39th Air Base Wing, US Air Force

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39TH AIR BASE WING, US AIR FORCE

History: Established as 39 Bombardment Group (Heavy) on 20 November 1940. Activated on 15 January 1941. Redesignated 39 Bombardment Group, Very Heavy, on 28 March 1944. Inactivated on 1 April 1944. Activated on 1 April 1944. Inactivated on 27 December 1945. Redesignated 39 Tactical Group, and activated, on 14 March 1966. Organized on 1 April 1966. Consolidated (31 January 1984) with the 39 Bombardment Wing, Heavy, which was established, and activated, on 15 November 1962. Organized on 1 February 1963. Discontinued, and inactivated, on 25 June 1965. Consolidated organization retained designation of 39 Tactical Group. Redesignated: 39 Wing on 1 October 1993; 39 Air Base Group on 16 July 2003; 39 Air Base Wing on 12 March 2004. The 39 Bombardment Group patrolled the northwest coast after the United States entered World War II. Served as an operational training and later as a replacement training unit, 1942–April 1944. Trained as a heavy bombardment unit in 1944. Moved to Guam early in 1945 as part of Twentieth Air Force. Conducted its first mission against the Japanese home islands in April 1945. Supported Allied invasion of Okinawa by attacking airfields that served as bases for kamikaze pilots. Bombed military and industrial targets in Japan and participated in incendiary raids on urban areas from mid-May until the end of the war. Received a Distinguished Unit Citation for an attack against the Otake oil refinery and storage area on Honshu on 10 May 1945. Received a second Distinguished Unit Citation for bombing industrial and dock areas in Yokohama and manufacturing districts in Tokyo, 23–29 May 1945. Returned to the United States, Nov–Dec 1945. Between 1963 and 1965, 39 Bombardment Wing maintained combat readiness for strategic bombardment. Maintained airborne and ground alerts, and participated in numerous exercises until inactivation. 39 Tactical Group replaced the 7216 Combat Support Group on 1 April 1966 to control permanent support units and deployed weapons training detachments at Incirlik, Turkey. Known as TUSLOG (The United States Logistics Group) Detachment 10 within Turkey until 1 October 1982, it supported USAFE and NATO operational missions in the Middle East. Provided disaster relief and mercy missions as required during fires, floods, earthquakes, and other such disasters. Provided support for US and NATO forces during operations in Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe, August 1990–. From October 1993, provided operational and logistical support for all US forces in Turkey and operated a Supreme Allied Command Europe Quick Reaction Alert Force. From September 1997-May 2003, became major force provider for the 39 Air and Space Expeditionary Wing, which supported Operations Northern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Supported earthquake relief to Pakistan, October-November 2005, and Lebanon non-combatant evacuation operations (NEO), July 2006.


Coat of arms (crest) of 39th Air Base Wing, US Air Force

(39th Bombardment Wing)
Coat of arms (crest) of 39th Air Base Wing, US Air Force

(39th Air Base Wing)
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The Emblem was approved on 21 November 1994. Newest rendition approved on 10 August 2007.

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