451st AIR EXPEDITIONARY WING – DESERT

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451st AIR EXPEDITIONARY WING

Lineage. Constituted as 451st Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 6 Apr 1943. Activated on 1 May 1943. Inactivated on 26 Sep 1945. Established as 451st Strategic Missile Wing (ICBM-Titan), and activated, on 26 Apr 1961. Organized on 1 Jul 1961. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 Jun 1965. Converted to provisional status and allocated to Air Combat Command. Redesignated 451st Air Expeditionary Group in 2002. Redesignated 451st Air Expeditionary Wing on 2 July 2009-.

Assignments. Fourth Air Force, 1 May 1943; Third Air Force, 3 Jun 1943; Second Air Force, 18 Jul-Nov 1943;47th Bombardment Wing, 11 Dec 1943-6 Apr 1944; 49th Bombardment Wing, 6 Apr 1944-19 Jun 1945; First Air Force, 19 Jun-16 Sept 1945. Strategic Air Command, 26 Apr 1961; 13th Air (later, 13th Strategic Missile) Division, 1 Jul 1961-25 Jun 1965. 455th Air Expeditionary Wing,  2002-2 Jul 2009; Ninth Air Force, 2 Jul 2009-.

Components. Groups. 451st Expeditionary Maintenance, 26 Jun 2009-; 451st Expeditionary Mission Support, 26 Jun 2009-; 451st Expeditionary Operations,  26 Jun 2009-. Squadrons. 724th Bombardment (later Strategic Missile), 6 Apr 1943-26 Sep 1945; 1 Jul 1961-25 Jun 1965. 725th Bombardment (later Strategic Missile), 6 Apr 1943-26 Sep 1945; 1 Jul 1961-25 Jun 1965; 726th Bombardment, 1 May 1943-26 Sep 1945; 727th Bombardment, 1 May 1943-26 Sep 1945.

Stations. Davis-Monthan Field, AZ, 1 May 1943; Dyersburg AAB, TN, 3 Jun 1943; Wendover Field, UT c. 18 Jul 1943; Fairmont AAFld, NE, 9 Sep- 16 Nov 1943; Gioia del Colle Airfield, Italy c. 10 Jan 1944; San Pancrazio Airfield, Italy c. 5 Mar 1944; Castelltuccio Airfield, Italy c. 6 Apr 1944; Dow Field, ME c. 19 Jun – 16 Sep 1945. Lowry AFB, CO, 1 Jul 1961-25 Jun 1965. Kandahar/Qandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, 2002-.

Aircraft and Missiles. B-24, 1943-1945. Titan I, 1962-1965.

Operations. Operated with Fifteenth AF, Jan 1944-May 1945, functioning primarily as a strategic bombardment organization. Replaced 703d SMW (ICBM-Titan) in Jul 1961. First wing missile complex accepted 18 Apr 1962. All wing missiles off alert status on 26 Mar 1965, and wing phased down for inactivation.

Service Streamers. None.

Campaign Streamers. Air Combat, EAME Theater; Air Offensive, Europe; Rome-Amo; Normandy; Northern France; Southern France; North Apennines; Rhineland; Central Europe; Po Valley

Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Regensburg, Germany, 25 Feb 1944; Ploesti, Romania, 5 Apr 1944; Austria, 23 Aug 1944. Air Force Outstanding Unit Award: 1 Jul 1963-30 Jun 1964.

Emblem. Approved on 29 Jun 1962. Motto: EXEMPLUM PROFERIMUS-We serve as an example.