19th Airlift Wing, US Air Force

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19TH AIRLIFT WING, US AIR FORCE

History: Established as 19 Bombardment Wing, Medium, on 10 August 1948. Activated on 17 August 1948. Redesignated as: 19 Bombardment Wing, Heavy, on 1 July 1961; 19 Air Refueling Wing, Heavy, on 1 Octoberr 1983; 19 Air Refueling Wing on 1 September 1991. Inactivated on 1 July 1996. Redesignated as 19 Airlift Wing on 18 September 2008. Activated on 1 October 2008. Formed in 1948 from resources of the former North Guam Air Force Base Command (Provisional), the 19 Bombardment Wing operated Andersen AFB and maintained proficiency in B–29s. In May 1949, it assumed responsibility for three bases plus various support facilities and units. When the Korean War began, the 19 Bombardment Group was immediately detached for operations from Kadena AB, Okinawa. Three years later, wing headquarters moved without personnel or equipment to Kadena and absorbed personnel and equipment of the inactivating group. Through 27 July 1953 the wing flew 281 combat sorties (23 missions) over Korea. In May–June 1954, it turned in its B–29s at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ, while enroute to Florida, where initially it received B–47s. The wing gained an air refueling unit early in 1955. It deployed to Sidi Slimane AB, French Morocco, January–April 1956, and to Ben Guerir AB, Morocco, May–July 1957. From July 1957 to April 1961, the wing maintained a portion of its tactical resources on overseas alert. It won the Fairchild Trophy in the SAC bombing and navigation competition for 1966. Moving without personnel or equipment to Robins AFB, GA, in mid-1968, it absorbed resources of the 465 Bombardment Wing. The 19th deployed virtually all its B–52 and KC–135 aircraft and crews for combat operations in Southeast Asia in 1972. Regaining aircraft and crews, the wing resumed normal operations in November 1973. It won the Omaha Trophy as the “outstanding wing in SAC” for 1981. In 1983, the 19 Air Refueling Wing undertook worldwide aerial refueling missions for various operations and exercises and supported the European Tanker Task Force. It flew aerial refueling missions supporting Grenada operations, 23–24 October 1983. Beginning in 1984, it provided two EC–135 aircraft and crews to support the United States Central Command in Southwest Asia. With conversion to KC–135R aircraft, the wing started supporting the Pacific and Alaska Tanker Task Forces in March 1988 and the Caribbean Tanker Task Force in March 1990. It flew aerial refueling missions for the invasion of Panama, 18–21 December 1989 and deployed resources to Southwest Asia, August 1990–March 1991, providing aerial refueling, cargo, and command, control and communications support. From January 1992, it provided an EC–137 and crews to support the United States Special Operations Command, and from August 1992 the wing supported the Saudi Tanker Task Force. It provided air refueling support to NATO fighters in Bosnia in September-October 1995. Several KC-135R tankers deployed to Southwest Asia to support Operation Southern Watch, January-March 1996 and to Turkey for Provide Comfort, April-June 1996. Since 2008, trained personnel and performed airlift and airdropping of troop and supplies in contingency operations, and humanitarian operations, 2008-.

Coat of arms (crest) of the 19th Airlift Wing, US Air Force
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The Emblem was approved for 19 Group on 19 October 1936 and for 19 Wing on 9 May 1952; newest rendition 7 April 2009.


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