List of wings of the United States Air Force

This is a list of wings in the United States Air Force, focusing on AFCON wings. Air Force active duty and civilian personnel strength now must be at 1,000 or more for wings.

AFCON versus MAJCOM Wings

This page currently focuses on one of the two historical categories of USAF wings -'AFCON' (Headquarters (US) Air Force CONtrolled) units or 'permanent' units, which during the Cold War period were readily distinguished by having one, two or three digit designations, such as the 1st Fighter Wing, 60th Military Airlift Wing, 355th Fighter Wing, and could go through a series of inactivations and activations and still retain their lineage.

There were also MAJCOM (major air command controlled) wings, such as the Strategic Wings of the 50s and 60s, which, under the USAF organization and lineage system, are four-digit units, for example, the 4137th Strategic Wing, and whose lineage (histories, awards, and battle honors) ended with their discontinuance and could never be revived. MAJCOM wings are fundamentally 'temporary', though many stayed in existence for a very long time, and then were revived with a different name but the same number. But under the USAF lineage system they cannot carry on the histories of the previous unit.

When the B-52 dispersal began in the fifties, the new Strategic Air Command units created to support this program were MAJCOM wings and given four-digit designations. Headquarters SAC was well aware of the historical significance of records and accomplishments of the strategic wings and the need to perpetuate this lineage as well as the lineage of many illustrious units that were no longer active.

In order to retain the lineage of the combat units and to perpetuate the lineage of many currently inactive units with illustrious World War II records, Headquarters SAC received authority from Headquarters USAF to discontinue its strategic wings that were equipped with combat aircraft and to activated AFCON units, most of which were inactive at the time.

The reorganization process, which took place from January to September 1963, was applied to 22 B-52 strategic wings, three air-refueling wings, and the 4321st Strategic Wing at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska. "These units were discontinued and two and three-digit AFCON units were activated. In most cases, the bombardment squadron that had been assigned to the strategic wings were inactivated and bombardment squadrons that had previously been assigned to the newly-activated wings were activated. While these actions were almost tantamount to redesignation, they were not official redesignation. Therefore, the records, awards and achievements of the strategic wing could not be inherited by the bomb wings."[1]

During the Gulf War of 1990–91 MAJCOM wings, such as the 7440th Composite Wing (Provisional) at Incirlik AB, Turkey, served alongside Provisional Wings such as the 801st Bomb Wing (Provisional) at Morón Air Base, Spain, and other AFCON wings.

In the 1990s MAJCOM wings were mostly inactivated and replaced with AFCON wings. Perhaps the most well known example was the 4404th Wing in Saudi Arabia which was replaced by a three-digit AFCON wing, the 363d Air Expeditionary Wing. It is not clear whether any MAJCOM wings still exist, or whether the system is still in use.

Active USAF Wings

WingShieldBaseCommandEquipment
1st Fighter Wing (FW)
Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VirginiaACCF-22A
1st Special Operations Wing (SOW)
Hurlburt Field, FloridaAFSOCCV-22, AC-130, MC-130
2nd Bomb Wing (BW)
Barksdale AFB, LouisianaAFGSCB-52
3rd Wing (WG)
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AlaskaPACAFF-22A C-17 E-3
4th Fighter Wing (FW)
Seymour Johnson AFB, North CarolinaACCF-15E
5th Bomb Wing
Minot AFB, North DakotaAFGSCB-52
6th Air Mobility Wing (AMW)
MacDill AFB, FloridaAMCKC-135, C-37
7th Bomb Wing
Dyess AFB, TexasAFGSCB-1
8th Fighter Wing
Kunsan Air Base, KoreaPACAFF-16
9th Reconnaissance Wing
Beale AFB, CaliforniaACCU-2, T-38
10th Air Base Wing (ABW)
U.S. Air Force Academy, ColoradoUSAFA
11th Wing
Joint Base Andrews, MarylandAFDWUH-1N USAF Honor Guard
12th Flying Training Wing
Joint Base San Antonio, TexasAETCT-6A Texan II, T-38 Talon
14th Flying Training Wing
Columbus AFB, MississippiAETCT-6, T-38
15th Wing
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HawaiiPACAFC-130, C-17, F-22
17th Training Wing (TRW)
Goodfellow AFB, TexasAETC
18th Wing
Kadena Air Base, JapanPACAFF-15C, KC-135, E-3
19th Airlift Wing
Little Rock AFB, ArkansasAMCC-130
20th Fighter Wing
Shaw AFB, South CarolinaACCF-16CJ
22nd Air Refueling Wing (AMW)
McConnell AFB, KansasAMCKC-135 KC-46
23rd Wing
Moody AFB, GeorgiaACCA-10 HH-60 Pave Hawk MC-130
24th Special Operations Wing
Hurlburt Field, FloridaAFSOCSpecial Tactics
27th Special Operations Wing
Cannon AFB, New MexicoAFSOCMC-130W, MQ-1B, RQ-9, PC-12
28th Bomb Wing
Ellsworth AFB, South DakotaAFGSCB-1
31st Fighter Wing
Aviano Air Base, ItalyUSAFEF-16, HH-60G, Control and Reporting Center
33rd Fighter Wing
Eglin AFB, FloridaAETCF-35
35th Fighter Wing
Misawa Air Base, JapanPACAFF-16
36th Wing
Andersen AFB, GuamPACAF
37th Training Wing
Joint Base San Antonio, TexasAETC
39th Air Base Wing
Incirlik AB, TurkeyUSAFE
42nd Air Base Wing
Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AlabamaAETC
47th Flying Training Wing
Laughlin AFB, TexasAETCT-6, T-38
48th Fighter Wing
RAF Lakenheath, EnglandUSAFEF-15E
49th Wing
Holloman AFB, New MexicoACCMQ-1 RQ-9
51st Fighter Wing
Osan Air Base, KoreaPACAFF-16 A-10 C-12J
52nd Fighter Wing
Spangdahlem Air Base, GermanyUSAFEF-16
53rd Wing
Eglin AFB, FloridaACCF-15C F-15E F/QF-16 A-10 F-22A RQ-1 F-35
55th Wing
Offutt AFB, NebraskaACCRC-135 EC-130 E-4
56th Fighter Wing
Luke AFB, ArizonaAETCF-16, F-35A, Control and Reporting Center
57th Wing
Nellis AFB, NevadaACCF-15C F-15E F-16 A-10 HH-60
58th Special Operations Wing
Kirtland AFB, New MexicoAETCMH-53 MC-130 CV-22 UH-1N HH-60G Pave Hawk
59th Medical Wing
Joint Base San Antonio, TexasAETC
60th Air Mobility Wing (AMW)
Travis AFB, CaliforniaAMCC-5 KC-10 C-17
62nd Airlift Wing (AW)
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WashingtonAMCC-17
67th Cyberspace Wing
Joint Base San Antonio, TexasACC
70th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
Fort George G. Meade, MarylandAFISRA
71st Flying Training Wing
Vance AFB, OklahomaAETCT-6, T-38
72d Air Base Wing
Tinker AFB, OklahomaAFMC
75th Air Base Wing
Hill AFB, UtahAFMC
76th Maintenance Wing
Tinker AFB, OklahomaAFMC
78th Air Base Wing
Robins AFB, GeorgiaAFMC
79th Medical Wing
Joint Base Andrews, MarylandAFDW
80th Flying Training Wing
Sheppard AFB, TexasAETCT-6, T-38
81st Training Wing
Keesler AFB, MississippiAETCTechnical Training
82nd Training Wing
Sheppard AFB, TexasAETCTechnical Training
86th Airlift Wing
Ramstein Air Base, GermanyUSAFEC-21 C-130
87th Air Base Wing
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New JerseyAMC
88th Air Base Wing
Wright-Patterson AFB, OhioAFMC
89th Airlift Wing
Joint Base Andrews, MarylandAMCC-32 C-37 C-40
90th Missile Wing
Francis E. Warren AFB, WyomingAFGSCMinuteman III, UH-1
91st Missile Wing
Minot AFB, North DakotaAFGSCMinuteman III, UH-1
92nd Air Refueling Wing
Fairchild AFB, WashingtonAMCKC-135
93rd Air Ground Operations Wing
Moody AFB GeorgiaACC
94th Airlift Wing
Dobbins Air Reserve Base, GeorgiaAFRCC-130
96th Test Wing
Eglin AFB, FloridaAFMCF-15C F-15E F-16 A-10 AC-130 MH-53
97th Air Mobility Wing
Altus AFB, OklahomaAETCC-17 KC-135 KC-46
99th Air Base Wing
Nellis AFB, NevadaACC
100th Air Refueling Wing
RAF Mildenhall, EnglandUSAFEKC-135 Stratotanker
301st Fighter Wing
NAS Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, TexasAFRCF-16C
302nd Airlift Wing
Peterson AFB, ColoradoAFRCC-130
305th Air Mobility Wing
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New JerseyAMCKC-10 C-17
307th Bomb Wing
Barksdale AFB, LouisianaAFRCB-52
309th Maintenance Wing
Hill AFB, UtahAFMC
310th Space Wing
Schriever AFB, ColoradoAFRC
314th Airlift Wing
Little Rock AFB. ArkansasAETCC-130
315th Airlift Wing
Joint Base Charleston, South CarolinaAFRCC-17
319th Reconnaissance Wing
Grand Forks AFB, North DakotaACCRQ-4
325th Fighter Wing
Tyndall AFB, FloridaACCF-22A
341st Missile Wing
Malmstrom AFB, MontanaAFGSCMinuteman III, UH-1
349th Air Mobility Wing
Travis AFB, CaliforniaAFRCKC-10 C-5 C-17
350th Spectrum Warfare Wing
Eglin AFB, FloridaACC
354th Fighter Wing
Eielson AFB, AlaskaPACAFF-16
355th Fighter Wing
Davis-Monthan AFB, ArizonaACCA-10
366th Fighter Wing
Mountain Home AFB, IdahoACCF-15E Strike Eagle
374th Airlift Wing
Yokota Air Base, JapanPACAFC-21 C-130
375th Air Mobility Wing
Scott AFB, IllinoisAMCC-21
377th Air Base Wing
Kirtland AFB, New MexicoAFGSC
388th Fighter Wing
Hill AFB, UtahACCF-16C
402nd Maintenance Wing
Robins AFB, GeorgiaAFMC
403rd Wing
Keesler AFB, MississippiAFRCWC-130
412th Test Wing
Edwards AFB, CaliforniaAFMCRQ-4 Range Hawk
419th Fighter Wing
Hill AFB, UtahAFRCF-16
433rd Airlift Wing
Joint Base San Antonio, TexasAFRCC-5
434th Air Refueling Wing
Grissom Air Reserve Base, IndianaAFRCKC-135
435th Air-Ground Operations Wing
Ramstein Air Base, GermanyUSAFE
436th Airlift Wing
Dover AFB, DelawareAMCC-5 C-17
437th Airlift Wing
Joint Base Charleston, South CarolinaAMCC-17
439th Airlift Wing
Westover Air Reserve Base. Chicopee, MAAFRCC-5
440th Airlift Wing
Pope Field, North CarolinaAFRCC-130
442d Fighter Wing
Whiteman AFB, MissouriAFRCA-10
445th Airlift Wing
Wright-Patterson AFB, OhioAFRCC-17
446th Airlift Wing
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WashingtonAFRCC-17
448th Supply Chain Management Wing
Tinker AFB, OklahomaAFMC
452nd Air Mobility Wing
March Air Reserve Base, CaliforniaAFRCKC-135 C-17
459th Air Refueling Wing
Joint Base Andrews, MarylandAFRCKC-135
461st Air Control Wing
Robins AFB, GeorgiaACCE-8C JSTARS
478th Aeronautical Systems Wing
InactiveAFMC
480th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Wing
Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VirginiaAFISRA
482d Fighter Wing
Homestead Air Reserve Base, FloridaAFRCF-16
501st Combat Support Wing
RAF Alconbury, EnglandUSAFEGSU advocacy and support
502d Air Base Wing
Joint Base San Antonio, TexasAETCJoint Basing Host Wing
505th Command and Control Wing
Hurlburt Field, FloridaACCOperational-level C2
507th Air Refueling Wing
Tinker AFB, OklahomaAFRCKC-135
509th Bomb Wing
Whiteman AFB, MissouriAFGSCB-2
512th Airlift Wing
Dover AFB, DelawareAFRCC-5
514th Air Mobility Wing
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New JerseyAFRCKC-10 C-17
515th Air Mobility Operations Wing
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HawaiiAMC
521st Air Mobility Operations Wing
Ramstein AB, GermanyAMC
552d Air Control Wing
Tinker AFB, OklahomaACCControl and Reporting Center, E-3 Sentry
557th Weather Wing
Offutt AFB, NebraskaACC
615th Contingency Response Wing
Travis AFB, CaliforniaAMC
621st Contingency Response Wing
Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New JerseyAMC
628th Air Base Wing
Joint Base Charleston, South CarolinaAMCJoint Basing Host Wing
633d Air Base Wing
Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VirginiaACCJoint Basing Host Wing
635th Supply Chain Operations Wing
Scott AFB, IllinoisAFMCGlobal Logistics Support Center
673rd Air Base Wing
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AlaskaPACAFJoint Basing Host Wing
688th Information Operations Wing
Joint Base San Antonio, TexasACC
689th Combat Communications Wing
Robins AFB, GeorgiaACC
711th Human Performance Wing
Wright-Patterson AFB, OhioAFMC
908th Airlift Wing
Maxwell-Gunter AFB, AlabamaAFRCC-130
910th Airlift Wing
Youngstown Air Reserve Station, OhioAFRCC-130
911th Airlift Wing
Pittsburgh Joint Air Reserve Station, PennsylvaniaAFRCC-130
914th Airlift Wing
Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New YorkAFRCC-130
916th Air Refueling Wing
Seymour Johnson AFB, North CarolinaAFRCKC-135
919th Special Operations Wing
Duke Field, FloridaAFRCMC-130
920th Rescue Wing
Patrick AFB, FloridaAFRCHC-130 HH-60
927th Air Refueling Wing
MacDill Air Force Base, FloridaAFRCKC-135
931st Air Refueling Wing
McConnell Air Force Base, KansasAFRCKC-135 KC-46
932d Airlift Wing
Scott AFB, IllinoisAFRCC-40 Clipper
934th Airlift Wing
Minneapolis-St Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, MinnesotaAFRCC-130
939th Air Refueling Wing
Portland International Airport, Portland, OregonAFRCKC-135
940th Wing
Beale AFB, CaliforniaAFRCRQ-4
944th Fighter Wing
Luke AFB, ArizonaAFRCF-16

Active Air National Guard Wings

  • List of Active Wings of the United States Air National Guard

Air Expeditionary Wings

Inactive USAF Wings

References

  1. Office of the Historian, Headquarters Strategic Air Command, Offutt AFB, NE. The Development of the Strategic Air Command 1946–1986, Pages 117–118.
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