civil Air Patrol
3693:
3692:
3681:
3680:
3545:
3538:
3531:
3522:
3521:
3505:Internet Archive
3307:Gansz, David M.
3292:Dorr, Robert F.
3249:50 Mission Crush
3227:
3221:
3215:
3212:
3206:
3205:
3188:
3182:
3181:
3170:
3164:
3163:
3156:
3150:
3149:
3138:
3092:
3091:
3079:
3032:Colorado Springs
2981:
2947:
2911:
2874:
2869:
2868:
2816:73d Air Division
2750:4th Air Division
2707:55th Bombardment
2701:49th Bombardment
2695:47th Bombardment
2667:, 20 August 2020
2608:, 1 October 2003
2479:RQ-170A Sentinel
2436:HH-60G Pave Hawk
2386:, South Carolina
2376:, North Carolina
2370:4th Fighter Wing
2360:1st Fighter Wing
2348:Forces from 2020
2132:Korean peninsula
2031:Eighth Air Force
1908:Redesignated as
1850:15 October 1947*
1827:on 4 August 1946
1805:Eighth Air Force
1656:on 4 August 1946
1650:Grand Island AAF
1636:
1627:Second Air Force
1222:
1036:
1017:P-47 Thunderbolt
958:
907:
825:
747:
679:
581:
459:
401:Eighth Air Force
374:Eighth Air Force
334:15th USAAF patch
326:Second World War
263:European Theater
199:Steven G. Behmer
192:Deputy Commander
169:
166:
164:
162:
160:
144:
128:
115:
78:
76:
75:
60:
58:
57:
33:
21:
20:
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7815:
7791:
7790:
7789:
7784:
7783:
7778:
7675:
7629:
7506:
7472:5th Bombardment
7453:
7440:
7316:Gioia del Colle
7264:
7206:
7189:
7159:
7154:
7145:
7124:
7105:Bennie L. Davis
7042:
6993:Beechcraft C-45
6979:
6965:Lockheed HC-130
6931:
6888:
6807:
6766:
6747:Lockheed DC-130
6738:
6731:
6664:
6662:
6647:
6630:
6607:
6602:509th Composite
6478:
6477:unit upon SAC's
6476:
6474:
6471:
6470:
6468:
6454:
6256:
6220:
6185:
6127:
6094:
5988:
5915:
5699:
5683:
5621:
5615:
5472:
5427:
5410:
5264:
5143:Clinton-Sherman
5091:
5081:
5028:
4981:Seymour Johnson
4744:
4729:
4718:
4683:
4675:
4666:
4593:
4572:
4531:
4483:
4464:Seymour Johnson
4402:
4356:
4347:
4328:Ninth (Central)
4309:
4299:
4269:
4264:
4244:
4235:Service numbers
4206:National Museum
4164:Army Air Forces
4131:
4125:
4093:
4087:
4045:Chief Scientist
4035:Medical Service
4030:Security Forces
3977:
3967:
3952:Security Forces
3909:
3806:
3748:
3722:
3682:
3678:
3673:
3554:
3549:
3497:The short film
3424:
3419:
3378:Scutts, Jerry.
3237:
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3230:
3222:
3218:
3213:
3209:
3202:
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3185:
3172:
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3167:
3158:
3157:
3153:
3140:
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3135:
3130:
3089:
3086:
3080:
3071:
3063:
3012:
2987:
2983:
2982:
2953:
2949:
2948:
2919:
2913:
2912:
2867:
2689:42d Bombardment
2683:5th Bombardment
2674:
2630:
2579:Constituted as
2576:
2512:Air Base wing:
2507:E-3B/C/G Sentry
2350:
2268:
2195:nuclear weapons
2171:
2136:Kadena Air Base
2120:19th Bomb Group
2090:Harry S. Truman
2062:
2016:Tenth Air Force
1922:
1912:on 6 April 1948
1885:
1880:Established as
1849:
1844:Established as
1833:Reactivated at
1799:
1794:Established as
1791:, 4 August 1946
1770:
1765:
1760:Established as
1740:
1735:Established as
1693:
1688:Established as
1684:
1673:20 October 1946
1672:
1659:Transferred to
1611:
1569:
1541:
1517:Operation Anvil
1513:
1511:Operation Anvil
1501:Wiener Neustadt
1489:
1403:, June 16, 1944
1385:
1340:Royal Air Force
1336:
1330:
1291:Royal Air Force
1264:
1259:
1096:
1076:Lesina Airfield
1002:Triolo Airfield
994:
955:
870:Giulia Airfield
866:
855:
833:"Black Diamond"
816:Headquartered:
795:Venosa Airfield
787:
738:Headquartered:
713:
670:Headquartered:
621:
572:Headquartered:
568:Ninth Air Force
548:Lucera Airfield
540:Celone Airfield
532:
501:"Y-Star" (red)
450:Headquartered:
439:) "Y" Tail Code
429:
390:Ninth Air Force
382:B-24 Liberators
370:Ninth Air Force
359:Jimmy Doolittle
349:as part of the
328:
248:Ninth Air Force
220:
157:
145:
129:
113:
73:
71:
55:
53:
44:
42:
17:
12:
11:
5:
7824:
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7808:
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7756:
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7706:
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7577:
7572:
7567:
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7557:
7552:
7547:
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7537:
7532:
7527:
7525:2d Bombardment
7521:
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7512:
7508:
7507:
7505:
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7494:
7489:
7484:
7479:
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7122:
7117:
7112:
7110:Larry D. Welch
7107:
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6904:
6898:
6896:
6894:Reconnaissance
6890:
6889:
6887:
6886:
6881:
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6871:
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6856:
6851:
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6645:
6638:
6636:
6635:Reconnaissance
6632:
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6104:
6102:
6100:Reconnaissance
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5409:
5408:
5403:
5398:
5396:RAF Woodbridge
5393:
5391:RAF Waddington
5388:
5383:
5378:
5373:
5371:RAF Sculthorpe
5368:
5363:
5358:
5353:
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5343:
5338:
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5323:
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5313:
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5308:
5306:RAF Burtonwood
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5093:
5087:
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5080:
5079:
5073:
5070:RAF Mildenhall
5067:
5064:RAF Lakenheath
5061:
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3802:USAFE–AFAFRICA
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2005:RAF Waddington
1999:, Florida for
1993:United Kingdom
1981:Rapid City AFB
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7691:
7671:332d Fighter
7651:31st Fighter
7646:14th Fighter
7386:San Giovanni
7250:Pont du Fahs
7204:World War II
7065:Curtis LeMay
6950:Boeing KB-50
6927:Boeing RB-29
6922:Boeing RB-17
6912:Lockheed U-2
5376:Sidi Slimane
5366:RAF Scampton
5224:Presque Isle
5179:K. I. Sawyer
5163:Grand Island
5058:RAF Fairford
5046:Diego Garcia
4969:Rickenbacker
4849:F. E. Warren
4598:
4337:
4252:
4230:Thunderbirds
4092:Uniforms and
3879:
3744:USAF Academy
3633:2020–present
3499:
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2897:Term length
2894:Left office
2891:Took office
2737:
2736:
2715:: 1943–1945.
2685:: 1943–1945.
2676:
2675:
2615:
2605:
2580:
2561:
2539:Malmstom AFB
2526:
2511:
2475:MQ-9A Reaper
2473:, Nevada) –
2354:
2351:
2337:
2335:
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2254:Between the
2253:
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2155:
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2114:
2075:
2070:B-29 bombers
2043:
2035:Westover AFB
2020:
2009:
1989:RAF Scampton
1985:South Dakota
1961:
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1923:
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1881:
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1795:
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1755:Castle Field
1736:
1708:Ft Worth AAF
1689:
1682:South Dakota
1631:
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1429:P-51 Mustang
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1021:P-51 Mustang
995:
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872:(455th BG),
867:
859:
793:(460th BG),
788:
780:
714:
706:
667:6 April 1944
654:) "Red Tail"
631:(449th BG),
622:
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533:
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473:"Triangle-Y"
394:
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96:Part of
18:
7661:82d Fighter
7656:52d Fighter
7641:1st Fighter
7518:Bombardment
7235:Enfidaville
6487:Bombardment
5718:Bombardment
5346:RAF Manston
5219:Plattsburgh
4891:Little Rock
4867:Grand Forks
4429:Grand Forks
4225:Honor Guard
4186:Core Values
4130:History and
2727:: 1944–1945
2721:: 1943–1945
2709:: 1944–1945
2703:: 1944–1945
2697:: 1944–1945
2628:Assignments
2447:, Idaho) –
2414:Tyndall AFB
2256:Vietnam War
2236:conducting
2222:Vietnam War
2106:front lines
2082:South Korea
2078:North Korea
2007:in the UK.
1997:MacDill AFB
1937:Pacific War
1900:MacDill AAF
1875:MacDill AAF
1732:, June 1947
1726:Spokane AAF
1160:(325th FG)
1004:(14th FG),
996:Airfields:
868:Airfields:
797:(485th BG)
639:(98th BG),
635:(98th BG),
627:(98th BG),
623:Airfields:
542:(463d BW),
534:Airfields:
479:"Diamond-Y"
314:F-16B from
290:Vietnam War
272:During the
137:Decorations
121:Engagements
106:Garrison/HQ
7795:Categories
7764:Fourteenth
7759:Thirteenth
7411:Tortorella
7406:Sterparone
7401:Spinazzola
7396:San Severo
7366:Piagiolino
7361:Pantanella
7351:Marcianise
7321:Grottaglie
7240:Massicault
7052:Commanders
6752:Boeing E-4
6479:activation
5440:Air Forces
5361:Rabat-Salé
5286:Ben Guerir
5005:Vandenberg
4577:Cyberspace
4315:Air Forces
4132:traditions
4051:Training:
3895:Nineteenth
3890:Eighteenth
3559:Leadership
3128:References
3048:Travis AFB
2877:Commander
2672:Components
2546:Nellis AFB
2523:, Virginia
2503:Tinker AFB
2488:Robins AFB
2471:Creech AFB
2420:355th Wing
2366:, Virginia
2329:, and the
2158:Korean War
2080:) invaded
2060:Korean War
2001:RAF Marham
1825:New Mexico
1821:Clovis AAF
1730:Washington
1685:3 May 1947
1561:airlifting
1543:After the
1521:Marseilles
1477:Yugoslavia
1449:Bratislava
1407:In April,
1397:Bratislava
1354:Regensburg
629:Grottaglie
513:Attached:
467:"Circle-Y"
419:, and the
286:Korean War
174:Commanders
7774:Twentieth
7769:Fifteenth
7301:Cerignola
7291:Cattolica
6985:Transport
6854:LGM-30A/B
6199:Aerospace
6191:Strategic
6133:Refueling
5622:aerospace
5620:Strategic
5477:Divisions
5401:RAF Wyton
5356:Nouasseur
5260:Wurtsmith
5240:Schilling
5236:(unbuilt)
5234:R.I. Bong
5189:Kincheloe
5138:Chennault
5113:Bergstrom
4993:Selfridge
4921:McConnell
4903:Malmstrom
4879:Homestead
4855:Fairchild
4837:Ellsworth
4783:Barksdale
4642:480th ISR
4632:363rd ISR
4495:Composite
4338:Fifteenth
4111:Equipment
4094:equipment
4025:RED HORSE
3985:Personnel
3942:Squadrons
3900:Twentieth
3885:Sixteenth
3880:Fifteenth
3688:Structure
3628:2010–2019
3623:2000–2009
3618:1940–1959
3583:Air Staff
3042:March AFB
2999:Incumbent
2885:Portrait
2558:, Florida
2548:, Nevada)
2541:, Montana
2490:, Georgia
2416:, Florida
2406:, Georgia
2404:Moody AFB
2396:, Georgia
2394:Moody AFB
2238:Arc Light
2156:When the
2023:March AFB
1991:, in the
1859:Louisiana
1347:Luftwaffe
1278:, Italy.
1008:(82d FG)
735:, Florida
538:(2d BW),
312:Pakistani
179:Commander
7749:Eleventh
7436:Vincenzo
7421:Torretto
7356:Mondolfo
7346:Manduria
7276:Amendola
7230:Depienne
7211:Stations
6869:LGM-118A
6812:Missiles
6771:Fighters
5406:Zaragoza
5341:Torrejón
5291:Boulhaut
5269:overseas
5169:Griffiss
5128:Carswell
5108:Amarillo
5092:inactive
5090:former /
5033:overseas
5017:Whiteman
5011:Westover
4987:Sheppard
4813:Columbus
4807:Cape Cod
4771:Andersen
4612:70th ISR
4259:Category
4201:Memorial
4121:Uniforms
4116:Aircraft
4003:enlisted
3993:officers
3978:training
3865:Eleventh
3696:Commands
3070:—
3067:targets.
3054:Shaw AFB
3036:Colorado
3010:Stations
2390:23d Wing
2384:Shaw AFB
2234:Thailand
2169:Cold War
2108:and the
1976:Labrador
1654:Nebraska
1619:Colorado
1529:Grenoble
1497:Austrian
1473:Belgrade
1469:Pétfürdő
1457:Budapest
1453:Slovakia
1437:Slovakia
1414:Ploiești
1401:Slovakia
1334:Big Week
1328:Big Week
637:Manduria
625:Brindisi
574:Manduria
384:and 210
376:, while
274:Cold War
196:Brig Gen
116:Carolina
7754:Twelfth
7729:Seventh
7634:Fighter
7381:Salsosa
7260:Soliman
7225:Bizerte
7218:Tunisia
7129:Emblems
6937:Tankers
6884:PGM-19A
6879:PGM-17A
6864:LGM-30G
6859:LGM-30F
6844:AGM-129
6737:Command
6674:Bombers
6665:systems
6612:Fighter
6604:(3/46*)
6598:(3/46*)
6592:(3/46*)
6586:(3/46*)
6580:(3/46*)
6574:(3/46*)
6568:(3/46*)
6538:(3/46*)
6532:(10/46)
6526:(3/46*)
6520:(10/46)
6514:(3/46*)
6502:(10/46)
5994:Missile
5921:Fighter
5386:U-Tapao
5184:Kearney
5158:Glasgow
5072:(USAFE)
5066:(USAFE)
5060:(USAFE)
5054:(PACAF)
5042:(USAFE)
4957:Patrick
4927:McGuire
4915:McChord
4905:(AFGSC)
4897:MacDill
4885:Lincoln
4873:Grissom
4851:(AFGSC)
4833:(PACAF)
4831:Eielson
4803:(AFSOC)
4795:Bolling
4777:Andrews
4773:(PACAF)
4536:Fighter
4479:Tyndall
4474:Tonopah
4438:Langley
4361:Centers
4139:History
3870:Twelfth
3845:Seventh
3703:Reserve
3020:Tunisia
2733:: 1944.
2574:Lineage
2308:Georgia
2230:Okinawa
2163:MiG-15s
2140:Okinawa
1553:Otopeni
1549:Băneasa
1505:Russian
1493:Romania
1481:Trieste
1461:Komárom
1418:Romania
1362:Austria
1165:Corsica
421:Balkans
407:. Once
353:in the
347:Tunisia
234:of the
230:) is a
183:Maj Gen
154:Website
112:, South
50:Country
7734:Eighth
7714:Fourth
7704:Second
7511:Groups
7431:Venosa
7426:Triolo
7376:Rimini
7336:Lucera
7331:Lesina
7326:Giulia
7311:Foggia
7296:Celone
6849:HGM-16
6839:AGM-86
6834:AGM-84
6829:AGM-69
6824:AGM-28
6819:ADM-20
6663:weapon
6644:(1/47)
6627:(2/47)
6621:(6/47)
6562:(8/46)
6556:(8/46)
6550:(7/47)
6544:(8/46)
6508:(8/46)
6496:(7/47)
6469:Groups
6450:4321st
6445:4258th
6440:4252nd
6435:4245th
6430:4241st
6425:4239th
6420:4238th
6415:4228th
6410:4170th
6405:4158th
6400:4157th
6395:4141st
6390:4138th
6385:4137th
6380:4136th
6375:4135th
6370:4134th
6360:4130th
6355:4128th
6350:4126th
6330:4081st
6325:4080th
6320:4047th
6305:4039th
6300:4038th
6295:4026th
6285:3970th
6280:3960th
6275:3920th
6270:3918th
6262:MAJCOM
5611:4310th
5255:Walker
5250:Turner
5209:Mather
5199:Loring
5194:Larson
5174:Hunter
5133:Castle
5078:(USSF)
5052:Kadena
5025:(AFMC)
5013:(AFRC)
5007:(USSF)
4999:Travis
4989:(AETC)
4977:(AFMC)
4975:Robins
4959:(USSF)
4951:Offutt
4945:Nellis
4911:(AFRC)
4893:(AETC)
4881:(AFRC)
4875:(AFRC)
4861:Forbes
4845:(AFMC)
4815:(AETC)
4809:(USSF)
4801:Cannon
4797:(AFDW)
4767:(AETC)
4747:MAJCOM
4743:active
4459:Offutt
4454:Nellis
4419:Creech
4196:Symbol
4106:Badges
3998:cadets
3930:Groups
3850:Eighth
3835:Fourth
3825:Second
3412:
3397:
3386:
3371:
3339:
3317:
3300:
3285:
3270:
3255:
3198:
3119:
3108:
3061:Quotes
2691:: 1943
1916:
1839:Kansas
1789:Kansas
1719:Kansas
1669:Alaska
1585:Munich
1581:Berlin
1533:Toulon
1531:, and
1479:, and
1467:, and
1253:
1090:
1056:Lucera
988:
949:
915:Foggia
899:, 1943
860:
781:
707:
615:
526:
413:Poland
292:, and
288:, the
114:
77:
68:Branch
59:
38:Active
7744:Tenth
7739:Ninth
7724:Sixth
7719:Fifth
7709:Third
7699:First
7465:Wings
7458:Units
7341:Madna
7269:Italy
7245:Oudna
7197:USAAF
7070:Power
6874:SM-62
6661:Major
6596:498th
6590:485th
6584:467th
6578:449th
6572:448th
6566:444th
6560:307th
6554:301st
6467:USAAF
6365:4133d
6345:4123d
6340:4083d
6335:4082d
6315:4043d
6310:4042d
6290:3973d
6252:376th
6247:307th
6242:306th
6225:AFCON
6211:385th
6206:310th
6181:500th
6176:499th
6171:497th
6161:384th
6156:305th
6151:301st
6146:100th
6087:706th
6082:705th
6077:704th
6062:455th
6057:451st
6047:390th
6042:389th
6037:381st
6032:351st
6027:341st
6022:321st
6017:308th
5984:508th
5979:506th
5974:407th
5911:509th
5906:494th
5901:484th
5896:465th
5891:461st
5886:456th
5881:454th
5876:450th
5871:449th
5866:416th
5861:410th
5856:397th
5851:380th
5846:379th
5841:340th
5836:320th
5831:319th
5709:Wings
5679:825th
5674:821st
5669:820th
5664:819th
5659:818th
5654:816th
5649:813th
5644:810th
5596:817th
5591:806th
5581:801st
5576:311th
5571:100th
5432:Units
5351:Morón
5321:Goose
5245:Stead
5229:Ramey
5214:McCoy
5204:Lowry
5165:(AAF)
5153:Eaker
5118:Biggs
5100:CONUS
5076:Thule
5048:(USN)
5019:(ACC)
5001:(AMC)
4995:(ANG)
4983:(ACC)
4971:(ANG)
4965:(ANG)
4963:Pease
4953:(ACC)
4947:(ACC)
4941:(ACC)
4935:(ACC)
4933:Minot
4929:(AMC)
4923:(AMC)
4917:(AMC)
4909:March
4899:(AMC)
4887:(ANG)
4869:(AMC)
4863:(ANG)
4857:(AMC)
4843:Eglin
4839:(ACC)
4827:(ACC)
4825:Dyess
4821:(ACC)
4791:(ACC)
4789:Beale
4785:(ACC)
4779:(AMC)
4765:Altus
4757:CONUS
4735:Bases
4728:(SAC)
4599:Other
4589:688th
4568:388th
4563:366th
4558:325th
4527:432nd
4522:355th
4488:Wings
4444:Moody
4414:Beale
4407:Bases
3989:Rank
3918:Wings
3860:Tenth
3855:Ninth
3840:Fifth
3830:Third
3820:First
3797:PACAF
3787:AFSOC
3772:AFGSC
3084:Notes
3016:Tunis
2888:Name
2880:Term
2211:B-36s
1979:left
1374:Fiume
1370:Gotha
1358:Steyr
1302:Anzio
633:Lecce
343:Tunis
267:Italy
228:15 AF
209:CMSgt
161:.15af
149:(10x)
7371:Pisa
7306:Fano
7281:Bari
7075:Ryan
6625:55th
6619:27th
6548:98th
6542:97th
6530:92nd
6524:44th
6518:43rd
6512:40th
6506:28th
6237:98th
6232:95th
6216:462d
6166:452d
6141:11th
6072:703d
6067:702d
6052:392d
6012:91st
6007:90th
6002:44th
5959:56th
5949:31st
5944:27th
5939:12th
5826:303d
5821:99th
5816:97th
5811:96th
5791:70th
5786:68th
5771:40th
5766:39th
5761:28th
5751:19th
5746:17th
5695:13th
5634:18th
5606:823d
5601:822d
5586:802d
5566:57th
5561:47th
5556:45th
5546:40th
5541:36th
5536:21st
5531:19th
5526:17th
5521:14th
5516:12th
4584:67th
4553:20th
4517:57th
4512:55th
4507:53rd
4502:23rd
4469:Shaw
4191:Flag
4078:SERE
3782:AFRC
3777:AFMC
3767:AETC
3410:ISBN
3395:ISBN
3384:ISBN
3369:ISBN
3337:ISBN
3315:ISBN
3298:ISBN
3283:ISBN
3268:ISBN
3253:ISBN
3196:ISBN
3117:ISBN
3106:ISBN
2566:and
2458:Hill
2275:and
2247:and
2232:and
2226:Guam
2142:and
2128:Guam
2010:The
2003:and
1987:for
1551:and
1525:Lyon
1465:Győr
1441:Brüx
1427:and
1082:Fano
250:and
222:The
167:.mil
163:.acc
86:Type
7202:in
6536:93d
6500:7th
5969:82d
5954:33d
5934:4th
5929:1st
5806:93d
5801:92d
5796:72d
5781:43d
5776:42d
5756:22d
5741:9th
5736:7th
5731:5th
5639:22d
5629:1st
5551:42d
5511:7th
5506:6th
5501:5th
5496:4th
5484:Air
5148:Dow
4548:4th
4543:1st
3947:ANG
3935:ANG
3923:ANG
3792:AMC
3762:ACC
2873:No.
2302:at
2286:to
2138:on
2126:on
1559:by
1451:in
1443:in
1395:in
368:'s
238:'s
165:.af
159:www
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6494:2d
5726:2d
5491:3d
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4162:/
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4154:/
4150:/
4146:/
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3176:.
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3018:,
2570:.
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2251:.
2228:,
2112:.
2048:,
2037:,
2018:.
1983:,
1974:,
1857:,
1837:,
1823:,
1787:,
1728:,
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1680:,
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1663:,
1652:,
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