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History: Established as 57 Fighter Wing c. 15 March 1948. Organized on 20 April 1948. Redesignated 57 Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 20 January 1950. Inactivated on 1 January 1951. Redesignated 57 Fighter Weapons Wing on 22 August 1969. Activated on 15 October 1969. Redesignated: 57 Tactical Training Wing on 1 April 1977; 57 Fighter Weapons Wing on 1 March 1980; 57 Fighter Wing on 1 October 1991; 57 Wing on 15 June 1993. The 57 Fighter Wing replaced 57 Fighter Wing (Provisional) in April 1948. It operated Elmendorf AFB, AK, and several satellite bases, and provided air defense of Alaska, April 1948–December 1950. In addition, the wing provided intra-theater troop carrier and airlift support, 1948-1950, using several attached troop carrier squadrons. In January 1951, it was replaced by 39th Air Depot Wing. The Wing moved to Nevada and replaced the 4525th Fighter Weapons Wing at Nellis AFB, in October 1969. At Nellis, it trained tactical fighter aircrews, conducted operational tests and evaluations, demonstrated tactical fighter weapon systems, and developed fighter tactics and from February 1970 to October 1979 and operated Nellis AFB for all base tenants. The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (the “Thunderbirds”) was assigned to the wing in February 1974 and has remained an integral part of the wing to present. The 57th assumed operational control of “RED FLAG” exercises in October 1979; developing realistic combat training operations featuring adversary tactics, dissimilar air combat training, and electronic warfare. It incorporated intelligence training after March 1980. In 1990 the aggressor mission transferred to 4440th TFTG and later to the 414th CTS. The wing added instruction in hunter/killer counter electronic warfare tactics until 1996. From 1992-1999, the wing operated detachments at Cannon AFB, NM, Ellsworth AFB, ND, and Barksdale AFB, LA that flew and tested the F-111, B-1, and B-52 respectively. It added the 66th Rescue Squadron, equipped with HH-60 helicopters, on 1 February 1993 while the squadron was deployed in Southwest Asia. From 1991 to present, the 57th provided combat aircrew capabilities, operating the USAF Weapons and the USAF Combat Rescue Schools, developing techniques and procedures and conducting operational test and evaluation on all major aircraft in the AF inventory. | |||
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The Emblem was approved on 2 September 1970. | |||
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57TH WING, US AIR FORCE
History: Established as 57 Fighter Wing c. 15 March 1948. Organized on 20 April 1948. Redesignated 57 Fighter-Interceptor Wing on 20 January 1950. Inactivated on 1 January 1951. Redesignated 57 Fighter Weapons Wing on 22 August 1969. Activated on 15 October 1969. Redesignated: 57 Tactical Training Wing on 1 April 1977; 57 Fighter Weapons Wing on 1 March 1980; 57 Fighter Wing on 1 October 1991; 57 Wing on 15 June 1993. The 57 Fighter Wing replaced 57 Fighter Wing (Provisional) in April 1948. It operated Elmendorf AFB, AK, and several satellite bases, and provided air defense of Alaska, April 1948–December 1950. In addition, the wing provided intra-theater troop carrier and airlift support, 1948-1950, using several attached troop carrier squadrons. In January 1951, it was replaced by 39th Air Depot Wing. The Wing moved to Nevada and replaced the 4525th Fighter Weapons Wing at Nellis AFB, in October 1969. At Nellis, it trained tactical fighter aircrews, conducted operational tests and evaluations, demonstrated tactical fighter weapon systems, and developed fighter tactics and from February 1970 to October 1979 and operated Nellis AFB for all base tenants. The USAF Air Demonstration Squadron (the “Thunderbirds”) was assigned to the wing in February 1974 and has remained an integral part of the wing to present. The 57th assumed operational control of “RED FLAG” exercises in October 1979; developing realistic combat training operations featuring adversary tactics, dissimilar air combat training, and electronic warfare. It incorporated intelligence training after March 1980. In 1990 the aggressor mission transferred to 4440th TFTG and later to the 414th CTS. The wing added instruction in hunter/killer counter electronic warfare tactics until 1996. From 1992-1999, the wing operated detachments at Cannon AFB, NM, Ellsworth AFB, ND, and Barksdale AFB, LA that flew and tested the F-111, B-1, and B-52 respectively. It added the 66th Rescue Squadron, equipped with HH-60 helicopters, on 1 February 1993 while the squadron was deployed in Southwest Asia. From 1991 to present, the 57th provided combat aircrew capabilities, operating the USAF Weapons and the USAF Combat Rescue Schools, developing techniques and procedures and conducting operational test and evaluation on all major aircraft in the AF inventory.
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