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6th Air Mobility Wing

Index 6th Air Mobility Wing

The United States Air Force's 6th Air Mobility Wing is the host wing for MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. [1]

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AGM-28 Hound Dog

The North American Aviation AGM-28 Hound Dog was a supersonic, turbojet-propelled, air-launched cruise missile developed in 1959 for the United States Air Force.

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Air Force Reserve Command

The Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the United States Air Force, with its headquarters at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.

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Air Mobility Command

Air Mobility Command (AMC) is a Major Command (MAJCOM) of the U.S. Air Force.

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Air Mobility Rodeo

The Air Mobility Rodeo is a biennial, international airlift competition hosted by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.

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Alaskan Air Command

Alaskan Air Command (AAC) is an inactive United States Air Force Major Command originally established in 1942 under the United States Army Air Forces.

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Andersen Air Force Base

Andersen Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base located approximately northeast of Yigo near Agafo Gumas in the United States territory of Guam.

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Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is an American long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber.

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Boeing EC-135

The Boeing EC-135 was a command and control version of the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter.

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Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a military aerial refueling aircraft.

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Boeing T-43

The Boeing T-43 was a modified Boeing 737-200 used by the United States Air Force for training navigators, now known as USAF combat systems officers.

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Convair B-36 Peacemaker

The Convair B-36 "Peacemaker" is a strategic bomber built by Convair and operated solely by the United States Air Force (USAF) from 1949 to 1959.

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Donald E. Hillman

Donald Edison Hillman (August 24, 1918 – March 16, 2012) was an American World War II flying ace and prisoner of war credited with five enemy aircraft destroyed.

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Eielson Air Force Base

Eielson Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force base located approximately 26 miles (42 km) southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska and just southeast of Moose Creek, Alaska.

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Eighteenth Air Force

Eighteenth Air Force (Air Forces Transportation) (18 AF) is the only Numbered Air Force (NAF) in Air Mobility Command (AMC) and one of the largest NAFs in the United States Air Force. 18 AF was activated on 28 March 1951, inactivated on 1 January 1958, and re-activated on 1 October 2003. 18 AF is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

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Grand Island Army Air Field

Grand Island Army Airfield was a United States Army Air Forces airfield which operated from 1942 to 1946.

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James A. Cody

James A. Cody (born June 19, 1965) became the 17th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force on 24 January 2013.

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Kadena Air Base

, (IATA: DNA, ICAO: RODN) is a United States Air Force base in the towns of Kadena and Chatan and the city of Okinawa, in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan.

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La Aurora International Airport

La Aurora International Airport (Aeropuerto Internacional La Aurora) serves Guatemala City, Guatemala.

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List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1955–59)

This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred.

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List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1960–74)

This is a list of notable accidents and incidents involving military aircraft grouped by the year in which the accident or incident occurred.

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List of B-29 Superfortress operators

This is a list of B-29 Superfortress units consisting of nations, their air forces, and the unit assignments that used the B-29 during World War II, Korean War, and post war periods, including variants and other historical information Delivery of the first YB-29 test aircraft (YB-29-BW 41-36954) to the USAAF was made in June 1943, being delivered to the 58th Bombardment Wing, 40th Bombardment Group.

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List of B-52 Units of the United States Air Force

The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress has been operational with the United States Air Force since 1955.

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List of MAJCOM wings of the United States Air Force

This is a list of Major Air Command (MAJCOM) Wings of the United States Air Force (USAF), a designation system in use from the summer of 1948 to the mid-1990s.

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List of military units of Clark Air Base

Military units of Clark Air Base consisted primarily of United States Army and United States Air Force organizations.

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List of United States Air Force communications squadrons

The United States Air Force has several variants of squadrons focused on communications.

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List of United States Air Force installations

This is a list of United States Air Force installations.

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List of United States Air Force support squadrons

List of United States Air Force support squadrons identifies the United States Air Force squadron, shield, location and support unit.

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List of United States Armed Forces unit mottoes

Many units of the United States Armed Forces have distinctive mottoes.

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List of USAF Bomb Wings and Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command

List of USAF Bomb Wings and Wings assigned to the Strategic Air Command and brief information of the unit; including unit nickname, lineage, reassignments, aircraft assignments, and link to main Wikipedia articles for that unit.

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List of USAF Reconnaissance wings assigned to Strategic Air Command

This is a list of United States Air Force Reconnaissance and Strategic Reconnaissance Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command (SAC).

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List of USAF Strategic Missile Wings assigned to Strategic Air Command

This is a list of the three generations of ICBMs produced and deployed by the United States during the Cold War, with a fourth generation ICBM being deployed in small numbers at the end of the Cold War in 1991.

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List of USAF Strategic Wings assigned to the Strategic Air Command

During the tremendous U.S. Air Force Strategic Air Command (SAC) expansion of the early and mid-fifties, bases become overcrowded, with some of them supporting as many as 90 B-47s and 40 KC-97s.

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List of wings of the United States Air Force

This is a list of Wings in the United States Air Force, focusing on AFCON wings.

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Louis L. Wilson Jr.

Louis Locke Wilson Jr. (January 10, 1919 – June 25, 2010) was a retired general in the United States Air Force and the former commander in chief of the Pacific Air Forces.

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MacDill Air Force Base

MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) is an active United States Air Force installation located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida.

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Malmstrom Air Force Base

Malmstrom Air Force Base is a United States Air Force base and census-designated place (CDP) in Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana, United States.

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RAF Upper Heyford

RAF Upper Heyford was a Royal Air Force station located north-west of Bicester near the village of Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire, England.

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Scarlett Martínez International Airport

Scarlett Martínez International Airport, also known as Río Hato Airport, is an international airport in Río Hato, Coclé, Panama.

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Second Air Force

The Second Air Force (2 AF; 2d Air Force in 1942) is a USAF numbered air force responsible for conducting basic military and technical training for Air Force enlisted members and non-flying officers.

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Selfridge Air National Guard Base

Selfridge Air National Guard Base or Selfridge ANGB is an Air National Guard installation located in Harrison Township, Michigan, near Mount Clemens.

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SM-65 Atlas

The SM-65 Atlas was the first operational intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed by the United States and the first member of the Atlas rocket family.

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Structure of the United States Armed Forces

The chain of command leads from the President (as commander-in-chief) through the Secretary of Defense down to the newest recruits.

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Survivable Low Frequency Communications System

The AN/FRC-117 Survivable Low Frequency Communications System (SLFCS) was a communications system designed to be able to operate, albeit at low data transfer rates, during and after a nuclear attack.

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Tampa Bay Area

The Tampa Bay Area is a major populated area surrounding Tampa Bay on the west coast of Florida in the United States.

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Tampa, Florida

Tampa is a major city in, and the county seat of, Hillsborough County, Florida, United States.

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Tanker Task Force

A Tanker Task Force is an organization of the United States Air Force that includes numbered units of the Air Force from bases in a certain region.

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United States Air Force Academy Cadet Wing

The United States Air Force Academy Cadet Wing (AFCW) is the student body of the United States Air Force Academy.

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VI Bomber Command

The VI Bomber Command is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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Walker Air Force Base

Walker Air Force Base is a closed United States Air Force base located three miles (5 km) south of the central business district (CBD) of Roswell, a city in Chaves County, New Mexico, US.

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12th Air Division

The 12th Air Division an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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14th Air Division

The 14th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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168th Air Refueling Squadron

The 168th Air Refueling Squadron is a unit of the Alaska Air National Guard 168th Air Refueling Wing located at Eielson Air Force Base, Fairbanks, Alaska.

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18th Strategic Aerospace Division

The 18th Strategic Aerospace Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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1963 Elephant Mountain B-52 crash

On 24 January 1963 a United States Air Force Boeing B-52C Stratofortress with nine crew members on board lost its vertical stabilizer due to buffeting stresses during turbulence at low altitude and crashed on Elephant Mountain in Piscataquis County, Maine, United States, from Greenville.

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19th Air Division

The 19th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force

The 21st Expeditionary Mobility Task Force (21 EMTF) was one of two EMTFs assigned to the Air Force’s Air Mobility Command.

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22d Strategic Aerospace Division

The 22d Strategic Aerospace Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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24th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron

The 24th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron is a provisional unit of the United States Air Force.

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24th Fighter Squadron

The 24th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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307th Air Refueling Squadron

The 307th Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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310th Air Refueling Squadron

The 310th Expeditionary Air Refueling Flight is a provisional United States Air Force unit.

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310th Airlift Squadron

The 310th Airlift Squadron (the Flamingos) is part of the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

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343d Wing

The 343d Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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3d Air Division

The 3d Air Division (3d AD) is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron

The 40th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit.

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43d Airlift Wing

The 43rd Airlift Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit last stationed at Pope Field, part of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, where it was inactivated in March 2011.

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47th Air Division

The 47th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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50th Air Refueling Squadron

The 50th Air Refueling Squadron was reactivated in October 2017 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, where it will fly the Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker under the 6th Air Mobility Wing, assigned to the 6th Operations Group.

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579th Strategic Missile Squadron

The 579th Strategic Missile Squadron (579 SMS) is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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63d Air Refueling Squadron

The 63d Air Refueling Squadron (63 ARS) is a United States Air Force Reserve squadron, assigned to the 927th Operations Group, stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

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6th Air Mobility Wing

The United States Air Force's 6th Air Mobility Wing is the host wing for MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

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6th Air Refueling Squadron

The 6th Air Refueling Squadron is part of the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis Air Force Base, California.

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6th Operations Group

The 6th Operations Group (6 OG) is the operational flying component of the 6th Air Mobility Wing, stationed at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

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911th Air Refueling Squadron

The 911th Air Refueling Squadron is part of the 916th Air Refueling Wing at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina.

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916th Air Refueling Wing

The 916th Air Refueling Wing is an Air Reserve Component (ARC) of the United States Air Force.

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91st Air Refueling Squadron

The 91st Air Refueling Squadron is part of the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.

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927th Air Refueling Wing

The 927th Air Refueling Wing is an Air Reserve Component of the United States Air Force.

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99th Air Refueling Squadron

The 99th Air Refueling Squadron is part of the 6th Air Mobility Wing at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, but is stationed at Birmingham Air National Guard Base, Alabama.

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9th Special Operations Squadron

The 9th Special Operations Squadron is part of the 27th Special Operations Wing (27 SOW) at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico.

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4157th Strategic Wing, 6 AMW, 6th Air Refueling Wing, 6th Bomb Wing, 6th Bombardment Wing, 6th Composite Group), 6th Strategic Aerospace Wing, 6th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 6th Strategic Wing.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/6th_Air_Mobility_Wing

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