Description
Computer made/mounted on velcro 2.0 inch-50mm
90th MISSILE WING (AFGSC)
Lineage. Established as 90 Bombardment Wing, Medium, on 20 Dec 1950. Activated on 2 Jan 1951. Redesignated as 90 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Medium, on 16 Jun 1956. Discontinued on 20 Jun 1960. Redesignated as 90 Strategic Missile Wing (ICBM-Minuteman) on 21 Feb 1963. Organized on 1 Jul 1963. Redesignated as 90 Missile Wing on 1 Sep 1991; 90 Space Wing on 1 Oct 1992; 90 Missile Wing on 1 Jul 2008.
Assignments. Fifteenth Air Force, 2 Jan 1951 (attached to 92 Bombardment Wing, Heavy, 2-31 Jan 1951); 21Air Division, 14 Mar 1951-20 Jun 1960. Strategic Air Command, 21 Feb 1963; 13 Strategic Missile Division, 1 Jul 1963; 821 Strategic Aerospace Division, 2 Jul 1966; 4 Strategic Missile (later, 4 Air) Division, 30 Jun 1971; Fifteenth Air Force, 23 Aug 1988; Twentieth Air Force, 1 Sep 1991-.
Operational Components. Group. 90 Bombardment (later, 90 Operations): 2 Jan 1951-16 Jun 1952; 1 Sep 1991-. Squadrons. 90 Air Refueling: 5 Aug 1955-20 Jun 1960. 319 Bombardment (later, 319 Strategic Reconnaissance; 319 Strategic Missile): attached 16 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952, assigned 16 Jun 1952-20 Jun 1960; assigned 1 Oct 1963-1 Sep 1991. 320 Bombardment (later, 320 Strategic Reconnaissance; 320 Strategic Missile): attached 16 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952, assigned 16 Jun 1952-20 Jun 1960; assigned 8 Jan 1964-1 Sep 1991. 321 Bombardment (later, 321 Strategic Reconnaissance; 321 Strategic Missile): attached 16 Feb 1951-15 Jun 1952, assigned 16 Jun 1952-20 Jun 1960; assigned 9 Apr 1964-1 Sep 1991. 400 Bombardment (later, 400 Strategic Missile): 1 Jul 1964-1 Sep 1991.
Stations. Fairchild AFB, WA, 2 Jan 1951; Forbes AFB, KS, 14 Mar 1951-20 Jun 1960. Francis E. Warren AFB, WY, 1 Jul 1963-.
Aircraft and Missiles. B-29, 1951-1954; RB-29, 1951, 1952-1954; TB-29, 1951-1952; KB-29, 1953-1954; RB-47, 1954-1960; KC-97, 1955-1960. Minuteman I, 1964-1974; Minuteman III, 1973-; Peacekeeper, 1986-2005.
Operations. Operational training unit for B-29 aircrews and mechanics, May 1951-Sep 1952; also replacement training unit for B-29 aircrews, Jun 1951-Aug 1953 and RB-29 aircrews, Nov 1952-Aug 1953, bound for Far East Air Forces. Also trained Shoran personnel for Strategic Air Command (SAC), Nov 1952-Nov 1953. Flew strategic reconnaissance missions, Sep 1953-May 1958, and air refueling missions, Feb 1956-Jun 1960. Served as RB-47 combat crew training wing, May 1958-Jun 1960. Deployed at Eielson AFB, Alaska, 5 May-31 Aug 1955. Supervised missile facility construction, Jul 1963-Jul 1964, and served as a strategic missile wing, using Minuteman I missiles from Jul 1964 to Oct 1974, and Minuteman III missiles from Jun 1973. Won the SAC missile combat competition and the Blanchard Trophy in 1973 and 1984. Received Omaha Trophy for the outstanding wing in SAC, 1983. Supervised Peacekeeper ICBM personnel training and facility preparation, beginning Jun 1985. Peacekeeper was fully operational on 30 Dec 1986. The unit won the Col Lowell F. McAdoo trophy for best missile wing operations in SAC and the Lee R. Williams trophy as outstanding missile wing in 1988. Gave up Peacekeeper weapon system in 2005, but maintained Minuteman missiles.
Service Streamers. None.
Campaign Streamers. None.
Armed Forces Expeditionary Streamers. None.
Decorations. Air Force Outstanding Unit Awards: 1 Jul 1968-30 Jun 1969; 1 Jul 1973- 30 Jun 1975; 1 Jul 1982-30 Jun 1984; 1 Jul 1987-30 Jun 1989; 1 Oct 1994-30 Sep 1995; 1 Sep 1996-31 Aug 1998; 1 Oct 1999-30 Sep 2000; 1 Jan-31 Dec 2001; 1 Oct 2003-30 Sep 2005; 1 Oct 2005-30 Sep 2007.
Bestowed Honors. Authorized to display honors earned by the 90 Bombardment Group prior to 20 Nov 1947. Service Streamers. None. Campaign Streamers. World War II: Air Offensive, Japan; China Defensive; Papua; Guadalcanal; New Guinea; Northern Solomons; Bismarck Archipelago; Western Pacific; Leyte; Luzon; Southern Philippines; China Offensive. Decorations. Distinguished Unit Citations: Papua, [Nov] 1942-23 Jan 1943; New Guinea, 13 and 15 Sep 1943. Philippine Presidential Unit Citation.
Emblem. Approved on 9 Dec 1993.