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26th Information Operations Wing

Index 26th Information Operations Wing

The 26th Information Operations Wing is an inactive United States Air Force unit. [1]

73 relations: Aerial refueling, Aerospace Defense Command, Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, Anti-aircraft warfare, Army Service Forces, Battle of Anzio, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, Boeing B-47 Stratojet, Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter, Bomb damage assessment, Bryce Poe II, Camp Kilmer, Consolidated B-24 Liberator, Douglas A-20 Havoc, Douglas B-66 Destroyer, Eighth Army (United Kingdom), Electronic countermeasure, Fighter aircraft, Foggia Airfield Complex, Group (military aviation unit), Invasion of Normandy, Lockheed P-38 Lightning, Luftwaffe, Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II, Mediterranean Theater of Operations, Military exercise, New York Port of Embarkation, North American B-25 Mitchell, Northwest African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing, Operation Dragoon, Operation Overlord, Peterson Air Force Base, Presidential Unit Citation (United States), Ramstein Air Base, Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base, Second Air Force, Special operations, Strategic Air Command, Third Air Force, Tunis–Carthage International Airport, Twelfth Air Force, United States Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa, United States Army North, Victory in Europe Day, Wing (military aviation unit), World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, World War II, Zweibrücken Air Base, 10th Intelligence Squadron, ..., 143d Airlift Squadron, 15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force, 17th Attack Squadron, 19th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron, 22d Intelligence Squadron, 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron, 26th Air Refueling Squadron, 318th Operations Support Squadron, 321st Air Refueling Squadron, 32d Intelligence Squadron, 38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, 3d Special Operations Squadron, 4th Space Operations Squadron, 526th Fighter Squadron, 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron, 622d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, 7th Air Division, 7th Fighter Squadron, 7th Special Operations Squadron, 801st Air Division, 8th Fighter Squadron, 90th Air Division, 921st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron. Expand index (23 more) »

Aerial refueling

Aerial refueling, also referred to as air refueling, in-flight refueling (IFR), air-to-air refueling (AAR), and tanking, is the process of transferring aviation fuel from one military aircraft (the tanker) to another (the receiver) during flight.

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Aerospace Defense Command

Aerospace Defense Command was a major command of the United States Air Forces, responsible for continental air defence.

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Air Force Outstanding Unit Award

The Air Force Outstanding Unit Award is one of the unit awards of the United States Air Force.

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Anti-aircraft warfare

Anti-aircraft warfare or counter-air defence is defined by NATO as "all measures designed to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of hostile air action."AAP-6 They include ground-and air-based weapon systems, associated sensor systems, command and control arrangements and passive measures (e.g. barrage balloons).

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Army Service Forces

The Army Service Forces were one of the three autonomous components of the Army of the United States during World War II, the others being the Army Air Forces and Army Ground Forces.

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Battle of Anzio

The Battle of Anzio was a battle of the Italian Campaign of World War II that took place from January 22, 1944 (beginning with the Allied amphibious landing known as Operation Shingle) to June 5, 1944 (ending with the capture of Rome).

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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine heavy bomber developed in the 1930s for the United States Army Air Corps (USAAC).

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Boeing B-47 Stratojet

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (company Model 450) is an American long range, six-engine, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft.

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Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter

The Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter is a United States strategic tanker aircraft based on the Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter.

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Bomb damage assessment

Bomb damage assessment (BDA), also known as battle damage assessment, is the practice of assessing damage inflicted on a target from a stand-off weapon, most typically a bomb or air launched missile.

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Bryce Poe II

Bryce Poe II (October 10, 1924 – November 20, 2000) was a United States Air Force four-star general who served as Commander, Air Force Logistics Command (COMAFLC) from 1978 to 1981.

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Camp Kilmer

Camp Kilmer, New Jersey is a former United States Army camp that was activated in June 1942 as a staging area and part of an installation of the New York Port of Embarkation.

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Consolidated B-24 Liberator

The Consolidated B-24 Liberator is an American heavy bomber, designed by Consolidated Aircraft of San Diego, California.

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Douglas A-20 Havoc

The Douglas A-20 Havoc (company designation DB-7) is a United States attack, light bomber, intruder, and reconnaissance aircraft of World War II.

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Douglas B-66 Destroyer

The Douglas B-66 Destroyer was a United States Air Force light bomber based on the U.S. Navy's A-3 Skywarrior carrier-based heavy attack aircraft.

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Eighth Army (United Kingdom)

The Eighth Army was a field army formation of the British Army during the Second World War, fighting in the North African and Italian campaigns.

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Electronic countermeasure

An electronic countermeasure (ECM) is an electrical or electronic device designed to trick or deceive radar, sonar or other detection systems, like infrared (IR) or lasers.

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Fighter aircraft

A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat against other aircraft, as opposed to bombers and attack aircraft, whose main mission is to attack ground targets.

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Foggia Airfield Complex

The Foggia Airfield Complex was a series of World War II military airfields located within a radius of Foggia, in the Province of Foggia, Italy.

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Group (military aviation unit)

A group is a military aviation unit, a component of military organization and a military formation.

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Invasion of Normandy

The Western Allies of World War II launched the largest amphibious invasion in history when they assaulted Normandy, located on the northern coast of France, on 6 June 1944.

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Lockheed P-38 Lightning

The Lockheed P-38 Lightning is a World War II-era American piston-engined fighter aircraft.

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Luftwaffe

The Luftwaffe was the aerial warfare branch of the combined German Wehrmacht military forces during World War II.

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Mediterranean and Middle East theatre of World War II

The Mediterranean and Middle East Theatre was a major theatre of operations during the Second World War.

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Mediterranean Theater of Operations

The Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army (MTOUSA), originally called the North African Theater of Operations (NATOUSA), was the American term for the theater of operations covering North Africa and Italy during World War II.

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Military exercise

A military exercise or war game is the employment of military resources in training for military operations, either exploring the effects of warfare or testing strategies without actual combat.

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New York Port of Embarkation

The New York Port of Embarkation (NYPOE) was a United States Army command responsible for the movement of troops and supplies from the United States to overseas commands.

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North American B-25 Mitchell

The North American B-25 Mitchell is an American twin-engine, medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation (NAA).

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Northwest African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing

The Northwest African Photographic Reconnaissance Wing (NAPRW) was a composite Allied photographic reconnaissance wing operational in North Africa during World War II in 1943.

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Operation Dragoon

Operation Dragoon (initially Operation Anvil) was the code name for the Allied invasion of Southern France on 15August 1944.

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Operation Overlord

Operation Overlord was the codename for the Battle of Normandy, the Allied operation that launched the successful invasion of German-occupied Western Europe during World War II.

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Peterson Air Force Base

Peterson Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force Base that shares an airfield with the adjacent Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, home to the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), the Air Force Space Command headquarters, and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) headquarters.

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Presidential Unit Citation (United States)

The Presidential Unit Citation (PUC), originally called the Distinguished Unit Citation, is awarded to units of the Uniformed services of the United States, and those of allied countries, for extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemy on or after 7 December 1941 (the date of the Attack on Pearl Harbor and the start of American involvement in World War II).

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Ramstein Air Base

Ramstein Air Base is a United States Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate, a state in southwestern Germany.

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Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base

Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base (1942–present) is an Air National Guard facility of the Ohio Air National Guard located near Lockbourne in southern Franklin County.

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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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Special operations

Special operations (S.O.) are military operations that are "special" or unconventional and carried out by dedicated special forces and other special operations forces units using unconventional methods and resources.

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Strategic Air Command

Strategic Air Command (SAC) was both a Department of Defense Specified Command and a United States Air Force (USAF) Major Command (MAJCOM), responsible for Cold War command and control of two of the three components of the U.S. military's strategic nuclear strike forces, the so-called "nuclear triad," with SAC having control of land-based strategic bomber aircraft and intercontinental ballistic missiles or ICBMs (the third leg of the triad being submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM) of the U.S. Navy).

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Third Air Force

The Third Air Force (Air Forces Europe) (3 AF) is a numbered air force of the United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA).

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Tunis–Carthage International Airport

Tunis–Carthage Airport (Aéroport de Tunis-Carthage, مطار تونس قرطاج الدولي) is the international airport of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia.

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Twelfth Air Force

The Twelfth Air Force (12 AF; Air Forces Southern, (AFSOUTH)) is a Numbered Air Force of the United States Air Force Air Combat Command (ACC).

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United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa

The United States Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA) is a United States Air Force major command (MAJCOM) and a component command of both United States European Command (USEUCOM) and United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM). As part of its mission, USAFE-AFAFRICA commands U.S. Air Force units pledged to NATO, maintaining combat-ready wings based from Great Britain to Turkey. USAFE-AFAFRICA plans, conducts, controls, coordinates and supports air and space operations in Europe, parts of Asia and all of Africa with the exception of Egypt to achieve U.S. national and NATO objectives based on taskings by the two combatant commanders. USAFE-AFAFRICA is headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. It is the oldest continuously active USAF major command, originally activated on 1 February 1942 at Langley Field, Virginia, as the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces. Two years later, it was designated as United States Strategic Air Forces in Europe (USSTAF) and on 7 August 1945 it was designated as United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). On 20 April 2012 United States Air Forces in Europe formally became the U.S. Air Forces in Europe – Air Forces Africa when the 17th Air Force inactivated. The command has more than 35,000 active duty personnel, Air Reserve Component personnel, and civilian employees assigned.

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United States Army North

The United States Army North is a formation of the United States Army Service Component Command of United States Northern Command.

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Victory in Europe Day

Victory in Europe Day, generally known as V-E Day, VE Day or simply V Day, celebrated on May 8, 1945 to mark the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.

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Wing (military aviation unit)

In military aviation, a wing is a unit of command.

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World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters

The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (Association Mondiale Des Radiodiffuseurs Communautaires, AMARC) is the international umbrella organization of community radio broadcasters founded in 1983, with nearly 3,000 members in 110 countries.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Zweibrücken Air Base

Zweibrücken Air Base was a NATO military air base in West Germany.

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10th Intelligence Squadron

The United States Air Force's 10th Intelligence Squadron is an intelligence unit located at Langley Air Force Base, Virginia.

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143d Airlift Squadron

The 143d Airlift Squadron (143d AS) is a unit of the Rhode Island Air National Guard 143d Airlift Wing located at Quonset Point Air National Guard Station, Rhode Island.

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15th Expeditionary Mobility Task Force

The Fifteenth Expeditionary Mobility Task Force (15 ETF) was one of two ETFs assigned to the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command (AMC) and was headquartered at Travis Air Force Base, California.

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17th Attack Squadron

The 17th Attack Squadron is a squadron of the United States Air Force.

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19th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron

The 19th Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (1942–1970) is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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22d Intelligence Squadron

The 22d Intelligence Squadron (22 IS) is a non-flying squadron of the United States Air Force.

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24th Tactical Air Support Squadron

The first predecessor of the 24th Tactical Air Support Squadron was the 24th Bombardment Squadron (Light) which was activated in late 1939 as a test unit for light bombardment aircraft at Maxwell Field, Alabama.

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26th Air Refueling Squadron

The 26th Air Refueling Squadron (26 AREFS) was a squadron of the United States Air Force that flew the KC-97E/F/G Stratofreighter, An early Cold War air refueling squadron, it primarily supported B-47 Stratojets of the Strategic Air Command Eighth Air Force during the 1950s and early 1960s.

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318th Operations Support Squadron

The United States Air Force's 318th Operations Support Squadron is an operations support squadron located at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.

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321st Air Refueling Squadron

The 321st Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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32d Intelligence Squadron

The 32d Intelligence Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force 707th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group located at Fort George G. Meade, Maryland.

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38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron

The 38th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron is an inactive unit of the United States Air Force.

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3d Special Operations Squadron

The 3d Special Operations Squadron flies MQ-1 Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft and is currently located at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico. The squadron is under the command of the Air Force Special Operations Command.

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4th Space Operations Squadron

The United States Air Force's 4th Space Operations Squadron is a satellite operations unit located at Schriever AFB, Colorado.

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526th Fighter Squadron

The 526th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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556th Test and Evaluation Squadron

The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron is a United States Air Force unit.

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622d Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron

The 622d Air Refueling Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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7th Air Division

The 7th Air Division (7 AD) served the United States Air Force with distinction from early 1944 through early 1992, earning an outstanding unit decoration and a service streamer along the way.

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7th Fighter Squadron

The 7th Fighter Squadron is an inactive United States Air Force unit, last assigned to the 49th Operations Group.

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7th Special Operations Squadron

The 7th Special Operations Squadron is an active flying unit of the United States Air Force.

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801st Air Division

The 801st Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force organization.

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8th Fighter Squadron

The 8th Fighter Squadron is an active United States Air Force squadron, assigned to the 54th Fighter Group, stationed at Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.

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90th Air Division

The 90th Air Division is an inactive United States Air Force unit.

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921st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron

The 921st Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron is a provisional United States Air Force unit.

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Redirects here:

26th Intelligence Wing, 26th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Fighter Wing, 26th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, 5th Photographic Group, 5th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, 5th Photographic Reconnaissance and Mapping Group.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/26th_Information_Operations_Wing

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