01113316
SECRET
2447893
01-01-1990
2448257
12-31-1990
2448604
12-13-1991
WING/0042/BOMBARDMENT (HEAVY)
HISTORY
K-WG-42-HI V.1
VOL I OF VII
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WING MISSION WAS TO DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN COMBAT READY BOMBER FORCE IN SUPPORT OF CONVENTIONAL MISSION AND COMBAT READY TANKER FORCE IN AGREEMENT WITH EMERGENCY WAR ORDER (EWO) AND SINGLE INTEGRATED OPERATIONS PLAN (SIOP). COMMITMENT INVOLVED LONG RANGE CONVENTIONAL BOMBARDMENT, MARITIME OPERATIONS AND LONG RANGE REFUELING OPERATIONS. WING SUPPORTED TANKER TASK FORCES (TTF) IN EUROPE, ALASKA AND PACIFIC AND CARIBBEAN. 407 AIR REFUELING SQUADRON (AREFS) INACTIVATED 1 OCT 1990. 42 AVIONICS MAINTENANCE SQUADRON INACTIVATED 31 OCT 1990. STRATEGIC AIR COMMAND (SAC) TRANSFERRED SEVEN KC-135 AIRCRAFT FROM LORING AIR FORCE BASE (AFB) ME TO GRIFFISS AFB NY. COL TERRY A. BURKE COMMANDED WING WITH COL ALVIN W. JORGENSEN AS VICE COMMANDER. COL WILLIAM E. FITZPATRICK REPLACED COL FREDERICK E. GROSNICK AS DEPUTY COMMANDER FOR OPERATIONS (DO). WING OPERATED B-52G AIRCRAFT. WING PARTICIPATED IN RED FLAG, BUSY WARRIOR, GREEN FLAG AS PART OF MIGHTY FORCE AND SUPPORTED OPERATION DESERT SHIELD. LORING AFB HOSTED UNITED STATES ARMY AIRBORNE WINTER ENVIRONMENTAL TRAINING EXERCISES FOR 2 SPECIAL FORCE BATTALION, 10 SPECIAL FORCES GROUP. WING PREPARED FOR CONVENTIONAL OPERATIONAL READINESS INSPECTION (CORI). COMMANDER OF UNITED STATES NAVY SECOND FLEET COMMENDED SAC KC-135 TANKERS FOR SUPPORTING NAVY'S FLEET EXERCISE. KC-135 ENROUTE TO PERSIAN GULF TOOK OVER SEVENTY SIX HUNDRED POUNDS OF ITEMS DONATED TO TROOPS BY VARIOUS BRANCHES OF MAINE'S FLEET BANK.
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SCIBETTA, J. A.
CONTAINS PHOTOGRAPHS.