6th Air Mobility Wing, US Air Force

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6TH AIR MOBILITY WING, US AIR FORCE

History: Established as 6 Bombardment Wing, Medium on 20 December 1950. Activated on 2 January 1951. Redesignated as: 6 Bombardment Wing, Heavy on 16 June 1952; 6 Strategic Aerospace Wing on 1 May 1962; 6 Strategic Wing on 25 March 1967; 6 Strategic Reconnaissance Wing on 1 April 1988. Inactivated on 1 September 1992. Redesignated as 6 Air Base Wing on 22 December 1993. Activated on 4 January 1994. Redesignated as: 6 Air Refueling Wing on 1 October 1996; 6 Air Mobility Wing on 1 January 2001; 6 Air Refueling Wing on 30 September 2019. Conducted strategic bombardment training from activation in 1951 until 1 September 1959, with air refueling as additional mission in 1951–1952, and again from April 1958 until January 1967. Deployed at Andersen AFB, Guam, October 1955–January 1956. Two bombardment squadrons (24th and 30th) joined the 4129 CCTS in September 1959, training B- 52 and KC-135 crews, while the 40 Bombardment Squadron continued flying operational missions until 10 June 1960. From 10 June 1960 to 1 December 1961 the wing flew a few operational missions in a non-combat ready status. A missile squadron joined the wing’s resources in September 1961. The 40 Bombardment Squadron returned to operational status on 1 December 1961, and on 5 September 1963 the other two bomb squadrons also regained tactical status. The 39 Bombardment Squadron discontinued a few days later, but the 24th and 40th Bombardment Squadrons continued global bombardment training through December 1966, when they phased down for inactivation. The missile squadron phased out its Atlas operations in February 1965 and inactivated a month later. On 25 March 1967, the wing moved without personnel or equipment to Eielson AFB, AK, where it replaced the 4157 Strategic Wing and assumed resources and missions of that wing. In Alaska, the wing flew RC–135 strategic reconnaissance missions with an assigned squadron, and, with KC–135s deployed to Eielson from Strategic Air Command (SAC), Air Force Reserves (AFRES), and the Air National Guard (ANG), conducted Alaska Task Force (ATTF) missions to support reconnaissance and numerous exercises for the Air Force and Navy. From April 1968 to July 1972 the wing periodically served as the airborne monitor of the Alaskan ballistic missile early warning station. The wing maintained a detachment at Shemya AFS, in the Aleutians, and operated from there, Feb–May 1975 and Jun–Sep 1976, when Eielson closed for repair of earthquake damage. Won the P.T. Cullen Award for greatest contributions to the photo and signal intelligence efforts of Strategic Air Command, 1973, 1978, and 1983. In October 1996, assumed an aerial refueling mission. Provided refueling support for global mobility requirements and later also for fighters flying homeland security missions over the southeastern United States. Deployed tanker aircraft and crews to Southwest Asia to support no-fly zone operations over northern Iraq in July 1998. From January 2001 to September 2019, the wing added an airlift mission, providing executive airlift for senior Government and military leaders including those of U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command. Since 11 September 2001, deployed to forward locations in support of Global War on Terrorism; transported military leaders and combatant commanders; provided medical evacuation from overseas theater of operations and air refueling support for fighter jets.


Coat of arms (crest) of 6th Air Mobility Wing, US Air Force

(Historical - 6th Bombardment Group)
Coat of arms (crest) of 6th Air Mobility Wing, US Air Force

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Approved for 6 Group on 22 January 1924 and for 6 Wing on 18 March 1955; replaced by emblem approved on 21 October 1980; original emblem reinstated on 20 September 1988.

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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