00462757 2-8541-10 UNCLASSIFIED Declassified IAW EO12958 ** 9 APR 1997 2438578 07-01-1964 2438761 12-31-1964

WING/7272/FLYING TRAINING

HISTORY K-WG-7272-HI 10995 P0263 1903 2168 37 2448346 03-30-1991 7272 AIR BASE WING (UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE WEAPONS CENTER) AT WHEELUS AIR BASE (AB), LIBYA WAS REDESIGNATED AS 7272 FLYING TRAINING WING (7272 FTW) EFFECTIVE 1 JUL 64. 7272 FTW WAS REORGANIZED UNDER DUAL DEPUTY COMMANDER CONCEPT (WITH WING COMMANDER, SUPPORT GROUP/BASE COMMANDER, AND VARIOUS FUNCTIONAL UNITS ASSIGNED TO EITHER SUPPORT GROUP COMMANDER, DEPUTY FOR OPERATIONS, OR DEPUTY FOR MATERIEL.) 7272 FTW PERSONNEL PARTICIPATED IN SIMULATED (PRACTICE) AIR/TO/GROUND MISSILE (AGM) TRAINING OPERATIONS DURING PERIOD FROM JUL THROUGH DEC 64. 7272 FTW PERSONNEL ALSO SUPPORTED GREY EAGLE PROJECT OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE (USAFE) AT WHEELUS AB. (GREY EAGLE PROJECT INVOLVED DESIGNATION OF PERSONNEL AND MATERIEL TO BE DEPLOYED WITH TACTICAL UNITS OF USAFE.) NONE WING/7272/AIR BASE (UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE WEAPONS CENTER) INCLUDES SUBORDINATE UNIT AND STAFF AGENCY HISTORICAL DATA RECORDS. ALSO INCLUDES SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS, AS WELL AS PHOTOGRAPHS OF PERSONNEL.