5th Bombardment Wing, US Air Force
5TH BOMBARDMENT WING, US AIR FORCE
History:Established as 5 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing on 1 July 1949. Activated on 16 July 1949. Redesignated as:5 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Heavy on 14 November 1950; 5 Bombardment Wing, Heavy on 1 October 1955; 5 Wing on 1 September 1991; 5 Bomb Wing on 1 June 1992. Performed long-range strategic reconnaissance, July 1949-October 1955, with some limited reconnaissance to September 1958. Fully integrated with the 9 Strategic Reconnaissance (later, 9 Bombardment) Wing, 12 November 1949-10 February 1951; maintained a manned headquarters, but had no operational control over assigned units, and from 1 February 1950 to 10 February 1951 shared a commander in common with the 9 Wing. Began maintaining proficiency in strategic bombardment in July 1953 but was not redesignated as a bombardment wing until October 1955. Added air refueling to other missions in December 1959. Phased down at Travis AFB, CA, in 1968 and moved without personnel or equipment to Minot AFB, ND, absorbing resources of the 450 Bombardment Wing. Supported the post-attack command and control system (PACCS), July 1968-December 1969. Continued global strategic bombardment training and air refueling operations, including loan of KC-135 aircraft and crews and B-52 crews to Strategic Air Command (SAC) organizations involved in combat operations in Southeast Asia, 1968-1975. Won the Omaha Trophy as the outstanding wing in SAC for 1985. Won the SAC Bombing and Navigation Competition and the Fairchild Trophy in 1988. Personnel and KC–135 aircraft deployed in support of operations in Southwest Asia, 1990-1991. In 1991, the wing’s B-52 bombers were taken off alert status for the first time in 25 years. The wing was relieved of its air refueling mission in June 1992. In the late 1990s, the wing deployed B-52s and aircrews to Southwest Asia to support enforcement of the no-fly zones over Iraq. In 1999, aircraft and crews deployed to England in support of NATO operations over Serbia. Received the Omaha Trophy from U.S. Strategic Command as the best strategic aircraft unit for 2000. After 11 September 2001, involved in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and the fight against terrorism. Provided full-spectrum, expeditionary, bomber global strike and combat support to combatant commanders and mission support to 91 Space (later, 91 Missile) Wing, 2006-.
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Approved for 5 Group on 21 June 1924 and for 5 Wing on 12 August 1954.
Literature:Images from Air Force Combat Units of World War II and Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/
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