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May 1999 Vol. 82, No. 5

EAF Wings in Three Flavors

USAF on March 5 announced changes in force structure affecting operating locations, people, and aircraft in the US and Britain. Included were identities of 10 Aerospace Expeditionary Force combat lead wings, five mobility lead wings, and two permanent on-call AEFs.

Lead wings are the heart of the Expeditionary Aerospace Force concept, scheduled to become operational by Jan. 1, 2000. The goal is to reduce the stress and strain of high optempo.

 

Aerospace Expeditionary Force Lead Wings (Combat)

No. Wing Base Command
1 388th Fighter Wing Hill AFB, Utah ACC
2 7th Bomb Wing Dyess AFB, Texas ACC
3 3d Wing Elmendorf AFB, Alaska PACAF
4 48th FW RAF Lakenheath, UK USAFE
5 355th Wing Davis­Monthan AFB, Ariz. ACC
6 20th FW Shaw AFB, S.C. ACC
7 2d BW Barksdale AFB, La. ACC
8 28th BW Ellsworth AFB, S.D. ACC
9 27th FW Cannon AFB, N.M. ACC
10 1st FW Langley AFB, Va. ACC
     

AEF Lead Wings (Mobility)

1/2 43d Airlift Wing Pope AFB, N.C. AMC
3/4 60th Air Mobility Wing Travis AFB, Calif. AMC
5/6 22d Air Refueling Wing McConnell AFB, Kan. AMC
7/8 319th ARW Grand Forks AFB, N.D. AMC
9/10 92d ARW Fairchild AFB, Wash. AMC
       

On-Call Aerospace Expeditionary Wings

1 366th Wing Mountain Home AFB, Idaho ACC
2 4th FW Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. ACC
       

 


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