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| May 1999 Vol. 82, No. 5 |
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EAF
Wings in Three Flavors
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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
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Aerospace
Expeditionary Force Lead Wings (Combat)
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| 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 |
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AEF
Lead Wings (Mobility)
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| 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 |
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On-Call
Aerospace Expeditionary Wings
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| 1 |
366th
Wing |
Mountain
Home AFB, Idaho |
ACC |
| 2 |
4th
FW |
Seymour
Johnson AFB, N.C. |
ACC |
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