00888074 UNCLASSIFIED 2447893 01-01-1990 2448073 06-30-1990

WING/1550/COMBAT CREW TRAINING

HISTORY K-WG-1550-HI V.1 VOL I OF III 26985 1017 1293 37 2448968 12-11-1992 WHILE MISSION OF 1550 COMBAT CREW TRAINING WING (1550 CCTW) MISSION REMAINED UNCHANGED, THERE WERE CHANGES IN BOTH ITS EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES. CONTROL OVER 1550 CCTW TRANSFERRED ON 22 MAY 90 TO 22 AIR FORCE (22 AF) WHEN 1550 CCTW FORMER HEADQUARTERS (23 AF) BECAME AIR FORCE SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND. OPERATING LOCATION C AT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) NM WAS TEMPORARILY ATTACHED TO 1550 CCTW, BUT WAS LATER NO LONGER ASSIGNED TO WING. AIR TRAINING DEVICES BRANCH WAS REASSIGNED FROM 1550 AVIONICS MAINTENANCE SQUADRON TO 1550 CCTW ON 5 MAR 90. MILITARY AIRLIFT COMMAND SCRAPPED PLANS TO MOVE H-3 AIRCRAFT FLIGHT TRAINING FROM KIRTLAND AFB TO PATRICK AFB FL. 1550 CCTW GRADUATED ITS FIRST FULLY QUALIFIED MH-53J AIRCRAFT STUDENT PILOT IN JUN 90. CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF H-53 AND H-60 INSTRUCTOR PILOTS AND FLIGHT ENGINEERS LED 1550 CCTW TO FORM H-53 AND H-60 TEAMS IN FEB 90. HOT REFUELING TRAINING FOR H-60 AIRCREWS BEGAN IN JUN 90. 1550 CCTW HH-53C FLIGHT SIMULATOR BECAME TH-53A SIMULATOR AFTER MODIFICATION BY AIR TRAINING DEVICES BRANCH. FIRST MH-60G AIRCRAFT OF 1550 CCTW ARRIVED ON 5 APR 90. PLANS WERE MADE FOR MORE COVERT TRAINING AND LESS RESCUE/ORIENTED TRAINING. FIRST OF 1550 CCTW HC-130 AIRCRAFT TO HAVE SELF/CONTAINED NAVIGATION SYSTEM INSTALLED ARRIVED BACK FROM MODIFICATION FACILITY. ENGINEERING PROBLEMS WERE ENCOUNTERED WITH H-3 HELICOPTERS. AEROSPACE GUIDANCE CENTER INSPECTED 1550 CCTW PRECISION MANAGEMENT LABORATORY. 1550 CCTW DECENTRALIZED ITS AIRCRAFT SUPPLY SYSTEM BY SETTING UP AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS SUPPORT SYSTEM. 1550 CCTW PERSONNEL PARTICIPATED IN VARIOUS EXERCISES, SUCH AS: CHILI FLAG EXERCISES. INCLUDES DATA TABLES AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF PERSONNEL, AIRCRAFT, AND FACILITIES.