00462130 2-6599-22A UNCLASSIFIED 2434925 07-01-1954 2435036 10-20-1954

WING/6160/AIR BASE

HISTORY K-WG-6160-HI V.1 VOL I OF II 10928 P0200 4 98 37 2448346 03-30-1991 MISSION OF 6160 AIR BASE WING WAS TO: COMMAND AND OPERATE ITAZUKE AIR BASE, KYUSHU, JAPAN; PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR ALL 5 AIR FORCE AIR DEFENSE ELEMENTS (REAR ECHELON UNITS) IN SOUTHWESTERN JAPAN; AND SUPPORT ALL TENANT UNITS AND DETACHMENTS STATIONED AT ITAZUKE AIR BASES (AND SUB-BASES). COL A. J. BIRD, JR. SERVED AS WING COMMANDER (AND BASE COMMANDER). PREPARATION PLANS WERE MADE DURING PERIOD FROM JUL TO OCT 54 FOR REDEPLOYMENT OF 8 FIGHTER BOMBER WING FROM KOREA TO ITAZUKE. 6160 AIR BASE WING WAS DISCONTINUED BY 5 AIR FORCE EFFECTIVE 20 OCT 54. NONE FINAL HISTORY OF 6160 AIR BASE WING. INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, SUCH AS: GENERAL ORDERS. ALSO INCLUDES ORGANIZATION CHARTS AND PHOTOGRAPH OF WING COMMANDER (COL A. J. BIRD, JR.)