12th Flying Training Wing, US Air Force

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12TH FLYING TRAINING WING, US AIR FORCE

History: Established as 12 Fighter-Escort Wing on 27 October 1950. Activated on 1 November 1950. Redesignated as: 12 Strategic Fighter Wing on 20 January 1953; 12 Fighter-Day Wing on 1 July 1957. Inactivated on 8 January 1958. Redesignated as 12 Tactical Fighter Wing, and activated, on 17 April 1962. Organized on 25 April 1962. Inactivated on 17 November 1971. Redesignated as 12 Flying Training Wing on 22 March 1972. Activated on 1 May 1972. Provided fighter escort, air defense for Strategic Air Command (SAC) bomber forces, 1950-1957. Deployed at Manston RAF Station, England, 20 July-30 November 1951, and at Misawa AB, Japan, 15 May-10 August 1953 and 10 May-11 August 1954. Provided air refueling support, 1955-1957. Engaged in aerial combat in Southeast Asia, 19 November 1965-21 October 1971. Provided close air support, interdiction, rescue combat patrol, MiG patrol, and other activities. Supported the South Vietnamese attack on enemy sanctuaries in Cambodia and Laos in 1971. Replaced, and absorbed resources of, the 3510 Flying Training Wing at Randolph AFB, TX, in May 1972. Responsible for operation and maintenance of Randolph AFB and operation of the USAF Instrument Flight Center. The Center was responsible also for development, testing, and evaluation of flight instruments and flight instrument systems. From 2 May 1973 to 12 November 1976, wing provided T-37, T-38, and T-39 pilot requalification training for more than 150 USAF ex-prisoners of war. Trained instructor pilots for Air Training Command’s undergraduate pilot training program wings and for foreign countries under the Joint Security Assistance Program. Beginning in 1985, supported the Accelerated Copilot Enrichment program at various operating locations. Designed and fabricated F-16 aircraft simulation training systems for USAF bases and several NATO nations during 1983-1988; after 1986, undertook similar efforts for the B-1 bomber program. Deployed support personnel during operations in Southwest Asia, 1990-1991. From 1991, engaged in flight screening and undergraduate pilot training. Due to impending closure of Mather AFB, California, in 1992 wing assumed undergraduate navigator training. Also, conducted specialized undergraduate pilot training. In 1995, began transition to joint navigator training systems officers, 1996-. Served as host unit for Randolph AFB, TX including Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC), Air Force Services Agency, Air Education and Training Command, Nineteenth Air Force and 340 Flying Training Group, 1972-2010. Produced joint and international instructor pilots, navigators, and combat systems officers, 1996-.


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Approved for 12 Group on 3 February 1942; slightly modified for 12 Wing on 15 March 1963; latest rendering, 11 October 2018.

Literature: Image from Wikimedia Commons. Information from https://www.afhra.af.mil/


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