00461923 2-7263-1A UNCLASSIFIED 2435840 01-01-1957 2436020 06-30-1957

WING/6000/SUPPORT

HISTORY K-WG-6000-HI V.1 VOL I OF IV (7) 10902 P0175 1514 1790 37 2448346 03-30-1991 6000 SUPPORT WING PERSONNEL PARTICIPATED IN AND PROVIDED SUPPORT FOR OPERATIONS INVOLVING RELOCATION OF FAR EAST AIR FORCES (FEAF) HEADQUARTERS (HQ) FROM FUCHU AIR STATION, JAPAN TO HAWAII DURING PERIOD FROM JAN THROUGH JUN 57. LAST MAJOR FEAF FACILITY IN TOKYO, JAPAN WAS RETURNED TO JAPANESE GOVERNMENT ON 7 JAN 57. (WING ALSO SUPPORTED MOVEMENT OF 5 AIR FORCE HQ FROM MORIYAMA AIR STATION, JAPAN TO FUCHU AIR STATION.) EXPANSION/REALIGNMENT OF WING IN FIRST HALF OF 1957 INCLUDED ACQUISITION OF JURISDICTIONAL CONTROL OVER: 6048 AIR BASE WING (REDESIGNATED AS 6048 AIR BASE GROUP), TOKYO, JAPAN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; 6020 AIR BASE SQUADRON, SHIROI AIR BASE, JAPAN; AND 6407 UNITED STATES AIR FORCE (USAF) HOSPITAL, TACHIKAWA AIR BASE, JAPAN. COL CHARLES W. JOHNSTONE REPLACED COL WALLACE E. GRUBBS AS COMMANDER OF 6000 SUPPORT WING ON 16 MAY 57. GROUP/6000/AIR BASE GROUP/6000/MATERIEL GROUP/6000/INSTALLATIONS SQUADRON/6000/OPERATIONS SQUADRON/6000/SUPPORT SQUADRON/6000/PERSONNEL PROCESSING INCLUDES REVIEW OF WING SUBORDINATE UNIT AND STAFF AGENCY ACTIVITIES, AS WELL AS CHANGES IN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE INVOLVING WING STAFF AGENCIES AND SUBORDINATE UNITS. ALSO INCLUDES PHOTOGRAPH OF WING COMMANDER (COL CHARLES W. JOHNSTONE), AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHS OF FACILITIES, AND MAP (OF FUCHU AIR STATION, JAPAN).