01100287
SECRET
2447893
01-01-1990
2448073
06-30-1990
WING/0319/BOMBARDMENT (HEAVY)
HISTORY
K-WG-319-HI V.1
VOL I OF V
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07-28-1992
GEN JOHN T. CHAIN, COMMANDER IN CHIEF (CINC) STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (SAC) HELD REAFFIRMATION OF OATH CEREMONY. LT GEN CARL SMITH, ASSISTANT VICE CHIEF OF STAFF, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE, VISITED WING AND FLEW B-1B AIRCRAFT MISSION. MAJ GEN JOSEPH SPIERS, AIR LOGISTICS CENTER COMMANDER, TOURED MAINTENANCE COMPLEX. PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH TOURED WING B-1B AIRCRAFT AT OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) NE. AIR FORCE EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL APPROVED FOR MEMBERS OF 905 AIR REFUELING SQUADRON (AREFS) PARTICIPATING IN OPERATION JUST CAUSE. REDEDICATION CEREMONY HONORED KC-135 AIRCRAFT, MISS GRAND FORKS, WHICH ARRIVED AT GRAND FORKS AFB ND THIRTY YEARS EARLIER. SOVIET DELEGATION VISITED GRAND FORKS AS PART OF STRATEGIC ARMS REDUCTION TREATY (START). SHORT RANGE ATTACK MISSILES (SRAM) REMOVED FROM ALERT AIRCRAFT PENDING SAFETY STUDIES. SAC CONDUCTED PHASE I OPERATIONAL READINESS, WARFIGHTING CAPABILITY, SPECIAL MISSION EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION, LIMITED NUCLEAR SURETY AND UNIT EFFECTIVENESS INSPECTION. 46 BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON AND 319 OPERATIONAL MAINTENANCE SQUADRON RECEIVED AIR FORCE OUTSTANDING UNIT AWARD. WING PARTICIPATED IN FLEETEX, BUSINESS EFFORT, TANKER TASK FORCE, GLOBAL SHIELD MISSIONS AND CONDUCTED LOCAL EXERCISES.
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