380th AIR EXPEDITIONARY WING – DESERT

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380th AIR EXPEDITIONARY WING

Lineage. Established as 380th Bombardment Wing, Medium, on 23 Mar 1953. Activated on 11 Jul 1955. Redesignated: 380th Strategic Aerospace Wing on 15 Sep 1964; 380th Bombardment Wing, Medium, on 1 Jul 1972; 380th Air Refueling Wing on 1 Jul 1991-30 Sep 1995. Converted to provisional status as 380th Air Expeditionary Wing and allocated to Air Combat Command to activate or inactivate any time after 4 December 2001. Activated on 25 Jan 2002-.

Assignments. Eighth Air Force, 11 Jul 1955; 820th Air (later, 820th Strategic Aerospace) Division, 1 Feb 1956 (attached to 7th Air Division, 3 Apr-3 Jul 1957); 817th Air Division, 25 Jun 1965; 45th Air Division, 1 Jul 1968; 817th Air Division, 2 Jul 1969; 45th Air Division, 30 Jun 1971- 1 Jan 1975. Eighth Air Force, 29 Mar 1989-30 Sep 1995. Air Combat Command, 2001-.

Components. Squadrons. 26th Air Refueling: attached 7 Aug 1957-31 Jul 1959, assigned 1 Aug 1959-1 Apr 1961. 310th Air Refueling: 25 Jan 1967-30 Sep 1995. 380th Air Refueling: 16 Aug 1956-1 Apr 1961; 15 Sep 1964-30 Sep 1995. 528th: 11 Jul 1955-30 Sep 1995 (not operational, 11-31 Jul 1955, 14 Dec 1965—18 Jun 1966, and 6 Jan-c16 Jul 1971). 529th: 11 Jul 1955-25 Jun 1966 (not operational, 11-31 Jul 1955 and 11-25 Jun 1966); 1 Jan 1971-30 Sep 1995 (not operational, 1 Jan-30 Sep 1971). 530th: 11 Jul 1955—25 Jun 1966 (not operational, 11-31 Jul 1955 and 11-25 Jun 1966). 531st: 1 May 1959-1 Jan 1962. 556th Strategic Missile: 15 Sep 1964—25 Jun 1965 (not operational, 1 May-25 Jun 1965). 4007th Combat Crew Training: 31 Dec 1971-. 4365th Support (later, 4365th Post Attack Command Control): attached 20 Jul 1962-24 Dec 1964 (not operational, 12 Sep-24 Dec 1964).

Stations. Plattsburgh AFB, NY, 11 Jul 1955-. Al Dhafra AB, United Arab Emirates, 25 Jan 2002-.

Aircraft and Missiles. B-47, 1955-1965;    KC-97, 1956-1961; EB-47, 1962-1964; KC-135, 1964-1995, 2002-; Atlas, 1964-1965; B-52, 1966-1971; FB-111, 1971-1991; RQ-4, 2001-; KC-10, 2002-; E-3, 2002-; U-2, 2002-; F-15, 2002-.

Operations. Trained in strategic bombardment, Aug 1955-Dec 1965. Flew worldwide air refueling missions, Sep 1956-Apr 1961 and again since Sep 1964; also flew EB-47 post attack command control missions, Jul 1962-Nov 1964. Conducted combat training through a wing detachment at Pinecastle AFB, FL, 10 Jan-25 Jun 1956, while Plattsburgh AFB, NY, facilities were completed. Deployed at Brize Norton RAF Station, England, 3 Apr-3 Jul 1957. Service tested a “super” wing concept (70 B-47s and 40 KC-97s), Jul 1959-Jun 1960. Briefly controlled Atlas ICBM operations, Sep 1964-Apr 1965.                Commenced global strategic bombardment training with B-52s in Jun 1966 and continued through Jan 1971. Converted to FB-111 medium bombers in 1971. Commenced FB-111 strategic bombardment mission in Jul 1971 and FB-111 combat crew training in Aug 1971. Won the SAC bombing and navigation competition, and Fairchild Trophy, in 1974, 1976, and 1977. In Sep 1990, crews from both Air Refueling Squadrons combined with personnel from other units to form the 1703rd Air Refueling Wing (Provisional) in Saudi Arabia, supporting Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. provided worldwide air refueling, 1991-1995. Conducted combat operations to provide high-altitude all-weather intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, airborne command and control and air refueling for Operations New Dawn and Enduring Freedom, and Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. None. Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 Jul 1974-30 Jun 1975.

Emblem. Approved on 26 Nov 1956. Motto: STRENGTH AND CONFIDENCE.