The 2nd Bomb Wing is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the Air Force Global Strike Command and the Eighth Air Force. It is stationed at Barksdale...
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Barksdale Air Force Base (section 2nd Bombardment Wing)
oldest bomb wing in the USAF, the 2nd Bomb Wing (2 BW). The 2nd participated in Brig Gen Billy Mitchell's 1921 off-shore bombing test (as the 2nd Bomb Group)...
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Stratofortress wings in the United States Air Force, the other being the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana. Also, stationed at Barksdale...
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List of USAF Provisional Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command (redirect from List of USAF Bomb Wings (P) Provisional assigned to Strategic Air Command)
328th Bomb Squadrons, 42nd Bomb Wing, Loring AFB, ME. Date: 21 December 1990 Equipment: B-52Gs From: 379th Bomb Wing, Wurtsmith AFB, MI; 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale...
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vice commander of the 509th Bomb Wing from June 2013 through August 2014, before becoming commander of the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base for...
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November 1942 as 2nd Bomb Wing and was reorganized as the 2nd Bomb Division on 13 September 1943 before its final designation as the 2nd Air Division in...
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2022[update]; 58 operated by active forces (2nd Bomb Wing and 5th Bomb Wing), 18 by reserve forces (307th Bomb Wing), and about 12 in long-term storage at...
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Barksdale Air Force Base near Bossier City, Louisiana. Hosted by the 2nd Bomb Wing, it maintains a large collection of military aircraft and historical...
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Air Force. The Air Force Reserve Command's 307th Bomb Wing is an associate unit of the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, flying the B-52H Stratofortress...
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for, for over 36 hours. 5th Bomb Wing subsequently failed its nuclear surety inspection in late-May 2008. 2nd Bomb Wing from Barksdale Air Force Base...
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The Second Bombardment Wing, abbreviated as 2nd Bombardment Wing of the United States Army Air Forces is a disbanded unit whose last assignment was with...
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96th Bomb Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, were deployed to replace the B‑2s. The commander of the 509th Bomb Wing, Brig...
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personnel. At the time of the incident, the 5th Bomb Wing was commanded by Colonel Bruce Emig, the 2nd Bomb Wing by Colonel Robert Wheeler, the 8th Air Force...
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in the United Kingdom 2nd Bomb Wing, 62nd Bomb Squadron Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, Louisiana Strategic Air Command 42 Bomb Wing Loring AFB, Limestone...
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RAF Fairford (redirect from 806th Bombardment Wing (Provisional))
Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003, when six bombers arrived from the 2nd Bomb Wing. In November 2018, it was announced that the 95th Reconnaissance Squadron...
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The 307th Bomb Wing (307 BW) is an Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force. It is assigned to the Tenth Air Force of Air Force Reserve...
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Years of service 1989–present Rank Lieutenant general Commands held 2nd Bomb Wing 393rd Bomb Squadron Awards Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior...
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The 131st Bomb Wing is a unit of the Missouri Air National Guard, stationed at Whiteman Air Force Base, Knob Noster, Missouri. If activated to federal...
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60-0001) was named Memphis Belle IV and is currently assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, having seen action in both Iraq...
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by four wings: 2nd Bomb Wing (AFGSC) – Barksdale AFB, Louisiana 11th Bomb Squadron (B-52H, Tail Code: LA, Gold Tail Stripe) 20th Bomb Squadron (B-52H...
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RAF Mildenhall (section 513th Tactical Airlift Wing)
Superfortress equipped 2nd Bomb Wing, arriving on Temporary Duty (TDY) from Hunter AFB in Georgia on 4 May 1951. Other rotational strategic bomb wings at Mildenhall...
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the Vice Wing Commander for the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman AFB, Mo. He commanded the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth AFB, S.D., and 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale...
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Eighth Air Force (category World War II strategic bombing units)
Cheddington 2nd Bomb Wing, 16 Jun 1988 – present 5th Bomb Wing, 1 Jun 1991 – present 7th Bomb Wing, 1 Oct 2015 – present 9th Reconnaissance Wing, 1 Oct 2002...
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Squadrons, pp. 320-321 "Barksdale Air Force Base Library: Factsheet 2nd Bomb Wing". 2d Bomb Wing Public Affairs. Archived from the original on 26 September 2009...
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1991–present Rank Lieutenant General Commands held Eighth Air Force 2nd Bomb Wing 325th Weapons Squadron Battles/wars Operation Allied Force War in Afghanistan...
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Aerial refueling (section Wing-to-wing)
Archives, Retrieved: 20 April 2014. Bull 2004, p. 84. "Factsheets: 2nd Bomb Wing History" Archived 26 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine. Barksdale...
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Operation Senior Surprise (category Strategic bombing conducted by the United States)
"Surprised by Secret Squirrel". Retrieved 8 September 2019. "Desert Storm: 2nd Bomb Wing leads the air war". Retrieved 7 August 2019. "The Secret Squirrels"...
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McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender (category Low-wing aircraft)
July 2020. "2nd Bomb Wing". "22nd Bomb Wing - SAC - March AFB - B52". "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst" (PDF). "916th Air Refueling Wing" (PDF). Retrieved...
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2020. "Units". McConnell AFB. US Air Force. Retrieved 8 May 2020. "5th Bomb Wing Units". Minot AFB. US Air Force. Retrieved 10 May 2020. "Units". Moody...
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RAF Upper Heyford (section 3918th Strategic Wing)
93rd Bomb Wing, 97th Air Refueling Squadron, 509th Air Refueling Squadron, 301st Bomb Wing, 8th Air Sea Rescue Squadron, 2nd Bomb Wing, 5th Bomb Wing Detachment...
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