2164:. 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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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.
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1349:"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.
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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
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1367:. 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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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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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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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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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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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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2157:. 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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2107:(commander of the US occupying forces in Japan) to commit units to the battle. MacArthur ordered General
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4805:
4787:
4230:
4226:
3036:
2049:
1991:
1982:
1865:
1675:
1286:
1225:
1080:
1060:
1054:
951:
945:
726:
Airfields: Gioia del Colle (451st BG), San Pancrazio (451st BG), Torretta (484th BG)
682:
651:
462:
407:
72:
1612:
A total of around 2,110 bombers were lost on operations by its 15 B-24 and six B-17
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7214:
7075:
7028:
6922:
6917:
6829:
5736:
5376:
5068:
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2075:
2045:
1999:
1995:
1718:
1692:
1439:
1380:
1031:
475:
3509:
1526:
In August, the 15th began attacking targets in Southern France in preparation for
1518:
controlled territory after a raid in Hungary. Two more shuttle missions followed.
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2092:
2088:
2087:
On 25 June 1950, the armed forces of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (
2007:
1947:
1910:
1885:
1636:. 15th AF assumed the assets and personnel of the former Continental Air Forces
1566:. Between 31 August and 3 September 1944, aircraft from the 15th AF carried out
1451:
1424:
743:
516:
300:
6762:
4537:
4532:
3503:
3058:
2556:
2498:
2430:
2168:
2116:
2036:, California. As part of this realignment, most SAC bomber forces west of the
2011:
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1831:
1765:
1487:
1471:
1459:
1407:
1364:
639:
296:
17:
3203:
The Cold War and Beyond: Chronology of the United States Air Force, 1947–1997
1977:, a squadron from the 301st Bombardment Group was deployed with its B-29s at
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4687:
4527:
4522:
4517:
4512:
3052:
2414:
2404:
2033:
1869:
1531:
1357:
41:
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3339:. March Air Force Base, California: Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force, 1968.
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3531:
3419:. Melbourne, Australia: Kookaburra Technical Publications Pty Ltd., 1978.
1221:
Activated in Italy, 29 December 1943, No units assigned until 13 June 1945
257:. It was reactivated on 20 August 2020, merging the previous units of the
3253:
The Wild Blue: The Men and Boys Who Flew the B24s over Germany, 1944–1945
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3046:
2400:
2394:
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2160:
On 8 July, a special FEAF Bomber Command was set up under the command of
1986:
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1629:
1539:
1483:
1467:
1403:
1344:
647:
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584:
284:
2336:(USSTRATCOM) in time of war. TF 294 included 26 units from the AMC, the
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3185:"Fifteenth Air Force activates, consolidates ACC's conventional forces"
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2099:
voted to assist the South Koreans in resisting the invasion. President
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1503:
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1475:
1428:
1372:
1175:
431:
357:
2032:
On 7 November 1949, Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force was relocated to
1981:, Germany. SAC immediately ordered the group's other two squadrons to
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1330:
1277:
383:(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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423:
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My War in Italy: On the Ground and in Flight with the 15th Air Force
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3344:
Bloody Skies: A 15th AAF B-17 Combat Crew, How They Lived and Died
3026:
2781:, 10 February 1951 – 16 June 1952; 16 June 1952 – 1 September 1991
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2183:
2112:
2074:
1964:
1956:
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1397:
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and engaging in air-to-air fighter combat against enemy aircraft.
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2052:, where it commanded all SAC bases in the eastern United States.
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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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1535:
1308:, the overall USAAF command and control organization in Europe.
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7175:
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15 AF HERITAGE – HIGH STRATEGY – BOMBER AND TANKERS TEAM (1980)
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461st Bombardment Group Heavy / 764th, 765th, 766th, 767th sqdn
169:
3448:
3438:
3453:
3417:
Aces, Pilots & Aircraft of the 9th, 12th & 15th USAAF
3205:. Vol. 7. Government Printing Office. 1997. p. 25.
2769:, 10 February 1951 – 16 June 1952; 16 June 1952 – 1 July 1989
1973:
The 15 AF returned to a combat-ready role as a result of the
3378:. Temple City, California: Historical Aviation Album, 1976.
3109:
1954:, began joining the inventory replacing the older aircraft.
1646:
1558:, the 15th Air Force bombed the German-occupied airports of
1232:
1046:
968:
917:
835:
757:
689:
591:
469:
340:
2290:, Fifteenth Air Force became part of Air Mobility Command.
2115:(FEAF) to attack attacking North Korean forces between the
3521:
3391:
P-47 Thunderbolt Aces of the Ninth and Fifteenth Air Force
2841:, 28 May 1952 – 1 July 1955; 1 January 1959 – 20 June 1960
2305:, and merged its tankers with the airlift aircraft of the
1643:
The original bomb groups assigned to 15th Air Force were:
1594:
was on 24 March 1945 when 666 bombers struck the capital,
1942:, most or all of which were aircraft which returned from
1624:
On 31 March 1946, Fifteenth Air Force was reactivated at
1163:
Airfields: Capodichino (332nd FG), Cattolica (332d FG),
1115:
Red diagonal tail stripes after conversion from Spitfires
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2847:, 1 April 1955 – 1 July 1963; 2 July 1966 – 30 June 1971
2301:
on 2 July 1993 with the BRAC transition of March AFB to
3463:
3458:
3444:
WWII Bomb Groups – European Theater of Operations (ETO)
2273:(Titan II until 1984, Minuteman II/III, Peacekeeper).
276:
of World War II, bombing Europe from bases in southern
3678:
Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
2775:, 1 July 1959 – 1 July 1963; 1 July 1965 – 2 July 1966
434:, some of which were difficult to reach from England.
3661:
House Armed Services Subcommittee on Strategic Forces
329:
taxis to the runway during Exercise Falcon Talon 2022
3489:
Sgt. Coleman D. Moberly, 463rd BG, Stalag Luft I POW
3290:
456th Bomb Group (H): Steed's Flying Colts 1943–1945
2224:
were phased out of heavy bombardment units rapidly.
1011:(1st FG), Lesina (14th FG 82d FG), Salosa (1st FG),
800:
Airfields: Gioia (464th BG), Pantanella (465th BG),
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United States military aircraft designation systems
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4324:
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3821:
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1387:oil refinery instead. Seventeen bombers were lost.
321:US F-16 from the 15th AF exits it's hangar while a
268:Established on 1 November 1943, Fifteenth AF was a
215:
202:
189:
184:
164:
147:
131:
116:
106:
96:
78:
60:
48:
34:
7812:Numbered air forces of the United States Air Force
3656:House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces
3514:is available for free viewing and download at the
3369:The Fifteenth Air Force Story: A History 1943–1985
2309:. The Twenty-Second Air Force's flag moved to the
7822:Military units and formations established in 1943
406:It was hoped that the 15th AF – stationed in the
1916:Transferred to Fifteenth Air Force on 1 May 1946
1201:Re-designated 2641st Special Group (Provisional)
979:27FS (HV Red), 71st (LM Black), 94th (UN Yellow)
352:(15th AF) was established on 1 November 1943 in
7817:Air Forces of the United States Army Air Forces
3393:. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 1999.
3307:. Botley, Oxford, UK: Osprey Publishing, 2000.
3305:B-24 Liberator Units of the Fifteenth Air Force
3171:"Sonia T. Lee > 15th Air Force > Display"
3088:Inside the Third Reich, Memoirs of Albert Speer
3075:
1180:Operation DRAGOON (Invasion of Southern France)
3292:. Paducah, Kentucky: Turner Publishing, 1994.
3055:, California, 7 November 1949 – 1 January 1992
2141:were the only aircraft capable of hitting the
1304:205 Group. MAAF was the southern component of
7187:
4716:
4297:
3547:
2200:With the end of fighting in Korea, President
1292:On 4 January 1944, the Fifteenth, along with
8:
3324:. First Mountain Belgians Publishing, 2022.
3321:Air Force War Diary, Bombing by the Numbers
3061:, California, 1 January 1992 – 20 March 2012
2293:Headquarters Fifteenth Air Force moved from
1935:.*Group became subordinate element to wing.
1574:the released Allied prisoners from Romania.
622:("Cotton Tails" 1943–45) "Triangle Circle 5"
5287:Strategic Air Command in the United Kingdom
3376:Fifteenth Air Force Story...in World War II
2349:Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force
1144:317FS (10–39), 318FS (40–69), 319FS (70–99)
831:, Italy, 29 December 1943 – September 1945
399:, inherited from the Twelfth Air Force and
7525:
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5446:
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4701:
4688:
4502:
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4290:
4282:
3703:
3554:
3540:
3532:
3464:463rd Bombardment Group Historical Society
1442:fighters, attacked refineries in Germany,
1326:B-17F of the 97th Bomb Group over the Alps
6134:544th Aerospace Reconnaissance Technical
3371:. Fifteenth Air Force Association, 1986.
3039:, Italy, 1 December 1943 – 31 March 1946
2879:
2188:B-52D Dropping bombs over Southeast Asia
2079:Over the course of the war, at least 16
1195:Assigned to 15th Air Force in June 1944
1192:Reported directly to Fifteenth Air Force
1089:, Italy, 3 September 1944 – 5 March 1945
572:) "The Pyramidiers" "Triangle" Tail Code
5975:71st Strategic Reconnaissance (Fighter)
3494:Sam Hewitt, 301st BG, Stalag Luft 4 POW
3255:. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2001.
3144:
2145:, and this unit was ordered to move to
1598:, and other German targets, as well as
867:"Black Diamond Yellow/Black Check Tail"
685:, Italy, 6 April 1944 – 16 October 1945
3750:Operational Test and Evaluation Center
3614:Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
3342:McGuire, Melvin W. and Robert Hadley.
2617:15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force
1546:were all attacked by B-24s and B-17s.
31:
3361:(U of Missouri Press, 2015) 216 pp.
3275:Flying Colt: Liberator Pilot in Italy
3049:, 15 September 1946 – 7 November 1949
2757:, 1 September 1988 – 1 September 1991
2083:were shot down by communist aircraft.
1640:, which was inactivated on 30 March.
587:, Italy, 11 November 1943 – May 1945
7:
7152:Strategic Air Command Emblem Gallery
7147:
3110:Air Force Historical Research Agency
2660:, 15 September 1946 – 1 January 1992
2629:on 30 March 2012 (remained inactive)
1083:, Italy, 8 March – 3 September 1944
1069:, Italy, 23 February – 8 March 1944
928:, 29 December 1943 – 19 January 1944
557:(97th BW), Foggia (2d BW, 463d BW),
465:, 13 December 1943 – 2 November 1945
410:– would be able to operate when the
3484:Honor Thy Father: A Tuskegee Airman
3086:, Hitler's Minister for Armaments,
2271:intercontinental ballistic missiles
2006:. The 307th Bombardment Group left
1921:311th Air Division (Reconnaissance)
1893:307th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1857:301st Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1530:, the invasion of Southern France.
1402:15th Air Force B-24s attacking the
1128:Yellow Tails assigned 1 August 1944
600:Triangle (Yellow/Black Tail Stripe)
366:Mediterranean Theater of Operations
312:United States Department of Defense
52:1 November 1943 – 15 September 1945
4251:Air & Space Forces Association
3668:Senate Committee on Armed Services
2869:821st Strategic Aerospace Division
2863:819th Strategic Aerospace Division
2851:813th Strategic Aerospace Division
2845:810th Strategic Aerospace Division
2652:United States Strategic Air Forces
2648:, 1 November 1943 – February 1944
2126:At that time, the 22 B-29s of the
1807:97th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1701:28th Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1510:aircraft manufacturing centers at
1118:307FS (MX), 308FS (HL), 309FS (WZ)
954:, December 1944 – 9 September 1945
526:68th Tactical Reconnaissance Group
25:
3479:B-17 Bombardier with the 463rd BG
3449:2nd Bombardment Group Association
2791:18th Strategic Aerospace Division
2672:, 1 October 2003 – 20 March 2012
2666:, 1 January 1992 – 1 October 2003
2063:, the 82nd Fighter Wing, and the
1773:93d Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1748:92d Bombardment Wing (Very Heavy)
1506:. Throughout the summer of 1944,
1356:The Americans were facing strong
1306:U.S. Strategic Air Forces, Europe
1141:Black / Yellow checkerboard Tails
272:combat air force deployed to the
7459:
7202:
7146:
6966:McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
6794:North American F-82 Twin Mustang
5433:
4731:
4399:Air Force Technical Applications
4362:
4312:
4265:
4264:
4163:Division of Military Aeronautics
3688:
3587:Under Secretary of the Air Force
3104: This article incorporates
3099:
3067:, South Carolina, 20 August 2020
3033:, 1 November – 31 December 1943
2988:
2954:
2918:
2805:, 9 September 1960 – 1 July 1965
2803:22d Strategic Aerospace Division
2799:, 16 July 1952 – 16 October 1952
2763:, 31 March 1970 – 23 August 1988
2755:1st Strategic Aerospace Division
2602:Inactivated on 15 September 1945
2196:KC-135 refueling F-15s and F-16s
1632:and assigned to the ten-day-old
1228:, December 1944 – September 1945
1186:15th Special Group (Provisional)
1154:Red Tails assigned 1 August 1944
1095:, Italy, 5 March – 15 July 1945
1063:, 27 January – 23 February 1944
158:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
151:
135:
83:
65:
40:
6814:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
6738:General Dynamics F-111 Aardvark
6102:4320th Strategic Wing (Missile)
4409:United States Air Force Warfare
3474:483rd Bombardment Group Website
2871:, 1 January 1959 – 30 June 1971
2865:, 1 February 1956 – 1 July 1965
2773:13th Strategic Missile Division
2654:, February 1944 – 31 March 1946
2334:United States Strategic Command
2097:United Nations Security Council
1298:Mediterranean Allied Air Forces
887:(454th BG, 455th BG, 456th BG)
291:of the United States Air Force
253:(ACC). It is headquartered at
4074:Reserve Officer Training Corps
4031:Judge Advocate General's Corps
3673:Senate Subcommittee on Airland
3651:House Armed Services Committee
3235:Fifteenth Air Force Fact Sheet
2883:
2787:, 31 March 1970 – 30 June 1971
2615:Redesignated and activated as
2411:93d Air-Ground Operations Wing
2366:Operational wings and groups:
2277:Post–Cold War and 21st-century
2162:Major General Emmett O'Donnell
1961:15th Air Force org chart, 1947
766:"Yellow/Black Tail Square Dot"
1:
7703:United States Army Air Forces
7034:Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
6653:91st Strategic Reconnaissance
6129:55th Strategic Reconnaissance
6124:26th Strategic Reconnaissance
4222:Women Airforce Service Pilots
3459:301st Bombardment Group Heavy
2859:11 October 1954 – 1 July 1955
2823:, 31 March – 1 November 1946
2646:United States Army Air Forces
2612:Inactivated on 1 October 2003
2251:strikes on communist forces.
362:United States Army Air Forces
270:United States Army Air Forces
54:31 March 1946 – 20 March 2012
7039:Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
6971:Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter
6799:Republic F-84F Thunderstreak
6119:6th Strategic Reconnaissance
3258:Currier, Lt. Col. Donald R.
2853:, 15 July 1959 – 2 July 1966
2835:, 1 May 1946 – 31 March 1947
2811:, 7 July 1989 – 14 June 1991
2622:Inactivated on 20 March 2012
2599:Activated on 1 November 1943
2260:706th Strategic Missile Wing
2155:begin attacks on North Korea
2065:407th Strategic Fighter Wing
1590:The only 15th AF mission to
1334:B-24 of the 451st Bomb Group
934:, 19 January – 6 March 1944
788:"Yellow/Black Tail Square X"
772:"Yellow/Black Tail Square l"
7024:Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
6713:North American B-45 Tornado
6698:Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
3577:Department of the Air Force
3454:The 99th Bomb Group in WWII
3262:. Burd Street Press, 1992.
2978:2 years, 145 days
2793:, 1 July 1959 – 2 July 1968
2634:Activated on 20 August 2020
2478:432d Air Expeditionary Wing
2256:703d Strategic Missile Wing
2061:71st Strategic Fighter Wing
1586:B-24 of the 464h Bomb Group
1178:from 10–21 August 1944 for
1131:2FS (QP) 4FS (WD), 5FS (VF)
1057:, Italy, 15–27 January 1944
850:"Black Diamond Yellow Tail"
142:World War II – EAME Theater
7838:
6986:Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
6956:Boeing KB-29 Superfortress
6809:Convair F-102 Delta Dagger
6789:North American F-2 Mustang
6728:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
4628:93rd Air Ground Operations
3582:Secretary of the Air Force
3346:. Yucca Tree Press, 1993.
2607:Activated on 31 March 1946
2555:820th RED HORSE Squadron (
2218:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
1946:groups returning from the
1913:, Florida on 17 April 1946
1888:, Florida on 4 August 1946
1768:, California, 21 June 1946
1578:The end of the Third Reich
1342:
948:, 6 March – December 1944
531:November 1943 – April 1944
7698:
7457:
7160:
7049:Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
6804:North American F-86 Sabre
6723:Boeing B-50 Superfortress
6703:Boeing B-29 Superfortress
5431:
5134:Calumet Air Force Station
4698:
4693:Links to related articles
4658:505th Command and Control
4360:
4259:
3924:
3686:
2890:
2887:
2882:
2532:Joint Base Langley-Eustis
2375:Joint Base Langley–Eustis
2342:Air Force Reserve Command
2311:Air Force Reserve Command
1979:Fürstenfeldbruck Air Base
1903:311th Reconnaissance Wing
1687:Reassigned to 15th AF at
1620:Postwar era in late 1940s
287:, 15 AF was one of three
39:
6913:Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird
4084:Airman Leadership School
3886:Thirteenth Expeditionary
3724:Field Operating Agencies
2829:, 31 March – 31 May 1946
2546:819th RED HORSE Squadron
1841:Inactivated 16 July 1947
1494:in north-eastern Italy.
1009:Gioia del Colle Airfield
856:"Black Diamond Red Tail"
753:, March 1944 – July 1945
56:20 August 2020 – present
7044:Convair C-131 Samaritan
6708:Convair B-36 Peacemaker
4404:Cyberspace Capabilities
4069:Officer Training School
3563:United States Air Force
2563:823d Red Horse Squadron
2541:(RED HORSE) squadrons:
2307:Twenty-Second Air Force
1878:307th Bombardment Group
1824:301st Bombardment Group
864:459th Bombardment Group
854:456th Bombardment Group
848:455th Bombardment Group
842:454th Bombardment Group
786:485th Bombardment Group
780:465th Bombardment Group
770:464th Bombardment Group
764:460th Bombardment Group
712:484th Bombardment Group
702:461st Bombardment Group
696:451st Bombardment Group
620:450th Bombardment Group
614:449th Bombardment Group
604:376th Bombardment Group
519:, Florida, 2 March 1944
494:301st Bombardment Group
247:United States Air Force
91:United States Air Force
7014:Douglas C-54 Skymaster
6981:Lockheed Martin KC-130
6928:Martin RB-57D Canberra
4112:Awards and decorations
3745:District of Washington
3738:Direct Reporting Units
3106:public domain material
3092:
2495:461st Air Control Wing
2443:HC-130J Combat King II
2315:Dobbins Air Force Base
2303:March Air Reserve Base
2216:aircraft. By 1955 the
2197:
2189:
2084:
1970:
1962:
1788:97th Bombardment Group
1721:, Texas, 4 August 1946
1653:28th Bombardment Group
1587:
1415:
1371:ball-bearing works in
1335:
1327:
1296:, were organized into
1282:
1215:305th Bombardment Wing
813:304th Bombardment Wing
598:98th Bombardment Group
510:483d Bombardment Group
500:463d Bombardment Group
488:99th Bombardment Group
482:97th Bombardment Group
397:B-17 Flying Fortresses
346:
330:
305:Operation Desert Storm
216:Senior Enlisted Leader
27:US Air Force formation
7019:Fairchild C-82 Packet
7009:Douglas C-47 Skytrain
6718:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
4737:Strategic Air Command
4155:Aeronautical Division
3522:WWII 450th Bomb Group
3277:. Manor House, 1997.
2749:Postwar Air Divisions
2658:Strategic Air Command
2510:552d Air Control Wing
2299:Travis Air Force Base
2229:Strategic Air Command
2214:Boeing B-47 Stratojet
2195:
2187:
2113:Far Eastern Air Force
2109:George E. Stratemeyer
2078:
1968:
1960:
1758:93d Bombardment Group
1711:92d Bombardment Group
1634:Strategic Air Command
1585:
1456:Reichsgau Sudetenland
1444:Reichsgau Sudetenland
1401:
1333:
1325:
1280:
1198:Stationed at Brindisi
885:San Giovanni Airfield
737:) "Yellow/Black Tail"
731:55th Bombardment Wing
659:49th Bombardment Wing
654:(376th BG, 450th BG)
566:47th Bombardment Wing
344:
320:
293:Strategic Air Command
7106:Russell E. Dougherty
6733:Convair B-58 Hustler
4638:319th Reconnaissance
4389:612th Air Operations
4384:609th Air Operations
4379:601st Air Operations
4026:Aeronautical ratings
3625:Three-star generals
3237:, November 17, 2020.
2967:Michael G. Koscheski
2670:Eighteenth Air Force
2664:Air Mobility Command
2439:A-10C Thunderbolt II
2353:Eighteenth Air Force
2295:March Air Force Base
2284:Air Mobility Command
2202:Dwight D. Eisenhower
2044:, and reassigned to
1940:B-29 Superfortresses
1626:Colorado Springs AAB
1486:and other cities in
1394:Oil industry targets
1377:Messerschmitt Bf 110
1174:.* Sent to Aghione,
476:2d Bombardment Group
448:B-17 Flying Fortress
444:5th Bombardment Wing
223:Jeremy L. Unterseher
7266:Sainte Marie du Zit
7211:Fifteenth Air Force
6693:Rockwell B-1 Lancer
5479:Twentieth Air Force
5474:Sixteenth Air Force
5469:Fifteenth Air Force
5327:RAF Greenham Common
3823:Numbered Air Forces
3604:Vice Chief of Staff
3499:15th Army Air Force
3415:Weatherill, David.
3367:Millet, Jeffrey R.
3157:www.15af.acc.af.mil
2627:Fifteenth Air Force
2594:on 30 October 1943.
2592:Fifteenth Air Force
2505:495th Fighter Group
2385:Seymour Johnson AFB
2128:Twentieth Air Force
2103:authorized General
1944:Twentieth Air Force
1404:Apollo oil refinery
1315:Landings in Italy,
1257:325th Fighter Group
1137:325th Fighter Group
932:Spinazzola Airfield
802:Spinazzola Airfield
782:"Yellow/Black Tail"
704:"Red Tail Red Dash"
616:"Triangle Circle 3"
606:"Triangle Circle 2"
420:bases around Foggia
350:Fifteenth Air Force
289:Numbered Air Forces
255:Shaw Air Force Base
235:Fifteenth Air Force
121:Shaw Air Force Base
35:Fifteenth Air Force
7126:John T. Chain, Jr,
6486:= initial assigned
5312:RAF Bruntingthorpe
4618:9th Reconnaissance
4344:Twelfth (Southern)
4318:Air Combat Command
4181:The U.S. Air Force
4094:Fitness Assessment
4051:Chief of Chaplains
3970:Civilian auxiliary
3719:Air National Guard
3621:Four-star generals
3439:The 15th Air Force
3335:Harley, R. Bruce.
3251:Ambrose, Stephen.
3189:Air Combat Command
3153:"Steven G. Behmer"
2876:List of commanders
2857:818th Air Division
2833:311th Air Division
2688:World War II Wings
2676:Air Combat Command
2575:Air National Guard
2528:633d Air Base Wing
2465:388th Fighter Wing
2460:F-15E Strike Eagle
2452:366th Fighter Wing
2421:325th Fighter Wing
2338:Air National Guard
2288:Air Combat Command
2198:
2190:
2085:
1983:Goose Bay Air Base
1975:1948 Berlin Crisis
1971:
1963:
1952:B-50 Superfortress
1811:11 September 1947*
1672:Eleventh Air Force
1614:bombardment groups
1588:
1556:Romanian 1944 coup
1420:General Eisenhower
1416:
1379:assembly plant at
1336:
1328:
1283:
1273:Initial Operations
1260:332d Fighter Group
1254:82nd Fighter Group
1247:52nd Fighter Group
1244:31st Fighter Group
1241:14th Fighter Group
1150:332d Fighter Group
1111:31st Fighter Group
1039:Activated in Italy
1024:306th Fighter Wing
985:14th Fighter Group
893:305th Fighter Wing
829:Cerignola Airfield
824:Activated in Italy
742:Transferred from:
714:"Red Tail Red Bow"
698:"Red Tail Red Dot"
555:Cerignola Airfield
502:"Wedge-Y" (yellow)
496:"Square-Y" (green)
455:Transferred from:
416:invasion of Europe
347:
331:
327:No. 9 Squadron PAF
251:Air Combat Command
243:numbered air force
111:Air Combat Command
101:Numbered Air Force
7799:
7798:
7793:
7792:
7694:
7693:
7690:
7689:
7636:485th Bombardment
7631:484th Bombardment
7621:465th Bombardment
7616:464th Bombardment
7606:461st Bombardment
7601:460th Bombardment
7596:459th Bombardment
7591:456th Bombardment
7586:455th Bombardment
7581:454th Bombardment
7576:451st Bombardment
7571:450th Bombardment
7566:449th Bombardment
7561:376th Bombardment
7556:301st Bombardment
7508:305th Fighter (P)
7503:304th Bombardment
7455:
7454:
7169:
7168:
7131:George Lee Butler
7096:Bruce K. Holloway
7091:Joseph J. Nazzaro
7057:
7056:
6666:
6665:
6662:
6661:
6473:
6472:
6469:
6468:
5714:
5713:
5699:Strategic missile
5429:
5428:
5425:
5424:
5392:RAF South Ruislip
5347:RAF Upper Heyford
5096:
5095:
4685:
4684:
4681:
4680:
4663:552nd Air Control
4648:461st Air Control
4354:Sixteenth (Cyber)
4279:
4278:
4064:Air Force Academy
3982:
3981:
3609:Director of Staff
3410:978-1-62157-208-4
3357:Mason, Keith W.
3330:978-1-7343806-1-3
3288:Capps, Robert S.
3273:Capps, Robert S.
3191:. 20 August 2020.
3018:
3017:
2839:802d Air Division
2821:58th Air Division
2815:57th Air Division
2809:40th Air Division
2797:21st Air Division
2785:17th Air Division
2779:14th Air Division
2767:12th Air Division
2742:307th Bombardment
2730:305th Bombardment
2724:304th Bombardment
2579:Air Force Reserve
2473:F-35A Lighting II
2456:Mountain Home AFB
2435:Davis-Monthan AFB
2391:20th Fighter Wing
2210:nuclear arms race
2105:Douglas MacArthur
2095:. On 27 June the
2057:56th Fighter Wing
2038:Mississippi River
2023:56th Fighter Wing
1932:
1931:
1872:, 7 November 1949
1752:17 November 1947*
1568:Operation Reunion
1550:Operation Reunion
1317:Operation Shingle
1300:, along with the
1294:Twelfth Air Force
1269:
1268:
1238:1st Fighter Group
1169:Vincenzo Airfield
1124:52d Fighter Group
1106:
1105:
1017:Vincenzo Airfield
1004:
1003:
994:82d Fighter Group
975:1st Fighter Group
965:
964:
908:Twelfth Air Force
906:Transferred from
876:
875:
819:) "Black Diamond"
797:
796:
723:
722:
670:Transferred from
631:
630:
577:Transferred from
547:Amendola Airfield
542:
541:
515:Transferred from
457:Twelfth Air Force
438:Operational Units
389:Twelfth Air Force
377:Lewis H. Brereton
263:Twelfth Air Force
228:
227:
16:(Redirected from
7829:
7626:483d Bombardment
7611:463d Bombardment
7551:99th Bombardment
7546:98th Bombardment
7541:97th Bombardment
7526:
7498:55th Bombardment
7493:49th Bombardment
7488:47th Bombardment
7473:
7463:
7226:
7206:
7196:
7189:
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7173:
7150:
7149:
7111:Richard H. Ellis
6681:
6495:
6491:
6207:
5725:
5492:
5464:Eighth Air Force
5459:Second Air Force
5447:
5437:
5342:RAF High Wycombe
5307:RAF Brize Norton
5292:RAF Bassingbourn
5107:
5034:Wright-Patterson
4764:
4751:
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4725:
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4394:616th Operations
4366:
4334:First (Northern)
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4167:Army Air Service
4159:Aviation Section
3974:Civil Air Patrol
3704:
3692:
3691:
3556:
3549:
3542:
3533:
3516:Internet Archive
3318:Gansz, David M.
3303:Dorr, Robert F.
3260:50 Mission Crush
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3043:Colorado Springs
2992:
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2885:
2880:
2827:73d Air Division
2761:4th Air Division
2718:55th Bombardment
2712:49th Bombardment
2706:47th Bombardment
2678:, 20 August 2020
2619:, 1 October 2003
2490:RQ-170A Sentinel
2447:HH-60G Pave Hawk
2397:, South Carolina
2387:, North Carolina
2381:4th Fighter Wing
2371:1st Fighter Wing
2359:Forces from 2020
2143:Korean peninsula
2042:Eighth Air Force
1919:Redesignated as
1861:15 October 1947*
1838:on 4 August 1946
1816:Eighth Air Force
1667:on 4 August 1946
1661:Grand Island AAF
1647:
1638:Second Air Force
1233:
1047:
1028:P-47 Thunderbolt
969:
918:
836:
758:
690:
592:
470:
412:Eighth Air Force
385:Eighth Air Force
345:15th USAAF patch
337:Second World War
274:European Theater
210:Steven G. Behmer
203:Deputy Commander
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7483:5th Bombardment
7464:
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7327:Gioia del Colle
7275:
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7170:
7165:
7156:
7135:
7116:Bennie L. Davis
7053:
7004:Beechcraft C-45
6990:
6976:Lockheed HC-130
6942:
6899:
6818:
6777:
6758:Lockheed DC-130
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6613:509th Composite
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6488:unit upon SAC's
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5154:Clinton-Sherman
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4992:Seymour Johnson
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4677:
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4475:Seymour Johnson
4413:
4367:
4358:
4339:Ninth (Central)
4320:
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4275:
4255:
4246:Service numbers
4217:National Museum
4175:Army Air Forces
4142:
4136:
4104:
4098:
4056:Chief Scientist
4046:Medical Service
4041:Security Forces
3988:
3978:
3963:Security Forces
3920:
3817:
3759:
3733:
3693:
3689:
3684:
3565:
3560:
3508:The short film
3435:
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3389:Scutts, Jerry.
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2878:
2700:42d Bombardment
2694:5th Bombardment
2685:
2641:
2590:Constituted as
2587:
2523:Air Base wing:
2518:E-3B/C/G Sentry
2361:
2279:
2206:nuclear weapons
2182:
2147:Kadena Air Base
2131:19th Bomb Group
2101:Harry S. Truman
2073:
2027:Tenth Air Force
1933:
1923:on 6 April 1948
1896:
1891:Established as
1860:
1855:Established as
1844:Reactivated at
1810:
1805:Established as
1802:, 4 August 1946
1781:
1776:
1771:Established as
1751:
1746:Established as
1704:
1699:Established as
1695:
1684:20 October 1946
1683:
1670:Transferred to
1622:
1580:
1552:
1528:Operation Anvil
1524:
1522:Operation Anvil
1512:Wiener Neustadt
1500:
1414:, June 16, 1944
1396:
1351:Royal Air Force
1347:
1341:
1302:Royal Air Force
1275:
1270:
1107:
1087:Lesina Airfield
1013:Triolo Airfield
1005:
966:
881:Giulia Airfield
877:
866:
844:"Black Diamond"
827:Headquartered:
806:Venosa Airfield
798:
749:Headquartered:
724:
681:Headquartered:
632:
583:Headquartered:
579:Ninth Air Force
559:Lucera Airfield
551:Celone Airfield
543:
512:"Y-Star" (red)
461:Headquartered:
450:) "Y" Tail Code
440:
401:Ninth Air Force
393:B-24 Liberators
381:Ninth Air Force
370:Jimmy Doolittle
360:as part of the
339:
259:Ninth Air Force
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7121:Larry D. Welch
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4192:Airman's Creed
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4187:Air Force Band
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4171:Army Air Corps
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4079:Basic Training
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4021:Specialty Code
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3813:USAFE–AFAFRICA
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3765:Major commands
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3599:Chief of Staff
3591:
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3504:15th Air Force
3501:
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3433:External links
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3374:Rust, Kenn C.
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2016:RAF Waddington
2010:, Florida for
2004:United Kingdom
1992:Rapid City AFB
1930:
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1852:, 16 July 1947
1846:Smoky Hill AAF
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1726:Smoky Hill AAF
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1600:Czechoslovakia
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899:P-38 Lightning
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751:Taranto, Italy
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735:B-24 Liberator
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676:South Carolina
672:Greenville AAB
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663:B-24 Liberator
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7677:325th Fighter
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7513:306th Fighter
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7402:San Pancrazio
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6773:Boeing RC-135
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652:San Pancrazio
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517:MacDill Field
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463:Foggia, Italy
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408:Mediterranean
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73:United States
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19:
7702:
7682:332d Fighter
7662:31st Fighter
7657:14th Fighter
7397:San Giovanni
7261:Pont du Fahs
7215:World War II
7076:Curtis LeMay
6961:Boeing KB-50
6938:Boeing RB-29
6933:Boeing RB-17
6923:Lockheed U-2
5387:Sidi Slimane
5377:RAF Scampton
5235:Presque Isle
5190:K. I. Sawyer
5174:Grand Island
5069:RAF Fairford
5057:Diego Garcia
4980:Rickenbacker
4860:F. E. Warren
4609:
4348:
4263:
4241:Thunderbirds
4103:Uniforms and
3890:
3755:USAF Academy
3644:2020–present
3510:
3416:
3390:
3375:
3368:
3358:
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3319:
3304:
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3230:
3221:
3202:
3197:
3188:
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3165:
3156:
3147:
3098:
3087:
3084:Albert Speer
3076:
3009:
2999:
2965:
2931:
2908:Term length
2905:Left office
2902:Took office
2748:
2747:
2726:: 1943–1945.
2696:: 1943–1945.
2687:
2686:
2626:
2616:
2591:
2572:
2550:Malmstom AFB
2537:
2522:
2486:MQ-9A Reaper
2484:, Nevada) –
2365:
2362:
2348:
2346:
2331:
2327:
2323:
2292:
2280:
2265:Between the
2264:
2253:
2226:
2199:
2166:
2159:
2125:
2086:
2081:B-29 bombers
2054:
2046:Westover AFB
2031:
2020:
2000:RAF Scampton
1996:South Dakota
1972:
1937:
1934:
1926:
1920:
1892:
1856:
1806:
1780:
1772:
1766:Castle Field
1747:
1719:Ft Worth AAF
1700:
1693:South Dakota
1642:
1623:
1611:
1608:
1604:
1589:
1553:
1525:
1501:
1482:in Hungary,
1440:P-51 Mustang
1433:
1417:
1389:
1362:
1355:
1348:
1310:
1291:
1284:
1263:
1185:
1173:
1162:
1100:
1032:P-51 Mustang
1006:
998:
959:
891:
883:(455th BG),
878:
870:
804:(460th BG),
799:
791:
725:
717:
678:6 April 1944
665:) "Red Tail"
642:(449th BG),
633:
625:
544:
536:
484:"Triangle-Y"
405:
374:
349:
348:
332:
309:
282:
267:
238:
234:
232:
107:Part of
29:
7672:82d Fighter
7667:52d Fighter
7652:1st Fighter
7529:Bombardment
7246:Enfidaville
6498:Bombardment
5729:Bombardment
5357:RAF Manston
5230:Plattsburgh
4902:Little Rock
4878:Grand Forks
4440:Grand Forks
4236:Honor Guard
4197:Core Values
4141:History and
2738:: 1944–1945
2732:: 1943–1945
2720:: 1944–1945
2714:: 1944–1945
2708:: 1944–1945
2639:Assignments
2458:, Idaho) –
2425:Tyndall AFB
2267:Vietnam War
2247:conducting
2233:Vietnam War
2117:front lines
2093:South Korea
2089:North Korea
2018:in the UK.
2008:MacDill AFB
1948:Pacific War
1911:MacDill AAF
1886:MacDill AAF
1743:, June 1947
1737:Spokane AAF
1171:(325th FG)
1015:(14th FG),
1007:Airfields:
879:Airfields:
808:(485th BG)
650:(98th BG),
646:(98th BG),
638:(98th BG),
634:Airfields:
553:(463d BW),
545:Airfields:
490:"Diamond-Y"
325:F-16B from
301:Vietnam War
283:During the
148:Decorations
132:Engagements
117:Garrison/HQ
7806:Categories
7775:Fourteenth
7770:Thirteenth
7422:Tortorella
7417:Sterparone
7412:Spinazzola
7407:San Severo
7377:Piagiolino
7372:Pantanella
7362:Marcianise
7332:Grottaglie
7251:Massicault
7063:Commanders
6763:Boeing E-4
6490:activation
5451:Air Forces
5372:Rabat-Salé
5297:Ben Guerir
5016:Vandenberg
4588:Cyberspace
4326:Air Forces
4143:traditions
4062:Training:
3906:Nineteenth
3901:Eighteenth
3570:Leadership
3139:References
3059:Travis AFB
2888:Commander
2683:Components
2557:Nellis AFB
2534:, Virginia
2514:Tinker AFB
2499:Robins AFB
2482:Creech AFB
2431:355th Wing
2377:, Virginia
2340:, and the
2169:Korean War
2091:) invaded
2071:Korean War
2012:RAF Marham
1836:New Mexico
1832:Clovis AAF
1741:Washington
1696:3 May 1947
1572:airlifting
1554:After the
1532:Marseilles
1488:Yugoslavia
1460:Bratislava
1418:In April,
1408:Bratislava
1365:Regensburg
640:Grottaglie
524:Attached:
478:"Circle-Y"
430:, and the
297:Korean War
185:Commanders
7785:Twentieth
7780:Fifteenth
7312:Cerignola
7302:Cattolica
6996:Transport
6865:LGM-30A/B
6210:Aerospace
6202:Strategic
6144:Refueling
5633:aerospace
5631:Strategic
5488:Divisions
5412:RAF Wyton
5367:Nouasseur
5271:Wurtsmith
5251:Schilling
5247:(unbuilt)
5245:R.I. Bong
5200:Kincheloe
5149:Chennault
5124:Bergstrom
5004:Selfridge
4932:McConnell
4914:Malmstrom
4890:Homestead
4866:Fairchild
4848:Ellsworth
4794:Barksdale
4653:480th ISR
4643:363rd ISR
4506:Composite
4349:Fifteenth
4122:Equipment
4105:equipment
4036:RED HORSE
3996:Personnel
3953:Squadrons
3911:Twentieth
3896:Sixteenth
3891:Fifteenth
3699:Structure
3639:2010–2019
3634:2000–2009
3629:1940–1959
3594:Air Staff
3053:March AFB
3010:Incumbent
2896:Portrait
2569:, Florida
2559:, Nevada)
2552:, Montana
2501:, Georgia
2427:, Florida
2417:, Georgia
2415:Moody AFB
2407:, Georgia
2405:Moody AFB
2249:Arc Light
2167:When the
2034:March AFB
2002:, in the
1870:Louisiana
1358:Luftwaffe
1289:, Italy.
1019:(82d FG)
746:, Florida
549:(2d BW),
323:Pakistani
190:Commander
7760:Eleventh
7447:Vincenzo
7432:Torretto
7367:Mondolfo
7357:Manduria
7287:Amendola
7241:Depienne
7222:Stations
6880:LGM-118A
6823:Missiles
6782:Fighters
5417:Zaragoza
5352:Torrejón
5302:Boulhaut
5280:overseas
5180:Griffiss
5139:Carswell
5119:Amarillo
5103:inactive
5101:former /
5044:overseas
5028:Whiteman
5022:Westover
4998:Sheppard
4824:Columbus
4818:Cape Cod
4782:Andersen
4623:70th ISR
4270:Category
4212:Memorial
4132:Uniforms
4127:Aircraft
4014:enlisted
4004:officers
3989:training
3876:Eleventh
3707:Commands
3081:—
3078:targets.
3065:Shaw AFB
3047:Colorado
3021:Stations
2401:23d Wing
2395:Shaw AFB
2245:Thailand
2180:Cold War
2119:and the
1987:Labrador
1665:Nebraska
1630:Colorado
1540:Grenoble
1508:Austrian
1484:Belgrade
1480:Pétfürdő
1468:Budapest
1464:Slovakia
1448:Slovakia
1425:Ploiești
1412:Slovakia
1345:Big Week
1339:Big Week
648:Manduria
636:Brindisi
585:Manduria
395:and 210
387:, while
285:Cold War
207:Brig Gen
127:Carolina
7765:Twelfth
7740:Seventh
7645:Fighter
7392:Salsosa
7271:Soliman
7236:Bizerte
7229:Tunisia
7140:Emblems
6948:Tankers
6895:PGM-19A
6890:PGM-17A
6875:LGM-30G
6870:LGM-30F
6855:AGM-129
6748:Command
6685:Bombers
6676:systems
6623:Fighter
6615:(3/46*)
6609:(3/46*)
6603:(3/46*)
6597:(3/46*)
6591:(3/46*)
6585:(3/46*)
6579:(3/46*)
6549:(3/46*)
6543:(10/46)
6537:(3/46*)
6531:(10/46)
6525:(3/46*)
6513:(10/46)
6005:Missile
5932:Fighter
5397:U-Tapao
5195:Kearney
5169:Glasgow
5083:(USAFE)
5077:(USAFE)
5071:(USAFE)
5065:(PACAF)
5053:(USAFE)
4968:Patrick
4938:McGuire
4926:McChord
4916:(AFGSC)
4908:MacDill
4896:Lincoln
4884:Grissom
4862:(AFGSC)
4844:(PACAF)
4842:Eielson
4814:(AFSOC)
4806:Bolling
4788:Andrews
4784:(PACAF)
4547:Fighter
4490:Tyndall
4485:Tonopah
4449:Langley
4372:Centers
4150:History
3881:Twelfth
3856:Seventh
3714:Reserve
3031:Tunisia
2744:: 1944.
2585:Lineage
2319:Georgia
2241:Okinawa
2174:MiG-15s
2151:Okinawa
1564:Otopeni
1560:Băneasa
1516:Russian
1504:Romania
1492:Trieste
1472:Komárom
1429:Romania
1373:Austria
1176:Corsica
432:Balkans
418:. Once
364:in the
358:Tunisia
245:of the
241:) is a
194:Maj Gen
165:Website
123:, South
61:Country
7745:Eighth
7725:Fourth
7715:Second
7522:Groups
7442:Venosa
7437:Triolo
7387:Rimini
7347:Lucera
7342:Lesina
7337:Giulia
7322:Foggia
7307:Celone
6860:HGM-16
6850:AGM-86
6845:AGM-84
6840:AGM-69
6835:AGM-28
6830:ADM-20
6674:weapon
6655:(1/47)
6638:(2/47)
6632:(6/47)
6573:(8/46)
6567:(8/46)
6561:(7/47)
6555:(8/46)
6519:(8/46)
6507:(7/47)
6480:Groups
6461:4321st
6456:4258th
6451:4252nd
6446:4245th
6441:4241st
6436:4239th
6431:4238th
6426:4228th
6421:4170th
6416:4158th
6411:4157th
6406:4141st
6401:4138th
6396:4137th
6391:4136th
6386:4135th
6381:4134th
6371:4130th
6366:4128th
6361:4126th
6341:4081st
6336:4080th
6331:4047th
6316:4039th
6311:4038th
6306:4026th
6296:3970th
6291:3960th
6286:3920th
6281:3918th
6273:MAJCOM
5622:4310th
5266:Walker
5261:Turner
5220:Mather
5210:Loring
5205:Larson
5185:Hunter
5144:Castle
5089:(USSF)
5063:Kadena
5036:(AFMC)
5024:(AFRC)
5018:(USSF)
5010:Travis
5000:(AETC)
4988:(AFMC)
4986:Robins
4970:(USSF)
4962:Offutt
4956:Nellis
4922:(AFRC)
4904:(AETC)
4892:(AFRC)
4886:(AFRC)
4872:Forbes
4856:(AFMC)
4826:(AETC)
4820:(USSF)
4812:Cannon
4808:(AFDW)
4778:(AETC)
4758:MAJCOM
4754:active
4470:Offutt
4465:Nellis
4430:Creech
4207:Symbol
4117:Badges
4009:cadets
3941:Groups
3861:Eighth
3846:Fourth
3836:Second
3423:
3408:
3397:
3382:
3350:
3328:
3311:
3296:
3281:
3266:
3209:
3130:
3119:
3072:Quotes
2702:: 1943
1927:
1850:Kansas
1800:Kansas
1730:Kansas
1680:Alaska
1596:Munich
1592:Berlin
1544:Toulon
1542:, and
1490:, and
1478:, and
1264:
1101:
1067:Lucera
999:
960:
926:Foggia
910:, 1943
871:
792:
718:
626:
537:
424:Poland
303:, and
299:, the
125:
88:
79:Branch
70:
49:Active
7755:Tenth
7750:Ninth
7735:Sixth
7730:Fifth
7720:Third
7710:First
7476:Wings
7469:Units
7352:Madna
7280:Italy
7256:Oudna
7208:USAAF
7081:Power
6885:SM-62
6672:Major
6607:498th
6601:485th
6595:467th
6589:449th
6583:448th
6577:444th
6571:307th
6565:301st
6478:USAAF
6376:4133d
6356:4123d
6351:4083d
6346:4082d
6326:4043d
6321:4042d
6301:3973d
6263:376th
6258:307th
6253:306th
6236:AFCON
6222:385th
6217:310th
6192:500th
6187:499th
6182:497th
6172:384th
6167:305th
6162:301st
6157:100th
6098:706th
6093:705th
6088:704th
6073:455th
6068:451st
6058:390th
6053:389th
6048:381st
6043:351st
6038:341st
6033:321st
6028:308th
5995:508th
5990:506th
5985:407th
5922:509th
5917:494th
5912:484th
5907:465th
5902:461st
5897:456th
5892:454th
5887:450th
5882:449th
5877:416th
5872:410th
5867:397th
5862:380th
5857:379th
5852:340th
5847:320th
5842:319th
5720:Wings
5690:825th
5685:821st
5680:820th
5675:819th
5670:818th
5665:816th
5660:813th
5655:810th
5607:817th
5602:806th
5592:801st
5587:311th
5582:100th
5443:Units
5362:Morón
5332:Goose
5256:Stead
5240:Ramey
5225:McCoy
5215:Lowry
5176:(AAF)
5164:Eaker
5129:Biggs
5111:CONUS
5087:Thule
5059:(USN)
5030:(ACC)
5012:(AMC)
5006:(ANG)
4994:(ACC)
4982:(ANG)
4976:(ANG)
4974:Pease
4964:(ACC)
4958:(ACC)
4952:(ACC)
4946:(ACC)
4944:Minot
4940:(AMC)
4934:(AMC)
4928:(AMC)
4920:March
4910:(AMC)
4898:(ANG)
4880:(AMC)
4874:(ANG)
4868:(AMC)
4854:Eglin
4850:(ACC)
4838:(ACC)
4836:Dyess
4832:(ACC)
4802:(ACC)
4800:Beale
4796:(ACC)
4790:(AMC)
4776:Altus
4768:CONUS
4746:Bases
4739:(SAC)
4610:Other
4600:688th
4579:388th
4574:366th
4569:325th
4538:432nd
4533:355th
4499:Wings
4455:Moody
4425:Beale
4418:Bases
4000:Rank
3929:Wings
3871:Tenth
3866:Ninth
3851:Fifth
3841:Third
3831:First
3808:PACAF
3798:AFSOC
3783:AFGSC
3095:Notes
3027:Tunis
2899:Name
2891:Term
2222:B-36s
1990:left
1385:Fiume
1381:Gotha
1369:Steyr
1313:Anzio
644:Lecce
354:Tunis
278:Italy
239:15 AF
220:CMSgt
172:.15af
160:(10x)
7382:Pisa
7317:Fano
7292:Bari
7086:Ryan
6636:55th
6630:27th
6559:98th
6553:97th
6541:92nd
6535:44th
6529:43rd
6523:40th
6517:28th
6248:98th
6243:95th
6227:462d
6177:452d
6152:11th
6083:703d
6078:702d
6063:392d
6023:91st
6018:90th
6013:44th
5970:56th
5960:31st
5955:27th
5950:12th
5837:303d
5832:99th
5827:97th
5822:96th
5802:70th
5797:68th
5782:40th
5777:39th
5772:28th
5762:19th
5757:17th
5706:13th
5645:18th
5617:823d
5612:822d
5597:802d
5577:57th
5572:47th
5567:45th
5557:40th
5552:36th
5547:21st
5542:19th
5537:17th
5532:14th
5527:12th
4595:67th
4564:20th
4528:57th
4523:55th
4518:53rd
4513:23rd
4480:Shaw
4202:Flag
4089:SERE
3793:AFRC
3788:AFMC
3778:AETC
3421:ISBN
3406:ISBN
3395:ISBN
3380:ISBN
3348:ISBN
3326:ISBN
3309:ISBN
3294:ISBN
3279:ISBN
3264:ISBN
3207:ISBN
3128:ISBN
3117:ISBN
2577:and
2469:Hill
2286:and
2258:and
2243:and
2237:Guam
2153:and
2139:Guam
2021:The
2014:and
1998:for
1562:and
1536:Lyon
1476:Győr
1452:Brüx
1438:and
1093:Fano
261:and
233:The
178:.mil
174:.acc
97:Type
7213:in
6547:93d
6511:7th
5980:82d
5965:33d
5945:4th
5940:1st
5817:93d
5812:92d
5807:72d
5792:43d
5787:42d
5767:22d
5752:9th
5747:7th
5742:5th
5650:22d
5640:1st
5562:42d
5522:7th
5517:6th
5512:5th
5507:4th
5495:Air
5159:Dow
4559:4th
4554:1st
3958:ANG
3946:ANG
3934:ANG
3803:AMC
3773:ACC
2884:No.
2313:at
2297:to
2149:on
2137:on
1570:by
1462:in
1454:in
1406:in
379:'s
249:'s
176:.af
170:www
7808::
6505:2d
5737:2d
5502:3d
4229:/
4173:/
4169:/
4165:/
4161:/
4157:/
3972::
3187:.
3155:.
3045:,
3029:,
2581:.
2565:,
2548:,
2530:,
2497:,
2488:,
2445:,
2441:,
2423:,
2413:,
2403:,
2393:,
2383:,
2373:,
2321:.
2317:,
2262:.
2239:,
2123:.
2059:,
2048:,
2029:.
1994:,
1985:,
1868:,
1848:,
1834:,
1798:,
1739:,
1728:,
1691:,
1678:,
1674:,
1663:,
1628:,
1538:,
1534:,
1474:,
1470:,
1466:,
1458:,
1446:,
1410:,
1030:)(
674:,
528::
426:,
372:.
356:,
307:.
7195:e
7188:t
7181:v
6484:*
4760:)
4756:(
4724:e
4717:t
4710:v
4451:)
4447:(
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