Talk:380th Air Expeditionary Wing

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• Established on: 23 May 1953.
• Activated on: 11 July 1955.
• At: Plattsburgh AFB, NY.
• Assigned to: Eighth Air Force.
• Equipment: B-47s
• Reassigned to: Eighth Air Force, 820th Air Division on 1 February 1956
• Changed equipment in: 1956 to B-47s, KC-97s.
• Reassigned to: Eighth Air Force, 820th Strategic Aerospace Division on 1 May 1962.
• Changed equipment in: 1962 to B-47s, EB-47s.
• Redesignated on: 15 September 1964 as 380th Strategic Aerospace Wing.

• Redesignated on: 1 July 1972.
• At: Plattsburgh AFB, NY.
• Reassigned to: Second Air Force, 45th Air Division.
• Reassigned to: Eighth Air Force, 45th Air Division on 1 June 1975.
• Reassigned to: Eighth Air Force on 29 March 1989.
• Redesignated in: 1991 as 380th Air Refueling Wing.

Trained in strategic bombardment, Aug. 1955-Dec. 1965. Flew worldwide Air refueling missions, Sept. 1956-Apr. 1961 and again since Sept. 1964; also flew EB-47 post attack command control (PACCS) missions, Jul. 1962-Nov. 1964. Conducted combat training through a wing detachment at Pinecastle AFB, FL. 10 January-25 June. 1956, while Plattsburgh AFB, NY, and facilities were completed. Deployed at Brize Norton RAF Station, England, 3 April.-3 July. 1957. Service tested a “super” wing concept (70 B-47s and 40 KC-97s), Jul. 1959-Jun. 1960. Briefly controlled Atlas ICBM operations, Sept. 1964-Apr. 1965. Commenced global strategic bombardment training with B-52s in Jun. 1966 and continued through Jan. 1971. Converted to FB-111 medium bombers in 1971. Commenced F111 strategic bombardment mission in Jul. 1971 and FB-111 combat crew training in Aug. 1971. Won the SAC bombing and navigation competition, and Fairchild Trophy, in 1974, 1976, and 1977.