93rd Air Ground Operating Wing, US Air Force
93RD AIR GROUND OPERATING WING, US AIR FORCE
History: Established as 93 Bombardment Wing, Very Heavy, on 28 July 1947. Organized on 15 August 1947. Redesignated as: 93 Bombardment Wing, Medium, on 12 July 1948; 93 Bombardment Wing, Heavy, on 1 February 1955; 93 Wing on 1 September 1991; 93 Bomb Wing on 1 June 1992. Inactivated on 30 September 1995. Redesignated as 93 Air Control Wing on 15 January 1996. Activated on 29 January 1996. Inactivated on 1 October 2002. Redesignated as 93 Air Ground Operations Wing on 11 December 2007. Activated on 25 January 2008. Maintained combat readiness for global strategic bombardment, August 1947-February 1956. The wing’s 93 Bombardment Group deployed to Okinawa in 1948, becoming the first SAC bomb group to deploy in full strength to the Far East. The wing began aerial refueling operations in October 1950. It deployed its tactical force, augmented by support personnel, to England, July 1950-January 1951. The entire wing deployed to England, December 1951-March 1952. Provided aerial refueling and navigational assistance for the July 1952 movement of the 31 Fighter-Escort Wing from the United States to Japan, the first jet fighter crossing of the Pacific Ocean, during the Korean War. First SAC wing to convert to B-52 aircraft, 1955-1956. Became SAC’s primary B-52 aircrew training organization, incorporating KC-135 aircrew training for refueling in mid-1956. Notable operations: non-stop B-52 flights of some 16,000 miles around North America and to the North Pole (November 1956); first jet aircraft nonstop flight around the world (January 1957); nonstop, unrefueled KC-135 flight from Yokota AB, Japan, to Washington, DC (April 1958). Although most of the wing’s components were used for B-52 and KC-135 aircrew training between 1956 and 1995, one or more of its units sometimes participated in tactical operations, including aerial refueling. From April 1968 to April 1974, operated a special B-52 replacement training unit to support SAC’s B-52 operation in Southeast Asia. Won the SAC Bombing and Navigation Competition and the Fairchild Trophy in 1949, 1952, and 1970, and the Omaha Trophy as the outstanding SAC wing in 1970. In August 1990 the wing operated an aerial port of embarkation for personnel and equipment deploying to Southwest Asia during Desert Shield. In addition to aerial refueling, tankers ferried personnel and equipment, while B-52s deployed to strategic locations worldwide, including Saudi Arabia. Bombed the Iraqi Republican Guard and targeted Iraqi chemical weapons, nuclear, and industrial plants during Desert Storm, January-February 1991. Relieved of its air refueling and KC-135 aircrew training missions in 1992. Inactivated in 1995. Activated in 1996 as an air control wing, flying E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) aircraft. Some crews and aircraft deployed from Georgia to Bosnia in 1996 to support the Joint Endeavor peacekeeping operation. Deployed to Southwest Asia in response to Iraq’s refusal to cooperate with United Nations weapons inspectors, 18 February-3 June 1998. Between 23 February-28 June 1999, deployed aircraft and personnel to Germany to assist in monitoring Serbian withdrawal from Kosovo. Upon inactivation on 1 October 2002, Georgia Air National Guard’s 116 Air Control Wing assumed responsibility for JSTARS mission. Activated on 25 January 2008 as a non-flying unit; managed and provided combat-ready tactical air control personnel, battlefield weather, and force protection assets for joint forces commanders, 2008-.
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The Emblem was approved on 4 September 1953; newest rendition approved on 11 October 2011.
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