Military Units and Formations Disestablished in 2004 - 384th Air Expeditionary Wing, 97th Mechanized Brigade, 5th Mechanized Brigade (Paperback)

Chapters: 384th Air Expeditionary Wing, 97th Mechanized Brigade, 5th Mechanized Brigade, 6th Mechanized Brigade, First Division 7 December, Roaf 93rd Air Base, Roaf 57th Air Base. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 32. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The 384th Air Expeditionary Wing (384 AEw) is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force. Its last assignment was with to the United States Central Command Air Forces, being stationed at Shaikh Isa Air Base, Bahrain. It was inactivated in 2004. The wing's mission is largely undisclosed, however it is known that one of its missions was aerial refueling of combat aircraft. For additional history and lineage, see 384th Air Expeditionary Group Activated on 1 Aug 1955Discontinued, and inactivated, on 1 Sep 1964Redesignated 384th Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, on 15 Nov 1972Activated on 1 Dec 1972Redesignated 384th Bombardment Wing, Heavy on 1 Jul 1987Redesignated 384th Wing, 1 Sep 1991Redesignated 384th Bomb Wing, 1 Jun 1992Inactivated with personnel and equipment being absorbed by 384th Bomb Group, 1 Jan 1994 Activated by redesignation of 384th Air Expeditionary Group on 3 Sep 2003Inactivated in 2004 (Date TBD) Attached to 7th Air Division, 3 Jan-5 Apr 1957 Emblem of the 384th Bombardment Wing 384th Bomb Wing B-47 landing at Little Rock AFB, ArkansasThe 384th Bombardment Wing of the United States Air Force Strategic Air Command was established at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas on August 1, 1955. With its establishment, the 384th Bomb Group was activated as the operational group of the wing, bestowing its World War II honors, heritage and colors to the new Wing. Operational squadrons of the wing were the 544th, 545th, and 546th Bomb Squadrons. It was equipped with the Boeing B-47E Stratojet. The 384 BW accomplished a truly remarkable...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=939739