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38th Combat Support Wing

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101: 33: 146: 594: 128: 415: 214: 527: 199: 487: 682:, Germany in May 2004 to support over 70 USAFE geographically separated units cross Europe. But a review found the wing actually created an extra layer of bureaucracy and isolated units would be better served without it. Also studies showed that larger, neighboring bases could offer better support for airmen scattered across the continent. The wing was inactivated on 30 September 2007. 359: 229: 100: 1835: 636:
During its time at Wüschheim Air Station, the 38 TMW was not configured as a separate, self-sustaining wing. It consisted of missile operations, missile maintenance and missile security but it did not have its own support units, such as finance, personnel, civil engineering, etc. Instead, support
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71st Bombardment Squadron (later 71st Tactical Missile Squadron, 71st Flying Training Squadron): 18 August 1948 – 1 April 1949; 1 January 1953 – 18 June 1958; 25 September 1962 – 1 October 1965; 1 August 1972 – 30 September 1973; 1 December 1973 – 1 December
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to provide the Air Force with centralized management of worldwide electronics engineering and installation resources. The wing replaced the Communications Systems Center and absorbed its personnel and equipment, and reported to the
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1975–1985 The site was used by Detachnent B, 502nd Army Security Agency Battalion for the Guardrail I, II, and IIa Integrated Processing Facility. In 1979 the site was upgraded to the Guardrail V, and in the fall of 1985 moved to
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in June 1955, and began to replace its aging Douglas B-26 Invaders. With the B-57's arrival, the B-26s were returned to the United States. A total of 49 B-57B and eight dual control B-57C models were deployed to Laon.
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It was this realization that led to the opening of the Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces (INF) talks and an INF treaty that eventually removed an entire class of nuclear arms from the superpower arsenals. The
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Aircraft is Martin B-57B serial 52-1560 in 1957. This aircraft was one of the "Black Knights" aerial acrobatic team. After its withdrawal from France in 1958, this aircraft was eventually assigned to the
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Between 1972 and 1975 the wing was twice active as a flying training unit. It returned to the tactical missile mission in Europe until its missiles were withdrawn following the signing of the
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ATC's unit replacement program was continuing, however, and on 1 December 1973, the wing replaced another Major Command wing, the 3550th Pilot Training Wing, at
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Closed 1966. Redeveloped into a training facility of the local Kaiserslautern soccer club. The launch pads have been completely overbuilt with soccer fields
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and was being returned to state control. Once again, the wing flew the Douglas B-26 Invader as its operational aircraft. The wing received its first
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reduced 1949 defense budget required reductions in the number of combat units in the Air Force to 48, and the 38th was inactivated on 1 April 1949.
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from 1986–1990. The GLCMs (and their strategic cousins, the Pershing IIs) were deployed, in part, to balance/counter the deployment of the Soviet
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and delivery aircraft had to be removed from French soil by July 1958. This meant all tactical fighter and bombing wings had to depart France.
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Closed 1966, Abandoned state, buildings in various states of deterioration, missile shelters removed, concrete pads remain.
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against pre-selected targets, day or night. The aircraft at Laon were painted a gloss black. The B-57 delivery was by the
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Air Defense missile site; operational 1970–1979. The area was transferred back to USAF in 1982 as Wueschheim Air Station.
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Active Air Force Wings as of 1 October 1995 and USAF Active Flying, Space, and Missile Squadrons as of 1 October 1995
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Abandoned since 1961. Shelters torn down, site very obscured by trees and other vegetation in thick woodland area.
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missiles, located on three bases in Germany. A little more than a year later, the wing moved its headquarters to
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flying training units with Air Force controlled units. As part of this program, The 38th was reactivated as the
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Closed since 1967. Missile shelters torn down, in very dilapidated state, appears to be used as a storage yard.
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Although the wing's bombers departed Europe, the 38th did not go with them. Instead, it became the
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and converted into a Patriot missile site; closed 2001 now abandoned and overgrown with vegetation.
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it was responsible for the Air Force's in house design and installation of electronic equipment.
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unit in Japan until 1949, when it was inactivated. It was activated again in Europe in 1953.
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which went into effect on 1 June 1988, led to inactivation of the wing on 22 August 1990.
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Underground concrete launch facility, closed 1960. Largely overgrown abandoned condition.
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Underground concrete launch facility. After closure the site was transferred to the
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Between 1958–1966, the 38th TMW maintained eight separate launch facilities.
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in June 1942, but two of the group's aircraft had already taken part in the
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38th Tactical Missile Maintenance Squadron: 1 April 1985 – 22 August 1990
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were augmented with additional personnel to provide support to the 38th.
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cadets training with the wing's 38th Construction & Training Squadron
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Missile Support Area – 2.6 miles (4.2 km) SSW of Bitburg Air Base
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South Vietnam and flew combat bombing missions into the late 1960s.
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Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, 8 November 1994 – 3 February 2000
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Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, 1 December 1973 – 1 December 1975
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1948–1949; 1953–1966; 1973–1975; 1985–1990; 1994–2000; 2004–2007
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Laredo Air Force Base, Texas, 1 August 1972 – 30 September 1973
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The mission of the B-57 was to provide a nuclear deterrent for
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Sembach Air Base, Germany, 20 August 1959 – 25 September 1966
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became its operational component. The wing assisted in the
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Ramstein Air Base, Germany, 25 May 2004 – 11 September 2007
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missile units in Germany until it was inactivated in 1966.
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Douglas A-26 (later B-26) Invader (1948–1949, 1953–1955)
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Aircraft is Douglas B-26C-35-DT Invader serial 44-35549
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was first established in 1940. It was one of the first
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training in 28 August 1973, when it was inactivated.
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The Wing was first activated in Japan in 1948 as the
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Third Air Force, 1 December 2006 – 11 September 2007
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Seventeenth Air Force, 1 April 1985 – 22 August 1990
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Its first aircraft arrived in 227: 212: 197: 191:38th Combat Support Wing emblem 180:Air Force Outstanding Unit Award 144: 126: 99: 31: 1983:Ravenstein, Charles A. (1984). 1817:Components stationed with wing 989:887th Tactical Missile Squadron 819:, 10 August 1948 – 1 April 1949 583:Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base 374:, Light on 10 August 1948 when 252:. Its last assignment was with 170:United States Air Forces Europe 1879:Knaack, Marcelle Size (1988). 788:Inactivated on 3 February 2000 754:Inactivated on 1 December 1975 556:71st Flying Training Squadrons 1: 1898:Maurer, Maurer, ed. (1983) . 771:Inactivated on 22 August 1990 398:of Japan and participated in 309:. From 1990 to 1994, as the 290:In 1958, the wing became the 271:, which was one of the first 221:38th Bombardment Wing emblem 930:587th Tactical Missile Group 910:586th Tactical Missile Group 890:585th Tactical Missile Group 785:Activated on 8 November 1994 749:Activated on 1 December 1973 717:, Tactical on 1 October 1955 490:A Mace missile at Bitburg AB 1613:List of BGM-109G GLCM Units 1072:GPX (secondary coordinates) 1035:Dispersed missile locations 708:Activated on 1 January 1953 703:Inactivated on 1 April 1949 700:Activated on 18 August 1948 579:347th Tactical Fighter Wing 530:T-38 Talon advanced trainer 504:701st Tactical Missile Wing 460:low altitude bombing system 436:Illinois Air National Guard 208:(approved 11 December 1958) 2221: 1850:Endicott, Judy G. (1998). 1240:Echterdingen Army Airfield 971:405th Bombardment Squadron 761:38th Tactical Missile Wing 741:Activated on 1 August 1972 722:38th Tactical Missile Wing 639:50th Tactical Fighter Wing 603:38th Tactical Missile Wing 496:38th Tactical Missile Wing 362:822d Bomb Sq B-26C Invader 292:38th Tactical Missile Wing 193:(approved 4 November 2004) 18:38th Tactical Missile Wing 2087:. TACMissileers.org. 2016 2050:. glcm.us. Archived from 1067:GPX (primary coordinates) 1042:Map all coordinates using 983:823d Bombardment Squadron 977:822d Bombardment Squadron 965:89th Bombardment Squadron 850:Electronic Systems Center 805:Inactivated on 1 May 2007 768:Activated on 1 April 1985 734:38th Flying Training Wing 695:, Light on 10 August 1948 664:Electronic Systems Center 544:38th Flying Training Wing 418:71st Bomb Sq Martin B-57B 98: 2195:History of Laredo, Texas 2100:Witt, Marcus G. (2011). 1791:Harris, John W. 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