501st Combat Support Wing, US Air Force

501ST COMBAT SUPPORT WING, US AIR FORCE

History: Established as 501 Bombardment Group, Very Heavy, on 25 May 1944. Activated on 1 Jun 1944. Inactivated on 10 Jun 1946. Consolidated (11 Jan 1982) with 701 Tactical Missile Wing, which was established on 3 Aug 1956. Activated on 15 Sep 1956. Inactivated on 18 Jun 1958. Redesignated 501 Tactical Missile Wing on 11 Jan 1982. Activated on 1 Jul 1982. Inactivated on 31 May 1991. Redesignated 501 Combat Support Wing on 22 Mar 2005. Activated on 12 May 2005.

Official blazon
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Origin/meaning

Emblem approved on 20 Jun 1957, modified on 27 Jul 2005.

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