01091030 SECRET 2446797 01-01-1987 2447161 12-31-1987

0003 AIR FORCE

HISTORY K438.01 V.1 VOL I OF VII 42336 926 1389 43 2447789 09-19-1989 DURING FISCAL YEAR 1988, VICE COMMANDER IN CHIEF (CINC), UNITED STATES AIR FORCES IN EUROPE (USAFE) ADVISED 3 AIR FORCE COMMANDER OF NUMBERED AIR FORCE ENHANCEMENT II, A PROGRAM TO FURTHER EXPAND NUMBERED AIR FORCE WAR FIGHTING CAPABILITIES. DURING OCT 87, USAFE ESTABLISHED AN EXERCISE BRANCH ON 3 AIR FORCE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF (DCS) SECURITY POLICE STAFF TO COORDINATE WITH MINISTRY OF DEFENCE UNITED KINGDOM (MODUK) REGARDING UNITED STATES AIR FORCE PARTICIPATION IN UNITED KINGDOM (UK) DOME DEFENSE EXERCISES. 10 TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE WING (TRW) AT ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF) ALCONBURY UK WAS REDESIGNATED 10 TACTICAL FIGHTER WING (TFW). THE 509 TACTICAL FIGHTER SQUADRON (TFS) WAS TO MOVE TO RAF ALCONBURY EFFECTIVE 1 JUN 88 AND 511 TFS EFFECTIVE 1 SEP 88. THE 7020 AIR BASE GROUP AT RAF FAIRFORD WAS UPGRADED TO 7020 AIR BASE WING. THE 3 AIR FORCE GROUND LAUNCHED CRUISE MISSILE (GLCM) WINGS WERE REORGANIZED. OPERATIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF RAF MOLESWORTH WAS TRANSFERRED FROM THE RAF TO 3 AIR FORCE 23 JUL 87. 3 AIR FORCE UNITS PARTICIPATED IN WINTEX/CIMEX, MULTIWING COMPOSITE FORCE, AND HAMMER EXERCISES. NOFORN ORCON/OTHER PRIVILEGED WNINTEL CONTAINS NATO CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.